The future of EVs? Maybe not so bad?

[jmauld]

That is what the Ford Mustang Mach-e should’ve been

 

[Espos4]

I find that hard to believe my buddy drives his Tesla (actually it drives him) from Fla to NJ without a hiccup it even brings him to the charging station all while watching movies on their iPad I’m not saying the stations are everywhere or that we will be overwhelmed soon with EV’s and not enough stations but you could definitely drive across the country. We charge at home 99% of the time but road trips are not a big deal with 300 miles of range.

I would think that driving up and down the east coast might be different than driving across the country east to west.

 

[Jus Cruisin]

That is what the Ford Mustang Mach-e should’ve been

I agree. But the Mach-E is completely sold out along with the Lightning.

 

[Golfman25]

From Sarasota to New Orlean 711 miles does add just over 1 hour for charging stops but out of pocket cost is $41 to get there. “Mike drop” as you can see the stops are around 12 mins which is a bathroom stop or refueling stop anyway
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Does this chart say your charging up every 80 or so miles?

 

[Havana Shamrock]

Does this chart say your charging up every 80 or so miles?

Yeah I don’t know why it did that when you have a 300 mile range? Maybe a setting in the app I didn’t enter. But you get the idea

 

[Havana Shamrock]

I would think that driving up and down the east coast might be different than driving across the country east to west.

Yes I’m sure there’s more of a resistance with the mountainess terrain east to west but it’s absolutely doable now with super chargers across the country.

 

[Havana Shamrock]

If you are an Audi fan....Here is a little video of my little brother (57 yo baby bro) playing around after install of new exhaust on his highly modified Audi S4 B5 (V6 bi-turbo). That was 7 years ago. Its much more aggressive now. I think he is over 800hp at this stage. You should hear it at full howl. Long live the ICE, even if the daily drivers are EVs in a few years.

Nice car, I’m thinking of having a stage 1 tune installed that will bring my car to 510 HP single turbo. I still like the luxury of the car also so I wouldn’t change anything estheticly

 

[spikedaddy99]

How do I take my family of 7 out to dinner in one of these things?

 

[Creekwood]

How do I take my family of 7 out to dinner in one of these things?

Quickly, and in two separate runs to the restaurant and back!

 

[jmauld]

How do I take my family of 7 out to dinner in one of these things?

Your order this one
https://rivian.com/r1s

or this one
https://www.tesla.com/modelx

 

[spikedaddy99]

Your order this one
https://rivian.com/r1s

or this one
https://www.tesla.com/modelx

Starting at $72,500...

 

[sbw1]

The cars alarm goes off if you try to remove the cord. There is also a lock which prevents it from being unplugged as well

just what we want. More alarms going off that no one responds to at 3:00 in the morning.

 

[techmitch]

Starting at $72,500...

Your really gonna want the launch edition with the quad motors, don't ya think?

Launch Edition
Features

• Quad-Motor AWD included
• Large battery pack included
• 7 Seat interior
• Dual front bumper tow hooks
• Rivian Elevation audio by Meridian
• Natural-grained ash wood interior finishes
• Perforated vegan leather seating with patterned stitching
• Heated and ventilated seats
• Heated steering wheel
• Driver and passenger lumbar adjustment
• Compass Yellow interior accents
• 100% recycled microfiber headliner
• Chilewich floor mats
• Air compressor
• Power liftgate
• Priority delivery
• Launch Edition interior badging
• Special Launch Green paint color option
• 20" All-Terrain or 22" Sport wheel upgrade included

Starting at

$90,000

 

[Havana Shamrock]

How do I take my family of 7 out to dinner in one of these things?

Obviously we don’t take this to dinner unless it’s just me and the wife, otherwise we take her model Y 5 passenger like most cars today, when it was us and the kids we took the Expedition.

 

[highslice]

Personal attacks are not necessary. I enjoy driving, but I’m also not afraid of technology. Full autopilot on every car would open up a world of possibilities that we don’t currently have available. For example, the ability to form a train on the highway and travel at 130mph. Yes, count me in on that.

Until a "professional" truck driver throws his 80,000# rig in front of the "train" doing 61.5 MPH because the truck in front of him is going 61 MPH and the genius wants to get ahead of the "train" rolling up behind him. Then the 130 MPH "train" becomes an expensive pile of dead people.

 

[jmauld]

Until a "professional" truck driver throws his 80,000# rig in front of the "train" doing 61.5 MPH because the truck in front of him is going 61 MPH and the genius wants to get ahead of the "train" rolling up behind him. Then the 130 MPH "train" becomes an expensive pile of dead people.

What’s a truck driver?

 

[highslice]

What’s a truck driver?

Kinda like pornography, you'll know it when you see it.

 

[jmauld]

But unlike truck drivers, there will still be pornography in 20 years.

 

[firecadet613]

But unlike truck drivers, there will still be pornography in 20 years.

What happens when your self driving car gets the blue screen of death?

 

[Havana Shamrock]

What happens when your self driving car gets the blue screen of death?

We’ve had our Tesla for 1-1/2 yrs so far not 1 glitch, unlike EVERY gas handmade cars we’ve had in the past, something brings us back to the “dealer mechanics” hahahahaha sorry, clear my throat um um our car updates itself over WiFI while we sleep, it’s never seen a “Mechanic” hahaha there I go again. If everyone was scared of technology and the future we wouldn’t be where we are today.