Recent content by Zoidz

You must be expecting to live 125+ years. As mentioned above, this is an unrealistic expectation. The fossil fuel producers are large and powerful and are not going to just give up. There are transportation vehicles that require large amounts of energy that will be around for a long time. Cargo...

This was not uncommon during the first year+ of the the R1 rollout. There are some old threads here specualting the possible reasons. As I recall, some reasons suggested included QC hold for rework and hold due to last minute parts shortage.

MSN - Tesla alleges that Angstrom Automotive has threatened to shut down the plant unless it receives an additional $250,000 per week. "Angstrom is deliberately exploiting Tesla's attempts to retrieve the Tesla Tooling to exert commercial pressure, effectively holding Tesla's own property for...

Yes, I'm very specifically referring to policies implemented in California and adopted by several other states.

That's correct - all of which was instigated by overzealous regulation.

This is the attitude that put the EV industry in today's decline. Regulate a personal choice to the point of alienating the "other side". Then when the "other side" inevitably gains power, they push the pendulum harder in the opposite direction. Proven time and time again, overzealous regulation...

Yep, that's why all of this highly mathematical analysis of efficiency between Y and R2 is a moot point. If some of you haven't noticed, they are completely different vehicles. If efficiency at speed is all you are about, ditch the Y and the R2 and drive one of these. Just don't try to load up...

I was reading an article about the latest Tesla earnings miss, and noticed a visual correllation regarding the Actual Earnings (green bars):

Let me first say I have no specific position on this issue, pro or con. There is at least one mitigating factor that underlies this concern specific to Rivian - the thickness and quality of the glass roof. There have been more than a few reports of people applying minimal hand pressure to the...

The anecdotal stories about tinting the glass roof range from "It's fine" to "No way!". Most debate whether under hot sun or severe cold, does the tint film stress the large expanse of glass to the point of cracking it. One thing is certain - you do it at your own risk.

Having worked in various aspects of plant floor automation systems engineering for over 30 years, there is one certainty - No matter how foolproof you make the automation, sooner or later a production planner, a plant floor operator, etc. will figure out a way to screw it up. This could have...

I don't typically care one way or the other regarding how a voice assistant sounds, until RA hit the scene. Some of her responses sound like a pissed off emo girl working as a greeter/hostess at a restaurant. It did something buggy today. Me: "Hey Rivian send a text message to [my wife]" RA...

My Rivian R1S has been more dependable and trouble-free than any of my 5 BMWs.

I always say "The vehicle never gets itself stuck, the driver gets the vehicle stuck." This is 1000% true in your case. You used kick turn in the sand???? Common sense would prevent me from even trying it. But for those without common sense, the manual CLEARLY SAYS ⚠ DANGER - NEVER USE KICK...

According to Musk the driver should be safe.