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Have a look at its wading ability with your own eyes https://mobile.twitter.com/RJScaringe/status/1432088762922807302 https://mobile.twitter.com/RJScaringe/stat

Have a look at its wading ability with your own eyes https://mobile.twitter.com/RJScaringe/status/1432088762922807302 https://mobile.twitter.com/RJScaringe/status/143208876292280... But you probably way overestimate people who want to drive their truck into a lake (why?)

jeffbee 5y ago
I don't know why you'd drive into a lake but I do know why you'd want to ford a few feet of water. A lot of rural routes cross creeks by just crossing them. I mean just look at [1]. Yeah it's dry in the summer but it's knee-deep or worse in winters. 1: https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5944861,-120.761369,1872m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5944861,-120.761369,1872m/da...
- mod 5y ago
  These are called low-water bridges, at least in my area, and we have quite a lot of them. Because they flow across the road by design, I would not choose to ford a few feet of water on one of these unless it was somehow not flowing. But I could definitely be forced. Either way, I agree with your overall point--sometime, I may need to drive my truck into several feet of water for a non-recreational purpose. I'd actually feel a lot better in a heavy truck like that. My rear end can easily be pushed around.
bArray 5y ago
> Have a look at its wading ability with your own eyes [..] That's pretty reasonable. If it can do that repeatedly then I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. My concern was mostly that sensitive electronics and/or cooling systems might be screwed from water intake. > But you probably way overestimate people who want to drive their truck into a lake (why?) Sure only 5% or less will ever even really use it as a proper truck, rather than a parking lot tank. But I think people still buy trucks based on their perceived ability to perform such tasks.
Corrado 5y ago
What about dropping a boat into a lake? You have to partially submerge the back end of the truck in order to off-load a boat on a ramp. Can the Rivian (or any BEV) do this?

jeffbee 5y ago

I don't know why you'd drive into a lake but I do know why you'd want to ford a few feet of water. A lot of rural routes cross creeks by just crossing them. I mean just look at [1]. Yeah it's dry in the summer but it's knee-deep or worse in winters. 1: https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5944861,-120.761369,1872m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en https://www.google.com/maps/@36.5944861,-120.761369,1872m/da...

mod 5y ago
These are called low-water bridges, at least in my area, and we have quite a lot of them. Because they flow across the road by design, I would not choose to ford a few feet of water on one of these unless it was somehow not flowing. But I could definitely be forced. Either way, I agree with your overall point--sometime, I may need to drive my truck into several feet of water for a non-recreational purpose. I'd actually feel a lot better in a heavy truck like that. My rear end can easily be pushed around.

bArray 5y ago

> Have a look at its wading ability with your own eyes [..] That's pretty reasonable. If it can do that repeatedly then I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. My concern was mostly that sensitive electronics and/or cooling systems might be screwed from water intake. > But you probably way overestimate people who want to drive their truck into a lake (why?) Sure only 5% or less will ever even really use it as a proper truck, rather than a parking lot tank. But I think people still buy trucks based on their perceived ability to perform such tasks.

Corrado 5y ago

What about dropping a boat into a lake? You have to partially submerge the back end of the truck in order to off-load a boat on a ramp. Can the Rivian (or any BEV) do this?