Charging Summary For A New Rivian R1S Owner

Morgan · 2024-12-22T17:10:59+00:00

Now that I've installed the SnapPlate front license plate holder, I finally filled out the EveryAmp review. Here it is. Hope it helps others: Shipped promptly, so the license plate holder arrived well before we picked up the car. Engineered and built VERY precisely to hold the plate very close to the front bumper without scraping. Installation instructions were clear, would have benefited from one more picture showing how to find the center slots in the grille. Grille Depth Adjustment instructions were also clear; with one half-turn adjustment of three screws, the license plate holder fit PERFECTLY in place. Check the EveryAmp web site for photographs of how much their product blocks the front camera image at every setting. After reviewing the photos, I chose the center setting. I find the camera interference at that setting is trivial for me. There's a lot of competition for the front-of-R1 real estate. My understanding is that Rivian's front plate holder requires drilling a hole in a perfectly good vehicle, and can also block a small part of the camera image. Tow hook mounts take a tow hook out of commission, and can block a sensor. EveryAmp's mount is designed to protect the grille by snapping off when attacked by a car-wash brush, so you have to dismount it (relatively easy to do) and remount it before washing. I'm still happy with the EveryAmp product, which we have installed in our R1S and now R1T. Very best wishes!

Rivian Blue

Member

Nov 17, 2024

I've had my R1S for almost 2 weeks now after owning a Model 3 and Model X. Tesla charging quite simple, so I’m trying to wrap my head around my options in the Rivian (at least until the NACS adapters ship and I can get back to life at Superchargers).

From what I’ve read, the priority order (ease and cost) of charging a Rivian is:

1. Tesla Superchargers (magic dock for now; adapters in the future). Cost variable depending on membership, but from $0.19-0.35 per kWh. Still trying to find non-Tesla pricing.

2. Rivian Adventure Network (RAN)

3. Other options (Electrify America, EVgo, Chargepoint). No idea on pricing, but really don’t want to have to worry about these options as my experience in the past has been they are slow, costly, and half the time don’t work reliable. Haven’t tried them in years, so maybe they’ve improved?

I’m planning on mostly home charging via my Tesla mobile charger plugged into a NEMA 14-50 with a NACS-CSS adapter. My service center is 3hr drive from my house, so need an idea of how to charge in the road home if I’m not fully charged at pick up. Thanks and any insight is appreciated!