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Leisher wrote: What you're going to get is something like how phones are today. The phones themselves aren't compatible, but the other end of their charger will plug into any USB port.

That's all I really want. But that doesn't exist today. Although, hmmm. It'd be a pain to have to keep a cable in my car and plug it into the station. I'm guessing most people who aren't Tesla will standardize. Then hopefully they will be Blackberry and not Apple.

TheCatt wrote:

GORDON wrote: Akshully, getting stuck in traffic wouldn't hurt. If you aren't moving, you aren't using much battery. And my car gets better range at slower speeds, anyway.

Well, it's "winter," so the heat was on. Which sucks balls for electrics.

Ehhhhhhh a little. But on a full charge, having the heater on only kills about 5 miles out of the 80 total (for my particular car). If you're cutting it that close, you're already living dangerously.

GORDON wrote: you're already living dangerously.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo3JCSUGR54

About 3 weeks ago I drove my car on E until the computer told me I only had 7 miles left. I wonder how much I really had left.

Leisher wrote: About 3 weeks ago I drove my car on E until the computer told me I only had 7 miles left. I wonder how much I really had left.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuEdU_lrtZk

Never pushed a car to empty.

Leisher wrote: About 3 weeks ago I drove my car on E until the computer told me I only had 7 miles left. I wonder how much I really had left.

I'VE HEARD some cars lie about that number, they don't want you to get under a couple gallons of gas because the gas pump is in the tank, and has to be kept cool. If it were dry it would overheat and break.

So the answer is, who knows.

My understanding is that it's really bad for EFI to run dry as well.

Leisher wrote: What you're going to get is something like how phones are today. The phones themselves aren't compatible, but the other end of their charger will plug into any USB port.

I HIGHLY doubt we'll be charging cars with USB ports.

Well not with that attitude.

GORDON wrote: Well not with that attitude.

Right?

USB-CAR or death!

Cake, show us where the USB touched you.

Unveils world's ugliest truck

TheCatt wrote: Unveils world's ugliest truck

This is where the line is between fan and cultist, I think.

I won't trash him for trying. I think it's good to try new stuff. But I think we should acknowledge this was a miss.

I haven't even seen the bed/hauling capacity yet. That's what most truck buyers want to know.

Vince wrote: I won't trash him for trying. I think it's good to try new stuff. But I think we should acknowledge this was a miss.

Agree 100%

GORDON wrote: I haven't even seen the bed/hauling capacity yet.

Hauling goes from 7500 to 14000, with a stop in the middle, depending on configuration, starting at $40k for the cheap one, starting at $70k for the expensive one.

Woof. Man, someone must have have had to hype him up to unveil THAT to the world.

Saw some window strength test involving rocks went awry and left the test vehicle with two broken windows on stage.

TheCatt wrote: Unveils world's ugliest truck

And that's being kind.

Well, people are certainly talking about it.

So when he said it would be Blade Runner inspired, this is not what I thought he meant

TSLA stock down 6 %

Probably not the results they wanted.