I’m amazed that Tesla thinks it can shrink it’s costs 6% by selling it’s cars online. It’s not like they had many stores/dealers to begin with. Imagine how much cheaper fords could be using the same tactic?

Yes, but also keep in mind that unlike squishy sacks of flesh, metal parts can take pretty amazing forces without a problem.

The vulcan is beautiful. This isn’t.

And here I was thinking one would buy a Ferrari because its fun.

One more time, where is rivian getting its batteries? That seems rather important detail for an EV manufacturer.

Look up the Hartley v8. Its one amazing engine.

When given the option to get a new $25k ranger or a somewhat used $25k f150, most people will go for the f150. Entry level vehicles have to compete against used one, and with reliability steadily improving, used vehicles are usually a better deal.

A few questions for rivian:

Bigger wheels can roll over bigger obstacles

Wuldnt it be the opposite? The bigger the tire, the more ground it covers per revolution, the higher the equivalent gear. 

I like it, but its more of an angry badger than it is a black bison isn’t it?

That’s sort of true, but there are 2 points worth mentioning.

How is the visibility?

How does it steer? I can't see a pivot that would allow the front wheel to turn

GM: Our batteries are too poor of a quality to properly wear out!

Start the y axis at zero. Anything else is pretty misleading. Tesla range dropped by 38% combined while the i3 dropped by 50%. That’s a lot, but the charts make it look like like Tesla dropped by about 47% and i3 dropped by around 70%. That doesn't just exaggerate the overall effect it also exaggerates the difference…

Can you elaborate? What is pretty conditioning and how does it affect batteries?

Batteries store energy in chemical bonds, so they are limited by how fast those chemicals can react, and are sensitive to temperatures which affect those reactions.

If the batteries and capacitor banks have the same capacity, There is no point in having batteries at all. Just fast charge the capacitors, and use them to drive everything.

I suspect that purchase has more to do with better battery manufacturing technology than it does with ultra caps.