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I'm an R1S order holder, but was invited to a First Mile drive in Phx, so I took the opportunity to do a test drive in an R1T. Test drive was good. Several quirks that need OTA updates, but overall feels very solid. Once issue I noticed:
On my 2014 Model S, I can "free-wheel" or Coast easily, feathering the accelerator so I am not using energy or regen braking.
I didn't get the feeling that I could do the same on the R1. It seemed like I was either accelerating or in regen mode. Over the past 8-9 years I have gotten very good at feathering the accelerator so that I can coast. I like to do this bc sometimes you need neither power nor regen braking. Tesla has a visual gauge that helps too: Orange=using power; green=regen, but there's a coasting sweetspot on my model S. I couldn't find this sort of "power-regen" gauge on the R1T I test drove. Are there any Tesla owners that also have a Rivian vehicle who can provide some input on coasting in a Rivian?
Is there a digital gauge that provides this real time info?
On my 2014 Model S, I can "free-wheel" or Coast easily, feathering the accelerator so I am not using energy or regen braking.
I didn't get the feeling that I could do the same on the R1. It seemed like I was either accelerating or in regen mode. Over the past 8-9 years I have gotten very good at feathering the accelerator so that I can coast. I like to do this bc sometimes you need neither power nor regen braking. Tesla has a visual gauge that helps too: Orange=using power; green=regen, but there's a coasting sweetspot on my model S. I couldn't find this sort of "power-regen" gauge on the R1T I test drove. Are there any Tesla owners that also have a Rivian vehicle who can provide some input on coasting in a Rivian?
Is there a digital gauge that provides this real time info?