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Remember: burning coal merely releases chemical energy from photosynthesis that happened a few hundred million years ago. What you have is a solar powered truck that utilizes a very inefficient carbon power bank. If you want to really get crazy: that truck uses nuclear fusion (to create the...

My understanding is that the snag is that the vehicle is from a previous model year. Also, many swaps don't affect fuel economy. My Guide was very apologetic and also did seem to have his duckies in a row. But that doesn't mean that his info was correct. Ironically, I was trying to swap 21"...

I'm pretty sure they will _not_. I discussed something similar with a Guide. The reason is silly, but I believe it: since none of these is current model-year, info on them was recorded with the EPA in their manufacture year and those records are now closed. Since the "fuel" efficiency of each...

:facepalm:Or the roof over the entry to a motel--been there, done that, replaced the handlebars!

Good point about the lights! They'd just be antennas at that point! Hadn't thought about that. Yeah, at 100 GHz (assuming line-of-sight to the source--which probably also means the truck is a puddle of slag), chicken wire won't do it. But the aluminized mylar in most window heat shields would...

Dude, you pressed my "pedantic" button! So, responding to a facetious question with a serious answer: yes, it should--mostly. But it _does_ have windows. They'll pass a significant amount of long-wavelength (very roughly, anything larger than about the size of the window) signal and a great deal...

:CWL: OMG! It's an honest-to-goodness proverbial "tinfoil hat" for your truck!

That's awful! How did you miss all that at the time of delivery? I'm not sure what would happen if a customer said "this isn't what I paid for," considering that they already have your money at that point. But a vehicle that was advertised as having "ordinary wear and tear" is what you were...

I think this is a fine idea! In addition, it would seem to be something that should be an Alexa "skill." I can think of loads of situations in which SOS would be needed but in which one is unable to press the button. Sure, we can play the "what if...?" game forever--nothing is perfect. But in...

I went with "Compass Yellow" on the outside and with "Forest Edge + Warm Ash Wood" on the inside. It's been called "spinach omelette" or "mustard and relish." (As a former New Mexican, I call it "green chile cheese.") I can't find the reference, at the moment, but it is said that RJ (whom I...

Well put, thank you! I _love_ the appearance of the Cybertruck. Tastes differ, which is a terrific thing. Even though I've decided to pull the trigger on the Rivian (in a color combination that even RJ has derided but which I like a great deal), I'm going to hang on to my Cybertruck reservation...

C'mon: as a 30+ year veteran teacher, I've heard some dumb questions, and this isn't one of them! You'll have to get _way_ dumber to impress me. This is, in fact, an entirely reasonable question and one with a simple answer: you're right, the site includes demos and others. They state: "These...

Wilco! We'll be flying in. Southwest is very inexpensive: from St. Louis (ironically, the St. Louis Rivian service center is right next to the airport--technically in Hazelwood; not-coincidentally, also right next to a major Amazon delivery hub) so we're in for about $250 in total air fare plus...

But at least my sofa is being protected by my couch Gary (yeah, not very threatening, is he?).

YES! I didn't know until this moment that frunk monkeys are exactly what is missing from my "options" list. :clap:

Thanks for the update! You give me good reason for optimism: I'm slated to take delivery of the demo vehicle I've purchased from the same service center as you. My interactions with them so far are consistent with what you report, so it seems that there's good reason to expect that to continue...

I stand corrected! Thanks for the clarification. I've been in other situations in which people (who did seem to know what they were talking about, but "seem to" and "do" are very different!) expressed the need to have particular labels in order to maintain admissibility. But I'm cool with them...

I think this is a superb question! However, we cannot even answer, with any confidence, whether capital punishment is a deterrent. If something so profound and with so much associated data can't yield a solid conclusion, I think we're hosed in this situation. That said, I'll point out that when...

According to their web site, the demo vehicles cannot be shipped: "Vehicle pickup is at the purchase location — we're unable to ship or transfer" Looks like you'll have the opportunity for an awesome shakedown drive!

This little dude followed me around as I did yard work for a solid half-hour last summer. I'm sure mama was watching and prepared to stomp me silly if I got too close! I neither want to damage them nor my truck (er...but venison is so yummy! just not when harvested with my truck)! I'll take all...