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As a cybertruck owner who likes to drive deep into national parks, I'm optimistic about this. Tesla covers the big highways really well with their superchargers
by qwerpy 2y ago
As a cybertruck owner who likes to drive deep into national parks, I'm optimistic about this. Tesla covers the big highways really well with their superchargers, but where they fall short are those adventure/outdoors destinations. E.g. the north cascades loop in WA state. You can find the occasional level 2 charger but they are painfully slow and aren't maintained well. Prior to the CT, Tesla didn't have "adventure-capable" vehicles, so serving those locations was not a priority. Hopefully with Rivian's DNA being more outdoors-oriented, everyone with a beefy EV can benefit.
- whoknowsidont 2y ago[flagged]
- SV_BubbleTime 2y agoIt is an expensive item, human justify their choices. If you are into any hobby at all, you see it all the time.
- user3939382 2y agoIs it any of your business?
- whoknowsidont 2y agoYeah? It definitely has my interest. Public comments get public attention.
- qwerpy 2y agoOP here. Yeah I talk about them a lot. All of the other topics I could talk about, I seldom have original content to contribute. All of the interesting things get said pretty quickly for software engineering, living in a west coast city in the USA, not enjoying ads, etc. But for this one, I'm a relative rarity on this site and I'm enthusiastic about the topic, so there are more frequent opportunities for me to say something unique.
- whoknowsidont 2y agoThat actually makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the insight and reply!
- IncreasePosts 2y agoWhy are so many of your comments just commenting on the comment patterns of others?
- whoknowsidont 2y ago[flagged]
- kube-system 2y agoMaybe they are interested in the topic.
- jchw 2y agoI would guess mostly because they own one, realistically. Why else would it be? There are probably times when 90% of my last 200 comments are about Go or NixOS.
- Aloha 2y agoHow do you like the Cybertruck.. I find the appearance polarizing, much like G1 priuses.
- qwerpy 2y agoIt's a pleasure to drive and it has been great for what I use it for. Mostly family stuff but the occasional camping trip in the middle of nowhere. A Rivian R1S probably would have been more practical for me due to the 3 rows of seats. But I love the angular look. It's definitely polarizing, no question. Some downsides: snow/ice can block the headlights, the windshield wiper and washer fluid sprayer are bad, the range isn't good compared to competitors.
- Aloha 2y agoI've not been a huge fan of Tesla generally because of the lack of physical buttons, as well as build quality. I think my next vehicle, will be at a minimum plug in hybrid, and maybe full BEV, ironically, replacing our dual electric tank hot water heaters allows for us to install a charger.
- natch 2y agoTeslas have plenty of physical buttons. You've been lied to.
- Aloha 2y agoI looked at a model 3 at the time I was shopping for my Chrysler 300, and saw with my own eyes. So unless my eyes are lying, no, I dont think I have been.
- natch 2y agoThey are multi function, so just looking won’t quite get you there. There are some surprises there your eyes won’t see. Like any good UI, the basic uses are easy to get, but there are other features there to be discovered in each button. It’s really well done.