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BYD should do a mass marketing blitz in America with messaging showing a long range, fast charging EV for a low price and say things like “this is what the CEOs of Ford and GM are afraid of?! How UnAmerican.” Or “this is what your elected politicians don’t want YOU to have, write them letters...

The account/app based charging SUCKS. It feels like less freedom, not more. The exception to this is being able to charge at home especially with self generated electrons. It’s bad enough that cash will never be used at DCFCs (I know lots of people who still fill their cars and pay with...

I am not just referencing that regulation and my disgust for it is bi-partisan. I was referencing the Reddit video - all the patents Ford is filing.

Well then, I suppose the trend of “we will own nothing and we will like it” shall continue. But for me, the Lightning is my last Ford. The football is irreversibly fumbled.

Erhmagherd!! The Chinese cars might be up to something!… MEANWHILE, over at FORD:

Don’t get me wrong - I love the Lightning but.. I wish I loved my Ford as much as the CEO of Ford loves his Chinese EV.

The more he talks the more he talks me out of ever owning another Ford.

When charging starts to get measured in Megawatts, we are in wild territory. Game changer for big vehicles and vehicles towing. No need for an EREV if a recharge is <10 min.

I concur!

If I install 10, then install 5 more, that’s a 50% increase but still only 15 chargers. Edit: but a planned 300 locations is great to hear. The more charging will lead to some price competition until the market becomes saturated, then M&A will reduce total overall vendors which eventually...

I was talking with a customer of mine who is politically red, and while we were commiserating on the price of gas I told him how much I am glad I got my EV when I did. He had the typical talking points but was curious and really got him being more open when I said: “I can easily produce my own...

Is gas cheap where you are? At $5/gal, that 1200 miles trip means your Navigator is getting 26.6mpg which is great mpgs! But I assume your fuel is around $4 or less?

Finnish Theranos.

Totally concur. Very incomplete testing. Not sure if the nuclear and explody testing is an accurate way to determine solid state, but they do owe it their audience to try! After all, this entire endeavor is a marketing campaign so may as well get after it. edit: Since they claim 100k charge...

Haven’t watch yet but I am guessing they haven’t punctured the battery with metal objects yet..

I found a 3d print and mag charger so I have a more convenient way to charge my phone (and see it/unlock it). Works great.

Prediction! And I am giving them the benefit of the doubt.. They have an industry leading battery, however it is not 100% solid state but instead some type of semi-solid state battery. It won’t meet all their claims but will still produce desirable outcomes, however, their ability to scale...

I think Donut Labs will be taught in college Marketing classes for decades to come.

Let’s not forget that Rivian is a software company as well and there is a profit center in leasing/licensing their software elsewhere (like Scout). Based on the performance, price and overall value of the R2, the software side the fact that gasoline is going “to the moon”, I just bought some...

If they have a great new battery with ground breaking specs and energy density, that alone should be enough. If they lean into the “solid state” claim and it turns out to not be, that would be counter productive.