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I view articles such as the "Motor Junkie" piece as part of what will be an inevitable but temporary crescendo from EV naysayers as the ICE era enters its death throes. It will be much like the fast rising and then slow dying of the howls that accompanied the transition from LP's to CD's...

She sort of did. Before referral to committee, every bill is circulated to all members of the chamber in which the bill originated to give them a chance to join as a co-sponsor should they be so inclined. From the "Guide to Lawmaking" issued by the Washington Legislature: "An abbreviated...

Exactly! Dealerships are just beginning to taste the problems EV will bring them. As companies such as Ford and GM increase the number of EV models, dealers will inevitably see the service revenue on which they depend shrink. To stay afloat, they're going to have to shift more of their...

This is odd, as all six of the bill's sponsors were Democrats. None of the legislative tracking services are yet reporting HB 1388's death in committee, so please let us know what you find out.

I'm an early reservation holder who sent Rivian a brief email three days ago asking if there would be an opportunity to view a Rivian and color samples anywhere in Florida before having to do final order configuration. There has been no answer. I guess I'll have to wait until May to meet my...

This is way out of my field of law, but I suspect it would be hard for Rivian to challenge a grandfathered exclusion. Legislatures have a lot of leeway in passing and repealing laws, and I doubt Rivian would even have standing to challenge the grandfathering of an exclusion dating long before...

Because a fully-opened frunk lid would be hard for shorter users to reach? Lucid has postponed its power-operated passenger doors due to issues with sensor suppliers. I wonder if that's the reason Rivian canceled the power-operated tailgate. Sensors are less critical when opening a frunk lid...

The interior updates of the new Tesla Plaid Model S and X have gotten a lot of attention (and debate). But has anyone paid attention to the second-row seat of the new Model X? At long last, Tesla finally put a fold-down center armrest with some storage in the rear seat of the Model S. But the...

Let's hope the analogy between Lucid and Rivian doesn't carry too far. Amid all the hubbub yesterday about Lucid confirming the reverse merger with CCIV to go public, Lucid slipped in an announcement that their start of production for customer cars has been pushed out. The launch Air Dream...

I have a reservation for a Lucid Air Dream Edition as well as a Rivian R1S, so I've been following developments at Lucid as closely as I can. They are following the same trajectory as Rivian, both in terms of removing features that were initially teased and in making changes at what seems to be...

I had been toying with the idea of a PPF for my next vehicle, but my brother put a 3M PPF on his Tesla Model 3 that has given him some trouble with dirt build-up under the edges causing the film to let go a bit. (He did not opt to have a tuck done, so I don't know if that has contributed to the...

Here is the current map of Electrify America locations. It looks very similar in terms of distribution to a Tesla supercharger map. Florida has a heavy concentration of charging stations, which tracks the fact that Florida has a high concentration of EV owners -- fourth among all the states...

I'm taking delivery of a Lucid Air Dream Edition in April/May but am seriously considering also going forward with my Rivian R1S launch edition reservation (since Feb 2019). Does anyone know whether/where/when Florida reservation holders will be able to see and sit in the vehicle before...

Thanks. I had read that the 180-kWh pack would be available with 3 seats in the future, but I didn't realize it was going to be that far out. I wonder what the reason is for the long delay?

A question about Alexa . . . . Will Alexa software be embedded in the Rivian, or will it only work in the vehicle via your smartphone?

Lucid is saying pretty much the same thing. As the great majority of their early sales are in California and south Florida -- and they have plans to be big in the Middle East -- solar heat gain is a real issue for them. They are claiming the tint they are using has 97% solar energy rejection...

Interesting. Lucid was also teasing electrochromic glass for the upcoming Air sedan. The alpha cars even had a switch for dimming it above the rearview mirror. But Lucid dropped it, too, during development. Electrochromic film is fairly rigid and it has no fade-out from tinted to untinted...

I'm getting a Lucid Air Dream Edition in April/May and a Rivian R1S this fall. They both use Alexa. This will be the first time I've ever owned two cars simultaneously in which I might be able to operate all the features without having to think twice about which vehicle I'm in. It's always been...

I just re-read this post and see your point more clearly. FEV North America is the U.S. branch of a German engineering consulting firm that, among other services, conducts mileage and range testing for a wide array of automakers, including the likes of GM and Ford, in preparation for their...

According to the EPA website, they test 15-20% of cars themselves and rely on manufacturer-submitted data for the rest. Edson told me that Lucid was submitting cars to the EPA for testing. Perhaps since there have been so many naysayers on the internet claiming that the Lucid range testing...