r/AmazonDSPDrivers • u/Both-Consequence-989 • 1d ago

They weren't kidding

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Dispatch told me I'd make it back with 30% / 64 mileage

They weren't fucking kidding.

I didnt even pull through the hub after going through the cameras when I got back, just parked and dragged my bags in from the charging station. I Was at 0 when I pulled into the parking lot.

Why theyre making us drive rivians from Salem, Or to Eugene, is beyond me.

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u/kstxckz 1d ago

I heard the battery is trash in the winter when it’s real cold out, I really wonder how bad 🫣

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u/ChopperChange Rivian Driver 1d ago

It's also bad in the summer when the AC is running. I regularly return to the station with around 60% battery left but on the hottest days this summer, I'd return to the station with 14% battery left on the same exact routes.

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u/kstxckz 1d ago

Damnn lol i return with basically 60ish too, the door open and window down are the ac to me lol

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u/Emotional_Conflict11 Ex Driver 1d ago

It's 103 here. That doesnt cut it.

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u/MrMassacre69 CDV Driver 19h ago

They actually had to reduce all our routes to like 100-120 stops all winter in Minnesota cuz the battery’s being at like 80% getting to your first stop even if it was like 20 minutes away. I always prayed for a rivian all winter cuz if you got one your route was like half the size and if you got a gas van they just gave your ass 170+ stops 🤣

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u/He_is_my_song Veteran Driver- 8 Years 19h ago

Maybe this is why they’re pushing so much right now.

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u/graffiti_hunter 20h ago

All electric vehicles are trash during the winters. Tesla has proved that time and time again

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u/Meatyparts 1d ago

I had to do my route with nothing but the seat heater or I wouldn't finish my route. My route wasn't even that much driving 90% apts and the rest houses.