Recent content by Thebandit

The small number of orders in New England, NY, and NJ is so weird to me.

Rivian has specifically said that LIDAR will not yield any immediate self driving benefits. This isn't some biting analysis. It's what the company line has been all year.

What? They have specifically said that R2 with LIDAR and RAP1 will ship late this year or early next year.

The Tesla Universal is probably the best one for you.

How much did it throttle?

The heat in ICE vehicles comes directly from the engine coolant. Coolant circulation through the heater core doesn't happen until the engine is up to operating temp, which takes 3-8 minutes, typically, depending on how cold it is and how fast you're driving. So when you first start it up, how...

Bro what lol. It's good but it's $535.

I would advise strongly against regularly unplugging from a 14-50 outlet. That wears down the contacts and the mechanical contact mechanisms inside. They're not really made for that. Strongly suggest just hardwiring an EVSE to the existing junction box containing the 14-50 receptacle. If you...

It's pretty key when you have a canoe on the roof.

First of all. How dare you.

They want RAP1 and Lidar in as many vehicles as they can get. It's the key to their FSD future.

Yeah this is the key point. Initially the main function of LIDAR and RAP1 is to collect lots of high value data. By this time next year there will be more R2s on the road than R1s. R2 is the high volume vehicle. If you want to collect data, you want the package on R2 asap.

In a perfect world, every DCFC would have a Bucc-ee's.

Probably doesn't matter. Check the Plugshare scores and reports.

Aren't you the guy who put a reservation in mid June, saying he expected an order invite within a week?