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That's also part of the reason I brought it up, is because it actually IS an example of the larger capacity per cell causing worse degradation. I don't know what they did when they went to 100D, but I haven't heard any problems with those.
That’s because the step change increase from 85 to a 100 kWh battery pack was a complete redesign of the battery pack, not just inserting higher density cells into the existing design (Rivian is doing the latter with the Max Pack).
They added more cells.
Nope. It's arguably the best pack they've ever made. Both from performance and reliability, but also longevity. It should also be noted, it's using those old reliable 18650 cells.
That's why there are options. Decide what is important to you and what is not. You're right, to me range is more important than offroad capability or 0-60 sprints. To you and others it is the opposite. Neither is wrong in wanting what they want. We are paying a lot for these trucks. We should get what we want.
I started out putting up "too many" panels. I didn't want to sell back to the power company at 2-5 cents / kWh when they charge 15-80 cents per kWh. That motivated me to get our first EV. We both liked it so much we got another EV so we each had an EV commuter. NOW I needed more solar so I added that extra 6 panels. My southern roof was maxed so the put them on the west side. West by Southwest as my house isn't exactly North-South square. Anyway that little boost was all I needed. We haven't paid an electric bill since 2016 and have been full EV only since 2017.
I went from 32 to 36 to 48 to 56 and I'll stop in May at 68. Never look back. And what a lot can't understand is that it's not all about the payback. Sometimes it's about the contribution, the freedom, and the message that a crap-ton of panels send when your utility jacks up rates 26%.
How about when your utility lobbies the state to allow them to levy a flat income-based fee on everyone? The CA legislature literally for all intents and purposes just shifted the federal solar tax credit from solar households to non-solar households in the form of a flat fee and reduction in energy prices.
We gave up and moved out of California when they decided to charge more if you make more so they didn't have to reduce their bottom line, charging the highest rates in the country. Poor people need power too and at the sky high rates of SDGE they cannot afford it. Even though I have all the solar I need for myself my monthly bill would still be over $100 to pay for someone else's electricity. No thanks, and see ya!
I’m okay with the state providing subsidies for low income homes. That’s not really what they did, just what they claimed. Their policies reduced the cost for rich non-solar homes and rural/inland homes that are larger compared to similarly priced urban/coastal homes and use more energy per square foot because it’s also 20 degrees hotter inland. All done at the expense of solar homes. They could have easily exempted solar homes or prorated the fees based on energy mix use, but they didn’t because taxing for solar use was the whole point.
Municipal electric. Let's just say they are extremely in favor of solar and they love over sizing.
The flat fee is charged to all households that are connected to the grid, so it applies to NEM 1.0 and 2.0 houses too. I don’t think the utilities like consumer solar (as opposed to their own solar farms), because it’s putting them out of business.
I respectfully disagree. The actual costs of solar have already plummeted in the last ten years, hovering around $1 per watt for materials. Assuming 50% for installation, that's insanely generous for a professional services industry that is used to 30% margins. In order for install costs to fall and truly normalize, we need to phase out the federal credit. I feel the same way about the EV credit since it's so convoluted now.
