Lengthy-Time period 2022 Rivian R1T 5,000-Mile Replace

Any excellent news to report?

We vary examined our Rivian quickly after its really helpful break-in miles have been met. Since we had deliberate to make use of our Rivian for off-road issues, we ordered it with the 20-inch wheels and chunky all-terrain tires. These tires are nice for off-road grip, however they do allegedly include a variety penalty. Or so we thought.

After operating our R1T on our real-world vary loop, it really traveled farther than the primary R1T we examined that wore the extra environment friendly 21-inch wheels with all-season highway tires. There are not any official EPA figures for the R1T with all-terrain tires, however Rivian estimates there could be a discount in vary of about 40 miles. As an alternative we noticed a variety acquire of about 4 miles. So how will we clarify this?

Full disclosure: Our check vehicles did not precisely have the identical check situations attributable to time constraints on our first check. The primary check passed off nearly solely at evening, which had site visitors advantages but additionally meant cooler ambient temperatures and heavier use of the headlights. Our long-term Rivian ran throughout the day, and though it encountered heavier site visitors, it additionally loved, on common, 15-degree hotter temps (68 levels versus 53 levels).

The ultimate piece of the puzzle right here is that Rivian contacted us and tell us that it has been in a position to enhance the R1T’s vary by way of — you guessed it — over-the-air updates! So in an effort to show this declare, we’re trying to swap out our truck’s all-terrain tires and rerun our vary check on 21-inch highway tires once more. Keep tuned for that.