2025 R1S Gen 2 with Stealth ("Satin?") PPF and Uniden R9w Install

Rivian Blue · 2025-04-01T08:59:34+00:00

Ever since I got my R1S, I've noticed that the battery range estimation hasn't been the best. Driving a Tesla for the last 3 years, it never had this kind of issue. During my last trip, the driver display shows 255mi remaining. My total trip (including 2 destinations) is 160mi so I believed I should be able to make it easily with a nice cushion. But the center display showed that I would arrive at first destination with 4mi remaining, and run out before the second destination! I knew this was false so I made the drive anyway, and arrived at second destination with 50mi remaining. If I understand correctly, the driver display range is simply the total rated range multiplied by SOC. That makes sense here, since my vehicle is rated for 370mi, 255mi is 68.9%. Coming from Tesla, I expect the number shown in the center display should account for factors like elevation, wind, traffic speed, etc. It's sad that my own mental estimation is better than Rivian's.

Rivian Blue

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Feb 20, 2025

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Jane cked up her 1st Rivian after a few years of "other" electric brands and she was super thrilled to be joining the Rivian family. She got the tri-motor max R1S which has been wonderful for her and her family on all fronts - checking all of the boxes except a nice brown leather interior.

She carried out some changes like a new PPF installation which I was interested in - most obvious in the pics is a PPF "satin" install from a local shop on top of her el cap granite color, as well as her first non-window mounted radar detector + laser shifter with a Uniden R9w setup. Some other fun after market upgrades she carried out included LinerX floor mats, Abstract Ocean storage bins, floor jack pucks, and orange silicon hook covers as well as an ev sportsline MagSafe charger puck setup.

From the way she has her R1S set up, I think she's more than ready for the great adventures ahead.