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Good idea. I put my name and phone number on my adapter. More likely to be returned.

What about standard door locks in an accident where people inside are disabled and unable to unlock the door?

Break the window. EMS people are experts at this.

Battery prices have dropped well below $100/kWh

The posted ICE maintenance at twice the impact of EV maintenance. It's a small number.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/09/fossil-fuels-subisidies-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other The US currently subsidizes the fossil-fuel industry to the tune of nearly $31bn per year, according to a new analysis. That figure, calculated by the environmental campaign group Oil...

Yes, you missed that. It's in the second diagram. The red circles. EVs have more in energy production but zero tailpipe emissions.

People spew a lot of FUD about EV batteries which is just not supported by real world experience. Lots of real world experience with batteries going over 200,000 miles and more where ICE are junked at 150,000 on average. My original Tesla S is still going strong at 160,000

Yes. That's part of the purchase decision. If you know service is five hours away, you have to understand that you'll have to drive ten hours for service or pay for tow.

You told them that you couldn't take a day off to deliver the operable truck to them so they towed it to the service. Nice. You're upset that they won't deliver it back to you?

My daughter went through a Model X then a Model Y before settling into a Rivian R1S. Both of the Teslas had significant shortcomings compared to the Rivian which she loves and has owned for more than 2 years.

EV sales are up by double digits worldwide. Tesla sales are down by double digits worldwide.

Slow down. Energy use increases exponentially with speed. You are going faster than the algorithm predicts.

The Chinese say Lidar units are down to about $100 now.

Battery temp display has led to much confusion. You really need proper training to interpret this information since it depends on many factors (ambient temp, charge and discharge recent history, current operation environment, etc). I would depend on the car to handle the battery temp and just...

I don't think it's just the interior that's the problem. The exterior seems to be very odd and is putting a lot of people off buying. Also... there is the whole Nazi thing and government dodginess.

They seem to have given up on selling cars. All of their models are old with only minor updates. There are much better options from many other companies. Sales keep falling. Musk keeps hyping robotaxis but they are late to the game and it's not clear there is a path to success.

I don't understand how a pyro fuse which can handle 150 or 225 kW charging would blow with a 10 or 20 kW V2x load.

Rivian's brand is outdoor adventure, not city cheeseburgers.