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Do you know what PSI they were running in the R1T? Definitely excited to get out on the trails when the R1S gets here.

While clearly a R1S and MY aren't the same. I priced a model Y, blue, tow hitch, white interior $55.9K, delivery April-June minus a $7500 credit makes it really compelling. If I didn't have pre-March pricing and the BPA, I would likely switch based on value. Clearly I would prefer a R1S, but at...

We have three cars, 2015 Model S, Bolt and an old mini-van. R1S will replace mini-van. Not worried about being all electric. Charging a Tesla and non Tesla at home is not an issue for us. We drive the two EVs around 1000 miles/month per car. If you are doing a lot of roadtrips, a Tesla will...

Not sure if this is applicable to the Rivian, but I've found that some GFCI circuits won't work with my Tesla portable charger. This seems like a pretty good article and includes recommended wire sizes for distance/load - https://www.imperialdade.com/blog/extension-cords-101. Also, keep in mind...

I have a CT reservation in spite of the styling because at the time I made it, 50K for a dual motor full size electric truck with more than 300 miles of range was an incredible deal. CT will be successful if it delivers on range, drives well and is competitive on price. The second part will be...

It depends on the location, are some chargers that I've had to wait for a space to open up because they were all full. I'm guessing they won't up the ones that have very heavy utilization. One of the benefits of Tesla is the in car nav is pretty good at letting you know how many chargers are...

Back to the original story, this is a bill being introduced, it still has a long way to go to get passed. While I don't follow politics that closely, it seems unlikely that it can pass the House and Senate and then be signed by the President.

My Tesla range predictor is very accurate when predicting remaining battery percentage over long distances, within a few percent. I found the miles estimate not to be good and leave it in battery percentage. When the nav system says I will arrive at the next charger with X% remaining and I am...

I have CT reservation because Tesla has delivered on their specs in the past and when I made my reservation, $49K for a full size truck with 300+ miles of range and access to the supercharger network, plus the performance specs in terms of acceleration, payload and towing, was a very good value...

Waiting might yield a better quality truck as Rivian continues to make quality control improvements which might lead to slightly better resale value but I don't think model year really makes much difference in the long run. Resale value will be far more affected by miles, battery condition and...

MS with aero wheels has a 405 EPA range...completely agree that Rivian is an incredible value at pre-March prices and a very strong value at the new prices. We should always treat people with respect but it also goes both ways and Rivian has made statements or commitments about timing of...

Tesla nav system can either automatically add chargers in or you can manually add one as a stop (an update earlier this year allows multiple stops in the nav system). In both cases it will precondition if necessary. Presumably Rivian will add similar functionality at some point in the future.

Don't buy if it doesn't make sense. EVs can make financial sense but the reality is nothing will make more financial sense than buying a "regular" used car for less than $10K. My personal opinion - overspending on cars relative to income is one of the major financial pitfalls many people make...

For me no, for some people it could. It depends on what your use it going to be. If you aren't doing many trips where you are driving more than 250-300 miles it won't matter. If you are doing a lot of towing, that extra range could be really important. Also it will increase energy costs because...

I have two EVs (Model S and Chevy Bolt). Efficiency on both significantly (10-25%) drop as temperature drops with more drop around town. Using the heater consumes a lot of electricity. It is part of owning an EV, at least with today's battery chemistry.

It is comments like this that turn off a lot of people I know. Not a great strategy to insult the people whose opinion you are trying to influence.

I just put a piece of wood a bit taller than the cable right next to the cable so the wood gets the weight of the garage door. No problem closing the door. Have since moved and can park both EVs in the garage so no longer an issue, but did that for 6-9 months.

Back to the original question, the shipping part of the supply chain is improving and will likely continue to improve. Ship wait times on the West Coast have come down and the price of containers from Asia to the West Coast has dropped. Last week I think the price had fallen to around $4K, down...

Maybe somebody already said this and you probably already thought about it, but make sure your EVSE can reach where you are going to park. Since you are doing new construction I would also go with wiring to support 80 amp in case you are going to get a vehicle with vehicle to load (Ford...

Off topic, but I was in the US Coast Guard and was a ship inspector (eg, making sure they didn't use carboard....) and they played this video for us back in the early 90's during our first training course. He does a great job staying on his talking points!