Recent content by srkz

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...

No comment on the lack of side access to the bed, lack of rear view mirror, inability to mount anything on the roof unless you build a truly massive rack on top (a "superstructure" really), or unibody-and-glue construction? It's a shame the rest of the technology is so good because not even a...

I agree completely, but that’s kinda my point though - in the EV era having a fast 0-60 time is not exclusive at all anymore. Probably more than half of EVs on the road in the US right now can do the same or similar 0-60 time because it’s so easy to do insane torque with an electric motor. I...

Your last sentence is honestly on point. There is no equivalent in the ICE world. There are a ton of equivalents in the EV world though, because torque is braindead-easy with electric motors. The list of EVs that can go 0-60 in 3-5 seconds is practically endless these days. The regular R3...

No, I’m quite sure it is a fantasy! Which is why I commented that everyone expecting anything this extreme is living in a dream. There seem to be quite a few people expecting the R3X to be more than just a performance version of the smallest and cheapest Rivian (including OP) that’s all.

Right. So, exactly like I said, wheels (offset = "stance"), tires, calipers, dampers, and a driving mode. My point is that they're RAD-tuning an R3 for sale to the public, not building a bespoke rally monster. They're starting with a mild-mannered inexpensive hatchback and then giving it a...

Everybody expecting the R3X to be a fire breathing rally car is going to be sorely disappointed. It's going to be an R3 with better wheels/tires/calipers/dampers and maybe if you're lucky an exclusive drive mode. It's still going to be an R3. That is to say, it's going to be an inexpensive...

Sometimes you can just bend the little clips back into the right shape so they hold on correctly; that’s how I fixed mine. They’re just friction fit because they need to pop off cleanly for the air bag to deploy.

The biggest flags for me are that I know I saw Wassym's account comment in a Reddit thread about it (a while ago before it really blew up, at least a year or two, in one of his AMAs I think) saying something along the lines of "we agree it can be better; we're redesigning it for R2" but that...

My theory is they already signed a contract with a supplier for these door parts and need to sell them all before switching to real door handles like the rest of the industry. I’m hoping the handles get fixed in the 2027 or 2028 model with everything else.

Yeah me either! I actually use auto mode exclusively so I have no idea how it got into manual mode with everything disabled. Maybe that part is a real bug... But having actually watched your video now I'm pretty confident that's what it is since all your vents are showing the closed...

You have two EVs that aren't very old, receive regular software updates to keep them fresh, and still work fine? Just wait until the R3X comes out and then buy it, don't waste your money on FOMO impulse car buying.