Recent content by srkz

All of the other brands you listed use blended braking at the pedal, so when you press on the brake pedal it always uses available regen and only blends in the pads when needed. Tesla and Rivian are the only two EV brands where the brake pedal is always mechanical and lift-off is the only way...

Regarding the brake anomaly - do you guys happen to live at the top of a hill and regularly descend it in the mornings? Cold weather causes regen to be severely limited early on in a drive, and if you're descending in elevation first thing in the morning on your commute into town regularly that...

In California the copper for a 50’ run to my garage was only about $350 last year, and that at retail Home Depot rates. My main panel is 100A and there was just enough room in the load calc to fit a 40A circuit for a 14-50 without needing a load balancer or anything - I just use the mobile...

Some people really enjoy cooking good food, some people just want to eat it.

I think it’s not about what they can or can’t do, and is more about what they determine to be economically advantageous to do. If for example they come up with a game-changing model that runs great on gen 3 but Gen 2 hardware can’t handle it anymore due to compute speed or memory bandwidth or...

You have to go into camp mode and select manage energy > stay on. That will keep the 12V active indefinitely. You should also turn off the HVAC and displays if you’re leaving it for a while to save power. Using the 12V alone uses several times less power than running the inverter outlets so it’s...

I never once called you a fool? You called *me* a fool for liking autonomy. And no, I haven’t been fooled twice, that’s the whole point of the adage - if you get fooled twice in the same way it’s your own fault, which is why I don’t believe them when they say pretty things about the launch...

Pretending not to understand what words mean doesn't change their meaning. ;)

fool /fo͞ol/ A fool is a person who lacks good judgement or common sense. As a verb, it means to trick or deceive someone.

I agree with both of you, but that's exactly what they did when they had a Gen 1 quad-motor R1 "launch edition" in 2022, stopped selling it, and then had a big yay-for-us party and released the Gen 2 quad-motor R1 "launch edition" in 2025. Point being not that I think it's likely they'll...

Tesla has never had Lidar-equipped models, only a small fleet of mapping vehicles not for sale to customers.

If you Ctrl+F "Rivian" in this prospectus from MicroVision, a lidar supplier, you'll find on page S-2 the quote "On January 31, 2023, we completed the acquisition of certain assets of Ibeo Automotive Systems GmbH, which was founded in 1998 as a lidar hardware and software provider. Ibeo...

90% of EVs are also in California. 😁 As soon as anyone in the northern plains buys one I'm sure the charging industry will take notice. :giggle:

Oh I found it, it's right there on the profile under 'Ignore'. Phew!

... Is there like a "block" feature that would let me not have to read any more posts about Tesla and Elon? Regarding the LiDAR video, the argument is that FSD wasn't enabled and that's why it crashed through the wall? So the hill y'all are going to die on is that Teslas only have functional...