Motortrend Article on Conserve Mode Causing Tire Wear: A Good Read for Rivian Owners

[Rivian Mom]

This won't be the first time I've seen an article talk about Converse Mode and the effect it has on tires. For me, I only use Conserve Mode on my R1S on long trips. I don't feel it rides as well or feels as secure as All Terrain mode. So far I have no problems with tire wear.

I came across this article that I found interesting as it pointed out the change in the tire angle as the culprit. This is exactly the problem that my tire shop pointed out sometime back when I noticed the inside edge tire wear after they took off the winter tires on my friends Tesla Model Y, which gets about 15K miles per set of tires. She told me the Model Y alignment was slightly angled in to give it better handling.

I know someone would find this article quite interesting that was why I thought to share it; I will be more conscious of only using Conserve mode when I really need the extra range to get to the next charging station. I believe this is a marketing problem and it'd be better if Rivian could rebrand Conserve Mode to reserve, stretch, or something else that discourages full time usage of the mode.

Below is the link to the article.

https://www.motortrend.com/features/rivian-r1t-r1s-tire-wear-conserve-mode-opinion/