What will be the range of the fourth?
Rivian R1T range is 314
GM Hummer is 343
FORDe Lightning is 270
Tesla Cybertruck ___
Is it Go Big or Go Home, A Mileage Match or something else?
Scuttlebutt via Youtube asserts Tesla have found a better stainless steel for Cybertruck.
Yes, s.s. better for Cybertruck production, environment, longevity and use application the 304L purportedly solves 30X problems. Tesla welds embrittle overtime in 30X. The tensile skin brittles which...
Stanford study posits that by charging EVâs at home weâre doing it wrong. At least, at the wrong time.
An over abundance of energy riches from RE(wind, solar) are being squandered on Californiaâs grid. Due to electricity rate structures from a time before solar and wind, current grid growth no...
One article of two published today quote sources, in multiple, that the 4680 battery ramp isnât ready for production, yet. Tesla have achieved ½ the expected savings it promised just by physically switching to the new, larger sized form factor. The problem is the other ½. Scaling to production...
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An example how bright is the future of TeslaVISION and Full Self Driving, To wit: Raw Nerf
Definitely, research optimization in computational photography thatâs the stuff of geeks. Tesla could supercharge FSD training with Raw Nerf on DOJO in low light scenes...
USA, worried CHN chips are unsafe even TSMC is at-risk, motivated passing bill funding new US Chip making. Funding BILLIONS to re-home chip designs, chip fabs, chip manufacture and geo-fence US chip technology through measures in the bill.
Tesla have MILLIONS of products shipped every year that...
Ford introduces 2023 F-150 Lightning Pro SSV: An electric pickup purpose-built for the police.
This is smart FORD practice, taking care of business, covering its bases. One story. A FORD territory sales manager and I raced together. He famously landed the UTAH Highway Patrol fleet dressed in...
VW AG board said Friday it has appointed Porsche boss Oliver Blume which looks like a Porsche âcircle the wagonsâ maneuver. VWâs electrification planned 8 new factories has to be in question with Porsche pulling its greatest advocate.
Diess at Tesla? Thatâs a conversation that, if not already...
Battery news reports battery makers see BEV mfgrs building different vehicles than LiON. Top of the list is RANGE â Consumerâs #1 purchase anxiety. Next LiON CHARGING time, availability and demand are critical already. Lastly, CHEMISTRY, raw ingredients, which LiON battery makers are currently...
Ridiculous. Tesla has 3 Gigafactories machines and more planned. How could BEV peak when It hasnât started yet?
Today I got my first electric bill moving into all-electric accommodation âcuz AGW. This put my billing into a $0.154 kWh rate. Keep a long story short its ~ equal to paying gas and...
This filing is in Hollywood. Cleverly, itâs sited on Santa Monica Blvd.. A two story rooftop serves inside-outside Calif. vibes with drinks up or down and will carhop meals to chargers for in and out efficiency. The application documents variances, zoning changes and code exceptions Tesla...
FORD Lightning article by Artechnica writer, so impressed by a one-time drive, gave it headline treatment. I am on record liking the Lightning design integration and innovations added to the pickup form factor. Lightning sales win FORD âHappy Daysâ. Itâs FORD EV narrative. Itâs effective design...
Hit piece put up yeterday challenges whether Cybertruck even matters anymore. Lack of production amid all the fanfare that the Tesla design created is driving an argument in the article that Elonâs use of the vhicle has passed. Seen as a shot across the bow by OEM automakers Cybertruck was a...
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What would a Tesla Bored Ape EV look like for $$$ how many dollar figures?
Elon is up to something besides getting an ego massage for 569 ETH purchase of Bored Ape #1837.
Bored Ape #1837 NFT
Personally Bored Ape and the amount of universality found in its artistic character imagery is...
Didnât know Elon owned âluxuryâ space, too. Kelly Blue Book is a consumer facing automotive pricing guide for the USA. Concurrently, Tesla received Kelly Blue Book âBest Valueâ and its âMost Refined â award in addition to âBest Overallâ. All three; awards in âLuxuryâ class!
Any one awardâŚho...
Freight train by electric propulsion is being tested. Parallel Systems to use redundant motors replacing steel wheel trucks of yesteryear. Gone are the huge electric-driven petro-fueled engines in favor of the independent BEV self-propelled freight system. So too could be gone the long hours of...
Rumor mill conspiracy theories and conjecture are rife online. What ifâŚ
Mercedes Benz is in play? BAIC, its Chinese parent company, acquired Mercedes Benz, German nationalism and pride-of-ownership be damned. Itâs no longer unimaginable. The next hurdle becomes why would BAIC entertain letting...
See: actual results in found footage online
Even though this isnât Cybertruck, it is a Quad motor pickup pulling a heavy trailer in steep mountains. I can verify this stretch is steep and overruns an ICE truckâs engine braking so its necessarily a braking test for Regen in the real world...