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Well this is what happens when Factories aren’t maintained. And building vehicles are so automated that the human on the assembly line is so out of touch. Maybe cars should be built by hand and considered a luxury again. Also maybe that will force people to drive better.
 
Well this is what happens when Factories aren’t maintained. And building vehicles are so automated that the human on the assembly line is so out of touch. Maybe cars should be built by hand and considered a luxury again. Also maybe that will force people to drive better.
I don’t think making cars more expensive for families is going to make anybody smarter.
 
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DAMN! That sucks
 
Okay, real-world driving experience just now.

I just got home from a board meeting. 7.2 miles each way. Mostly through town, with stoplights, construction, etc., but with a short stretch on Route 66 at 55 mph.
On the way there, I got about 2 miles/kWh. Average speed on the way there was 27 mph.
On the way home, I got 5.1 miles/kWh. Average speed on the way back was 23 mph.
Average efficiency was 3.55 miles/kWh.
At an average of 3.55 miles/kWh (if this was how all my trips were, which is obviously nonsense), I would get 465 miles of range.

Elevation change was 6914 feet - 6626 feet = 288 feet. Elevation profile attached.

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I forgot to grab a photo of the trip meter on the way there. Here’s the one for the trip back.

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Hell, most of my trips are like that. I’m an inverse bell curve where 85% of the time I’m driving on surface streets less than 10 miles, and then the other 15% it’s a thousand-plus mile road trip.

Glad to hear this. Makes me feel much happier with the 150-mile EV harvester range. Thanks!
 
Hell, most of my trips are like that. I’m an inverse bell curve where 85% of the time I’m driving on surface streets less than 10 miles, and then the other 15% it’s a thousand-plus mile road trip.

Glad to hear this. Makes me feel much happier with the 150-mile EV harvester range. Thanks!
I typically work from home. So most (~75%) of my driving is 1200+ mile road trips. Then this kind of stuff (15%). And towing/hauling (10%) short and long distances.
 
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Well, I know the metal AM folks on my team are going to be busy over the next couple months now
 
Hey this is great. In addition to the seat manufacturer that’s coming to town for Rivian now we are getting another company that makes the bumpers. Excellent for the local economy.