@@brandenflasch 1.5x speed minimum on OOS videos lol. They're good videos, but a bit too long winded. I wouldn't watch most of these if I couldn't watch in fast speed.
I don’t intentionally ever make any video longer than it needs to be, but this is our style to show what we do. And in our case, they do perform just as well if not better if they’re long! We logged a chapter at the end for people who want to skip to results, but so many people question testing procedures that we leave everything in there
I’m here for the long format, nerd math videos. I don’t speed them up. Great to listen/watch while doing various household chores, especially dishes and laundry folding. Beats the hell out of broadcast TV. And no commercials (yes I have premium). Keep them coming @kyleconnor
I have a max pack on order and this makes me re-think. Thank you for the work. 317 for large pack vs 339.5 for max pack is very small a difference for the price paid
No disrespect but once it was confirmed to be a chemistry change only and no physical pack upgrade the range would at best be marginally better. Battery chemistry has not fundamentally changed in 15 or so months to see major gains. I maintain this is a PR move, Rivian didn’t want to fumble like they did with the price increase so they kept pushing as many people off the Max pack as they could until they finally relented and released. Sure it’s the longest range R1T but there’s a very small subset of people who “need” it and I’d wager most who do get it don’t think $10k is all that much money.
@@chrism3731 Personally I think they should have gone the route of saying the Max pack didn't meet their expectations and offered to have order holders either opt for the large pack or a full refund of the deposit. Much less baggage than a very marginal increase in capacity and all the videos comparing the price to performance.
A very small part of me really wanted to Max Pack to deliver a good punch, but I agree, it's not worth it. The one I am really interested to see is the standard pack vs large pack when that's available.
Basically well done Out of Spec as usual. Going beyond the call of duty. Push it to the limit so we don't have too and it gives you a piece of mind learning EV's. I have a R1T large pack as well and in always trying things as far as how I drive and how I charge, crazy like that I guess. I like the hour long as long as you dont keep repeating yourself. This eliminates all the what if questions about the vehicles. Love it keep it up Kyle.
Probably would lose around 5% of range. Range decreases the most earlier in EVs. So the first 100k miles may decrease it 5-10%, the next 100k may be 5%
I don’t dispute your test, but my results differ. My dual motor performance max pack R1T ($7000 for my max pack) hits very near the 400 mile range, in cold weather. I drive at 60 mph. Towing a 8000lb Airstream, efficiency is 1.1 mpkWh. I’m very satisfied with my truck and have no regrets over the max pack, the extra range can be critical when towing.
For a company that has previously met very high expectations set, this is very disappointing. This should be cancelled and simply replace the Large Pack and they should come out with an Actually Max Pack that’s 180-200+ kWh and uses the extra space on the R1T. Glad you were able to provide the needed consumer buying advice on this.
Yeah, when Max Pack was first announced, it was clear that it was going to be a physically larger pack with more modules, with a ~25% increase in capacity. This is just a chemistry change causing slightly increased power density in the same form factor. (Which allows the R1S to get this increase, too,) combined with the dual-motor efficiency increase. I’d like to see a true Max Pack that is both the chemistry change PLUS the extra modules.
I’m going to be a bit of a contrarian and say it’s actually kinda nice if it ages okay, also means if you do 80% you get about 20 extra real miles, all without extra weight (which would definitely affect offroad capability) and ofc Tesla has charged more for less in the software category.
Almost as if Rivian ran out of money in development of the Max pack, and they don't want to axe the whole idea hence this...half hearted Max pack for the production version.
Glad I took my Quad Large rather than waiting longer. Still a bit curious about Quad in Conserve vs Dual in AP - to keep it abbreviated since they have the same pack, just do an efficiency test. Thanks!
I'm not sure there would be a difference?? Both would be using the same battery pack and rear wheel drive for the most part (the Dual would use the front motor for a little bit at the beginning and when they turned around but it would be very slight usage). I guess it would be interesting the see how the Bosch motor stacks up against the in house Dual though. I have a Dual motor non-performance R1T myself and love it.
I’m getting the sense that originally Rivian planned on offering the Max Pack as a genuine extra pack of batteries but decided to cost cut and not chase it at all because of added manufacturing complexity, cost, cell availability, etc. Instead of just discontinuing the Max pack, they are just using the same assembly process and changing the type of batteries slightly.
Great comparison. Completely agree it just should have replaced the large pack. Feel bad for max pack buyers that don’t watch your video. Rivian has really botched the max pack. Heavily promoted by Rivian pre-launch was supposed to deliver 400+ miles with 180 Kwh for the Quad motor and be first to be delivered. Then it was pushed to immediately follow the Launch edition. Now this…
I just drove my brand new Max Pack Performance from Dallas, TX to Northern, CO. I could not have made the trip without watching your videos. What a fun trip! Yes. The max pack is expensive, but I would pay 10K more for another 50 miles too. This truck rips. And it handles the snow and ice so well. I would go Max Pack any day of the week. It's all about range
Excellent work gentlemen! Can’t help but think these results will cause Rivian to rethink the $10k premium once word gets out and embarrasses them a bit.
I’ve watched many of these videos and I love them. I just bought a model 3 LFP and when I went to my parents house over Christmas I had the knowledge I needed to spend the least amount of time charging thanks to this channel so appreciate it and keep it up!
What kind of real world highway mileage do you get with yours? I had a M3P and at 75mph not in winter, I realistically could only get 265 or so miles despite the car being advertised at 310 miles. When it was near freezing, I would be lucky to get 225 or so miles on a full charge.
Not to be too cynical here, but there's a pretty obvious reason that the Max Pack isn't 'more' in varoius ways: Rivian is getting pre-bump pricing reservation holders off the books for the mininum cost possible. Anything that's physically better/bigger, higher voltage, etc is going to be Max+ or Ultra or whatever they call it...just not "Max Pack". And fwiw, this is speaking as a Max R1T owner, happy to have gotten it at the price we did, but doubtful either the Max or Quad are really 'worth it' at current MSRP pricing.
I appreciate the breakdown. I'm a 6 year Model X / Model S owner right outside of Loveland. I test drive an R1T in Denver soon so.. this gives me some solid insight on the $10k pack addon consideration. I appreciate the time and energy you all put into your content for those of us that enjoy a solid geek out session. Take care!
Next up a large pack vs the regular pack (which doesn't exist at the moment of course). It would be very interesting to see how a long road trip might be affected by the difference and perhaps the regular pack being a different type of battery would have a better charging curve. I await your tests hopefully in the not too distant future.
Back in 2020 at Fully Charged Live in Austin, the Rivian rep told me the reason why Max pack would not be on R1S is because the physical pack would extend into the storage space below the rear seats on the R1T and you would lose the subwoofer - so they imagined in the beginning a much larger pack with higher capacity...seems they just relied on cell chemistry updates to try and get more out of it in the same physical size - worth it to me? Nope, happy with my Large pack Quad motor.
Yeah, the app warnings are funny. I was on a towing road trip when my wife got a screenshot of the app warning “0 miles remaining” while I was still on the highway. 😂 (Stretched it to one more exit that had a 350kW station immediately off the highway, instead of the one-stop-earlier that would have been a couple miles off the highway to get a 62.5kW.)
Thank you for doing this test. I plan to purchase a Rivian after Thanksgiving this year. This information will help me make the best choice for my planned usage.
Coming from your Cybertruck video, the Revian interior is so nice. You guys are correct about the Pringles I now buy the medium size because there is no stoping without restarting pretty soon 😂
Rivian should source the Qilin battery from CATL, for the max pack. It would be interesting the offroad comparison between the dula motor, and quad motor
42:05 - It doesn’t turn red at 7%, it turns red at 30 miles remaining. Which is based on your drive mode. So if you’re in tow mode and it turns red, just switch to All-purpose, and it will jump even out of yellow. 😂 (Yellow is 50 miles remaining.)
According to you testing, which is more "real world" than factory, I didn't make a mistake by not holding out for the Max pack battery. Particularly since Rivian changed their definition form 180 kw down to just a change in chemistry with same physical size. If the ever off a REAL max pack, there are a fair number of R1 drivers who would do the change---providing the dual motor reliability is competitive.
Max Pack gets you 11 more kWh which equates to 22.3 miles. At $10,000 that’s $448 per like. The extra miles are approximately halved if you’re towing. 1:00:21 The Max Pack is a complete waste of money.
My quad large pack with 20k mix has gone 4mi past "zero miles". I was driving under the power output limit but at 35mph climate off. Never hit the bottom thankfully!
Yeah, I have a quad-motor Large pack with 20”+AT tires. The worst case scenario for range in a Rivian. And I tow with it. ~280 miles nominal range. The Max Pack just isn’t worth it, even for me. If through some freak my vehicle had to be replaced, and Rivian offered me pre-price-increase Max Pack to replace it, I still wouldn’t take it. I’d go for the Quad Large again. (And I barely use the extra Quad capability.)
Myself and my partner thank you for your videos. They are very informative and helping us as we wait to get ours. We were wondering if you could do a towing video comparison on the efficiency between the large pack and the max pack?
From everything I've seen, Towing seems to halve the range of every electric truck at 70mph/highway speeds. Especially if it's a large profile trailer like a camper where the wind resistance becomes more important than the weight. Barring some sort of very weird anomaly, towing would make the range difference even smaller. Assuming a 22 mile range difference at that temp, it could be as bad as an 11 mile range difference towing. Given their assume ranges of 339.5 and 317 miles, that would be 169.5 vs 158.5 miles range (7% difference). So your tires, and heating usage would have a bigger effect than the "Max" Pack.
Good comparison test. I'd like to see more side by side tests. Your realworld testing loop works for me. I want to see what each vehicle will do out on the road, not on a test stand. Keep up the good work.
‘22 Rivian R1T Quad owner, LOVE mine, I was wanting the Max pack but honestly couldn’t wait. Glad I didn’t, next Rivian I get will probably be a R2 for the spouse, or a dual motor regular R1S.
Seems like, if anything, they’re pushing the max pack way less hard. The charging curve and peak is basically the same as the standard pack, which means the max pack C rate is lower.
@@callumcurtis15 C rate is C rate though… and the specs on these cells are similar other than the energy density. So it stands to reason the max pack is less stressed during charging than the long range pack.
4.5 hours of driving on one charge at a constant 70mph with no regen to recoup any energy for the large pack. And 5 plus hours for the max pack. What more are people asking for in a truck right now? Unless you tow very long distances very frequently, there's no need for ICE trucks anymore. And especially so now that Tesla is opening up its network. That last infrastructure complaint will soon be gone.
This raises an interesting question: The trucks both get 2.4 miles per kWh. But the difference between the Large and Max is 11 kWh, and 22 miles. What happened to the other 4.4 miles (0.4 miles per kWh)?
Was waiting on this video FOREVER, dropped the day we paid for and a day before taking delivery of our dual motor max pack. Oh well. Paid $1k up charge for dual performance over quad and $7k for max pack.
@@0HOON0I don’t really see them as competitors. Rivian is premium and 3/4 size, Ford is normal grade and full size. I don’t think Rivian would want to cheapen the R1T as it will be the flagship once the R2 comes out.
What would be your opinion in the opposite direction - cut 30 miles of range off, and reduce price by $10k? If you don't think it's worthwhile to pay $10k for 30 miles then by the same token you'd have to say that you would give up range in exchange for $$.
I love these side by side range tests. I know they must be very tedious to do but really appreciate them...! And thanks for turning around at the same time (not as with the Audi e-trons) when the lower capacity truck had to and staying side by side all the way until the lesser one died. That way we really have apples to apples. Thanks again!
"Max pack should have been a no-charge upgrade". Thanks to the 2023 inventory price cuts that's exactly what is (finally) being offered right now, at least temporarily.
I appreciate longer videos, but some of these hour plus long videos are too much. Bjorn Nyland also publishes a very handy little chart at the end of his videos that show how each car compares. Would like to see something similar. Onto the Rivian… I drove an R1S Quad Motor Large Pack a few weekends ago at their Nashville, TN location. I was honestly not very impressed with the vehicle. It rides terribly. Bouncy AF. The efficiency was abysmal in my test drive at less than 2mi/kWh and the suggested charging stops in the Rivian navigation system averaged 45-65 minutes each. By comparison on the same route my Kia EV6 requires fewer stops and each stop is only 15-20 minutes at most. I can drive 600 miles from Nashville to E. North Carolina with 2 or 3 charging stops. Rivian needs to jump to 800V and drastically improve efficiency. The efficiency mode should switch to RWD, not front wheel drive, and the dual motor models need a disconnect like Porsche, Kia/Hyundai/Genesis and now Mercedes-Benz are using across their dual motor AWD EVs. It would also be good to see them include a torque vectoring rear diff on dual motor models not only for improved handling but also for improved off road ability in tricky situations.
Own an R1S Quad motor. It's strength is it's versatility, but otherwise it's been a disappointment. Real world range is poor. Multiple road trips and even in conserve mode I'm getting around 1.7 miles / Kwh. Bummer to have paid for an all wheel drive SUV that I have to keep in front wheel drive. Agree the ride is bouncy. It also does not feel as nimble or connected to the road as the suspension in my 20 year old Toyota SUV. Underwhelming in terms of features and functions (could care less about a "camp" speaker) and have come to realize it's a pretty stripped down car for the price.
@@daadreeb6582 Im sorry you don’t love yours. I am glad I drove one because I had always been curious about them, but left disappointed. I was really not impressed with much about the R1S from a driving/ride quality perspective. I didn’t go off road, but for on-road driving it would have driven me insane how rough it rode and how loud it was. Little things like the low resolution of the cameras were disappointing as well. Why include 10+ cameras just to make them so low res they’re all hard to see? I was also a little surprised the driver assistance systems only work on certain highways. You can’t just set autosteer on any highway and have it pilot you down the road. On the road that it did work on, it was nowhere close to Tesla Autopilot or BMW Highway Assistant smooth. It seemed to ping pong in the lane a bit and also braking applications were abrupt. Not sure if you experience this, but the infotainment screen in the R1S I drove was so laggy. Certain inputs took 3-4 seconds to respond. I was also disappointed the headlights aren’t curve following, the interior generally feels pretty cheaply crafted, and the actual room inside wasn’t huge. My fiance is over 6’ tall and had a hard time getting in without hitting his head on the roof even with the seats in the lowest position. It seems to be from the high floor height due to the battery pack and ground clearance, while the actual floor to roof height isn’t nearly as big as I had expected. The most annoying thing though had to be the air suspension constantly making noise the entire time I drove. I’ve had 4 cars with air suspension, including our BMW i7 we currently have. Even on my old Land Rovers the only sound I would occasionally hear was the compressor, but it was always super faint and just for a short time. By comparison, the R1S constantly had audible compressor noise, and it never stopped clicking and chuffing the entire drive. It drove me and my fiance insane. I can only imagine how loud and annoying it would be if I had been in the backseat or third row. I sure hope they fix a lot of these issues ASAP. For a vehicle so expensive these issues are unacceptable. I get it is a new automaker and all, but they’ve pulled people from all over the auto industry who should have built a better car.
I really wish i was in the position to afford a Rivian because since i was 16 i wanted to make videos like these with Teslas in Ak and since there’s only like 10 Rivian in AK i wanna do it with an R1T
Excellent testing and explanation! For sure this should have been a $1000 upgrade and call it large plus or something. Now that they've called it max, and charged 10k for it, it will be tough in the future if they do end up coming out with 180 kw without pissing a lot of people off or opening themselves up for some sort of lawsuit.
I agree that side by side is the golden rule. The cybertruck test was extremely misleading 10degrees lower tem than rivian. 3500ft higher elevation. Makes a huge difference. Cybetruck is 20% more efficient
Great test, most folks that want the max pack are getting it for towing or road tripping. $10k for 20 miles in winter, maybe 30 miles in summer won't be worth it for most people. I wonder what the degradation curve is on that new chemistry? If it degrades quicker (so in a few years the max pack has the same range as a large pack), then that would make it an even worse proposition. However, if it degrades slower then that may make it worthwhile.
making an educated guess here that the chemistry upgrade is higher energy density, but its also higher resistance (leading to slower charge rates) and uses more exotic/expensive materials. Its always a compromise which is why Rivian picked the right cells for the large pack. So why did Rivian even make the max pack? Marketing. Bring people in the door and sell them on the other trim options. Rivian knew you would get this result and your helping guide customers to the other trim levels.
@outofspec My quad motor large pack is showing about 93% SOH in the service mode screen. It's got 23k mi since March '23. A video of your quad, comparing real-world capacity vs service mode SOH would be a great idea!
Is there a towing test somewhere for the large battery duo motor version yet? If it gets half efficiency while towing it would go 150 miles on full charge and 120 miles 80% charge.
I noticed that the max pack was abel to pull 141kwh. The total capacity of the large battery is 141kwh., as shown on the label on the side of the pack. They may have used a different battery cell, but I don’t think that’s the biggest difference. I think they just changed the software to maximize the pack. Less to no buffer. Could be the beginning of battery gate. I think your test has killed any chance of them selling this form of the max pack.
@@boostav for me it is. I have a pre price hike order so it is a $500 difference and I would rather have the quad for offroading vs open diff dual. I was willing to go dual if the max pack was worth it
So a question. Any chance of testing the towing range of the twin motor/large pack/21” rim option? Interested in whether the towing setting allows the rear motor to disengage and what the impact would be at towing speeds of 50-70mph.
You need a Ford F150 Lightning for these range tests. Run them till they stop, then pull the Lightning up and charge them off the Pro Power On Board enough to get them back to the DCFC. It would take less time than it would to load them on a trailer.
Recall update with Tesla autopilot stinks. I engaged it today on my Model Y after disconnecting it for a few minutes. I got a warning and even though I wiggled the wheel, it felt I wasn’t paying attention and then shut off. I then got a 4 more disconnect until suspension prompt. My ICE cars don’t tell me this.
Sounds like they’re kind of doing what GMC did between 2023 and 2024 with the Hummer. The 24-module was standard on 22/23 trucks, then became a $10k option in 2024. It’s suspected it’s a backdoor way of increasing the margins without increasing the promised price more than they already have. But at least in that case you’re getting almost 40 more kWh and 60+ more miles of range. You also get 350kW charging instead of 300 and 1000hp instead of 830.
I'm here for the long-format full nerd side-by-side test videos. Let the haters hate, the analytics will tell the tale.
Watching on 1.5-2x speed is the trick
@@brandenflasch 1.5x speed minimum on OOS videos lol. They're good videos, but a bit too long winded. I wouldn't watch most of these if I couldn't watch in fast speed.
I don’t intentionally ever make any video longer than it needs to be, but this is our style to show what we do. And in our case, they do perform just as well if not better if they’re long! We logged a chapter at the end for people who want to skip to results, but so many people question testing procedures that we leave everything in there
I’m here for the long format, nerd math videos. I don’t speed them up. Great to listen/watch while doing various household chores, especially dishes and laundry folding. Beats the hell out of broadcast TV. And no commercials (yes I have premium). Keep them coming @kyleconnor
Fine with the long format. Appreciate the work that goes into making these videos.
I have a max pack on order and this makes me re-think. Thank you for the work. 317 for large pack vs 339.5 for max pack is very small a difference for the price paid
You saved me an hour. Thank you!
No disrespect but once it was confirmed to be a chemistry change only and no physical pack upgrade the range would at best be marginally better. Battery chemistry has not fundamentally changed in 15 or so months to see major gains. I maintain this is a PR move, Rivian didn’t want to fumble like they did with the price increase so they kept pushing as many people off the Max pack as they could until they finally relented and released. Sure it’s the longest range R1T but there’s a very small subset of people who “need” it and I’d wager most who do get it don’t think $10k is all that much money.
He does have chapter markers so you can skip to the results @@skellington2000
@@chrism3731 Personally I think they should have gone the route of saying the Max pack didn't meet their expectations and offered to have order holders either opt for the large pack or a full refund of the deposit. Much less baggage than a very marginal increase in capacity and all the videos comparing the price to performance.
I would have picked the quad motor for the same money instead of just pocket it for the perf dual motor large pack instead.
I can't think of another way to do this kind of a test. You are the best outlet for EV testing by far.
The full on analysis in the McDonald’s dinning room really made my day 😊
The Big Mac Pack
Ug, that Max pack is NOT what we were waiting for. That is VERY disappointing!! -- Great work Kyle and Jordan. You guys do the bet testing ... period.
I know this channel is business but thank you for doing such kind of real tests instead of garbage speculation reviews!
A very small part of me really wanted to Max Pack to deliver a good punch, but I agree, it's not worth it. The one I am really interested to see is the standard pack vs large pack when that's available.
Basically well done Out of Spec as usual. Going beyond the call of duty. Push it to the limit so we don't have too and it gives you a piece of mind learning EV's. I have a R1T large pack as well and in always trying things as far as how I drive and how I charge, crazy like that I guess. I like the hour long as long as you dont keep repeating yourself. This eliminates all the what if questions about the vehicles. Love it keep it up Kyle.
I definitely want to see the 50k mile degradation test on your Rivian Kyle!
Agreed 😊
Probably would lose around 5% of range. Range decreases the most earlier in EVs. So the first 100k miles may decrease it 5-10%, the next 100k may be 5%
I don’t dispute your test, but my results differ.
My dual motor performance max pack R1T ($7000 for my max pack) hits very near the 400 mile range, in cold weather. I drive at 60 mph. Towing a 8000lb Airstream, efficiency is 1.1 mpkWh. I’m very satisfied with my truck and have no regrets over the max pack, the extra range can be critical when towing.
Good thing he tested them side-by-side so we could see actual real world results. Not just opinions or personal experiences... milage may vary.
But who goes 60 on the highway?
Kyle is just like Bjorn Nyland,Superb,great test fella,definitely worth watching ,thanks guys👍😉💪.
For a company that has previously met very high expectations set, this is very disappointing. This should be cancelled and simply replace the Large Pack and they should come out with an Actually Max Pack that’s 180-200+ kWh and uses the extra space on the R1T.
Glad you were able to provide the needed consumer buying advice on this.
Yeah, when Max Pack was first announced, it was clear that it was going to be a physically larger pack with more modules, with a ~25% increase in capacity. This is just a chemistry change causing slightly increased power density in the same form factor. (Which allows the R1S to get this increase, too,) combined with the dual-motor efficiency increase.
I’d like to see a true Max Pack that is both the chemistry change PLUS the extra modules.
I’m going to be a bit of a contrarian and say it’s actually kinda nice if it ages okay, also means if you do 80% you get about 20 extra real miles, all without extra weight (which would definitely affect offroad capability) and ofc Tesla has charged more for less in the software category.
Almost as if Rivian ran out of money in development of the Max pack, and they don't want to axe the whole idea hence this...half hearted Max pack for the production version.
Nice work gents. I'm glad I didn't wait 5yrs for a max pack and opted for my large pack. 2yrs Rivian strong on the road 💪
Sheesh, I could see charging *maybe* 2500$ more for the max pack. 10k more is robbery.
Glad I took my Quad Large rather than waiting longer. Still a bit curious about Quad in Conserve vs Dual in AP - to keep it abbreviated since they have the same pack, just do an efficiency test. Thanks!
I'm not sure there would be a difference?? Both would be using the same battery pack and rear wheel drive for the most part (the Dual would use the front motor for a little bit at the beginning and when they turned around but it would be very slight usage). I guess it would be interesting the see how the Bosch motor stacks up against the in house Dual though. I have a Dual motor non-performance R1T myself and love it.
I’m getting the sense that originally Rivian planned on offering the Max Pack as a genuine extra pack of batteries but decided to cost cut and not chase it at all because of added manufacturing complexity, cost, cell availability, etc.
Instead of just discontinuing the Max pack, they are just using the same assembly process and changing the type of batteries slightly.
Great comparison. Completely agree it just should have replaced the large pack. Feel bad for max pack buyers that don’t watch your video. Rivian has really botched the max pack. Heavily promoted by Rivian pre-launch was supposed to deliver 400+ miles with 180 Kwh for the Quad motor and be first to be delivered. Then it was pushed to immediately follow the Launch edition. Now this…
Thanks guys for all the time you put into this test.
I just drove my brand new Max Pack Performance from Dallas, TX to Northern, CO. I could not have made the trip without watching your videos. What a fun trip! Yes. The max pack is expensive, but I would pay 10K more for another 50 miles too. This truck rips. And it handles the snow and ice so well. I would go Max Pack any day of the week. It's all about range
$10,000 for another 50 miles is a big ask.
Excellent work gentlemen! Can’t help but think these results will cause Rivian to rethink the $10k premium once word gets out and embarrasses them a bit.
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I’ve watched many of these videos and I love them. I just bought a model 3 LFP and when I went to my parents house over Christmas I had the knowledge I needed to spend the least amount of time charging thanks to this channel so appreciate it and keep it up!
What kind of real world highway mileage do you get with yours? I had a M3P and at 75mph not in winter, I realistically could only get 265 or so miles despite the car being advertised at 310 miles.
When it was near freezing, I would be lucky to get 225 or so miles on a full charge.
Not to be too cynical here, but there's a pretty obvious reason that the Max Pack isn't 'more' in varoius ways: Rivian is getting pre-bump pricing reservation holders off the books for the mininum cost possible. Anything that's physically better/bigger, higher voltage, etc is going to be Max+ or Ultra or whatever they call it...just not "Max Pack". And fwiw, this is speaking as a Max R1T owner, happy to have gotten it at the price we did, but doubtful either the Max or Quad are really 'worth it' at current MSRP pricing.
I appreciate the breakdown. I'm a 6 year Model X / Model S owner right outside of Loveland. I test drive an R1T in Denver soon so.. this gives me some solid insight on the $10k pack addon consideration. I appreciate the time and energy you all put into your content for those of us that enjoy a solid geek out session. Take care!
Next up a large pack vs the regular pack (which doesn't exist at the moment of course). It would be very interesting to see how a long road trip might be affected by the difference and perhaps the regular pack being a different type of battery would have a better charging curve. I await your tests hopefully in the not too distant future.
I've driven my R1T for an additional 5 miles in turtle mode to get to the charger. Couldn't go faster than about 15 mph by the end, but I made it!
Back in 2020 at Fully Charged Live in Austin, the Rivian rep told me the reason why Max pack would not be on R1S is because the physical pack would extend into the storage space below the rear seats on the R1T and you would lose the subwoofer - so they imagined in the beginning a much larger pack with higher capacity...seems they just relied on cell chemistry updates to try and get more out of it in the same physical size - worth it to me? Nope, happy with my Large pack Quad motor.
Kyle, thank you for the other relevant piece of info in this video. I have been waiting patiently for the nerd data on my own R1T!
There are numbers below 1%. 0.99%, 0.98%, etc… Love the videos. Keep em coming.
Yeah, the app warnings are funny. I was on a towing road trip when my wife got a screenshot of the app warning “0 miles remaining” while I was still on the highway. 😂 (Stretched it to one more exit that had a 350kW station immediately off the highway, instead of the one-stop-earlier that would have been a couple miles off the highway to get a 62.5kW.)
Thanks for your videos. I have 2023 MYP. I have my eyes on R1T, R1S or Cybertruck. I am studying them. I give myself 1 or 2 years.
Thank you for doing this test. I plan to purchase a Rivian after Thanksgiving this year. This information will help me make the best choice for my planned usage.
Coming from your Cybertruck video, the Revian interior is so nice. You guys are correct about the Pringles I now buy the medium size because there is no stoping without restarting pretty soon 😂
There's a lot of people who waited for the Max Pack and gave up some things in order to get it. It's not my money but I feel like they've been had.
Rivian should source the Qilin battery from CATL, for the max pack.
It would be interesting the offroad comparison between the dula motor, and quad motor
I’m pretty sure Kyle already did one, but it may have just been a podcast. I don’t remember for sure.
42:05 - It doesn’t turn red at 7%, it turns red at 30 miles remaining. Which is based on your drive mode. So if you’re in tow mode and it turns red, just switch to All-purpose, and it will jump even out of yellow. 😂 (Yellow is 50 miles remaining.)
According to you testing, which is more "real world" than factory, I didn't make a mistake by not holding out for the Max pack battery. Particularly since Rivian changed their definition form 180 kw down to just a change in chemistry with same physical size. If the ever off a REAL max pack, there are a fair number of R1 drivers who would do the change---providing the dual motor reliability is competitive.
Max Pack gets you 11 more kWh which equates to 22.3 miles. At $10,000 that’s $448 per like. The extra miles are approximately halved if you’re towing. 1:00:21
The Max Pack is a complete waste of money.
My quad large pack with 20k mix has gone 4mi past "zero miles". I was driving under the power output limit but at 35mph climate off. Never hit the bottom thankfully!
Yeah, I have a quad-motor Large pack with 20”+AT tires. The worst case scenario for range in a Rivian. And I tow with it. ~280 miles nominal range.
The Max Pack just isn’t worth it, even for me. If through some freak my vehicle had to be replaced, and Rivian offered me pre-price-increase Max Pack to replace it, I still wouldn’t take it. I’d go for the Quad Large again. (And I barely use the extra Quad capability.)
Been waiting for this video for so long
Myself and my partner thank you for your videos. They are very informative and helping us as we wait to get ours. We were wondering if you could do a towing video comparison on the efficiency between the large pack and the max pack?
From everything I've seen, Towing seems to halve the range of every electric truck at 70mph/highway speeds. Especially if it's a large profile trailer like a camper where the wind resistance becomes more important than the weight. Barring some sort of very weird anomaly, towing would make the range difference even smaller. Assuming a 22 mile range difference at that temp, it could be as bad as an 11 mile range difference towing. Given their assume ranges of 339.5 and 317 miles, that would be 169.5 vs 158.5 miles range (7% difference). So your tires, and heating usage would have a bigger effect than the "Max" Pack.
Best, US-based real-world testing. Bjorn's 1000km test is a better road trip test, and you get Norway scenery and Bjorn's unique humor!
Good comparison test. I'd like to see more side by side tests. Your realworld testing loop works for me. I want to see what each vehicle will do out on the road, not on a test stand. Keep up the good work.
Love this channel! I always come back to the same conclusion. I will stick with my ICE truck.
This helps a bunch. I am considering R1S. Great video!
Just looking back at your test as I’m trading my Quad in for a Max PDM with the a super deal on their clearance sale.
Thanks the the great content! I was really looking forward to this specific review from you :)
‘22 Rivian R1T Quad owner, LOVE mine, I was wanting the Max pack but honestly couldn’t wait. Glad I didn’t, next Rivian I get will probably be a R2 for the spouse, or a dual motor regular R1S.
I worry the degradation will be worse with the max pack,since it seems they’re pushing it harder.
Seems like, if anything, they’re pushing the max pack way less hard. The charging curve and peak is basically the same as the standard pack, which means the max pack C rate is lower.
@@59317 Yes but that likely just the chemistry difference, so they could still be pushing it to the same to the theoretical limit for its type .
Samsung claims the same degradation per cycle on the 53G vs 50G cells... under normal use, it shouldn't be much if any difference.
@@callumcurtis15 C rate is C rate though… and the specs on these cells are similar other than the energy density. So it stands to reason the max pack is less stressed during charging than the long range pack.
4.5 hours of driving on one charge at a constant 70mph with no regen to recoup any energy for the large pack. And 5 plus hours for the max pack. What more are people asking for in a truck right now?
Unless you tow very long distances very frequently, there's no need for ICE trucks anymore. And especially so now that Tesla is opening up its network. That last infrastructure complaint will soon be gone.
Exactly! At about 2.5-3hrs max I got to stop and circulate the blood in my legs. I’m too old to be driving 6-7hrs anywhere nonstop.
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This raises an interesting question: The trucks both get 2.4 miles per kWh.
But the difference between the Large and Max is 11 kWh, and 22 miles. What happened to the other 4.4 miles (0.4 miles per kWh)?
It would be interesting to see how the large pack compares to the standard pack. Is it worth the price?
Great effort, guys! Thank you!
Was waiting on this video FOREVER, dropped the day we paid for and a day before taking delivery of our dual motor max pack. Oh well. Paid $1k up charge for dual performance over quad and $7k for max pack.
It might sound crazy but I’d love a way smaller battery pack (160-200 mile) R1T with a hefty price cut.
Probably gotta wait for the R2 for a hefty price cut
An LFP base model for $10k off would make Lightning buyers reconsider.
@@0HOON0I don’t really see them as competitors. Rivian is premium and 3/4 size, Ford is normal grade and full size. I don’t think Rivian would want to cheapen the R1T as it will be the flagship once the R2 comes out.
What would be your opinion in the opposite direction - cut 30 miles of range off, and reduce price by $10k? If you don't think it's worthwhile to pay $10k for 30 miles then by the same token you'd have to say that you would give up range in exchange for $$.
Classic epic Out of Spec Reviews deep dive testing!
I love these side by side range tests. I know they must be very tedious to do but really appreciate them...! And thanks for turning around at the same time (not as with the Audi e-trons) when the lower capacity truck had to and staying side by side all the way until the lesser one died. That way we really have apples to apples. Thanks again!
"Max pack should have been a no-charge upgrade". Thanks to the 2023 inventory price cuts that's exactly what is (finally) being offered right now, at least temporarily.
Excellent work gentlemen!
So basically $1,000 / kWh for the upgrade. I don't feel so bad with my large pack now.
With New Electric RV's coming out, I would love to see you do a range test with one of the self powered RV like the Pebble and see how much it helps
Welcome back Jordan!
I appreciate longer videos, but some of these hour plus long videos are too much. Bjorn Nyland also publishes a very handy little chart at the end of his videos that show how each car compares. Would like to see something similar.
Onto the Rivian… I drove an R1S Quad Motor Large Pack a few weekends ago at their Nashville, TN location. I was honestly not very impressed with the vehicle. It rides terribly. Bouncy AF. The efficiency was abysmal in my test drive at less than 2mi/kWh and the suggested charging stops in the Rivian navigation system averaged 45-65 minutes each. By comparison on the same route my Kia EV6 requires fewer stops and each stop is only 15-20 minutes at most. I can drive 600 miles from Nashville to E. North Carolina with 2 or 3 charging stops.
Rivian needs to jump to 800V and drastically improve efficiency. The efficiency mode should switch to RWD, not front wheel drive, and the dual motor models need a disconnect like Porsche, Kia/Hyundai/Genesis and now Mercedes-Benz are using across their dual motor AWD EVs. It would also be good to see them include a torque vectoring rear diff on dual motor models not only for improved handling but also for improved off road ability in tricky situations.
Own an R1S Quad motor. It's strength is it's versatility, but otherwise it's been a disappointment. Real world range is poor. Multiple road trips and even in conserve mode I'm getting around 1.7 miles / Kwh. Bummer to have paid for an all wheel drive SUV that I have to keep in front wheel drive. Agree the ride is bouncy. It also does not feel as nimble or connected to the road as the suspension in my 20 year old Toyota SUV. Underwhelming in terms of features and functions (could care less about a "camp" speaker) and have come to realize it's a pretty stripped down car for the price.
@@daadreeb6582 Im sorry you don’t love yours. I am glad I drove one because I had always been curious about them, but left disappointed. I was really not impressed with much about the R1S from a driving/ride quality perspective. I didn’t go off road, but for on-road driving it would have driven me insane how rough it rode and how loud it was. Little things like the low resolution of the cameras were disappointing as well. Why include 10+ cameras just to make them so low res they’re all hard to see? I was also a little surprised the driver assistance systems only work on certain highways. You can’t just set autosteer on any highway and have it pilot you down the road. On the road that it did work on, it was nowhere close to Tesla Autopilot or BMW Highway Assistant smooth. It seemed to ping pong in the lane a bit and also braking applications were abrupt.
Not sure if you experience this, but the infotainment screen in the R1S I drove was so laggy. Certain inputs took 3-4 seconds to respond. I was also disappointed the headlights aren’t curve following, the interior generally feels pretty cheaply crafted, and the actual room inside wasn’t huge. My fiance is over 6’ tall and had a hard time getting in without hitting his head on the roof even with the seats in the lowest position. It seems to be from the high floor height due to the battery pack and ground clearance, while the actual floor to roof height isn’t nearly as big as I had expected.
The most annoying thing though had to be the air suspension constantly making noise the entire time I drove. I’ve had 4 cars with air suspension, including our BMW i7 we currently have. Even on my old Land Rovers the only sound I would occasionally hear was the compressor, but it was always super faint and just for a short time. By comparison, the R1S constantly had audible compressor noise, and it never stopped clicking and chuffing the entire drive. It drove me and my fiance insane. I can only imagine how loud and annoying it would be if I had been in the backseat or third row. I sure hope they fix a lot of these issues ASAP. For a vehicle so expensive these issues are unacceptable. I get it is a new automaker and all, but they’ve pulled people from all over the auto industry who should have built a better car.
I don't see the reason for blasting the heater if you are already at zero . Great test because it answered the questions a buyer would be looking for
I really wish i was in the position to afford a Rivian because since i was 16 i wanted to make videos like these with Teslas in Ak and since there’s only like 10 Rivian in AK i wanna do it with an R1T
Low suspension is reportedly not good for tire longevity, so I don't use it regularly
Excellent testing and explanation! For sure this should have been a $1000 upgrade and call it large plus or something. Now that they've called it max, and charged 10k for it, it will be tough in the future if they do end up coming out with 180 kw without pissing a lot of people off or opening themselves up for some sort of lawsuit.
Okay. Well, I look forward to further developments.
I agree that side by side is the golden rule. The cybertruck test was extremely misleading
10degrees lower tem than rivian.
3500ft higher elevation.
Makes a huge difference.
Cybetruck is 20% more efficient
Great test, most folks that want the max pack are getting it for towing or road tripping. $10k for 20 miles in winter, maybe 30 miles in summer won't be worth it for most people. I wonder what the degradation curve is on that new chemistry? If it degrades quicker (so in a few years the max pack has the same range as a large pack), then that would make it an even worse proposition. However, if it degrades slower then that may make it worthwhile.
making an educated guess here that the chemistry upgrade is higher energy density, but its also higher resistance (leading to slower charge rates) and uses more exotic/expensive materials. Its always a compromise which is why Rivian picked the right cells for the large pack. So why did Rivian even make the max pack? Marketing. Bring people in the door and sell them on the other trim options.
Rivian knew you would get this result and your helping guide customers to the other trim levels.
How do I exit service mode? I'm afraid to access it without the knowledge of getting out of it. Thanks for the education!
What other channel includes an informal Pringels can fit review...?
@outofspec My quad motor large pack is showing about 93% SOH in the service mode screen. It's got 23k mi since March '23.
A video of your quad, comparing real-world capacity vs service mode SOH would be a great idea!
I forgot you wrapped your Rivian. I was like wait.... where is the white one!!! 😭🤣
Love your work!
Great range test!!!
Is there a towing test somewhere for the large battery duo motor version yet? If it gets half efficiency while towing it would go 150 miles on full charge and 120 miles 80% charge.
I noticed that the max pack was abel to pull 141kwh. The total capacity of the large battery is 141kwh., as shown on the label on the side of the pack. They may have used a different battery cell, but I don’t think that’s the biggest difference. I think they just changed the software to maximize the pack. Less to no buffer. Could be the beginning of battery gate. I think your test has killed any chance of them selling this form of the max pack.
Cheeky showing the PIN and new RiDE procedure 😆
Thanks guys. Back to quad motor for me. And max is a $7k upgrade for me
quad motor isn't worth it either
@@boostav for me it is. I have a pre price hike order so it is a $500 difference and I would rather have the quad for offroading vs open diff dual. I was willing to go dual if the max pack was worth it
Good old Kum & Go
If price is not a concern which one to pick R1 Quad or R1 Dual Performance? Dual adds 40 miles compared to quad motor.
My wife hates it when we go to 'Kum & Go'
Kyle, what winter tires do you put on your Rivian? About to pick mine up!
That is the boss way to cross the street
So a question. Any chance of testing the towing range of the twin motor/large pack/21” rim option? Interested in whether the towing setting allows the rear motor to disengage and what the impact would be at towing speeds of 50-70mph.
Way before this test I agree $10K doesn’t justify that little bit of range. So basically 21” quad in conserve mode doing the same numbers
Thank you
You need a Ford F150 Lightning for these range tests. Run them till they stop, then pull the Lightning up and charge them off the Pro Power On Board enough to get them back to the DCFC. It would take less time than it would to load them on a trailer.
So looking forward to when you get a CyberTruck.
I'd very much like to see the same range test with a pair of F-150 Lightning's
Good job! Not sure why Rivian is offering the max but maybe people will buy it. Im still debating about the car to get. R1t max pack is not the one
Kyle, the blue rivian has a better chance because you are giving it less air resistance.
50k miles vs new! Yes!!!
Recall update with Tesla autopilot stinks. I engaged it today on my Model Y after disconnecting it for a few minutes. I got a warning and even though I wiggled the wheel, it felt I wasn’t paying attention and then shut off. I then got a 4 more disconnect until suspension prompt. My ICE cars don’t tell me this.
So much for "Tesla efficiency" ?
Sounds like they’re kind of doing what GMC did between 2023 and 2024 with the Hummer. The 24-module was standard on 22/23 trucks, then became a $10k option in 2024. It’s suspected it’s a backdoor way of increasing the margins without increasing the promised price more than they already have. But at least in that case you’re getting almost 40 more kWh and 60+ more miles of range. You also get 350kW charging instead of 300 and 1000hp instead of 830.