I assume that the author specifically meant the fast-charging networks that have gone up in the 2010's like the Tesla Supercharger network and Electrify America (VW’s Dieselgate punishment). Overall the grid still has a long way to go, but it’s constantly being upgraded and there’s an argument that as long as Solar…
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We’re talking about cost going down with autonomy, not necessarily price to the end user. Unless only one company solves autonomy (unlikely imo), there will also be competition which would obviously drive the price down well below the current prices. Even in a monopoly situation it would very likely make sense to drop…
You’re right that the maintenance and cleaning costs still exist, but the autonomous taxi would drive FAR more than a privately operated vehicle and would have no driver to pay like a taxi or Uber. Estimates vary, but pretty much anyone who has investigated the potential costs have it at $.50/mile or less, with some…
You’re completely ignoring the dramatic reduction of cost to the user. Uber/Lyft is very expensive (~$1.50-$3.00 per mile) and is way out of the price range for most people other than on rare occasions. Even owning a cheap car can be relatively expensive on a per-mile basis. Autonomous taxis would be able to reduce…
Moving a big heavy rocket is hard. Much easier to sweep up the pieces away from the landing pad and get the launch stand ready for SN9.
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The same place they pulled the price and delivery schedule from.
Through all this it seems like Lucid is the anti-Nikola. They make promises after they’ve proven with prototypes, and they execute before asking for retail investor dollars.
The Plaid CyberUte can be called ‘Maloo 2: Electric Boogaloo’
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Well, unlike Nikola, Bollinger has actually made prototypes. That said, it’s an extremely expensive platform as they’ve been marketing it so I’m not sure they’ll find much of a market for it against the Rivian and Cybertruck.
A hydrogen pickup truck is really more of a Shelbyville idea...
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Is that the full-scale NASA tunnel at Moffat Field? That’s a very nice tunnel. I think they’ve got some cool supersonic tunnels there, too.
Yup, Nikola repeatedly lied to gain investor dollars (that’s why they’re currently under SEC and DOJ investigation and the subject of several class-action investor lawsuits). They lied about the Nikola One being functional in 2016, they lied about producing solar power at their facility, they lied about having…
If they’re still tying themselves together with literal frauds like Nikola, GM will make it all that much clearer how desperate they are. The next few weeks should be telling on that front. They clearly have some tech, but the major questions are a) is it competitive? and b) can they produce it at scale?
Warning! Do not taunt the Ford Mobile Charger...
It’s a classic Hash ‘n Smash ... ‘n Dash.
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