Alright friends, throwing this out there. I'm in the market for a new career. I want to get into the EV space. Whether it be with a vehicle manufacturer, charging infrastructure, services, or anything in between. I want to be a part of the change, rather than just a vocal
@niccruzpatane
It’s also like saying “I took my Rolex on a 300M dive today! It doesn’t work anymore though, but it’s still a Rolex after the dive so it must be waterproof!”
I used 3 gallons of gas to get from the dealer to my house, 60 miles. That’s about $10 in gas.
$10 in electricity gets me 600 miles in the Lightning.
Why do people still prefer ICE?!?
It looks like Porsche accomplished what we all expected Tesla to do with the Cybertruck... A massive increase in charging speeds.
Still pulling 300 kw at 60%.
40 kwh added in only 7 minutes of charging.
🤯
Just got into another conversation with someone about EV’s being powered by coal.
Then he declared that no solar project in the history of humanity has ever been successful so I showed him a snapshot of the Texas power grid at this moment in time.
“I call BS. That can’t be
Baby deer are now being visualized by
@Tesla
FSD!
FSD stopped for this baby and her momma as they crossed in front of me.
The baby stopped, the car stopped, and I disengaged.
Love living in the hill country… glad my cars safety features are keeping them (and me) safe.
FSD meets the Texas Hill Country... My Tesla just drove me from my driveway to one of my builds 15 miles away without a single intervention. The software is far from perfect, but it's mind-blowing how good it is.
@AustinTeslaClub
@SanAntonioTesla
@WholeMarsBlog
Jay Leno has purchased a Rolls Royce Spectre EV for ~$500,000.
"This is probably the quietest automobile any company has ever produced" -
@jayleno
Spectre uses up to 500 lbs (227kg) of sound insulation, and gets 266 miles of EPA range.
I love that vampire drain is non-existent on Ford EV’s.
My truck has been at the body shop now since Monday morning.
It hasn’t lost a single mile of predicted range.
@Angry_Staffer
According to some people around me, my covid vaccination is going to activate, my blood will briefly boil, and then I’ll become a manchurian candidate type secret agent for the deep state.
@Teslaconomics
Financial suicide?
Ask any early Plaid X owner that paid $160k for their car how they feel about it now that you can buy one for $93k.
Ask anyone that paid $70k for their Model Y if it was a smart financial decision now that you can buy one for $44k.
One might argue the
I have a theory that Bissell puts something in their carpet cleaning solution that makes water turn this color after you use it.
Because there’s no way we are all living with carpet this dirty, right?!!
@teslaownersSV
AWD vs RWD.
6,603 lbs vs 5,000 lbs.
Traction is everything so this isn’t very surprising,
Let’s find a Lightning Extended Range with Max Tow and see what happens.
That would be AWD vs AWD
6,603 lbs vs 6,597 lbs
Just got reminded that Ford has a weather overlay in their cars.
Pretty neat feature for someone to have when roadtripping!
Didn’t Elon promise this feature a couple of years ago in Teslas?
Our batteries are designed to outlast the vehicle they’re in
But if something goes wrong, you’re covered for at least 8 years or 100k miles/160k km, whichever comes first →
@KingGshock
Even in Texas where we historically have lower than average home prices… $300k for a mortgage is a starter home.
In my area, anything less than a $300,000 sales price and you’re looking at manufactured housing and mobile homes.
Found an
@Ford
Lightning available near me. Marked as pre-owned, less than 20 miles on it, all accessories and floor liners in the factory packaging in the frunk.
@mrlevine
might want to check into this. I might have driven home with it if I was able to pay MSRP.
@WholeMarsBlog
Has anyone else been totally turned off about the Cybertruck with these types of shenanigans?
The misses on specs, the weird vagueness at the delivery event, the massive miss on pricing, now the offer to move your spot in line up with referral points?
It has lost all of its
BREAKING: Tesla has introduced a new referral program award that allows you to accelerate your Cybertruck delivery for 30,000 credits.
“Be invited to configure and take delivery of a Foundation Series AWD or Cyberbeast within 45 days of redemption.”
Great numbers coming out of Dearborn this morning.
Ford had a spectacular Q1.
Mach-E up 77%
Lightning up 80%
E-Transit up 148%
Amazing considering how many excuses we heard yesterday related to “the market being down, interest rates, supply shortages, pending recession,
Have you ever seen a car drive itself HANDS FREE for 100 miles without any driver interventions? Now you can...
This was in my 2023
@Ford
F150 Lightning running Bluecruise 1.0. I cannot wait to get v1.3 or v1.4 so I can change lanes without the system disengaging.
@briandstone__
Because it’s a Range and it’s gorgeous…
And because you get to enjoy many many complimentary trips to a Range service center where they treat you like royalty.
Another way
@Ford
stands out in the EV truck world is with their Pro Trailer Assist.
I’ve been pulling trailers since I was 15. Hitching up was always an annoyance, especially pre-camera days.
This just takes it a step further in making it as easy as possible, especially for
@jeremyjudkins_
In what she’s gaining per day on energy, she’s losing with her loss of efficiency for having it on the roof like that.
I bet it’s a net zero gain.
@seanmmitchell
Are you a slip and and slide enthusiast? Do you have a passion for climbing even the most dangerous inclines man has been able to build? Do you constantly dream about falling forever?
Here’s your chance to live those dreams!
@TESLA_winston
It’s still a design flaw.
Towing puts a lot of extra stress on the frame of a truck.
Over time, if that casting develops stress fractures, when it fails, it’s a catastrophic fail.
Traditional trucks use steel for a reason. It’s less prone to stress fractures and if it does
Another Lightning… this time at my kids baseball practice.
For an EV that supposedly isn’t selling well, they seem to be popping up all over Central Texas.
I love these mods….
Having a frunk big enough for a full size Yeti means that I don’t have to worry about it being stolen out of the bed during my kids field trip.
Love this damn truck.
NEWS: GM has announced final pricing and range for its Silverado RST EV.
• Range: 440 miles (vs GM's original estimate of 400)
• Price: $95k (vs $105k price originally given)
• 350 kW charging, 100 miles of range in 10 mins
• 0-60 MPH in under 4.5s
• 4 wheel steering
• 10k
OK!
Results are in.
Granted, we had to add an extra day and night to this.
Ford held strong and only lost 3 miles of range.
Tesla on the other hand lost 11% of its battery. 😬
Left two EVs parked at the airport next to each other for two days.
A Ford Lightning Extended Range and a Tesla Model X Plaid.
Let’s see how both of these vehicles do with vampire drain. We’ll be back on Monday at 6:00 pm so five nights and six days.
Any guesses as to
It’s a guaranteed conversation starter in any parking lot.
“Where’s the engine?”
“Having engine troubles?”
“Need a jump?”
It always turns into “How do you like it? How much range do you get? How long does it take to charge? Can you tow with it? How does it drive?”
Update:
She’s back.
“Oh my god I love it. I’m texting my husband right now that I need one to replace the Ram.”
I was curious so I asked her what differences she noticed.
“It’s so much smoother. It doesn’t drive like a truck. It doesn’t drive like anything I’ve ever
Just lent a family member my Lightning who is strictly anti-EV.
Her Ram eco diesel broke down at the campground while she’s camping with us.
It has a dead battery…
Charging the truck to 100% for the first time tonight before we hit the road in the morning with the camper in tow, bed, cab, and frunk full of cargo.
Truck is saying 165 miles for max range. Any guesses as to what it will actually be?
My bet is ~120.
In light of today’s news… I’m even happier that my Lightning can charge at almost any public charger in North America.
It’s good to have options and not be tied to only one network.
@elonmusk
In all fairness here, if a non-citizen owns property in the USA, for them to have qualified for a mortgage, they need at least to have a Tax Identification Number which means they are registered for paying taxes.
They’ll also have to have verifiable income which is done
@Angry_Staffer
Oh man… then Texas is going to have to build a northern border wall as well.
I’m going to have to smuggle my family out through one of those DR Pepper crates.