She’s powering her coffee shop truck with her Lightning!
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A couple years ago I got a 2kWh Anker backup battery system for when the power goes out, maybe some camping, etc. I could basically run my home fridge, wifi, some lights on that thing for basically a day and a half if we were smart about usage. Again, that's 2kWh, now imagine an F150 Lightning Extended Range with 131kWh usable battery. Assuming she stays local to her town of Parker, CO, she could tow to her parking spot, power the trailer all day, and get back home with probably more than half the battery left.
Ultimately this goes back to why I really want all Scouts to have a 240V outlet w/ bidirectional charging. Why spend four or five figures on a backup generator system when you have all the energy you need parked right there in your driveway? Power goes out, hook Scout up to house, turn on Generator mode, keep going....or on a more serious note you could use that capability to support your community during a natural disaster.
I can’t believe I’m saying this but I kinda like it. Way more than I thought when I read the headline. But very fun shy to ever buy a Bronco again. But this is really appealing. They should introduce it here. But guess it would compete with the Explorers so not a great business plan
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When’s the CMF team video coming out? I saw what I think is a teaser on the insta.
Also how’s the commercial coming along?
When’s the CMF team video coming out? I saw what I think is a teaser on the insta.
Also how’s the commercial coming along?
The DeLorean DMC-44: The Lost Off-Roader You've Never Heard Of
Should DMC Have Produced This Kei-Challenging Pickup Truck Before The DeLorean?
There is reasonable evidence to suggest that John DeLorean's baby truck would've been a much bigger commercial success than the sports car flop.
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I still don’t think I could get in a car with no one in the drivers seat.
We have Waymo driverless "taxi" all over the place in Phoenix metro area. I've had several rides. Generally speaking I have found it to be a pretty awesome alternative to Uber for these reasons: 1) The cars are exclusively Jaguar I-PACE BEV SUVs so they are very nice vehicles and very well maintained, 2) It is a luxury ride for (often much less than) the price of an Uber x, 3) I can set the AC as cold as I like and music to whatever I like, 4) there is no driver trying to force me into conversation I don't want to have and 5) the car never inexplicably cancels on me.
I will say, my first ride was weird. I was going from a church wedding ceremony to the reception. When the Waymo arrived at the church parking lot while I was waiting outside, it stopped about 100 ft away from where I was waiting but did not signal it had arrived in the app. So I waited for a couple minutes and watched it. Many people at the wedding were from out of town and had never seen a driverless car before, so were gawking and taking photos. The car would turn it's wheels left full lock and move forward a foot or two, then stop, turn it's wheels right full lock and move forward a foot, then stop. Over and over like it was confused. After it had done this about 20 times, I finally decided to walk across the parking lot to the car. To enter the car, you basically unlock the doors from the app but it wasn't allowing me to do that. So I touched one of the rear door handles and suddenly the car drove itself through the parking lot over to where I HAD been previously waiting, stopped, and the unlock feature became available. So I walked back over to the car and got in. It was a little disconcerting, but the 30 minute drive to the reception was totally uneventful and every subsequent ride has also been totally uneventful. Honestly I'm a fan of the driverless taxis.
It would just take a lot for me to get in one. But I don’t like Ubers either. Years ago I had to take one to a work training and apparently the guy was new to the area and he took me to a dirt lot. Freaked me out. Turns out he had put into his gps north whatever street instead of south. I made it to my destination, but had gotten my boss on the phone so at least someone knew where I was.
I'm thinking a driverless WayMo with cutting edge tech would be a huluva lot safer than some of the Uber rides I have had... My Lord!
I genuinely wanted to know if there were any pro-dealer arguments that weren't shot down with "if a customer doesn't like what a given brand is offering inclusive of sales/support they can just shop elsewhere" so I popped it into CHatGPT and got the following answer...
From a consumer-first perspective, arguments against DTC models usually rely on:
- hypothetical downsides (e.g., lack of competition, support),
- indirect economic concerns (e.g., job loss, local businesses),
- or nostalgic assumptions about dealership benefits.
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