Recent content by Wannabeskibum

I wonder how much room for improvement there is for base range that isn't stored in the bed. Taking some dumb estimations. I thought it might be good to compare to the Model S. The Model S is 78" wide and has a wheelbase of 116.5" and could fit a 100kwh battery in 2018 or so. The Cybertruck...

I don't think so. I think they are only going to announce one range something like the mid-range at the initial unveiling. Hopefully in time they will expand the options.

The number of miles doesn't concern me one bit. I would say that this would work with 95% confidence. Maybe higher after seeing how many superchargers are in WI. If you are similar to a claims adjuster that goes to nearly every town in WI, I could see some problems for a handful of days per...

I like the adjustable regen. I always drive with max regen since it is very easy to smoothly manipulate. At the moment though I am teaching my kids how to drive and I think building the muscle memory of transitioning to the brake pedal is very important for a young driver. I would worry...

This thread is interesting to me. I agree that offline maps are important and there are some advancements that Tesla can make on its Nav. But do you really want to rely on software to calculate energy consumption driving on a fire road? What percentage of that road is mud, gravel, rocks or...

I am very familiar with this route and will actually be doing 80% of the route next week in our Model 3. A couple things. Driving this route heading east is usually much easier than heading west. The winds and temps along I 80 in southern WY can be brutal but they are generally much worse and...

I have to wonder if people still feel good about that one storm cycle. https://cdec.water.ca.gov/snowapp/sweq.action

I feel like this graphic is propaganda from big H. The Hydrogen supply side should have way more than three solar panels to make up for the inefficiencies and to power the extra steps. :)

How do those self presenting doors handle ice buildup? All else fails you can heat the car from your phone until it melts the ice.

Not going to lie some of those renders showing an RV version of the Tesla Semi are pretty awesome. If they made the semi/rv there would be a large demand for them and I would seriously consider it. :) It is highly likely though the reason they are at least publicly indicating they are good on...

Not at all. In my admittedly unusual use case that is the barrier from our family going from a one EV & one ICE car to all EV. It all has to do with winter travel in the upper Midwest and Wyoming especially. Cold, consistent strong winds (see Elk Mountain), ski box, long distance, road...

I would pay $15k for above a 600 mile range. Some people are buying the Plaid which is a $50k surcharge to make the car's 0-60 time one second faster. I wouldn't pay a dollar extra to have a car go faster than 4s 0-60. Come to think of it I would pay $150k+ for a vehicle that gets 600+ miles...

In many cases west of Illinois and east of California range is the issue more than charger density. Many of us are not calling for all EVs to have 500+ miles of range just an option for some. Maybe my niche use case means that as a two car family we have an ICE for the next decade, but...

A little back up for worst road in the US, especially heading west. 7-Day Forecast for Latitude 41.71°N and Longitude 106.42°W (Elev. 7198 ft) (weather.gov)

To the OP. On the bright side that was a really good week in JH with a ton of snow. BTW did you have ski box on top? I understand your frustration as I drive that stretch of I-80 quite a bit in the winter. Interstate speeds in EVs are tough and when you combine the constant 50 mph headwind...