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I think it's what you've described: the seal was not properly prepared for paint and appears to be incorrectly seated or positioned. Most paint problems are a result of failure in preparation. This could also be an external factor (the paint impacted in any number of ways) but that doesn't...

Once Tesla uses a variable ratio steering rack, a yoke would be interesting at least for a sports sedan or the Roadster. For the X, it's just daft and cumbersome, even disconcerting for city driving to be distracted by fumbling to find wheel while focusing on maneuvering at low speed.

The touchscreen is a cash cow and a cost-saving compromise – a compromise on safety in terms of it being a distraction to the driver attempting simple tasks. It's a cost-saving because it simplifies the instrument panel and dash assembly. It's a cash cow because it opens the market to...

Having played around with CAN bus systems for years in Porsches, I'd say it's in the communications and state of the device as it receives various signals. The nature of systems design is to have self-contained objects. The tendency in iterative development is to solve problems using methods in...

I'm not sure the "writing assignment" of this thread is sufficiently unambiguous to be achieved, but in the spirit of most of my software career, I won't let a lack of definition of success deter me from trying. I'd draw attention to Musk's manta of "all input is error" and how I wish I'd heard...

The question with one meaning and one hundred answers. : ) Over the last decade, I've simplified it down to this infallible methodology: Step 1: charge enough to reach the next charger, plus 50 miles' range "margin of error" Step 2: drive half way, then either slow down or speed up to maintain...

I'd suggest asking console vault to make a case that replaces the camp speaker, uses the locking mechanism and uses the pogo connector to have USB-C PD inside.

Before Rivian changed the software, all R1Ts were showing less range than spec. For '23, Rivian upped the range and the mpge. Rivian has since upped the available kWh percentage of the pack. The physical pack is 141kWh, rated at 135kWh. Nobody knows the vehicle pack degradation from the...

I'd suggest still having a ground clamp. I have a household generator clamped to a ground stake. I have a portable generator (12kW) that has a neutral bond switch. It can charge the Rivian and the Tesla, but I still prefer to run a beefy ground strap to an earth rod. My main motivation for...

Rivian can review the logs of the vehicle prior to delivery to identify relevant error codes.

If there's any surface damage to any component of the battery pack assembly, I'd assume it's a total loss. Of course I've never repaired an EV, never been closer than a wheel swap and brake pads in a Model 3 that was tracked. But I think it's a reasonable assumption that if there's anything more...

I've owned and operated an independent shop building race cars. We look after the customer's road cars, too. It's difficult to predict what can be repaired, especially if there are not airbags triggered. Once an airbag is deployed, the assessor/adjuster can determine the extent of repair costs...

Between the Semi, Cybertruck and "the one that's smaller than a Model 3" Tesla needs all the batteries it can produce, plus all the supplier contracts that aren't ending any time soon. Batteries remain as a supply constraint till there are more batteries than needed. Tesla appears to see it as...

We're about to get another $RIVN vs $TSLA price correlation event … what's the expectation; if $TSLA goes up, will $RIVN go up, too?

that's the top line, Rivian's problem is with the bottom line. : )

I posted some marked up images indicating where the winch is (apparently) meant to be installed. The two, small 12V batteries wouldn't power a winch, so there would need to be an additional battery. There's no access to the winch location, so it would need to be a WARN with remote control of the...

The question that Rivian should make clear. "What options are useful." Me, I'd go with the underbody protection, quad motor and otherwise cheapest path. Cheapest paint and cabin trim. Pay for nothing above the minimum. Choose wheels to suit your purposes. I wish there was reason to talk about...

Such nonsense: "streamline option choices to help with production efficiencies" … surely most people understand this is utter bullshit, offensive marketing piffle. Surely people understand $1000 for a different tint of paint on the wheels is treating customers like simpletons. And yet, on it...

retrofit camera washers would help no mention of hardware expectations?

A pit of vipers is not a realistic depiction of Wall Street … unless it's a billion small mice being eaten by high frequency fat vipers.