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I'm in CO, so I can't comment on your local charging infrastructure. As a general rule, new EV owners are WAY more scared of charging than they need to be. It's just not a big deal in most cases. I can't comment on FL specifically though. Run any common roadtrips through...

Does it feel like the manual frunk button clicks back to a disengaged spot when released? I wonder if the switch is stuck in the depressed position.

A good rule of life is to assume insurance actuaries understand the financial risks you're running better than you do. If they're putting those prices in front of you, the insurance company is confident that you will statistically incur claims lower than that dollar figure, adjusted for their...

It's known that Rivian uses heat from the motors to heat other parts of the vehicle, similar to Tesla. I'm not aware of published details, but I would not assume that the PTC heater is the correct point of comparison to a heat pump. I vaguely recall Munroe doing a deep dive on this some time...

This is why I named my Tesla Hal 9000. It's a very smart, AI powered piece of technology that has a non-zero chance of trying to kill me.

Everyone is giving good advice here, and I don't have anything to add to it. I figured I'd pass along basic electrical terminology for future knowledge. Start with the basic formula: Volts* Amps = Watts. So a 120V outlet on a 15 amp breaker can put out a max of 1,800W (or 1.8kW). The 80%...

It's not you. It just kinda sucks. It crashes frequently with most streaming services. I've never had luck with Disney or Hulu. Oddly, it works fine streaming Outside+. It seems very service dependent.

It was a marketing video designed for future Rivian buyers. It wasn't a news segment on future plans for RAN. I wouldn't confuse those two things. I wouldn't consider Rivian's approach the same as Tesla's. There's similarities, but Rivian isn't trying to build a proprietary nationwide...

Part of the reason Rivian is being vague is simply because Rivian doesn't know the full details yet. They're planning for certain production volumes, but there's a lot of unknown details. For example, what is the end-consumer demand for R2 in the US? Tesla sells ~300k cars in the US per year...

It's been there forever, and doesn't do anything with Chargepoint. I think it's a relic of an attempted but failed integration.

Looks like a great trip! I started exploring that area with my R1T a few summers back, but I only got to the well known places like Bridges and Valley of the Gods. I was surprised how accessible it was then, and it's only gotten better. My recent trip from Denver to Moab almost exclusively...

There isn't positive cash flows, but looking at their statement of cash flows shows a generally better picture than most people get from the loss numbers on their income statement. Of those losses on their income statement, about $200M per quarter is stock based comp, and $200M per quarter is...

Skip the click unless you want to see pictures of a bunch of Ford execs around an unidentifiable piece of metal.

That would be stupid if they're not compatible. It will take the aftermarket community somewhere between 7 and 12 minutes to come up with an adapter if they're not compatible.

The key difference is that Tesla marketed their cars as having all of the hardware features necessary for truly autonomous operation, and even made claims they'd be appreciating assets because of it. If Rivian marketed their Gen 1 vehicles this way, then a similar expectation would be...

As compelling an idea as it is, I'm all for not having my neighbors trying to wire a 400V DC battery into 240V residential wiring. The Venn diagram of people I trust to do this right and the people that will actually attempt this does not have enough overlap for my tastes.

My wife's previous work involved working with a bunch of former Tesla employees. Per her telling, the absolute "best and brightest" in the industry all wanted to work at Tesla until maybe 2019 or 2020ish. These are the VP's, Director's, and Engineers that could walk into any carmaker and have a...

All good points above. As an FYI, you'll still want the NACS to J1772 adapter (L2) and the NACS DCFC adapter, even if you plan to avoid Tesla. The non-Tesla charging networks are starting to add NACS plugs in new stations. They're not super common yet, but they'll likely be predominant in a...

When you push the physical button to open the frunk, does it noticeably pop back? Or does it stay depressed? I've experienced a few failed buttons of this style (non-Rivian related) where the button stayed in a depressed state, making it think it was always being pushed.

Looking at that storm track, I'm honestly more worried about the people who lived around there. That's a lot of residential.