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It's not about wanting a slower version. Its about the tradeoffs between performance and range for any EV. As you've noted on anther post, you find 0-60 times sluggish. Rather, I would argue that you've gotten used to the instant torque and acceleration and you want that wow factor back. I...

The original point is very valid. I'll take the extra range over second or two to 60mph. This is exactly what's wrong with using 0-60mph metric. There is a world of differences between Tesarossa or any exotic car and SUVs, EV or ICE. No one buys an exotic based on 0-60 time. From my...

Thanks. Alignment needed. As for the steering wheel being not dead centered, I'm bit OCD about that. It would bug me.....every time I get behind the wheel.

Must seem like dumb question. Why do you need an alignment? - Was the vehicle pulling to one side or the other? - Uneven tire wear (outside or inside wearing more than the other, sculpting wear)? - Was some mishap that involved wheels? In all the years with nearly 20 vehicles I've owned, I...

Well, at least you don't live in CA. My local Costco is priced at $6.39/gal for premium, which one of my vehicle requires. Good thing that's my toy car and fills up once a month.

Since I listen to lots of earnings calls for stocks I own, this particular call was one of the worst I've heard in a quite a while. Many questions from analysts were never directly answered - obliquely answered without actually answering. Two in particular were: Q: impact of raw material and...

So, up til now, GA was always discussed as R2/R3 production site. Now the wording is Midsized Platform. Some unknown new vehicle(s) coming from Rivian sooooon?

I had this problem with the Rivian portable charger. Since I had two other portable chargers, I had tried both with the same result - it would fail to complete the charge. My NEMA 14-50 looked fine but it did get very hot. So I opened the receptacle and noticed that the back of the 14-50 plug...

Adding 30~50kg to unsprung weight would be a non-starter for sports cars but for utility vehicles like trucks and utility vehicles, where handling is not a high priority would make lots of sense. I believe AMG is using multiple axial flux motors instead of radial motors in their future high end...

It's because both BMW and MB makes vehicles in China exported to EU. YASA. axial flux motors are the highest power density electric motors. Current use is embedded in the transmission as a toque fill to negate turbo lag in hybrid vehicles and not in-wheel application - yet.

The gap between the rear roof top rear spoiler and the roof line where the rear hatch hinges, creates downward flow that help keep the rear window cleaner than R1S. Additionally, the gap reduces base drag. I thought that the rear wiper implementation is done neatly. I can see, though, if...

European countries are basically a protectionists so EU will step in before that happens. Meanwhile, their product mix may look dramatically different in few years. The Chinese automakers themselves is starting to consolidate and probably end up being handfuls of makers, unlike today at...

Frunk. Hardly ever used on Model 3, but it is most used feature on R1S. It's my wife's favorite feature and has told me that from now on, a Frunk is a must on our all future vehicles. When we ran into R2 in a parking lot recently, the first thing she asked was if she could see the Frunk...

The top 4 accounts for 80% of all vehicles sold - Whte, Black, Silver and Gray. What do you think - its because these are most often free colors or people actually like monochromatic hues? I am surprised with green and beige being 1%. I see quite a bit of new(er) green and beige tone cars and...

Probably because higher powered engines required not much increase in the engine RPMs. If you had done the same with a small lower HP vehicle, the engine would be wide open at max RPM around 5000 vs AMG running between 2500~3000 PRMs. In other words, the fuel consumptions increase was...

True to a point, and it also depends on the regen setting. Many EVs have variable regen setting more than Rivian's High-Std-Low. Also it depends on how hard one accelerates when driving. There are many technical papers that proves coasting is more efficient than constant transient between...

R2 becomes RWD (unlike R1, which becomes FWD) when one of the motor is disengaged. The thing is, in the OP's plot, it starts at 55mph cruising. The R2 drivetrain is already in a single motor configuration by then so it is, I believe, apples-to-apples comparison. There is so much more to the...

Appreciate you point. That said, it won't matter, I believe, if Lidar equipped or not equipped. All EVs currently are taking a beating. Expect 50~60% depreciation in the first 3 yrs. If you really don't want to deal with the loss of value, recommend leasing the vehicle and think of it as an...

The back sloping is done to reduce the base drag. The reason most EV SUVs or crossovers have coupe like rear (e.g., Model Y) is to reduce the base drag, which is a huge contributor to the total vehicle drag. Lower rear diffuser on some vehicles (especially sports cars) is also done to clean up...

Do you always buy your vehicle based on the resale value/depreciation? What about buying what you want??? From my perspective, vehicle is not an investment - inherently a depreciating asset so enjoy whatever it is and not worry about what is value is when you are done. If you really care...