a button in the front will open and close the hood. (The tesla is manual and you sort of need to shove it closed.) I end up using this all the time.

Also, you can fill it with ice and it has a drain, so you can use it as a cooler. I haven't tried that yet.

The Rivian consistently has service when my phone doesn't. Connecting the phone to the car's built in hotspot means that I can even sort of stream music or podcasts from the phone up here in the woods.

Sort of.

We play a game in the car where the kids get to choose a song based on the order that they buckle up. So there's a lot of "play the worlds smallest violin" or "play start a riot". Using the button on the steering wheel, the voice command on the rivian is significantly faster than on the Tesla.

Will Schenk @wschenk@floss.social

The front grill of the car glows green when charging #rivian

12:55 PM • July 6, 2023 (UTC)

Which uses the same battery cell as the car. There's also a speaker you can remove from the car and use I guess during your picnic party.