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EVs have a radiator/condenser cooling fan. The system operates at a much lower temperature which may improve durability. Tesla EVs (as of now) require no fluid change to the gearbox. There is also a pump and filter which I guess makes that possible. Supposedly the Model 3 drive unit is designed...

I'm just guessing here that any electric vehicle should be more efficient than the equivalent gas vehicle due to the need for range. Pickups though are pickups and I don't see a really big difference in apparent aerodynamics of the Rivian vs others. So it may be a little less difference between...

Tesla did that to minimize losses and also because they knew they would have to ramp up production. Supposedly, Ford can build them as fast as they want so it may not matter for Ford.

Maybe that's the problem. Other corporations are so responsive to Wall St that everything has to be a profit center. Tesla has said that Supercharging will never be a profit center. So other corps won't join unless they can make a profit and Tesla probably won't allow that. Seeing as any truck...

Now I could argue that this is of no benefit whatsoever as I charge from solar so wasted energy doesn't cost me (or the environment) anything... So did you get your Solar installed for free? No? Then you are wasting an investment and maintenance.

The Tesla Model 3 has a LR RWD model with aerodynamic 18" wheels and a performance model with sticky performance tires. There is a about a 10% difference in range. Same car, different wheels and tires. The wheel aerodynamics plays a part in this rating too. Data is from hete...

Hmm how original. Just like Tesla. At least we know it is possible because it works for Tesla very well. Maybe it will allow them to reduce their rates a little.

As previous poster said at the end, coasting is better than regen. Why? Well there are losses in recovering kWh from the momentum of the vehicle and putting them into the battery. Then there are more losses using that energy from the battery. It goes like this...

We're not talking about $20 commodities here. We're talking about vehicles costing ~$100,000. In addition if you can't charge for whatever reason, you could have a real problem completing your vacation.

There is my point. The hardware is easy to make but not so the software. If you are using your adapter and the car catches fire, whose fault is it? So here is the thing. The charger has to identify an account to send the bill to. (Car's VIN?) The charger has to keep track of the load...

The Tesla Supercharger does handshake with the car to identify it to it's database to allow charging and calculate $ charges but it also handshakes to determine the electrical charge rate requested by the vehicle. Any car that uses the Supercharger network must be able to do both things. A...

The amount of time you spend charging has nothing to do with your battery size. That's right. It all has to do with the efficiency of the vehicle you are driving. The Tesla model 3 uses about 1 kWh for 4 miles traveled. Rivian says 180 kWh pack will take you 400 miles. That's about 1.8 times the...

Don't forget that as your EV ages, the power generated to operate it will get cleaner and cleaner. Back to price and range.Expect the longest range and most expensive models to be available first because that is where they will generate the most profit. Expect the longest range versions to have...

I expect that EV mfrs will in time add anti slip/skid to the regenerative braking routine. It should be fairly easy. Then there should be no question. I agree with the other EV drivers here. Once you have experienced one pedal driving you'll not want to go back. It makes you lazy.

Has anyone looked at the impact of making the gasoline that is burned? Exploration, drilling, finishing, pumping, transporting (oil), refining, transporting (gasoline), pumping. It all adds up.

I think when they see a truck it will be more relevant to them and they will be more accepting.

When there are electric trucks that outperform their ICE counterparts, they will be converted. Maybe instead of infrastructure adds to condos and apartments, we should expect to see 'gas' stations. Unless the apartment/condo mgr sees the $$ to be had.

Right. The oil companies are not going to let this opportunity go to waste. They will convert their stations. Some are already starting to buy charge companies. As far as condos and apartments go, don't you think that when EVs become common, they will use charging stations as features to sell...

I think installing a charging network in metro areas first and then along highways is being done for financial reasons. But it is a mistake. What are people concerned about most when it comes to BEV's? RANGE. With today's 230+ mileage cars there should be no problems commuting and other metro...

For several reasons, I had my 35 yr old panel replaced. Breakers, rust, Al service conductors, unsecured main breaker...