But it's also a false argument to say that because we weigh 8k lbs and tractor trailer weighs 80k lbs that we do 10% of the damage. It's going to be way less than that.
Even dividing out by axle, we are going to be 4k lbs and a semi will be 16k lbs. Again, semi is exponential over passenger car.
Road damage is not linear in the real world.
Heavy tractor trailers sitting in traffic on hot days cause divots that a normal passenger vehicle (including ours) just wouldn't cause. And chipping due to snow removal starts degradation in specific areas that only get worse over time.
No, even...
Nah. Even at a safe distance, there was 20-30% improvement. Something like 90% at 3ft, but it was an exponential scaling of savings. Certainly worth it.
What were some of the out of warranty costs you had to deal with?
My model S cost me $2400 over 225k miles and I thought that was pretty good. I'm worried what the Rivian will be...
It's a two edged sword. On the one hand you'd think that verification would be the way to go. But then on the other hand, the one system decision is how you prevent people like Josh Brown from being decapitated. That's the whole reason we have phantom braking now.
Doesn't help when an EQS won't move after they are done. My only consolation was that by the time I left they had racked up $61 and counting of idle fees from EA.
I think this is all subjective based on area of the country. We rarely have congestion issues in the Midwest or down the interior coast. But I understand California is basically Costco on Sunday 24/7....