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03-18-2021, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Elon observed that tasers are legal in all 50 states and that the solid stainless, unpainted, cyber truck could basically be a huge bug zapper to avoid fingerprints on the stainless.

That got me thinking ... placard the left side with Hillary 2024 stickers and make the right side a Trump Truck. ... start a YouTube channel with the resulting Sentry Mode videos and retire....

Love it. Just yesterday I was looking for a way to make money on Youtube like The Stradman. Stay tuned for the Gunfighter channel.

03-18-2021, 05:46 PM

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With all this home charging going on, where will all the KWs come from?

Existing infrastructure if utility companies incentivize off peak charging. Many utilities already give EV owners cheap power to charge in the middle of the night when demand is low. This reduces peak afternoon demand which is expensive to provide. Essentially everyone who already runs their 40-50 amp air conditioning in the afternoon can schedule their EV to charge at night on a 50 amp garage circuit.

03-19-2021, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 53x11

Elon Musk not the CEO anymore. CFO Zach Kirkhorn no longer CFO as well. Positions renamed in an SEC filing. Elon is Technoking now and Kirkhorn is Master of Coin.

That’s just funny!!!

46x10 is the new 53x11

03-19-2021, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Seneca Pilot

The smartest thing all these manufacturers could do is get together with Musk and work out a deal to use the super chargers and pay a royalty per car. It is in the best interest of all the consumers and manufacturers to have plug commonality and not have each manufacturer having to bear the cost of a charging network. Musk gets the royalty plus the charging revenue to help smooth out revenues and fund more development.

https://www.electrive.com/2020/12/22...electric-cars/

03-19-2021, 04:55 AM

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With all this home charging going on, where will all the KWs come from?

I have my Model 3 hooked up to a NEMA 14-50 plug. Same as a 4-prong clothes dryer. The car pulls 32A when charging, and it does about 30 miles per hour charge rate. Plenty fast enough to be ready the next morning.

I think people grossly overestimate what is actually going on with EV charging at home.

You can manually lower the amp draw if you want. You could also get a Tesla wall charger and have more control. Heck, you can get multiple wall chargers and they’ll automatically spread the charge load between cars.

03-19-2021, 06:01 AM

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We never even noticed a change in our electric bills when we added a I3 car. We pick up a Model Y tomorrow and it’s has about the same efficiency as the I3 so even though the battery is 3 times the size our usage should not change. 95% of your charging is topping off the battery after driving less than 30 miles.

03-19-2021, 06:07 AM

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Congrats Sailing. What color did you go with?

03-19-2021, 06:12 AM

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Congrats Sailing. What color did you go with?

White, wanted Red but would have been a wait and extra cash. Went with the performance. It actually was only 6000 more than the Long Range if you upgrade the wheels and get the performance boost. Hope the ride is not to harsh however.

03-19-2021, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sailingfun

Awesome! I’m leaning hard towards a Rivian R1T. It’ll be early next year before I get another truck probably. I just sold my Tundra Crew Max (2013) and it only had 42,165 miles. I drive very little. To the airport and back and to the boat ramp. I’m a tech guy and want to go EV, but being outdoor minded, I want another truck. My wife is interested in the Kia EV6 that will come out late this year/early next year. Rivian just announced plans the install @3500 chargers at @600 sites. I think it said fast chargers. For me I’d be charging pretty much at home so I could care less but good to see they are going to build somewhat of a charging network.

Congrats again on the car and let us know how pick up goes.

03-19-2021, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by sailingfun

Nice - if I was getting a Y to replace the minivan I'd get the white. I've got a red Model 3 right now. A Delta friend of mine who lives down the street is getting a red Y next week. And a good friend of mine is getting a dark grey 3 tomorrow. Getting popular - Enjoy yours, it's a great car!