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Only one thing is certain... more Lightning will be produced than Rivian pickups.

FrunkyMcFrunkface.

Your speculation is not that bad, actually... No way there will be battery changes at this point. You are just completing the official range tests, etc. at this point. Everything design-wise is locked in. The 450 mile range thing is great internet fantasy. Maybe at constant 25mph...

The vehicle will do everything it can to not let you break it. The two easy things that you can help control are battery temperature, and battery charge. 1) The battery doesn't like to be excessively hot or cold. It has it's own HVAC system, but can always use help. 2) Don't let the vehicle...

You can buy a 14-50 outlet that handles a high volume of plug/unplugs. A commercial grade outlet like one from Hubbell will work fine. These are not the $10 ones you find on Amazon... they would be closer to $50. Charging in the rain should not be an issue... think RVs plugged in at a...

I called the number, and got through to some nice lady named Jennie.

You are confusing allocation with reservation.

It doesn't matter.

This looks like a nice device, but wouldn't it make more sense just to spend the money on the ER battery?

Open the window. Now close it with the switch, and hold the switch for a few seconds (5) after it fully closes. Open it and do the same thing, hold the switch even after it goes all the way down. This should calibrate the auto close feature.

There is nothing to figure out, except how badly you want to nuke the battery. It's more of a matter of gambling on warranty battery replacements by crushing your battery to get a max power curve.

The vehicle has 20 times the horsepower needed to overcome aero at 70mph, LOL.

875m/70mph=12.5 hours 20-80% charge=40 minutes (.66hrs) 300*60%charge =180 miles. To get to 875m, need 4 charges Total time for EV trip = 12.5 + .66*4 = 15.14 hrs So about an hour and 10 minutes more in an EV. If weather is very cold, you might have to stop for an extra charge or two. Or...

OK, powertrain components for BEV are double that of ICE. Assembly is 30% less, but assembly is maybe 15% of total cost, so .3x.15 or 4% of vehicle cost. Not really significant. What's significant is the UAW sees 30% less members. That's what this is really about...

Yes, but you have to build a laboratory to test new BEV powertrain designs. These aren't free... and ICE laboratories are already built.

I haven't seen the electrical schematic in detail, but I might also assume vehicles effectively have a bonded neutral. Something to look into. Getting an earth ground in a vehicle is tricky, due having rubber tires as the only contact point with earth. FYI, the tires by design tend to have a...

The BEV powertrain. Engineering, testing, materials... everything related to the specific BEV components. That will get fixed in a few years once things scale. Obviously the carryover ICE components are roughly the same cost... The point of the OP was BEV specific... how can carryover be...

Labor. Everything else is way higher than ICE vehicles.

1) The 48amp charger will work just fine for you. 2) The 80A "Charge Station Pro" is intended for small businesses. Most small business locations have commercial electric service, meaning they have sufficient power drops to use the Charge Station Pro. They drive their vehicles every day for...