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by natch 2y ago
Self driving robotaxis will at least help keep car ownership from growing out of control. We can tackle a lot of the other 90% piece by piece. Cars are one piece. Still, petroleum and friends will not go away; they are needed in some cases.
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by natch 2y ago
Nobody needs an EV charger. All you need is a 220 outlet and a cable. And if you have a Supercharger nearby as a backup and don't drive much, all you need is a 110 outlet and a cable. The cables I refer to cost around $200 for a good o
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by natch 2y ago
Legacy auto makers claiming that ICE hybrids are EVs is very disingenuous.
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by natch 2y ago
Sorry for being condescending. I’d also agree Tesla is definitely weak on taking customer input. For (3) you have to not only press the brake, but also pull the stalk down or whatever other gear shift of the month button it is, at the same
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by natch 2y ago
My running costs have been very low. 100,000 miles and the only service visit has been a low-voltage (the small 12 volt, cheap) battery replacement. And, third party, getting new tires. Added my own wiper fluid. That's it. And power is
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by natch 2y ago
True, I avoid such long loans. The rate also works for shorter terms.
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by natch 2y ago
That first problem is only for Model X. Other models have pull handles. Second story, again, Model X, yes that is not good. Personally I would avoid that model (and Cybertruck for other reasons).
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by natch 2y ago
So, having Netflix in the car requires extra engineering, so that makes it "bad"? Not sure I'm buying this logic. Your examples however are PEBCAK. Taking them one by one: 1) Kids are noisy. Full stop. Deal. And the odd point
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by natch 2y ago
I think 0.99% fixed over 72 months is pretty darn good.
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by natch 2y ago
Hahahaha it's a little like that except here the cheaper yacht is better. (Dons serious hat) Since many people in our context (this thread) would consider a car something they might buy (as opposed to a yacht, I hope you would agree),
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by natch 2y ago
It's wild indeed. It's almost as those things are not the case, or are dramatically overblown when they do occur for Tesla (as they do for all companies but don't get overblown), and gullible people repeat them with fully goo
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by natch 2y ago
The charger network is the largest question. And who will give you 1% financing also helps. And which car has 320 miles range for $32,000 after EV tax credit and gas savings.
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by natch 2y ago
Teslas have no issues in road trips in most places. Choose the right brand and most if not all of the issues with charging are solved.
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by natch 2y ago
If you use extremely expensive charging stations like the non-Tesla so-called "fast" chargers that are the only option for non-Teslas, they tend to do price gouging. Superchargers also vary in price and can be non-competitive with
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by natch 2y ago
Just one point to address the "long tailpipe" myth: EVs have fewer emissions even if they are powered by a coal power plant, because the drive train is so much more efficient. Mine takes six seconds to charge — three seconds to pl
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by natch 2y ago
The adapter is often either in the large undertrunk which some people don't even notice, or in the small well on the left corner of the trunk.
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by natch 2y ago
Previously. Now Chinese. Swedish in marketing only, but Chinese ownership.
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by natch 3y ago
I have no inside info but it stands to reason that big oil, legacy auto, and short sellers of EV-associated stocks would not be opposed to negative coverage of EVs.
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by natch 3y ago
To clarify, 60 amp for the entire (apartment) unit. Obviously the 110 was, well, 110 so not many amps at all. And two cars shared one outlet, plugging in one car at a time as needed. It was a kitchen outlet so on the high side of amperage f
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by natch 3y ago
We did fine for two years with 60 amp service and only 110 with two EVs. It helped that there were superchargers nearby.
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by natch 3y ago
Yeah I butchered that expression a bit. I mean that if we participate we at least have a higher likelihood of helping to steer things and continuing to be relevant going forward.
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by natch 3y ago
The endgame is the singularity, which, by definition, offers no clear view of the future. I don’t see any effective way to fight it other than joining it. Any well intentioned steps can be easily and even unintentionally subverted by other
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by natch 3y ago
Market dynamics. Since use of better AIs confers advantages, they will be improved. No set of players will be able to stop this because the incentives are so strong for others to continue using and developing them. The best we can hope for
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by natch 3y ago
Why would the value of AIs plummet if they know more? Or did you mean sites? Information wants to be free. If AI is trained only on data provided by those with agendas, you won’t want to live in that world.
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by natch 3y ago
We need AIs to know more, not less. If many people block AIs from reading their sites, AIs will just be stuffed with biased information from people pushing agendas.
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by natch 3y ago
We are talking about AI, not Xerox copiers. AI today doesn’t come close to the word for word, pixel for pixel copy you are talking about.
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by natch 3y ago
yes
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by natch 3y ago
Fair use. The models learn patterns, not exact copies.
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by natch 3y ago
150k miles is not much. And the problems begin eventually.
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by natch 3y ago
Could it be the profits come from all the service in the later years? I have owned Toyotas and they are great for a long time and then it’s cha-ching for the dealers, the mechanics, and anyone (cough, Toyota) collecting profits directly or

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