Recent content by Nack

Good point. I think especially with the options available now EVs can work for a good majority of use cases. Its not that I believe they can’t its that is the general perception which is holding people back. When I looked for a new (to me) car in 2019 the offerings I could afford were not that...

I know there are Semis in CA and NY? Somewhere on the East Coast. Nice to see more customers getting the trucks. Hopefully it puts pressure on the existing manufacturers to step it up :)

I think it had more to do with a lack of good infrastructure to support charging. EVs work for a lot of people as-is but people who travel a lot or to remote places it does not work as well for. This is why hybrids and phev are popular. You can charge at home but are unlikely to get stranded in...

I don’t think anyone in the auto/transportation industry took those charts as reality. It was more of a wishful thinking extrapolation. Everyone working on these things knew the cost of batteries would not decrease like projected as the low hanging fruit of improvements was already burned...

Bellingham, WA. Whistler is not far away but I haven’t got into the bike parks. I pedal up to ride down :) Need the exercise!

This is pretty much my plan. I like the shells with the pop top so you can stand and change in the bed too. Also nice for PNW rainy days where you just need some shelter and airflow. The ones with beds are neat, but I prefer the ability to stand. Some have the bed that attaches to the...

To give an idea of mileage accumulation, current manufacturer self test engines are pulled from the field and tested to ensure it still detects failed parts and detects them before emission limits are exceeded. The mileage is 435k miles after 3 years. Just to give an idea how fast an over the...

Just making sure as the way NACS is talked about is generally different from what it actually is. When pushing for NACS started I initially assumed Elon was bored with chargers and wanted to rely on others to provide them moving forward. Not the rosy view many fans take, but I also don’t think...

I keep seeing references to the J3400/NACS connector. I don't think people realize this does not really have much to do with Tesla anymore. They allowed others to use the plug shape/connection interface in North America (Europe still uses CCS2 as they have 3 phase). Even if there were no...

Tesla has a L2 ADAS system. Level 4 is a long way to go! At this point if they believe in their software, they should at least be able to take responsibility for the product and go L3 like Mercedes. There is a very good reason they kept the software as "beta" and now "supervised" so they don't...

I agree the midgate is pretty cool and the Silverado EV looks pretty nice. I'm not in a hurry to get anything so I am waiting on the sidelines. Interested to see what the prices and options look like when the Lightning goes to LFP batteries and what the V2 offers. Also curious if GM will go that...

Back when crew cabs were for hauling crews! I don’t recall seeing many crew cabs at all in my mostly suburban environments growing up. I spent many many hours wedged on one of the extended cab rear jumper seats though! Now the crew cabs with short bed are all the rage, but I get it. Its what...

The sales of EV semis are picking up, mostly due to fleets wanting to be in compliance with CARBs ACT and ACF regulations (minimum percent sales of EV heavy duty and required purchases of EVs for fleets of larger sizes). States in many costal areas and CO have these in place too. Most fleets...

I hope it will be produced in quantity, but I am very doubtful it will ever be a meaningful quantity. I will be glad to be wrong though as this fills a need for electric semis and it can handle the on road regional stuff so the other OEMs can focus on the vocational, etc. Competition is good to...

I saw this today which is related to the statement above https://apple.news/Aqcaq9DwBT7mJIfPub2uR9Q