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See Make your robotaxi predictions for the 8/8 reveal and what I quoted, for starters. Let's assume Cruise was a fraud, See Waymo's miles between disengagements at 2022 Disengagement Report from California and 2023 Disengagement Reports from California at about 17,000. Waymo (formerly Google's...

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fisker-signals-more-layoffs-bankruptcy-143000126.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/ford-f-earnings-q1-2024.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-earnings-162126906.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/toyota-hits-record-output-sales-043204802.html...

I didn't have the time (nor much interest) to follow Elon's claims and "announcements" from their earnings call yesterday but... It's not only that but also investors given https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/elon-musk-is-keeping-investors-dreams-of-a-tesla-robotaxi-alive.html. Their stock jumped...

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/23/general-motors-gm-earnings-q1-2024.html https://apnews.com/article/gm-automaker-earnings-ev-db2b7d66b91bac85f7f41e401655b75c https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-earnings-top-forecasts-company-raises-outlook-and-sees-variable-profit-in-ev-unit-by-year-end-104007819.html

I stumbled across these on YouTube: I've only watched parts 2, 3 and part of 4 so far. I totally forgot that the late Joan Rivers had this show. I remember her being a guest host on Johnny Carson.

Also, keep in mind that also Germany's annual new auto sales aren't huge vs. the US and China (much lower population is part of it). Germany is now the world's 3rd largest economy, as Japan slipped to 4th. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/ataglance/2960/...

Plug-In Car Sales In Germany Down 22% In March 2024 All-electric car sales decreased even more, by 29% year-over-year. https://insideevs.com/news/716660/plugin-car-sales-germany-march2024/

California lemon law can apply to used purchases: Frequently Asked Questions - Arbitration Certification Program. There are specific criteria like at Buying and Maintaining a Car and https://www.dca.ca.gov/acp/pdf_files/lemonlaw_qa.pdf. And, lemon laws vary by state. Fortunately, OP is in CA.

Indeed. I'm not aware of any US states that have a mandated cooling off period on new or used cars. I got so sick of people posting misinformation on this so I started these threads for people to post their sources over 10 years ago...

Do you mean 10 kWh a day?

I quickly read https://insideevs.com/news/708375/toyota-mirai-hydrogen-stations-close/ last night. I didn't know about the handle getting frozen to the car before. Top of article starts with: "Toyota's Hydrogen Future Is Crumbling As Owners File Lawsuits, Call For Buybacks Frozen pumps...

Heard about this on AM radio: Some other local news stories on this: https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/street-lights-at-lake-merritt-vandalized-wires-stolen/ https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/theft-vandalism-of-vintage-street-lights-around-oaklands-lake-merritt-raises-safety-concerns/

I've used plenty of public charging (L2 and DC FC) that seem to have no cameras monitoring. Just because a site's recent or semi-recent does it automatically == safe. worst charging station locations isn't too old and was apparently very sketchy. I've personally DC FCed at Industrial St...

Also, in some places the section where you can't leave nor enter HOV lanes is denoted by double yellow lines. HOV and HOT Lane Information "HOV Lane Striping: Do not cross solid, double lines whether they are white or yellow! If you are entering or exiting an HOV lane, you must change lanes...

Hydrogen is sold by weight, in kilograms as opposed to volume for gasoline (e.g. gallons or liters). FWIW, How can 6 pounds of gasoline create 19 pounds of Carbon dioxide? says a gallon of gasoline weighs about 6.3 pounds. That's about 2.86 kilograms. While digging, TIL something from...

Semi-related to copper theft (e.g. at Public Charging or Bolt EUV Charger Cable Theft), we already have criminals stealing copper at charging sites. Attached image refers to Redmond, WA. Copper wire thieves was started in 2011. As EVs continue to gain share, I wouldn't be surprised that some...

On this note, while I was digging around, I found this from 2002 about their "GBL" (Global Body Line) which is an improvement from "FBL" (Flexible Body Line): Toyota Adopts New Flexible Assembly System. "To add salt to the wounds of auto makers that still see Toyota's old FBL as the bogey, Don...

Battery capacity is measured in kWh, a unit of energy. It isn't measured in "kw". kW is a unit of power and a totally different metric than kWh. That said, yours isn't the first I've heard of this and I often scoff at people boast and make claims about EV longevity. Just because the...

At https://www.facebook.com/groups/seattlenissanleaf/posts/7779363438761692/ (sorry, private group), there was a post of an image from Nextdoor mentioning that Redmond, WA had "ALL" its public fast chargers destroyed. I can't speak to all, but it has pics of EA, EVgo and Flo DC FC sites (one of...

I'm guessing that someone here is a fan of Phantasms (episode). It was definitely a weird ep like with the cellular peptide with mint frosting cake of Troi, Data going around stabbing people and the straw coming out of Riker's head + the phone inside Data. It was eventually mentioned somewhere...

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-renewed-lower-decks-ending-1235969332/

Doesn't seem like they're any good from posts like these: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/no-response-from-tesla-insurance.283943/#post-7389332 https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/no-response-from-tesla-insurance.283943/#post-8073561...

There are also plenty of other BEV choices, some you could probably get for the same $ but with remaining warranties. There are also numerous negative experiences w/Tesla insurance posted here like these...

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/04/more-americans-now-own-evs-but-the-number-wanting-to-join-the-club-is-falling/ " Number of Americans that own an EV has climbed from 4 to 7 percent in a year But number seriously considering buying one fell from 12 to 9 percent Proportion not planning on buying...

Model X Crash on US-101 (Mountain View, CA) was the original thread on this. I recall the gore point at the split on 101 south for 85 vs. 101 and the attenuator (Model X Crash on US-101 (Mountain View, CA)). Way before I had any EV and years before Leaf was even shipping, I used to work near...

Look at the amount of scrutiny that Cruise and Waymo (esp. Cruise) have gotten over a relatively small number of significant incidents. And even within the state of CA, you had local govts pushing back. Examples below...

I don't know. I've not counted. You can try to make guesses based upon the final assembly sites listed at Global Operations | Facilities | Profile | Company | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website + all the overseas (outside Japan) ones. Not all of those plants will end up...

Toyota's still doing fine as I still posted at The demise of the OEMs.

I can't speak to your 75 distinct models but you're making the incorrect assumption that each line only builds one model. That's not true. Japanese (and many other automakers) has flexible lines that build multiple models on the same line. I've posted about this before as I went I've been on...

He's not physically in it, but Quark narrates this: . "The Roddenberry Archive: Deep Space Nine... The World According to Quark Join Armin Shimerman (who portrays the beloved bartender 'Quark') on a journey through the Roddenberry Archive's virtual recreation of the Promenade from Star Trek...

On these notes, there are links to these claims from Elon/Tesla regarding robotaxis, self-driving, autonomy, etc.: Elon Musk Today - nope, still hasn't happened Elon Musk Today - ditto Elon Musk Today - LOL Elon Musk Today - LOL. Was the April 2019 robotaxi claim you mentioned.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/04/ford-to-delay-all-electric-suv-to-focus-on-hybrid-vehicles.html

In the middle of watching .

"Tesla shares fall after deliveries drop 8.5% from a year ago" https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/02/tesla-tsla-q1-2024-vehicle-delivery-and-production-numbers.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/02/byd-hands-back-top-ev-seller-title-to-tesla-after-q1-sales-decline.html

NATO Explains Why The Theme For ‘Star Trek: First Contact’ Was Played At Sweden’s Induction Ceremony confirmed w/sort of an explanation from NATO.

The restored Star Trek Enterprise-D bridge goes on display in May supposedly opens May 27, 2024. I'll have to hear about how it is before I make the ~330 mile.... ummmm... trek over there.

I guess we can avoid talking about Picard show since there's another thread on that already. Let's try to limit ourselves to TNG thru the last TNG feature film + anything else related. I'll start. There is a Swedish connection... as you recall, Borg sounds Swedish. I guess it's real as has...

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/ford/2024/03/27/ford-rouge-electric-vehicle-center-dearborn-cuts/73117641007/ Remember, even though you may not see a lot of these around in your area, the Ford F-Series truck is the best selling vehicle almost every year in the US and has been that way for...

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ev-startup-fiskers-deal-talks-with-large-automaker-ends-2024-03-25/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/25/fisker-nissan-deal-dead-funding-bankruptcy/amp/

If you haven't voted yet, be sure to cast your vote at Prediction, in Which Year Will New Electric Vehicle Sales Exceed 50% in the United States "Poll". Indeed, the requirements are at Used Clean Vehicle Credit | Internal Revenue Service but none of that helps me as I'm single and way above the...

Googling for these turns up some numbers: site:teslamotorsclub.com glass roof cost "model 3" site:teslamotorsclub.com rear window "model 3" cost replace

He turned 93 today!

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/22/chrysler-parent-stellantis-laying-off-400-salaried-us-workers.html - I’d seen a tweet last night about Friday being a mandatory WFH day so people speculated there'd be a layoff.

Sorry that there's a lot of politics in this article that I've only skimmed: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/20/epa-issues-new-auto-rules-aimed-at-cutting-carbon-emissions-boosting-electric-vehicles-and-hybrids.html "The EPA said that under its final rule, the industry could meet the limits if 56%...

I installed the Tesla app when Magic Dock was rolled out. IIRC, I could not see the status nor pricing of non-Magic Dock Superchargers. At least, this was the case before the Ford NACS adapter availability. I'll check again when I get a chance.

No idea what video you're talking about but either you or they are wrong on timelines/years and have some goofy ideas of "very early" or "early" adopters. First 2012 Tesla Model S Delivered To Earliest Depositor Steve Jurvetson (Video) - June 2012 1st "deliveries" of Model 3 to employees only...

https://www.autoblog.com/2024/03/17/analysis-u-s-automakers-race-to-build-more-hybrids-as-ev-sales-slow/

I dropped by the True Zero H2 station near work on Friday night. I can confirm the $36/kg price. On the pump was someone's previous fill up: $161.14 for 4.476 kg of H2. I would imagine that those who lease or bought used ones with $15K of fuel are pretty keen on dumping them once their lease...

I've not read it but WSJ does seem to allow unlimited (?) gift links. I subscribe right now, so https://www.wsj.com/tech/waymo-self-driving-cars-freeway-phoenix-241266e1?st=2i3wwsrapumix8x&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink should work for those who don't subscribe.