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Longer the better. $77k takes time to accumulate.
300 dB is about as loud as the center of a nuclear explosion. Might want a quieter horn that won’t level a small city.
Seems Rivian makes lots of disclaimers/warnings about doing tank turns to wit: yes you can do zero radius turns but it’s extremely hard on the...
Remember Elon's "factory mindset": he's not just building a legal/actuarial team to twist federal arms, he's building a legal/actuarial factory...
Yeah, got the email today.
Any rumors on the [my] 1:64 orders?
It's statistics. If you know you're in good shape now, planning for high-intensity work for 4 years makes sense. If your cognitive decline was...
Jets, cars, rockets ... they're all tools. Use what gets the job done better (emissions included but not dominant). Elon's rockets & cars are...
I'm trying to make a general point without being pedantic. Considering the flat-out concentrated intensity Musk is operating at, realize a person...
In 11 years Elon will be 60. Life expectancy starts dropping fast past that point (recall: he just had (?) Covid19). He may have more...
When I turned 49, I became keenly aware of how short a century is - and how short human life is. Elon knows he has about 10 years to play out his...
I do wish people would lighten up about the colloquial term "bulletproof". Yes, it (whatever "it" is) is not "bulletproof" against sufficiently...
“Antifa” is the rebirth of the German WWII pro-communist group, which was anti-fascist insofar as they didn’t like the competition. Modern version...
Passing it on to the kids is another reason to get a million-mile vehicle even if I won't drive it that far. BTW: a theory on the 1M-mi range is...
560 EPA mile range maths out to 446 Wh/mile, not unreasonable for improved efficiency under favorable conditions. Also implies 535 Wh/mile for a...
Elon realizes his ventures depend heavily on him, and is reaching the age where one becomes keenly aware of mortality. Whatever his long-term...
"Are you saying I shouldnt count on the last 20% of power for road trips?" Relative to ICE, chargers are sparse and near-full charging takes...
Wife agreed to a Tesla pickup (sight unseen, that changed) with "only if it can pull whatever trailer I want". Yes towing is important, and I'm...
I drive my cars to about 250,000 miles - about to die hard (from major malfunction, pervasive rust, or spontaneous combustion). Ergo a...
Fair to estimate Tri-CT will use 500 Wh per mile; rated at 500 mile range (unloaded), that's 250kWh. What's to speculate about pack size?
Realize that some tools just don't fit the application.
Whole point of pre-ordering is to lock in price and/or get in line early. Discussions on each point are insisting the point doesn't apply - making...
Yeah, you’ve locked in the known parts and variations: # of motors, and FSD. Those prices should not change; further changes (like wheel type,...
Common around Atlanta for traffic average >80MPH in a 55 zone.
Kevlar seats. Keep that "bulletproof" theme going!
Similar here. Me: "Tesla is about to announce a pickup. Can I get one?" (phrased for domestic tranquility) Her: "If it can pull any camper I...
Maxed-out CT available <12 months costs less than bottom-end HEV due out 2024. Rivian comparable price for less range and no AI drive option. (I'd...
Was just in a conversation about car buying. Just makes me want a Tesla more for impending next vehicle, just to avoid the haggling. Went looking...
Patience. Let's start with long-haul boredom-inducing trips. Each year I make a 3000 mile round trip to Canada - 90% of the trip is desperately...
It's a beta, so they want users who are extra attentive and can recover from FSD mistakes better than most. FSD system is probably also learning...
There's a lot of debate about whether preorders are about being in line, vs locking in a price. Much as I want to think I'm ~#48,000 in line,...
Comparing price-increasing options available on S but not [yet] on Tri/FSD CT: - matte black (mentioned early for CT, silent since, likely not...
Rebelle Rally has an EV designation, details at Rebelle Rally Debuts the Electrified Designation for Electric, Plug-In Hybrid Electric and Hybrid...
Elon has tweeted about running a CT on a major off-road race. Seems Rivian took the hint and jumped on it first. Rebelle Rally is a 2000km race...
That the minimum-spec HummerEV costs more than a maxed-out Cybertruck is significant. I doubt the 4-wheel steering and removable roof will make...
I have. The bright-orange plug hanging out the front gets lots of quizzical looks in Georgia.
I'll assume so. I frequently run off batteries which I'm also charging. Just note you're only going to get, at best, 2-5 miles per day. View the...
SpaceX isn’t first to market. Rockets & satellites aren’t new. They’re trouncing the prior companies by jumping to new tech where entrenched...
Looks like the pack is removable, but is now an integral part of the frame - not merely “battery pack”. One blown cell requires replacing a large...
It’s not distance (power cycling) that’s concerning me, it’s calendar lifespan. Lithium batteries are noted for having a limited temporal...
Cybertruck [IMG] Guess I'll have to buy the parts myself...
Growing concern: longevity. There's much said about the "million mile lifespan" of the new batteries, but I'm noticing silence on temporal...
I'm wondering about dynamic stresses. Will the "cast pan, steel cans, and epoxy" be ridiculously strong? yes ... but that's a lot of random forces...
232kWh Powerpack: $172,000. 200-250kWh Cybertruck: $70,000. Hurm.
Clarify the “almost no time” deduction. (I’m still trying to wrap my head around the battery chemistry. Didn’t occur to me to consider time...
Zactley. I’m happy with taking a few days to top it off, as I don’t drive much most days, and long distance days are under 500 miles (or minor top...
My use case is 2500 mile round trip in ~3 days (family visit), or 8000 mile round trip in ~3 weeks (hauling camper). Doesn’t happen often, but...
A benefit of the Tri CT is the battery is so big it may practically take a couple days to charge - when topped off, it can go farther than what a...
Apparently there will be a solar version of the bed cover, so the truck can acquire a few miles’ charge daily.
“Added when needed” - aye, there’s the rub. This isn’t just a cellphone battery boost pack. This is a ~1 ton pack filling several cubic feet. Few...
