Rivian Door Ding: Local Repair Shop to the Rescue

Rivian's Battery Estimation hasn't been the Most Accurate

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.

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Feb 18, 2025

A friend had a sizable driver side door ding (with paint damage) that the other driver's insurance covered. She had a hard time getting anyone from her insurance company's network to agree to service a Rivian. Lucky for her, she was introduced to a body shop that didn't bat an eyelash and did spectacular work.
Third generation family garage with "that" awesome feel to it. They do a lot of restorations (several cool projects under way in the shop).

It only took just a couple days and they did a fantastic job. Sometimes, rather than to wait on the big companies, it's better to find a reliable place to get your repairs done. The photos below and the before and after.

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Rivian Door Ding: Local Repair Shop to the Rescue

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