Yeah it is an odd position to take. Battery tech R&D is still relatively young, so there is always going to be new tech coming around.

For real. Maintaining the ~300-ish mile range while reducing weight and charge times would be massive for the BEV. 

Nice sounding numbers. But in reality, everyone is working on better batteries with more range.

That’s great for the commercial sector. 99% of EV drivers are fine with 300 mile ranges. I would perfer a piviot to minaturzie the existing capacity to get weight down and increase range via weight reduction.

With the $7500 rebate, you can now get a Tesla 3 for less than a mid-range Accord.

Have Kia executives been to California? I’m guessing they haven’t. Because from what I see EVS are already mainstream here. Pull up to any stop light here and there is a 75% chance an EV or two will be right there with you. Teslas are everywhere. So many they are as generic as seeing a F-150 in Texas. 

I hope that it goes without saying - fuck Joe Manchin.

After Epstein died, I read a great explainer on how he was about to manage rich people’s money: blackmail. He’d find the richest men, tempt them with an underage girl, secretly record the sex acts, and then demand a bunch of money to “manage.” That’s why he was so desirable: rejecting potential clients. He wouldn’t…

Except that is not the case. There isn’t a zero sum in battery materials (even though EV naysayers like to assume there is) and the amount of materials required per kWh is not the same between hybrids and BEVs (hybrids need power dense instead of energy dense batteries and up until recently they were using Nimh which…

“If Toyota started making EVs that pooped out at 10-12 years then they would lose their stellar, golden reputation.”

I sort of “get” why Toyota has been slow on introducing EVs. Their entire brand identity is in making not-so-exciting vehicles that will last 20+ years and run for 250-300,000+ miles without a problem. They keep the same engines and drivetrains for decades on end because once the design is perfected there’s no…

I have a message tonight for Merrick Garland, and Jack Smith, and Joe Biden.

Tesla owner here: Not really. Tesla owners represent 99% of EV drivers in my area, the occasional Lightning driver wont be a big deal. Maybe 10 years down the line, but there’ll be more stations then as well. Its fine, except for maybe those high priority stations along I5 in California on peak travel days.. Last I…

As a Tesla owner, I am not. Charging networks work best for everyone when they have a high average utilization but still have an empty spot for you.

The United States federal government prefers CCS, too, probably because it’s preferred by virtually every other EV maker that isn’t Tesla

So $59k for 320 hp and 310 lb-ft? Is this 2003?

Ive had an m3 for years and got the ccs adapter just in case and just looking at the sheer size and the mountain of issues it has in murica.  It needs to go and teslas charger needs to stay

The United States federal government prefers CCS, too, probably because it’s preferred by virtually every other EV maker that isn’t Tesla

The size of CCS1 vs NACS is all you need to see

Except here, NACS is superior to CCS in the US. Your analogy to lightning is not accurate as lighting does not have the same technical performance as USB C and USB C is a mess as there are multiple standards under that umbrella. NACS is easier to handle, smaller and less prone to breakage. Combines L2 and DC Fast…