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I know that I'm not alone in finding the Max battery pack essential for the R1S. In my case, it's to allow both allow me to use the car for limited boondocking and to be able bring my teardrop adventure camper along.
When I posed the question about the impact of towing on the R1S to a Rivian rep, I was told that the range would be halfed at the maximum towing capacity of 7,700 lbs. My camper is only about 2,300 lbs when loaded and is relatively aerodynamic, so the range penalty will be less than that, but how much so is hard to say. If it's half of what it is at 7,700 lb - 25% - that means a loss of 100 miles of range. In simple terms, if I assume a 90%SoC at start and no lower than 10% at recharge, that makes the effective range with the Max pack about 240 miles ((400*0.9*0.75)*0.9). Using the same simplified range calculation with the Large (300 mi) battery pack, only gives me about 182 miles. That won't work.
I contacted Rivian via chat on Tues after configuring my R1S and asked about the Max pack. I posted that response on another thread but the rep basically said that we'll be able to add it to the order once Rivian goes into production on the R1. I followed that up with an email to customer service that asked the following:
1. Can you confirm that Max battery will be available to add to an existing R1S order?
2. What will the impact to my delivery date be if I change my configuration to add the Max pack?
3. Will the seating configuration change (7 seat to 5 seat as indicated on the current website) if a Max pack is added?
4. Can you provide an estimated cost for the Max pack - will it be the same as it is for the R1T (i. e., $10,000)?
I will post the response from Rivian when I hear back. I need the added range and am willing to pay for it - within reason anyway - and hope it's in the $10k range. I don't care about loosing the third row, but I'm not willing to wait until 2023 for the car either.
When I posed the question about the impact of towing on the R1S to a Rivian rep, I was told that the range would be halfed at the maximum towing capacity of 7,700 lbs. My camper is only about 2,300 lbs when loaded and is relatively aerodynamic, so the range penalty will be less than that, but how much so is hard to say. If it's half of what it is at 7,700 lb - 25% - that means a loss of 100 miles of range. In simple terms, if I assume a 90%SoC at start and no lower than 10% at recharge, that makes the effective range with the Max pack about 240 miles ((400*0.9*0.75)*0.9). Using the same simplified range calculation with the Large (300 mi) battery pack, only gives me about 182 miles. That won't work.
I contacted Rivian via chat on Tues after configuring my R1S and asked about the Max pack. I posted that response on another thread but the rep basically said that we'll be able to add it to the order once Rivian goes into production on the R1. I followed that up with an email to customer service that asked the following:
1. Can you confirm that Max battery will be available to add to an existing R1S order?
2. What will the impact to my delivery date be if I change my configuration to add the Max pack?
3. Will the seating configuration change (7 seat to 5 seat as indicated on the current website) if a Max pack is added?
4. Can you provide an estimated cost for the Max pack - will it be the same as it is for the R1T (i. e., $10,000)?
I will post the response from Rivian when I hear back. I need the added range and am willing to pay for it - within reason anyway - and hope it's in the $10k range. I don't care about loosing the third row, but I'm not willing to wait until 2023 for the car either.
