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I get it, but also...I feel a little "get over it" about it. Do what every other OEM does and create a down-market version with a "cheap trim" badge that minimizes the depreciation on the other models. EDIT: This, from the guy who: 1) Bought perhaps the most overpriced vehicle ever made (but I...

What a complicated thing. I feel for the people responsible for coming up with the rules. The incentives here should be designed to maximize net impact. The fact of the matter is that there's no pile of unsold EVs sitting around waiting for a price reduction, but there are people who are priced...

It is important to note that the data Bloomberg uses is average vehicle price, not average car price. That number is inclusive of the 80% of new vehicles sold in the US that are already SUVs and trucks. The data identified in the source is "Edmunds and Bloomberg intelligence." The...

The quote from the Electrek article sums it up best, I think: "Man's car breaks down; Details at 11."

Show me the unsold EVs sitting on lots and I'll believe it. Are sales of $60k+ EVs declining - maybe. But the lower market passenger cars (not just EVs) are up 25% YoY.

I admittedly pulled that number from a quick visit to the etrade report tab, not realizing I was seeing a 2021 number. Original post ammended, but that's still a large P/E for me for the type of scale limitations Tesla will face in getting larger. Optimus may fix their anticipated labor...

While I took the opp to buy a couple (literally 2) more shares, it is just still so insanely overvalued to me. The stock is valued like a software growth company, but Elon himself says Tesla is a manufacturing company. They are leading in that regard for sure. But 70x 29x?

Are you the stig?

Hopefully (if they give me a good value) trading in a 2018 Model X 100D with ~75k miles on it. I LOVE the X, and while I think I'll love the CT more, I'm not unhappy with what I have. Just means I'll buy a better enclosed trailer with the saved money.

What's the fun in that?

Am I having a stroke? What is this thread about?

Also in the solar industry here. To your comments about pack size, there have several arguments discussions about estimated pack size and people smarter than I on that front tell me my worries about a 175+kWh pack are overblown and it'll be ~120kwh or so even for LR variants. Whether or not I...

No hard info I've seen. I know the F-150 Lightning has an 80A charger as an option, so its not beyond stretch that 100A 25kW is reasonable. TBH though, at some point L2 just becomes DCFC, and unless we're talking BIG batteries anything after 80A just seems overkill to me. Now, 100A...might...

I have mixed opinions about Elon. The guy is good at getting the ball rolling and following-through on the bets no one else wants to make. He has a remarkable track record of doing the impossible - mostly by inspiring others to grind out the stuff no one else wants to grind out. His...

When I win the Powerball tonight (it's gonna happen - I don't wanna hear the negativity), I'm gonna try to buy a bunch of these short-range ones for my local farmer's co-op. I can't wait to see an electric semi hauling soybeans. And what better way to change your perspective about EVs than feel...

Do yourself a favor and wait a little longer before cancelling. The prices of those are cratering at the moment, and dealerships are finding a once rich market now remarkably dry. If you're not signing and taking delivery for a bit, hold that reservation.

Maybe a minor concern - but is there a single EV on the road today that will actually go into drive while being charged? How is the actual battery in the trailer going to be of benefit if I have to pull over to draw from it?

I controlled for temperature and speed variables using the "efficiency by temp" and "by speed" reports in the app, and then did the compare-by-date for before and after the alignment. It's been cooler now after the alignment than before so if there were a temp bias it would not be in favor - but...

This is super true. I had the FW doors on my MX re-aligned recently and my efficiency improved 3-4% overnight (measured by TeslaFi). That tiny little "bump" from the misaligned doors was creating way more drag than I would have ever thought.

I do not own any convenience stores myself, but I am good friends with both a restauranteur and a guy who owns 3 gas stations. Both have at at least one of their locations a fast charger.We've talked many times about the economics of the charger, the crazy upfront costs (a single ChargePoint...