Here comes the electric pickup

[PurplePackage]

It all depends on how much it costs and how bad it compares to the others. It will sell, but it needs to be cheaper than the competition. Elon could also do something crazy like buy 2 Cybertrucks and get a Model 3 for 1/2 off.

[TheIglu]

They have the resources to make it a good vehicle, but the ego/obtuseness of Elon may end up getting in the way.

He oversold the world out of that truck at it's unveiling and seems unwilling to admit it won't be everything he promised.

Once the novelty of it wears off, it has to be a good vehicle for people to live with for years.

[csmutty]

Sales selling something that can't be made? Shocker.

[PurplePackage]

Toyota, the manufacturer selling the most cars in North America, will be switching all of its EVs to NACS and joining the Tesla Supercharger network in 2025. That's the NACS ball game. We're now in garbage time. VW and Stellantis still need to 'decide' if they want to make the switch, however the competition has already decided their fate for them.

https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-...rging-options/

[PurplePackage]

R1T, women win a thing:
https://www.carscoops.com/2023/10/ri...rebelle-rally/

[jimmycapp]

Was this posted already?

[FriskyDingo]

Custom hybrid electric logging truck...

[Gixxer]

[Point37]

from a full auto tommy gun and didn't hit a window or tire?...45 is also not known for its penetrating qualities...maybe they just took a hammer to it and took a photo instead of recreating the window incident

[jimmycapp]

Where do you see gun model or caliber? They weren't aiming at the windows or tires...

[Gixxer]

from a full auto tommy gun and didn't hit a window or tire?...45 is also not known for its penetrating qualities...maybe they just took a hammer to it and took a photo instead of recreating the window incident

That’s what a lot of the comments say.

[Point37]

Where do you see gun model or caliber? They weren't aiming at the windows or tires...

https://electrek.co/2023/10/20/tesla...rtruck-result/

i read about this a few days ago...they may not have been aiming at them but usually full auto causes barrel rise but i've never shot a full auto tommy gun...maybe they are easy to control and aim

[PurplePackage]

You all do realize that NACS is an open standard and doesn't mean "you can only use the Tesla supercharging networks" right?

Most every DC fast charger company will be switching over to NACS as a connector.

Tesla's superchargers are the largest and most reliable network of chargers currently. They are also switching over to be able to accept credit card payment to comply with federal incentives.

It's not like manufacturers will need to pay Tesla for anything, unless they want to get into an "automatic billing" scenario.

Things are starting to get weird with NACS. As in oil and electricity shouldn't mix.

https://lite.cnn.com/2023/10/26/busi...ers/index.html

[e30addict]

Things are starting to get weird with NACS. As in oil and electricity shouldn't mix.

https://lite.cnn.com/2023/10/26/busi...ers/index.html

Did you expect big oil to just roll over and die? Oil companies will become "energy" companies and will still end up being the big boys on the block.

[PurplePackage]

Oil companies are already big players in a well established energy market. That doesn't mean they will be able to reinvent the supercharger business model. It looks BP is doing some kind of experiment to see if they can prop up their busy locations when the gasoline market finally goes away.

[FriskyDingo]

from a full auto tommy gun and didn't hit a window or tire?...45 is also not known for its penetrating qualities...maybe they just LIED!!!

fixored...

[PurplePackage]

https://lite.cnn.com/2023/10/30/poli...ate/index.html

Nice. Where will it go?

[TheIglu]

Says right in the article. Existing right of ways. Basically, putting it where existing infrastructure already runs.

[e30addict]

Probably just north of Littleton area by CT River since hydro Quebec already has significant assets there. That straddles NH/VT.

[RandyO]

ok to run electricity underground from Canada, but not natural gas.

I really got thinking last night, if I were still working, how would an electric vehicle fit in with my line of work... then I got thinking of winter jobs when the crew goes back to the truck at lunch time to warm up with the truck idling to put out heat

[Paul_E_D]

Is the Fisker available on the road yet? Beautiful looking vehicles. The name will forever remind me of scissors, but that's their problem.

[RandyO]

Is the Fisker available on the road yet? Beautiful looking vehicles. The name will forever remind me of scissors, but that's their problem.

ya, Fiskers, the gardening tool & scissor company is spelled different

[jhawley]

I saw one the other day at my job using the ev fast charger we have. guy said he had a tesla model 3 for a few years and replaced it with the Ocean, also mentioned that the power was insane.

[PurplePackage]

I recently found out that Lowell, MA has totally free 6kw Chargepoint stations scattered around the city. That's extremely progressive, even for MA.

[TheIglu]

Yup, there are a number of free ones near me. I've used them in the past.

Currently waiting on National Grid to get back to me on my application for solar, expected 10 day turnaround. If they give the go-ahead, I get to begin construction on my 10kW ground mount array, with another 10kW in panels/inverters waiting to go up as soon as the new 25kW net metering exemption rule goes into effect in MA hopefully early next year.

Then I'll have free driving, aside from tires. And free heat. And free hot water.