🥶 My Electric Vehicle Vs. The Freezing Weather: Witness My Experience!!🥶
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- 🚗❄️ Join me on an exhilarating journey as I navigate the challenges of freezing weather with my Rivian R1T electric vehicle! In this eye-opening video, I take you through my daily routine of preparing my electric beast to conquer the icy roads.
🔧 Discover the unique steps I take to ensure my Rivian R1T is winter-ready, from preheating the battery to personal safety tips. Watch as I share my firsthand experience dealing with the elements and debunk common myths about electric vehicles in freezing temperatures.
❄️ Gain valuable insights into how electric vehicles perform in cold weather conditions, and witness the advanced features of the Rivian R1T that make it a reliable companion even in the harshest winter climates.
🌐 Whether you're an electric vehicle enthusiast or simply curious about the capabilities of EVs in freezing weather, this video is your ticket to a thrilling adventure. Don't miss out on the electrifying action-hit play now and join me on this frosty expedition with my Rivian R1T! ⚡❄️
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You’re most definitely one of the most sincere, positive and informative EV enthusiasts on CZcams, with great content, thank you! I love my R1T and I3 which I charge from the solar panels on my home. Once the naysayers give EV’s a try, I’m sure 98% of them will never go back to gas cars.
Thanks! Yes, if any of the naysayers drove an EV they would love it.
Thanks for commenting!
So many haters out there. I have an EV and get so many negative comments from friends and relatives that don’t know what they’re talking about. Hear something on news and send it to me asap. I love my EV.
EVs are superior to gas cars. There is a lot of negative propaganda against EVs because they are clear and present threat to the oil companies, car part suppliers, mechanics, oil changing business, auto worker unions, and so on. This is disruptive technology that gives people the option to produce their own energy for their car and home through solar and battery energy storage systems.
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It's not hate if it's true. It's facts
Thank you for opening our eyes to an EV!!!!!!! Keep up your excellent work! Have a great day!
You're welcome!
My F150 lightning is in the driveway on the plug, but similar experience. Warm battery/warm truck 206 miles roundtrip commute. Usually start right out of the shower, get dressed, grab coffee, walk outside.
Thanks for sharing!
Almost like a gasoline car with remote start
I’d be interested in seeing how the range/efficiency holds up towing a large, heavy trailer. Thanks!
I have a trailer that will create a lot of drag for the Rivian. I will plan that video.
Cold weather EV driving can be uneventful with a little bit of pre-planning!!!! Your Rivian is a nice snow weather EV!!!
Thank you sir for all your efforts in making this video.
It's my pleasure!
Same for me. My R1T stays outside plugged in. Battery and motors warm but more like 30-40 and 50 respectively in single digit weather. Range about same as y’all.
Thanks for sharing that information!
Love your videos! Not sure what happened, but I had to re-subscribe to your channel? I will be trying the preheat on our new R1S Monday as we leave for our first short road trip. Keep the videos coming!
I am glad you are enjoying the channel! And I hope you enjoy road tripping in your Rivian as much as we do! Thanks for sharing!
We own 2 EVs and haven’t had any issues during this cold snap. Both EVs are outside in the cold changing. Unfortunately the news won’t tell you that it’s operator error. Every case in Chicago and beyond are completely avoidable by planning ahead.
How do you plan ahead when there are 10 EV's waiting to charge ahead of you at every EV station in the area?
Can you charge at home? If not I’d pay attention to the weather and charge far in advance
166 miles left on 56%. That sounds hard to believe. I suspect the real number is around 120. I hope I am wrong.
The Rivian almost always underestimates the range. Also, the longer you drive the more the battery warms up and improves range. In any case 120 miles of range is more than enough for daily commuting.
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Good video! Keep fighting the good fight. There are so many ill informed EV haters out there.
Thanks!
Great point about car jacking. Didn't think about that. I can warm my Tesla in the garage
Well that test seemed like it went well for your car but i think what people would be more interested in is how it would have faired in the morning without the precondition.
Like, you were running late, missed the alarm or boss called you in early, whatever.
How about a more worst case hectic day kinda simulation.
Wake up a bit late, gotta run the kids to school then get to work, then after work run a few errands all over town. Mere moments after getting home the boss calls you back in so you gotta rush right back and since you were late and the wife had a bad day too you need to swing by a restaurant and get some to go.
I was trying to go a bit overboard but as im writing this i realized ive known many people who have days pretty much just like this on the regular as well as have many days like this myself but possibly worse because for years my work also wasn't in an office, i did many service calls all around town.
Just honestly how well would the ev fair for what ive described?
What I forgot to mention was there was a recent over the air update that enables you to schedule your departure time. In that case it wouldn't matter if you woke up late because the car will do it for you.
In addition, if you keep your vehicle plugged in your battery would be warm from charging. But even still my truck sat on a lot for 8 hours without preconditioning with no noticeable impact on range on my trip home.
I will still run the test as you recommended and record the results.
Thanks for commenting.
Nice video! What cameras do you use? Especially the one in the first minute where you introduce yourself while driving. So clear. And what type of work do you do?
Thanks! Both cameras are GoPro 11 Blacks.
Only way to have an EV is to have a setup like this gentleman has.
Being cold at night isn't like up here. We've been in the teens and lower for 4-5 days.
Same here. That was a warm day. Yesterday the high was 6 degrees😅
Good stuff. I have a Mach E. Your driving is the same as mine. 30 mimes RT. But I add another 5 - 10 miles for lunch
The Mach E is a good looking vehicle. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for the real world update. The Chicago issue, I guess people didn't think to try any of the many level 2 chargers that are in the area. And of course the MSM sensationalized it all. But having home level 2 is best option for those who can.
I believe many of them were Uber and Lyft drivers, but that would have been a better option than waiting in line for hours to charge. Great point!
@@thedukeofmanville They should be driving hybrids that get 44-54mpg
Good video, but 20 isn't cold...I've had my truck plugged in too, but a block heater is necessary to start the 20 year old diesel when it's 15 below. I drive a lot of gravel roads and the dust destroys wires and electronics. Curious how well that mobile computer would hold up on a few subzero, icy rutted country roads.
It was 9 degrees outside. It was 23 degrees inside of my truck which was in an insulated garage. I show the temperature when I arrived to work and it was 9-10 degrees.
You do a great job of showing honest ownership of the vehicle, and I'm sure it's a great choice for you, and millions of others, but I'm skeptical about the costs and reliabilities in the long run. Where do you see your Rivian in 5 years or 20 years. I have issues with our government forcing this technology down our throats with so many unknowns. I appreciate your efforts to get relevant information out there. @@thedukeofmanville
Canadian winter and mine is going strong no issues...always ready in the morning....not going back to ICE
If EVs work in Canada 🇨🇦 they can work in the USA 🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing!
Great video. Quick question, would you recommend an electric car for people who don’t have a garage? I have a house and I can get a charger installed at home but my car just wouldn’t be covered.
It will be fine as long as you can take advantage of home charging rates.
I like the truck but I’m not sure about all these glass tops too much light I’d be nice to have a sunshade Pull close
You know, I don't even notice the glass roof. I forget it's there😅 It's tinted very well, and I don't like being in the sun because it's not like I need a tan if you know what I mean.
Nice truck
Thanks!
Inside of the truck is nice
Thanks! The interior is my favorite part of the truck.
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My Tesla bricked.
I went to Dodge and bought a Scat Pack.
Life is Good !!!
That's like going from a Hellcat to a Honda Civic.
How much do you pay per kwh? Where I live in CA, I pay PG&E .42 per kwh at the low end, but it goes up to .53 per kwh after my baseline is used. Those 306 kwh to go 600 miles would have cost me about $128 - $150+. I would pay around $90 for gasoline, and can go 400 miles on a tank. I'm not being critical of EVs, just presenting some comparisons.
Ahh, the wonderful California tax on everything to pay for all the wasteful social programs that most people don’t benefit from. Here in Texas I pay .097 per kWh, which seems a bit more reasonable. Of course, the high property tax likely makes up for the low electricity costs…..
I pay $0.15 per kwh.
I live in eastern Washington. It’s .045 per kilowatt hour. We have a Jeep 4Xe. I want a Rivian but worried about trailer towing range and the limited chargers in this area.
AI used to discover new battery technology is going to allow EV, within a decade, to absolutely blow ICE cars out of the water in every metric.
This will be great for us all.
When I look at EVs I also recall people claiming they would never use a smart phone and making fun of the iPad. Now look at where we are! 😂
What is your battery range
My max range is 330 miles on a full charge.
Great content. Thank you.
Thanks!
Why did you buy an EV?... I can run it in my garage.
What's your favorite thing about your EV?.... I can run it in my garage
What's the biggest advantage over an ICE vehicle IYO?.... I can run it in my garage.
Thanks for sharing.😅
Get my vehicle pre condition. I dont think so . I get in my Ford F-350 lovely gas ⛽️ guzzling truck start it and drive. 👍No pre conditioning and no waiting at the gas pump . 5 min tops and it’s full and away I go onto the next business deal . No waisting time or beeing late ever.
I currently own, and have owned gas vehicles for almost 40 years, and always start them up (as most people do) to get the heat or AC going, but I have to open the garage door which is a vulnerability from a security stand point. With an EV I can "start" it and warm it up with the garage door closed. In fact, I can schedule my departure time, and it will be ready to go for me.
Also, It takes me 2 seconds to plug in my charger at home, and it charges while I am sleeping. So, no wasted time going to a gas station, and my truck is full every morning. Its just like having your own gas station at home which I'm sure you would agree is more convenient.
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you started at 73 percent so it was 19% that you used not 16%
You are correct! I didn't add in the extra 3%, but I still had more than enough range left, at least 150 miles averaging 2.02mi/kwh. Thanks for paying attention!
@@thedukeofmanville Absolutely you had enough. The Vivian has plenty of range even for a road trip. Most people stop before driving 200 miles on any road trip so a 300 mile highway range is more than enough. Have a lightning myself standard range and I get nearly 300 miles out of it with a lifetime average of 2.7 miles per kilowatt hour over 14,000 miles so far.
Very convenient to be able to charge inside your garage. That is unless the grid goes down..😂
Solar plus battery backup plus I can power appliances for days with my EV while a gas car will be SOL since gas stations need electricity.
@thedukeofmanville Ah, yes, the battery backup plan . All good, assuming the sun is sufficiently running your house and charging the battery.
What do insurance companies say about ev's being charged in a garage and I heard ev's are very expensive to fix or written off after a small collision ? And are insurance rates the same for ev's ? We need to know all the additional costs to owning an ev.
@@7sonero7 I can also use a gas generator to power my house or EV. Gas cars only have one option. If that option fails then its SOL.
Insurance companies say the same thing about EVs being parked in the garage as the do gas cars or charging a cell phone in the house...Nothing. Here is a video were I discuss my EV insurance cost: czcams.com/video/92lNJ1NoMr4/video.html
My good man, when I leave my ICE car in the garage, in the morning I hop in, open the garage door and go. I don't need to "pre-condition" my car.
I will give you that it is helpful if the car is outside. But in a garage...
Preconditioning is a fancy word for warming or cooling your car before getting in and driving. In the winter I am warming the cabin of the vehicle. I don't have to but I like to avoid being uncomfortable while I'm driving.
Its not rocket science. EV's are great for some people and not for others. I live on a boat so I couldn't have a home charger and I don't have a nice garage to put my van in. My van has to sit outside in all weathers by the sea. Salt water is not great for lithium batteries. I do have an electric bike and I keep the battery in a box outside. I think what most people object to is the forcing of EV's on us and the use of public money to fund subsidies. I don't think that is unreasonable.
Thanks for sharing!
The problem with charging them in the garage is that they have a tendency to catch fire... Now some people are saying to charge them away from the home.
That's Fake News. The fire risk is about the same as your cell phone but less than your gas car.
I can understand pre heating outside but your car is inside the garage. Doesn’t make sense.
It was 19 degrees Fahrenheit in the garage. Also preheating in the garage uses less energy as the outdoor temperature was in single digits.
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Temperature in my garage is closer to outside than inside. I went to wash my vehicle today, pulled the shamwow out of my trunk and it was frozen
Make up your mind at one side you aew saying ev are a disasters on your pocket
While here you are praising it
Chose a side
So can I Push the button of my ICE vehicle so it will start. Don't have to worry about battery depletion in cold/ EV fires (THERMAL RUNAWAY)/high insurance rates/ nobody's running to buy these vehicles. Did read rental Co. got ride of there of their EV fleets (HIGH COST MAINTENANCE) and this is causing a drop of 50% what they are worth. If you tried to sell you EV(GOOD LUCK) because if it was me buying out of warranty EV you would probably worried if the battery is going to fail which probably cost more than the vehicle. Technology and infrastructure is not there yet and in some counties insurance Co. doesn't want to insure EV Vehicles. In some models in their manuals saying don't park your EV near combustible structures if you get in a accident no mater how small.
Yeah the trouble is an ev fire is less than in ice car as for maintenance the service every two years is the brake fluid as for the battery it will last the the lifetime of the car
If you don't have a garage don't buy an electric car
I agree. Not unless they have access to charging at their apartment or job It may not be the best move.
Why the hell would you buy an Electric Vehicle, Thats nuts !!!!
If you ever driven or road in an EV, believe me, you would not even be asking me this question. EVs are far superior to gas cars in most ways most people use their car. I know; I own both gas and electric cars, so I'm in the best position to tell you that EVs are awesome, and I will never go back to a gas car no more than you are willing to go back to a typewriter or a rotary phone.
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Lol EV"s suck
Yes, they suck the life out of sputtering ICE🤣
My safety is my 357 SW
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When you let the garage door open while you’re in the car is a bad idea 😎someone can get in the garage with you not being able to see them 🛻
The Rivian has cameras with 360 degree view. The garage has cameras, and the interior door locks automatically. And what exactly will they be able to do with a 7000 pound truck rolling over them?