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There's a couple components of this that will be interesting to see how they evolve. At some point software updates will stop for each generation of vehicle. I forgot what point it was that Tesla stopped updating early Model S cars, but I feel like it was in the 5-8 year range. I don't think...

That looks really good! How easy/hard is taking the canopy on & off? I'm thinking of getting a somewhat smaller one. I'd be mounting one on my new fancy Go Fast, but I don't want to be driving around with it year-round. I'd be taking it on and off a few times a year at least. Sometimes solo.

I remember seeing a chart of the supply/demand curve on oil. It was put together by the IEA or a similar agency IIRC. Essentially, oil below $70/barrel creates supply destruction. Prices above $120/barrel are where sustained demand destruction starts happening. Prices between those ranges...

As a ball python owner, I sympathize. Those things find hidey-holes you can't imagine existing. Honestly, even if you get the seat back off, it will still probably be hiding somewhere you can't see it. There's about zero things you can do to lure it out until it gets hungry. These snakes...

Being near big metal objects is known to reduce the accuracy / functionality of magnetic compasses. On top of being a big metal object, an EV is a giant ball of various magnets & electromagnetic fields. I've never thought to test it, but I wouldn't call your experience surprising.

You're right. Adding circuit breakers to rental properties is way too hard for modern society to manage. I don't think that problem will ever be solved. It's not like housing stock didn't have expectations of running water, sewage air conditioning, gas or electric cooking, washing machines...

I just finished an 1,134 mile round trip and used 539kWh of electricity per the odometer. I left home with a 100% charge, and pulled back in with 12% remaining on the battery. I spent $229 on public charging, for a blended rate of $0.19/mile. The process of applying my EA pass membership was...

I responded earlier, but I will revise my answer to a "yes". I just acquired a GoFast camper, and something to make the tailgate easier on the knees for ingress/egress is something I would look for.

I just saw an article about the EV market in places like the Philippines going bonkers. It sounds like demand for BYD is off the charts there. I suspect there's a big difference in places more exposed to gulf oil, and in places where gas expense is a larger portion of typical incomes. It also...

I had this same message about a year ago. Mobile service came out and replaced it in a few minutes. I'm grateful that Rivian was able to be proactive about it. That's pretty rare for any company.

Techcrunch isn't always a great source, but the article linked directly to an SEC filing where Rivian adjusted their 2027 EBITDA guidance. Here's a direct link to avoid the Techcrunch grossness. See item 7.01 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000110465926031794/tm269292d1_8k.htm

I previously made some posts that were highly skeptical of Rivian's business logic on autonomy. I take those comments back. A partnership like this makes the effort worth it. Capital is coming into the company to pay for a chunk of the very expensive development effort and the incremental...

I think you'll be fine with a single 50amp breaker. We have a Rivian and a Tesla running from a single 14-50 outlet. We're using the Grizzl-E duo charger plugged into that outlet. They also have a hardwired option IIRC. Over the last few years there hasn't been a time where we felt like we...

That is a fair point. It's not a law. But Milton Friedman's idea's are functionally a religion among corporate leadership and the buyside + sellside of corporate leadership, and it seems pretty well established in shareholder lawsuits. My challenge to those disagreeing with the broader...

There's room for flexibility in maximizing shareholder returns. It doesn't always mean lowest cost, and Amazon's climate pledge's are inline with fiduciary duties. Bigger picture, there's also zero question that Amazon is ruthlessly focused on the bottom line at the expense of the environment...

To put it another way, everyone has a moral obligation to do what it is in their power to do. However, individual contributions are insufficient to solve the problem. So we need something in addition to individual contributions. Particularly when individual contributions are only coming from...

It's not about some level of smugness for owning an EV or cutting hydrocarbons. I certainly don't intend for my comments to come across that way, although I know they sometimes get interpreted that way. It's a challenge of communicating across the internet. I know that not everyone can have...

There's some REALLY good reasons to use less hydrocarbons in the world. They intersect with the most pressing issues of our generation. First off, climate change is hitting the world hard. The climate disasters that are making homes unaffordable in parts of the country are only getting worse...

HVAC is the hardest one for sure. I'm glad I did it, but it was a pain. HVAC contractors can be particularly painful to deal with. Heat-pump water heaters are a much more manageable project, and also have a better ROI if you're looking for a smaller scale project. Just don't be paying $5k...

There's a lot of ways this can go. With gulf production being shut down because of lack of transport, this could get bad pretty fast. The number I saw is that about 6m/bpd of production could go offline if transport isn't resumed in the next few weeks. That's about 6% of global oil...