They’re all very excited now, so shouldn’t be a problem.
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If you have or are going to get an EV, you might also want to get a solar/battery system at home too.
It wouldn’t work for me. My driveway is flat.
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That’s an uglyass truck. If I’m correct that it is a truck.
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I can’t tell from her photo. She asked me if it was the new Range Rover for some reason, so it may have been an SUV.
I’m just wondering why she was laying down on the street taking pictures of cars.
That looks a lot smaller than I thought it would be.
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The “Texas” 4680 AWD Model Y is being offered to people on the Model Y waitlist as a faster delivery option. The specs cited by Tesla show 50 fewer miles of range compared to the Long Range Model Y, acceleration 0.2 secs slower 0-60 and a barely reduced price that’s only $3,000 less.
I’m not seeing any performance or endurance gains from the 4680 structural battery pack and gigapressed chassis in those stats. It’s basically what you get from a smaller battery pack with the software limiting the performance to keep the range up and place it in the right place in the lineup.
The only advantage it may have is charging speed, and it will be interesting to see how quickly the smaller battery pack can be charged 10%-80%. Even so, you’re not going to be able to drive the extra 40 usable miles of range faster than it can be added to the Long Range model’s battery, so I cannot see a scenario where the “Texas” model is ever going to be more practical.
The only reason to buy the “Texas” model is because you absolutely cannot wait a few more months for your Long Range order, or you want it purely for bragging rights. Either way, Tesla is fleecing you for the privilege. Once things even out, Tesla will have to drop the price (by about $10k), at which point this new variant would make sense.
Elon has more thoughts on working remotely.
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Also, today is Narcissism Abuse Awareness Day
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Well that doesn’t affect me so who cares?
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Audi are going to be releasing an A4 eTron, built on a dedicated EV platform, coming out in 2023. I hope they’re going to include an A5 fastback model, too.
In associated news, Gotion Hi Tech - a battery technology company 1/3rd owned by VW/Audi - is going to start selling this year its new Lithium Ternery solid state batteries that have 170% of the energy density of current Lithium Ion batteries. This will mean ranges comfortably in excess of 500 miles - smaller models in excess of 600 miles - will be achievable with these new batteries.
An A5 eTron with 500+ miles range…? Just take my fucking money!
I thought about waiting for the A6 eTron (the one pictured in the article you posted) but it will not show up here in the US until 2024 and I did not want to wait for 2 more years. My current A6 just passed 170,000 miles.
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My current lease doesn’t end until 2024. It’s a 4-year lease and I’ve had it over 2 years already. I have yet to clock 6,000 miles.
My MD suburbs to DC commute each day pre-pandemic ate up a bunch of miles. Now, while I fly VT to DC most of the time, the occasional drives down and back add up too. I’ll get to experience those long and short drives when the EV comes in August so I’ll really get the experience the charging infrastructure maturity (or lack thereof) as it grows over time. I’m definitely going in with an early adopter mindset.
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The partnership agreement between Volkswagen (China) Investment Co. Ltd. and Gotion High-Tech was an interesting one. One of the business lines at Gotion is battery recycling and replacement. They were HIGHLY protective of that unit in the negotiation, protecting their right to retrofit existing EV’s (of any brand/type) with their new unified fast cell solid state tech as it is developed. Practically, what this means is when existing EV’s, with their lithium ion batteries, finally die after 10+ years, you’ll be able to buy replacement battery packs at higher density unified cell construction, getting the value you mention in your post. It’ll be really interesting to see this aftermarket market develop over time. Their are so few moving parts, it is conceivable that these cars will be on the road for years and years, extending their greening and sustainability value. We’ve already seen this in the IT / Tech world.
I’ve never fully understood your living/working arrangements, and I’m sure that’s by design, but…VT to DC…that’s like five states away, so like Houston to…Oregon? That’s quite the commute.