Rivian has began a buyer satisfaction marketing campaign to interchange the onboard charger on some R1T all-electric pickups and R1S zero-emissions SUVs as a result of they might have been shipped with a defective part that disables AC charging, based on the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration (NHTSA).
The bulletin, which was noticed by the Rivian Boards consumer Bael, states that some R1S and R1T autos manufactured between December 2022 and March 2023 could also be outfitted with the defective onboard charger and that DC quick charging remains to be practical on affected models.
In different phrases, autos which have this concern can’t be recharged with a Degree 1 (120 volts) or Degree 2 (240 volts) charger, however plugging right into a DC quick charger, which bypasses the onboard charger, will nonetheless put juice within the battery.
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It’s value noting that this isn’t a recall. Right here’s the marketing campaign’s description, as per the NHTSA doc:
“Rivian is initiating a buyer satisfaction marketing campaign for some mannequin yr 2022-2023 R1S and R1T autos that will have been constructed with an onboard charger that can’t cost on alternating present (AC). The half provider shipped onboard chargers that had been constructed with a defective part. Although AC charging could also be disabled in these autos, direct present (DC) quick charging remains to be practical. Rivian will exchange the onboard charger. Rivian is launching this marketing campaign for buyer satisfaction and to make sure the standard of Rivian autos.”
We bought in contact with Rivian to learn how many autos are doubtlessly affected by this concern and we’ll replace this text once we get a remark from the EV maker.
A doable repair for homeowners who’re experiencing issues whereas charging at house is to decrease the enter amperage to 40 amps or 32 amps after which attempt once more, based on Rivian Discussion board customers who got here throughout the problem.
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The R1T and R1S are outfitted with a 48-amp onboard charger that may ship as much as 11.5 kilowatts of energy when the cell charger is plugged right into a NEMA 14-50 outlet, including roughly 25 miles of vary per hour.
As our personal Tom Moloughney discovered, charging a Rivian R1T will also be achieved at 40 amps, which interprets into 9.6 kW of energy and provides about 20 miles of vary per hour. A Degree 2 charger linked to a 32-amp circuit reduces the facility to 7.7 kW and provides about 15 miles of vary per hour.
Charging from a 120-volt, 12-amp outlet (Degree 1, 1.4 kW), the all-electric pickup will acquire simply 2-3 miles of vary in a single hour. On the similar time, the R1T can settle for as much as 220 kW from a DC quick charger, which might enhance the battery’s state of cost from 10 % to 80 % in about 45 minutes.
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