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  1. SwampNut

    Insane homeless dude attacks my fully self-driving Waymo taxi

    Someone said I sounded stressed out in this video, but I assure you, I was laughing more than anything. And excited to get to report a car bug. I was very disappointed that the customer service person is only there for safety, and didn't care one bit about the car problem. I'm in tech, and...
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    The death of Tesla? New Mercedes AA-class EV sedan never needs charging

    Ok, so that would be 38 batteries in series per bank to get the standard 400v, meaning that there would be parallel banks of 254 batteries. With a general capacity of about 3Ah per cell, we get to a battery pack capacity of a little over 21kWH. If we assume standard EV sedan efficiency that's...
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    China "asks" Musk not to sell Starlink in China

    Of course. I do wonder where one draws an ethical line between a state's "right" to control its people and the land mass it owns, versus the idea of human rights. I personally lean towards anarchy and can't yet find any reason he can't ignore them...
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    Anti-EV idiocy

    So many morons. EVs aren't the answer to all of life's problems, but also, 95% of the "information" against them is made up billshit. This week it's been: How are you going to charge your EV when a hurricane takes the power out? As if gas stations still work with no power. BUT! Solar still...
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    Autopilot is way too conservative about unlikely threats...until it's not.

    A common complaint I hear is that AP is way too conservative about situations like this, where you "know" the car will be out of your way when you get there. And I thought that way at first. Except that one day when a hidden pedestrian pops out and the car stops. Would I have hit that car...
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    Wait, that doesn't look like a Tesla!

    Found on 101N in Southern CA. That is CRISPY.
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    Tesla rental rates on Turo seem to be dropping fast

    A friend just rented a 2021 Y LR with EAP for $74/day all in (total with taxes and all fees). This is in comparison to 6-10 months ago when I was considering renting ours out or buying another to mostly rent, and was seeing $100+ per day PLUS the fees and taxes. I wonder why? There are more...
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    Pull-through Supercharger, and leaving home without a safety net (charge cord)

    Drove from Peoria AZ (NW Phoenix) to Hacienda Heights yesterday, starting with 97% charge. I don't have a cord to charge at my destination, so making it work with only SC. I looked at both ABRP and the Tesla built in route, and of course, Tesla was not optimal. ABRP had a couple of slightly...
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    Electric motorcycles

    I know that @Crissa has one, anyone else? What do you have exactly (name, configuration options, general specs)? How do you use it? On road, off road, grocery getter, commuter....? I can't say I'm in the market for one today, but I've looked longingly. I currently have a 2020 KTM 390...


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