Right, and Tom then ran the exact same test in a Pro SR and got 200 miles, which is exactly what I see in mine under same circumstances (70mph, decent weather)
Notably, Edmunds uses a mix of 60% City and 40% Highway, whereas EPA testing methodology uses a 60% Highway and 40% City mix.
I'm the same, I needed 216ish miles to make it to my first charger on a trip, made it there with 25-30 miles to spare putting me exactly where it should be when charged to 100%. Now I wasn't going crazy fast or anything, but the majority of the trip was at 55-60 mph.
I have the Platinum with 300 stated miles of range. Have been disappointed with highway range, about 1.7 to 1.8 on my last trip from Florida to Alabama. Was in November, temps from 75 to 45 degrees, some rain. Had cruise on 75 or less. maybe about 200 miles between charges. In mixed driving in home area about 1.9 to 2.4, mild driving. Still enjoy the truck!
All else being equal, the % of energy harvested during regen is not affected by vehicle weight. A heavier vehicle requires more energy to accelerate to a given speed. And that additional energy is harvested back into the battery, minus conversion losses.
The methodology matters a lot with our truck. 70mph nets me 2.0-2.1 in cold weather. 80mph nets me 1.5-1.6 in cold weather. That’s a different of ~65 miles of range.
They do, but even with that it’s suspect. The Rivian R1T numbers work out to a smaller battery pack when in reality the R1Ts pack is almost 5% larger in capacity.
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Exactly!! They need to clearly define the HIGHWAY range. In practical terms, range is almost irrelevant for daily, “city” driving. With the average vehicle going only about 40 miles per day, and the range of EVs now into the hundreds of miles, it makes no difference what the vehicle gets in “city” driving to the vast majority of owners. They will charge at home and easily replace the range used in most daily cases. The range that matters is the highway range.
