The ideal car for a road trip using Electrify America. If the chargers don't work, you can just camp right there and wait for somebody to come and fix it. 😅
Roughly £120k in my portfolio are in tech/TSLA stocks, can I get an advice on any other stocks that I can acquire to diversify my reserve across multiple markets while creating a comprehensive portfolio allocation that balances my concerns of risk aversion and returns that meet yearly inflation.
You need to hire a financial advisor to help you diversify your portfolio by including Mutual Funds, Etf's, the 11 GICS groups, inflation-indexed bonds, and stocks of companies with reliable cash flows rather than growth stocks, where prices were based on future prospective earnings.
@@chloeanderson543 That's correct. At first, I wasn't too pleased with my gains compared to my previous performances, I was doing so poorly, I thought I needed to diversify into better assets, so I got in touch with an investment-advisor. That same year, I pulled a net gain of £550k, which is about 10 times more than I average on.
@@leedavis3639 My portfolio has been in the gutter for the entire year, so I started researching new ways to profit in the market, but everything I tried just seemed to miss the mark. Please let us know the name of your financial advisor
@@farehtinyilmaz851 Having a counselor is essential for portfolio diversification. My advisor is "Trade with Ethan Grayson" who is easily searchable and has extensive knowledge of the financial markets.
@@leedavis3639 Thanks for this tip. His handle & website popped up on the first page immediately I searched Ethan’s name, I read through his resume and it seems pretty tight. So, I dropped a message & hopefully he replies soon.
Yep. Rivian needs to change their charging standard to NACS today. EV’s need one universal charging standard. Gasoline cars have only 1 nozzle to refuel. Makes sense that EV’s do the same.
Evs in n.a. use the following plugs chademo, ccs1&nacs, evs in the eu&uk use chademo&ccs2 plus a few og nacs. Evs in China which outnumber ALL others combined so far use the gbt plug primarily&some nacs with millions of installed chargers. 😀
Actually they have 3 at a pump or 4 if they have diesel. For different octane ratings of gas. Getting the Tesla connector won’t improve the chargers working
@@4literv6 Tesla uses a made up name for their connector. Ccs is a real standard. Tesla owners want it to be a monopoly and charging to the Tesla connector won’t make chargers. Work better. I have a chademo car for over 8 years when most of the you tubers didn’t know what a ev was. All cars won’t go to Tesla . We have chademo/ccs units in my city . Even new ones going in free wire just installed a new ccs/chademo unit. I didn’t care what ford and gm do it will be years if ever if we go to one connector. Lots of used cars that use chademo that can’t get a adapter to ccs or Tesla . And it is not environmentally friendly to just dump cars to get a. New connector. Don’t listen to Kyle Connor
Agreed! NACS for the win. This could be the thing that saves Rivian. Tesla’s charging network and self-driving tech make buying anything but a Tesla kinda silly. Now with NACS being adopted, there’s more reason to get EVs that aren’t Teslas.
FUN vacation with your friends, Kim! I enjoyed seeing their doggy joining in the fun. Can't believe that Laikyn has completed another orbit! Time flies… and so does the earth. Sounds to me like Rivian is the best prepared to transition to NACS. It's just a question of changing out the connectors: they've already got longer cables, and a plug-and-play interface that checks the VIN when you plug in -just like Tesla. So… c'mon, RJ, produce a Tesla-to-CCS1 adapter and ink an agreement for NACS so that you're Rivian customers to date can also use Superchargers.
Wow another amazing Kim Java family road-trip , you guys have so much fun! And as popular as Tesla has been who would’ve ever thought that Tesla would have the new standard of charging.
I think NACS will be standard in North America. I don’t think that means that public charging will improve. Maybe Tesla will manufacture and sell their chargers to third parties to install.
Great video I noticed we have a Rivian Charger now in Blowing Rock NC not so close to Winston where I live but nice to of found acouple months ago 😂 They should send out email’s to us owners when new ones are built.
Unless Tesla makes their charging standard truly independent I don’t think switching to NACS makes sense for Rivian. Tesla(Elon) aren’t letting other companies use NACS without a future benefit to the company. They can control the market and allow Tesla’s to charge for less than other vehicles or give themselves a competitive edge over others. Plus I don’t think Tesla has plans for 800v charging infrastructure so not sure how that helps Rivian in the future.
The connector is more ergonomic but it's what the connector is attached to that matters. Tesla supercharger equipment is very reliable but the third party chargers will still need to develop and maintain their charging networks better. Rivian needs to not only adopt the NACS connector but they need to gain access to the Tesla superchargers, the most reliable charging network in North America.
There really needs to be 1 standard for the US, I don’t care which one it is, but having a bunch of different ones is just an extra thing to make sure less new people will buy an EV
Yep. NACS is free to use design specification, and is being ratified as a standard. It’s the same signaling underneath, it’s just a better designed connector. Move now, or get left behind.
I think everyone's going to roll over to NACS now that the big 2 have switched. Might make sense for Rivian to keep the CCS charger in front and add an NACS port in the back. That would make for an awesome setup for sure.
Thanks for taking us along on your vacation. I remember the Model X trips to the mountains and pumpkin Patch. I had a Rivian R1T on order but cancelled and purchased the Ford Lightning.
Since Rivian screwed everyone on building their own charging network, as well as a bunch of other broken promises, switching to NACS is the very least they could do. It is literally the one and only change they could make that could possibly keep them from going under.
@@henrycruz45cal That is the smartest way to drive up cost and confusion to buyers. Well done... Adapters are a choice for buyers, having the 2 different ports is not...
I think all EV's should adopt the NACS adapter. I believe this will happen in the near-mid-term future. It just makes economic sense for American EV manufactures. That money can be invested back into the company.
Here in the uk it certainly does. I love the E Tron GT and Taycan but I'd hate to have a very expensive ev capable of 250kwh charging limited to 2 pokey InstaVolts only giving 65kwh. The non tesla network over here is terrible, thank god I have a Tesla
@@timaustin2000 really? Please tell me where as apart from Leeds IONITY and the one in Essex the non Tesla lot are stuck with 2 or 3 crappy InstaVolts at McDonald's. The uk network compared to the Tesla one is utter garbage
Great video Kim! I always enjoy your vlogs/road trips so much, truly the best EV family on RUclips 💯😊 But definitely agree, hopefully more automakers (especially the newer ones like Rivian, Lucid, Fisker, etc. switch to the NACS standard).
Great video as always! We would love to have R1S but the charging network and the MSRP will keep us in our Model Y. I really wish you would do a video on a entry level Model 3 to help show people that not every EV is $50k to $100k or more.
Totally agree. Keep the CCS1 connector for the R1 platform with adapter to NACS, and use NACS for R2 and future EVs. Since Rivian is in the early stages of DC fast charging deployment, they can convert them to NACS and have an adapter or magic dock.
Adaptors cause lots of problems. I have already fried my charging port on my R1T with a Lectron unit. We just need to switch to NACS and have a fantastic charging experience.
If Rivian has its own network, they don't need to change. The others change because they don't want to build their own network. Having their own network eliminates the reliability issues with the independents who have no incentive to keep their chargers up and running. I am surprised that Rivian didn't build pull-through chargers knowing that their vehicles are likely to be towing .
I just completed a road trip from North Carolina to Alaska and back using my Rivian R1S. It was a little short of 11,000 miles and it took me 25 days. It was an epic trip and the Rivian performed like champ!
I loved my Rivian- took delivery in June 2022. I enjoyed 20k miles with plenty of adventure before I sold it to go back to ICE. EA is garbage and it’s unfortunate a great vehicle like the Rivian R1T is reliant on an awful charging infrastructure. Full disclosure- I currently own a Tesla and the Rivian replaced a 2018 model X that I bought new. When Rivian goes NAS I’ll come back.
Tesla owner here. We just got a rivian r1t bc they switched to NACS infrastructure. I was not going to depend on EA chargers. The only gripe I have now is that the Tesla chargers are too short for other manufacturers to be able to charge. So I have to either block another stall or park on the other side of the charger when that’s an option. Or use my model 3. lol. But as a Tesla owner, charging aside… my whole family loves the rivian and prefer it to the Tesla.
This makes me realise how lucky we are here in Europe: all cars, including Tesla, are CCS 2-compatible and they all can charge at virtually every station. But Ionity, the equivalent of Electrify America (with involvement from VW and other manufacturers), is just as unreliable over here, unfortunately. The 50/50 sucess rate seems to apply for Ionity as well. Tesla Superchargers on the other hand are very reliable, there are lots more of them, and price per kWh is half of Ionity. Bit of a no-brainer...
I really wanted to see Ford,GM,Rivian,Toyota,Subaru,BMW and Mercedes to join Tesla because it’s too crowded at Electrify America CCS stations everywhere now.
CCS is so big and clunky you’d think it was designed to charge a semi but in fact it is less capable and less consumer friendly than NACS. I’d love to see it go away. I expect CCS will be sidelined. When Ford and GM announced the switch to NACS, the stock of GM, Ford & Tesla all went up. The market has spoken and it believes the switch to be positive for everyone. Who am I to argue?
Rivian needs to switch to NACS and then everyone can enjoy the positive Tesla SC network. Adding the Rivian Adventure Network to NACS would also benefit everyone as well. Adaptors suck and having fried my R1T port because of a Lectron adapter, I'll never go down this road again. We all need one standardized port and NACS is by far the best design regardless of Tesla. Say no to CSS Type 1!
A 2 sided spade connector would be far more compact than either. It could be so compact that you could hide the port very easily on a car, even seemingly without a door. If they are going to change it's better to get it right. The Tesla US connector is not particularly optimized. It's just the the combo ball sack design is particularly clumsy.
Rivian to survive has to switch to Tesla they can save themselves hundreds of millions of dollars building their own charging network and sell more vehicles this way. I am afraid to road travel because of CCS. Rivian can switch gears and manpower to vehicle production and adding Apple Car Play instead of building charging network. I love my R1T but I have not forgotten my MYP. Rivian can add a NACS port on the right front side of the truck it would be perfect.
Tesla really needs to get their internet like Rivian. Even in the city watching RUclips can be buffer crazy... plus we're paying but get no actual access to wifi for the kids and passengers.
People conflate NACS with Superchargers. Tesla has to give permission to car companies to use Superchargers, even if they have a native NACS chargeport.
These EV companies need to all get on the same page in terms of charging stations. Could you imagine if you could only fill up your car at certain gas stations? It's just stupid to liter the countryside with 20 different brands of super chargers when you could just have one that works for everything.
The plug isn’t the problem, its the charging infrastructure behind it. No technical reason why EA can’t replace their hardware ( which isn’t actually theirs) with reliable tesla chargers, and the ccs adapter can charge ccs only cars.
The problem with putting a NACS charging port in the back of the R1T is that it needs to be positioned at least 3ft above ground level because it has to be above the water level when fording a river. You'll notice there's no room but it could be put on the passenger side at the front. Then why not do that and remove the present charging port on the drivers side as it won't be needed anymore.
@@ItsKimJava Oof! Yea that's a hard morning light coming through the window.. Best to have as many of these fun family outings while there's still time!! Thanks so much for sharing it with us all!
@@honesty_-no9he why are you so horrible. This little girl has a very cute face, even if you do not agree she is a little girl and as a grown up you need to lighten up. Peace.
I don’t think Tesla SCs are reliable because they’re Tesla SCs. They’re reliable because they’ve literally only ever needed to charge two vehicles (3Y, SX). When it comes to the myriad hardware/software that 3rd party providers have been tasked with working for since day one, we’ll see how well they fare. On the few MagicDock stations there have already been issues with non-Teslas. It’s a lot easier when everything is vertically integrated. We even see this with RAN, about which I’ve heard no complaints.
That brief clip of you travelling down a backroad reminded me of how doing so is usually so much more interesting if you're not in any particular hurry to get somewhere. I quite like to simply point and go down backroads just to see what I can find, even if that turns out to be nothing; it's the exploration that counts. Ironically, when traffic is heavy, if you know where you're going, backroads can often be quicker than main highways, and you generally won't get caught up in accident tailbacks either.
a 50/50 shot is pretty harsh. I did a road trip cross country from Charlotte, NC to Palm Springs, CA in a Bolt along I40 most the way, keeping speeds with traffic. Stopped at the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas as well for a few nights. About 5700 miles done in 2 weeks and something like 40 charging stops which 35 were EA and out of those I never had a problem that was worse than waiting for a few minutes for a stall to open or a couple stalls being out of order. ~$430 total spent on charging cost for the trip, had a few free DCFC and L2 overnight at the Grand Canyon. I had a Leaf for 5 years with 100k+ miles put on it and now have had the Bolt for 2.5 years with over 90k+ miles put on it since I got it. Rented and overnight tested drove Model S, 3, and X something like 6k miles between the three to see how they are. I can't wait to see NACS take over CCS. Even with EA being relatively easy to use the Supercharging network and plug are just way more sleek and years ahead.
I am stunned to hear 40 CCS chargers were fully functional on a road trip. My experience is closer to 70% reliability. One dead DC fast charger in Naples, FL forced me to charge for 2 hrs at a level 2 to get home.
The ideal car for a road trip using Electrify America. If the chargers don't work, you can just camp right there and wait for somebody to come and fix it. 😅
Which is sadly likely... 😂
You might be camping for a couple of months, unfortunately. They are not that quick with the fixing...
🤣🤣🤣
Roughly £120k in my portfolio are in tech/TSLA stocks, can I get an advice on any other stocks that I can acquire to diversify my reserve across multiple markets while creating a comprehensive portfolio allocation that balances my concerns of risk aversion and returns that meet yearly inflation.
You need to hire a financial advisor to help you diversify your portfolio by including Mutual Funds, Etf's, the 11 GICS groups, inflation-indexed bonds, and stocks of companies with reliable cash flows rather than growth stocks, where prices were based on future prospective earnings.
@@chloeanderson543 That's correct. At first, I wasn't too pleased with my gains compared to my previous performances, I was doing so poorly, I thought I needed to diversify into better assets, so I got in touch with an investment-advisor. That same year, I pulled a net gain of £550k, which is about 10 times more than I average on.
@@leedavis3639 My portfolio has been in the gutter for the entire year, so I started researching new ways to profit in the market, but everything I tried just seemed to miss the mark. Please let us know the name of your financial advisor
@@farehtinyilmaz851 Having a counselor is essential for portfolio diversification. My advisor is "Trade with Ethan Grayson" who is easily searchable and has extensive knowledge of the financial markets.
@@leedavis3639 Thanks for this tip. His handle & website popped up on the first page immediately I searched Ethan’s name, I read through his resume and it seems pretty tight. So, I dropped a message & hopefully he replies soon.
Yep. Rivian needs to change their charging standard to NACS today. EV’s need one universal charging standard. Gasoline cars have only 1 nozzle to refuel. Makes sense that EV’s do the same.
Yea I'm pretty sure there are two types of nozzles in a gas station, I hope you don't pick the wrong one.. 😂
Gasoline only has one shaped nozzle. Diesel can have two different shapes.
Evs in n.a. use the following plugs chademo, ccs1&nacs, evs in the eu&uk use chademo&ccs2 plus a few og nacs.
Evs in China which outnumber ALL others combined so far use the gbt plug primarily&some nacs with millions of installed chargers. 😀
Actually they have 3 at a pump or 4 if they have diesel. For different octane ratings of gas. Getting the Tesla connector won’t improve the chargers working
@@4literv6 Tesla uses a made up name for their connector. Ccs is a real standard. Tesla owners want it to be a monopoly and charging to the Tesla connector won’t make chargers. Work better. I have a chademo car for over 8 years when most of the you tubers didn’t know what a ev was. All cars won’t go to Tesla . We have chademo/ccs units in my city . Even new ones going in free wire just installed a new ccs/chademo unit. I didn’t care what ford and gm do it will be years if ever if we go to one connector. Lots of used cars that use chademo that can’t get a adapter to ccs or Tesla . And it is not environmentally friendly to just dump cars to get a. New connector. Don’t listen to Kyle Connor
The NACS is the only way we can compete globally. Great stuff! Thank you.
Agreed! NACS for the win. This could be the thing that saves Rivian. Tesla’s charging network and self-driving tech make buying anything but a Tesla kinda silly. Now with NACS being adopted, there’s more reason to get EVs that aren’t Teslas.
FUN vacation with your friends, Kim! I enjoyed seeing their doggy joining in the fun. Can't believe that Laikyn has completed another orbit! Time flies… and so does the earth. Sounds to me like Rivian is the best prepared to transition to NACS. It's just a question of changing out the connectors: they've already got longer cables, and a plug-and-play interface that checks the VIN when you plug in -just like Tesla. So… c'mon, RJ, produce a Tesla-to-CCS1 adapter and ink an agreement for NACS so that you're Rivian customers to date can also use Superchargers.
I love these kinds of videos, Kim! The best EV content out there! They show that EVs can be part of a normal chaotic wonderful life! 😎
Ahh thanks!
Wow another amazing Kim Java family road-trip , you guys have so much fun! And as popular as Tesla has been who would’ve ever thought that Tesla would have the new standard of charging.
For Rivian changing to the NACS will be a matter of survival. It is a great vehicle, but time is running out.
I think NACS will be standard in North America. I don’t think that means that public charging will improve. Maybe Tesla will manufacture and sell their chargers to third parties to install.
Great video I noticed we have a Rivian Charger now in Blowing Rock NC not so close to Winston where I live but nice to of found acouple months ago 😂 They should send out email’s to us owners when new ones are built.
Very cool!
You're right Kim! Rivian Just joined GM and Ford.
There are so many Rivians in Atlanta, I’m surprised that there are no networks in the city.
Breaking News! Rivian accepted NACS!!
Unless Tesla makes their charging standard truly independent I don’t think switching to NACS makes sense for Rivian. Tesla(Elon) aren’t letting other companies use NACS without a future benefit to the company. They can control the market and allow Tesla’s to charge for less than other vehicles or give themselves a competitive edge over others. Plus I don’t think Tesla has plans for 800v charging infrastructure so not sure how that helps Rivian in the future.
interesting point
The Cybertruck is confirmed to be 1000v and production is starting...
Who is Rivian?
Big brother needs a time out for doing that. Not funny Kim….punishment needed.
CCS is the past NACS is the future.
Such a cute roadtrip! Looked like a lot of fun! Can’t wait for Rivian to switch over!
Kim, start the petition for the white house to switch the national standard to NACS, I'll sign.
The connector is more ergonomic but it's what the connector is attached to that matters. Tesla supercharger equipment is very reliable but the third party chargers will still need to develop and maintain their charging networks better. Rivian needs to not only adopt the NACS connector but they need to gain access to the Tesla superchargers, the most reliable charging network in North America.
There really needs to be 1 standard for the US, I don’t care which one it is, but having a bunch of different ones is just an extra thing to make sure less new people will buy an EV
NACS all the way, and ASAP.
I pray that Tesla NACS becomes the standard. It’s way better
Wow, I just watched this video yesterday and Today RIVIAN did it! 😮 😎
I really hope Rivian switches to NACS.
Yep. NACS is free to use design specification, and is being ratified as a standard. It’s the same signaling underneath, it’s just a better designed connector. Move now, or get left behind.
Now less then 5 days later Rivian announces they are changing over to Nacs. It's like they watched the video lol
I think everyone's going to roll over to NACS now that the big 2 have switched. Might make sense for Rivian to keep the CCS charger in front and add an NACS port in the back. That would make for an awesome setup for sure.
In the front on the other side. If towing the charge port needs to be on the front.
SOOO excited to see this episode! I'm so glad to have met you guys in Augusta!! That Rivian is SICK!!! Be safe and have fun adventuring.
Thanks! It was fun meeting you and your wife. Thanks for the support and hope to run into you at a charging station in the future!
Thanks for taking us along on your vacation. I remember the Model X trips to the mountains and pumpkin Patch. I had a Rivian R1T on order but cancelled and purchased the Ford Lightning.
One might say it was an adventure discovering the charging station 😂
Since Rivian screwed everyone on building their own charging network, as well as a bunch of other broken promises, switching to NACS is the very least they could do. It is literally the one and only change they could make that could possibly keep them from going under.
Do you think Rivian would offer a retrofit/ adapter for NACS if they decide they don't want to redesign? Would be worth asking RJ!
"Do you think"
Don't ask her, she thinks it's a good idea to have both on one car.
@@henrycruz45cal That is the smartest way to drive up cost and confusion to buyers. Well done...
Adapters are a choice for buyers, having the 2 different ports is not...
100% Rivian needs to adopt NACS! I also believe that they will. If they do I’ll order the R1T. Fun to see this one with the tent over the bed!
Did you place your order yet? Lol
@@yak4life one of each reserved. R1S and R1T
Thanks Kim! Great video as always! I would like NACS to be the standard for all evs
Thanks Will!
I think all EV's should adopt the NACS adapter. I believe this will happen in the near-mid-term future. It just makes economic sense for American EV manufactures. That money can be invested back into the company.
Here in the uk it certainly does. I love the E Tron GT and Taycan but I'd hate to have a very expensive ev capable of 250kwh charging limited to 2 pokey InstaVolts only giving 65kwh. The non tesla network over here is terrible, thank god I have a Tesla
Thanks for watching and the comment. Agree wholeheartedly.
@@ItsKimJava love the channel, you're making my Tesla amazing but my bank account terrible 😬
In the UK it absolutely doesn't. There are hundreds of ultra rapid chargers over here. I go to many, frequently.
Nonsense.
haha😭
@@timaustin2000 really? Please tell me where as apart from Leeds IONITY and the one in Essex the non Tesla lot are stuck with 2 or 3 crappy InstaVolts at McDonald's. The uk network compared to the Tesla one is utter garbage
Great video Kim! I always enjoy your vlogs/road trips so much, truly the best EV family on RUclips 💯😊 But definitely agree, hopefully more automakers (especially the newer ones like Rivian, Lucid, Fisker, etc. switch to the NACS standard).
Thanks Scott!
3:40 Ug, Ben “hates Elon” Sullens. Unpleasant surprise. Skip to 4:20.
Great video as always! We would love to have R1S but the charging network and the MSRP will keep us in our Model Y. I really wish you would do a video on a entry level Model 3 to help show people that not every EV is $50k to $100k or more.
Totally agree. Keep the CCS1 connector for the R1 platform with adapter to NACS, and use NACS for R2 and future EVs. Since Rivian is in the early stages of DC fast charging deployment, they can convert them to NACS and have an adapter or magic dock.
Adaptors cause lots of problems. I have already fried my charging port on my R1T with a Lectron unit. We just need to switch to NACS and have a fantastic charging experience.
@@Stack151 so sorry to hear that. Hope things standardize.
I want to try sleeping in that tent. Looks great
yes it can and rivian needs to use the tesla charging system
Rivian has joined got the notification this AM.
Really enjoyed the fun and info of this video. Papa is getting some really great footage!!
Glad you enjoyed it
If Rivian has its own network, they don't need to change. The others change because they don't want to build their own network. Having their own network eliminates the reliability issues with the independents who have no incentive to keep their chargers up and running. I am surprised that Rivian didn't build pull-through chargers knowing that their vehicles are likely to be towing .
Agreed! NACS all the way!
I just completed a road trip from North Carolina to Alaska and back using my Rivian R1S. It was a little short of 11,000 miles and it took me 25 days. It was an epic trip and the Rivian performed like champ!
I loved my Rivian- took delivery in June 2022. I enjoyed 20k miles with plenty of adventure before I sold it to go back to ICE. EA is garbage and it’s unfortunate a great vehicle like the Rivian R1T is reliant on an awful charging infrastructure. Full disclosure- I currently own a Tesla and the Rivian replaced a 2018 model X that I bought new. When Rivian goes NAS I’ll come back.
Tesla owner here. We just got a rivian r1t bc they switched to NACS infrastructure. I was not going to depend on EA chargers. The only gripe I have now is that the Tesla chargers are too short for other manufacturers to be able to charge. So I have to either block another stall or park on the other side of the charger when that’s an option. Or use my model 3. lol. But as a Tesla owner, charging aside… my whole family loves the rivian and prefer it to the Tesla.
This makes me realise how lucky we are here in Europe: all cars, including Tesla, are CCS 2-compatible and they all can charge at virtually every station.
But Ionity, the equivalent of Electrify America (with involvement from VW and other manufacturers), is just as unreliable over here, unfortunately. The 50/50 sucess rate seems to apply for Ionity as well.
Tesla Superchargers on the other hand are very reliable, there are lots more of them, and price per kWh is half of Ionity. Bit of a no-brainer...
I really wanted to see Ford,GM,Rivian,Toyota,Subaru,BMW and Mercedes to join Tesla because it’s too crowded at Electrify America CCS stations everywhere now.
CCS is so big and clunky you’d think it was designed to charge a semi but in fact it is less capable and less consumer friendly than NACS. I’d love to see it go away. I expect CCS will be sidelined. When Ford and GM announced the switch to NACS, the stock of GM, Ford & Tesla all went up. The market has spoken and it believes the switch to be positive for everyone. Who am I to argue?
Rivian needs to switch to NACS and then everyone can enjoy the positive Tesla SC network. Adding the Rivian Adventure Network to NACS would also benefit everyone as well. Adaptors suck and having fried my R1T port because of a Lectron adapter, I'll never go down this road again. We all need one standardized port and NACS is by far the best design regardless of Tesla. Say no to CSS Type 1!
A 2 sided spade connector would be far more compact than either. It could be so compact that you could hide the port very easily on a car, even seemingly without a door. If they are going to change it's better to get it right. The Tesla US connector is not particularly optimized. It's just the the combo ball sack design is particularly clumsy.
Rivian to survive has to switch to Tesla they can save themselves hundreds of millions of dollars building their own charging network and sell more vehicles this way. I am afraid to road travel because of CCS. Rivian can switch gears and manpower to vehicle production and adding Apple Car Play instead of building charging network. I love my R1T but I have not forgotten my MYP. Rivian can add a NACS port on the right front side of the truck it would be perfect.
"You sound like a Karen" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
She’s hilarious
Tesla really needs to get their internet like Rivian. Even in the city watching RUclips can be buffer crazy... plus we're paying but get no actual access to wifi for the kids and passengers.
I like the Rivian. I have a reservation in for the R2. At 73 I won’t be tent camping but it looks fun on your R1T.
People conflate NACS with Superchargers. Tesla has to give permission to car companies to use Superchargers, even if they have a native NACS chargeport.
Hotspot wifi, nice!
These EV companies need to all get on the same page in terms of charging stations. Could you imagine if you could only fill up your car at certain gas stations? It's just stupid to liter the countryside with 20 different brands of super chargers when you could just have one that works for everything.
"You can sleep here easily 6 ft up and above"
Really? So if your 6'4" or 6'8"...????
Good job Kim, Rivian just switched over to NACS according to Torque News.
The plug isn’t the problem, its the charging infrastructure behind it. No technical reason why EA can’t replace their hardware ( which isn’t actually theirs) with reliable tesla chargers, and the ccs adapter can charge ccs only cars.
The problem with putting a NACS charging port in the back of the R1T is that it needs to be positioned at least 3ft above ground level because it has to be above the water level when fording a river. You'll notice there's no room but it could be put on the passenger side at the front. Then why not do that and remove the present charging port on the drivers side as it won't be needed anymore.
I would like to see EV manufacturer switchover to TESLA PLUG
When the kids drone "yeah" after being asked if there's enough room 😂
11 going on teenager 😭
@@ItsKimJava Oof! Yea that's a hard morning light coming through the window.. Best to have as many of these fun family outings while there's still time!! Thanks so much for sharing it with us all!
All of these EV companies will die unless switching to teslas network. For that reason, musk gets more than my respect.
Um no.
F Tesla. F NACS. I haven’t needed either in the few years I’ve owned EVs.
Ahh cameo from the past a la Ben..
He is like Antonio Salieri to your Mozart
CCS is the Betamax of charging. It’s days are numbered.
"We're goi g to be awhile because all of oir favorite restaurants are here"
I guess that means they will eat at all of them???
I'm curious do you think a gas generator would help at all on a road trip to charge the vehicle?
Talked to a showroom guy and they say they are moving to NACS next year
The Rivian is what I wanted the Tesla truck to be... with Tesla charging
Your little girl is the cutest I have seen. That’s daddies girl…lol
thank you!
Book an optician appointment.
@@honesty_-no9he why are you so horrible. This little girl has a very cute face, even if you do not agree she is a little girl and as a grown up you need to lighten up. Peace.
Really missed this type of content hope to see it more again would be cool to see it with all kinds of evs if at all possible
Great video, as usual!
🍩HAPPY🍩BIRTHDAY🍩 ...to your lil girl!
It's always AWES😎ME seeing your lil ones in a video! [HUGZ] for them!
Thank you so much!!
Are Tesla owners getting access to their network like they do to ours?
If they want to get to their "Adventure" they better partner with Tesla.
Watch the idle fees on the Rivian chargers they are horrendous!
Looks soo much fun!! Glad u had a RAN stop.
On the iPad and phone….really I used in the wires 😂🤣
I don’t think Tesla SCs are reliable because they’re Tesla SCs. They’re reliable because they’ve literally only ever needed to charge two vehicles (3Y, SX). When it comes to the myriad hardware/software that 3rd party providers have been tasked with working for since day one, we’ll see how well they fare. On the few MagicDock stations there have already been issues with non-Teslas. It’s a lot easier when everything is vertically integrated. We even see this with RAN, about which I’ve heard no complaints.
One week later Rivian announces it is going to be on Tesla network.
NACS rocks, lets get it on all the vehicles!
Happy birthday cute little girl 🎂🎂🎂
Changing for an hour, no thank you. Gas up!
Your wish has been granted
Congratulations on being the last person to know? I guess?
Haha…This video came out a week before the announcement.
11:41 A unicorn, I mean Lucid.
what size yakima tank is that??
Rivian can team with evgo etc
That brief clip of you travelling down a backroad reminded me of how doing so is usually so much more interesting if you're not in any particular hurry to get somewhere. I quite like to simply point and go down backroads just to see what I can find, even if that turns out to be nothing; it's the exploration that counts.
Ironically, when traffic is heavy, if you know where you're going, backroads can often be quicker than main highways, and you generally won't get caught up in accident tailbacks either.
I am NEVER gonna buy a EV.
Bezos won’t allow it
a 50/50 shot is pretty harsh. I did a road trip cross country from Charlotte, NC to Palm Springs, CA in a Bolt along I40 most the way, keeping speeds with traffic. Stopped at the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas as well for a few nights. About 5700 miles done in 2 weeks and something like 40 charging stops which 35 were EA and out of those I never had a problem that was worse than waiting for a few minutes for a stall to open or a couple stalls being out of order. ~$430 total spent on charging cost for the trip, had a few free DCFC and L2 overnight at the Grand Canyon.
I had a Leaf for 5 years with 100k+ miles put on it and now have had the Bolt for 2.5 years with over 90k+ miles put on it since I got it. Rented and overnight tested drove Model S, 3, and X something like 6k miles between the three to see how they are. I can't wait to see NACS take over CCS. Even with EA being relatively easy to use the Supercharging network and plug are just way more sleek and years ahead.
I am stunned to hear 40 CCS chargers were fully functional on a road trip. My experience is closer to 70% reliability. One dead DC fast charger in Naples, FL forced me to charge for 2 hrs at a level 2 to get home.
is that matte white?