Axxe55
Retiretgtshit stirrer
Did you get any pictures?Saw my first Rivian in the wild today in Norman OK. Of course, it wasn't pulling anything.
I have never seen one yet.
Did you get any pictures?Saw my first Rivian in the wild today in Norman OK. Of course, it wasn't pulling anything.
Well I was going to point out how at least the Texas grid is still overbuilt by at least 15% until the new article came out saying multiple power plants are offline asking us to raise our thermostats to 78 or higher this weekend. But yeah I think the grid would still be able to handle the "additional load" simply because of when the EVs would likely be charging.Have you ever thought about the additional demands that would be put upon an aging infrastructure if so many people went to an EV? Also consider that the population is increasing, not decreasing, so that is additional housing that will also end up on the aging infrastructure, that I suspect is already running at it's limits. I seriously doubt it could stand such an additional strain.
Nope. By the time it passed me on a cross street, and I realized what it was, it was too far gone.Did you get any pictures?
I have never seen one yet.
Saw my first Rivian in the wild today in Norman OK. Of course, it wasn't pulling anything.
Trucks almost never are. Most people who own trucks do not need them. Even if they DO need them sometimes it's only 1 or 2 times a year. If they had any math sense they'd RENT a truck to do a dirty job once or twice a year and save their asses in fuel and payments (truck payments) the other 360 days a year, but you know. Everyone's dick needs to be measured in a certain way and for a lot of Texans it's their truck.
If you have a work truck and it's for work then use it for work I get it, but that should not be your commuting vehicle . You think the payment is so bad on a second car + insurance. The amount of money you'd save in gas is unbelievable. My Corolla gets 38 mpg if I do the speed limit. At the speed I drive it gets about 34 to 35. You divide that by 100k miles and then do your truck which (3/4 ton) MIGHT get 10 mpg and it starts adding up.
Turn the motor off and sweat in the summer and shiver in the winter. Not fun, but it will save you moneyI need to tow 9000 lb a few times a year.
The rest of the year, I travel about 50 miles a day and spend 10 hours a day in my truck watching contractors work. I burn a lot of fuel on AC/ heat .
Tell me how I can save money and I'll listen.
And along the same lines, don't forget the gas tax that pays for roads. Those funds have been drying up as MPG's have increased. If there's a large switch to EV, then they're going to have to switch to a miles charge or add the tax somewhere else, like your electric bill to cover the gap.Have you ever thought about the additional demands that would be put upon an aging infrastructure if so many people went to an EV? Also consider that the population is increasing, not decreasing, so that is additional housing that will also end up on the aging infrastructure, that I suspect is already running at it's limits. I seriously doubt it could stand such an additional strain.
I could see a well designed hybrid truck working for 90% of my needs.Sorry for dragging this back on topic, but if Ford does even halfway decent on getting their F150 Lightning to market, Rivian and the Tesla Truck are dead.
I got to see it at the launch event here last weekend and almost drove it, but had a margarita at lunch and didn’t want to risk it.
Let’s just say Ford ain’t gonna let the F150 reputation be risked over the e-truck, and it shows in a lot of ways. And you’ll get a pretty capable e-thing for $40K in today’s dollars.
Sorry for dragging this back on topic, but if Ford does even halfway decent on getting their F150 Lightning to market, Rivian and the Tesla Truck are dead.
I got to see it at the launch event here last weekend and almost drove it, but had a margarita at lunch and didn’t want to risk it.
Let’s just say Ford ain’t gonna let the F150 reputation be risked over the e-truck, and it shows in a lot of ways. And you’ll get a pretty capable e-thing for $40K in today’s dollars.
Sorry for dragging this back on topic, but if Ford does even halfway decent on getting their F150 Lightning to market, Rivian and the Tesla Truck are dead.
I got to see it at the launch event here last weekend and almost drove it, but had a margarita at lunch and didn’t want to risk it.
Let’s just say Ford ain’t gonna let the F150 reputation be risked over the e-truck, and it shows in a lot of ways. And you’ll get a pretty capable e-thing for $40K in today’s dollars.
I could see a well designed hybrid truck working for 90% of my needs.
The Ram could be relegated to backup/farm truck.
I'll have to prove it for myself first
I'm not against people going to an EV by any means, and I think they are a viable option for some people's needs and wants in a vehicle. But like masks, or vaccines, or anything else, it should be the consumer's decisions that drive the market, not the government mandating those decisions for us. Nor should a consumer be penalized because they make the choice to buy a gasoline or diesel vehicle if that choice better suits their needs.
Exactly. I even started a thread similar to this back in April.Or wants.
California transplants, chime in if I’m wrong here, but I seem to recall an incentive that weAnd along the same lines, don't forget the gas tax that pays for roads. Those funds have been drying up as MPG's have increased. If there's a large switch to EV, then they're going to have to switch to a miles charge or add the tax somewhere else, like your electric bill to cover the gap.