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Hundreds of Rivian Delivery Vans Spotted in Germany!

Reddit user Harry_Hirsch shared a photo on r/Rivian of many Amazon-branded Rivian Electric Delivery Vans (EDV) that have made their way to Germany! Back in July 2023, Reuters reported about Rivian sending about 300 EDVs to Germany to test out in the market and that test was successful as you can see. Rivian and Amazon worked together to create a thinner and smaller version of the EDV to fit the smaller streets of European cities. Amazon also committed over 1…

Upcoming Hotfix for Gen 1 Dual Standard and Standard+ Regenerative Braking Problem

Multiple Rivian owners have reached out to RivianTrackr noticing that they no longer have the High regenerative braking option in their vehicles. Owners noticed this after the latest software update 2024.19.04 was released and could only see Standard and the new Low regenerative braking option. This is in comparison to Quad owners who have Low, Standard, and High. The Rivian team has confirmed to RivianTrackr an issue impacting only the Gen 1 Dual Standard and Standard+ models, where the regenerative…

Rivian Releases Software Update 2024.19.04 To General Public

It has felt like an eternity since we got our last Rivian software update but Rivian has gifted us a new software update with plenty of new features. 2024.19.04 brings new suspension software for better ride comfort, refreshed visual interface, live camera blind spots, HVAC improvements, and much more. Check out the official release notes right here and scroll down a bit more to see my video review. Note: Rivian does software updates in batches so you will not get…

Rivian R1 Bidirectional 24 kW DC Charging Coming Soon; R2 Will Feature 11 kW AC Bidirectional Charging

We’ve known for a while that the Rivian R1 line is capable of bidirectional charging (which allows you to send power in both directions) but details have been slim. In today’s 2024 Rivian Investor Day, we learned that the First-Gen and Second-Gen R1T and R1S are capable of up to 24 kW of bidirectional charging using a special wall charger that will mount in your home. Rivian can accomplish getting 24 kW out of the vehicle by using the vehicle’s…

Second-Gen R1 Quad Range Unveiled; Up To 350 Miles Up From 328 Miles

Unveiled at the 2024 Rivian Investor Day event, Rivian shared a slide that shows the dramatic costs and performance improvements with the old Origin motors versus the new Ascent and Enduro motors. Here’s a breakdown of everything: Origin Quad (First-Generation R1) 0-60 mph in 3.0s328 miles of range1/4 mile in 11.7s Ascent Quad (Second-Generation R1) 0-60 mph in 2.5sUp to 350 miles of range1/4 mile in 10.5s Ascent Tri 0-60mph in 2.9s400+ miles of range1/4 mile in 11.2s Enduro Dual…