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[J Alynn]

I’m all for custom paint etc but I wouldn’t pay and extra $59,000 to do it.

Cadillac Will Custom Build Your CT5-V Blackwing By Hand, For A Price - The Autopian

The Curated by Cadillac program for the CT5-V Blackwing offers huge customization for an equally enormous price tag.

www.theautopian.com

That’s ridiculous

 

[J Alynn]

Another one ready for target practice.

That stainless steel deserves a better life as a kitchen stove or similar appliance

That’s it?!?!

amazing huh! Time to convince your hubby to go all BEV

 

[J Alynn]

I don’t count tires either. Unless they fail early for some reason. As long as I get my use out of them I’m fine.

The most ridiculous tire story I have is we had an early 90s Ford Escort GT and it needed tires and I called a shop and he asked me if I was sitting down. I said no why? He said that Ford put an odd size tire on the car and only Goodyear made it and it was going to be $1200 for tires on a Ford Escort GT back in the 90s! He said well we can put a different size on and the speedometer will just be off so that’s what we did.

So that brings me to a question. I see some posts early on with Rivian that tire shops wouldn’t put tires on them. What’s that all about? And is that still the case? Can you go to any old tire shop with an EV or does it have to be special somehow.

Funny we are talking tires. Just had my low pressure light come on-it’s 85 degrees and tires look fine thinking may I have a bad sensor

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

Rivian driver in Chattanooga was forced to abandon their R1T when the vehicles in front and behind of them stalled out due to high water levels. Climbed out of the window to safety. Returned after the flooding subsided. No water intrusion into the cabin. Drove it home.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/1moqtk6/my_r1t_is_currently_abandoned_on_the_freeway_from

 

[oldgeeksguide]

America's Federal EV Charger Funding Isn't Dead After All​

America's Federal EV Charger Funding Isn't Dead After All

The Trump administration is now allowing the NEVI program—$5 billion in EV charger funding—to keep flowing to states.

insideevs.com

To be clear, this is only because they didn’t have the authority to kill it in the first place. They’re just obeying a court order.

 

[J Alynn]

Rivian driver in Chattanooga was forced to abandon their R1T when the vehicles in front and behind of them stalled out due to high water levels. Climbed out of the window to safety. Returned after the flooding subsided. No water intrusion into the cabin. Drove it home.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/1moqtk6/my_r1t_is_currently_abandoned_on_the_freeway_from

That’s so awesome

 

[R1TVT]

This guy's Rivian got swept away in Ashville NC during Hurricane Helene and buried in mud. Guy recovered it, charged it, then drove it away after the storm without any issues. That would not be the case in an ICE truck:

 

[THil08]

This guy's Rivian got swept away in Ashville NC during Hurricane Helene and buried in mud. Guy recovered it, charged it, then drove it away after the storm without any issues. That would not be the case in an ICE truck:

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Until salt water gets involved…. And starts corroding those battery cells, and wires.

I had friends in Hurricane Irma with ICE cars and they walked away just like that Rivian did. With out needing to charge.

 

[R1TVT]

Until salt water gets involved…. And starts corroding those battery cells, and wires.

I had friends in Hurricane Irma with ICE cars and they walked away just like that Rivian did. With out needing to charge.

Well respectfully, you are incorrect sir.

First, the passenger compartment is double sealed to prevent water intrusion into the cabin (the R1T can be driven through water up to 43.1" deep). Obviously NOT having water fill the entire cabin plays a huge roll in recovery. Second, there is no exhaust for water to enter or any open engine compartment for water to infiltrate (as is the case in an ICE truck). Third, the battery pack is completely sealed, so water isn't corroding battery cells and wires. From Inside EV's article on the truck that was recovered from the flood:

"In addition to the sealing of our packs, which are verified before vehicle installation, we monitor any exposure to water ingress within our batteries through our electrical isolation features," the spokesperson told InsideEVs via email.

Yes, I would very much prefer to own my current R1T over any previous ICE truck I have ever owned in the event of a catastrophic flooding event.

 

[dreamweaver]

To be clear, this is only because they didn’t have the authority to kill it in the first place. They’re just obeying a court order.

Yes, that was the point of the article.

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

Jeep is bringing back the 392 Wrangler and putting the 392 in the Gladiator apparently. I fear we are going backwards

Might be fun to put one of these in a Scout II. I would want to keep the 4-speed tho

 

[Chavannigans]

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a65665932/trump-administration-ev-charger-fnding/

Trump Administration Reverses Course, Will Provide $5 Billion to Build EV Chargers​

But there are some new caveats that come with this restored funding, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says.

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

Yeah that 4xe is ridiculous. It’s only has like 25 miles of EV range. I talked to a woman in a parking lot once and asked her questions. She was charging her Jeep 3 times a day to only use the EV range.

I can’t for the life of me see the value in a plug-in hybrid. My 2016 Avalon hybrid is a robust, drivable technology. I get about 30 mpg around town. Two ports you have to “plug in” to? Silly!

 

[THil08]

Well respectfully, you are incorrect sir.

First, the passenger compartment is double sealed to prevent water intrusion into the cabin (the R1T can be driven through water up to 43.1" deep). Obviously NOT having water fill the entire cabin plays a huge roll in recovery. Second, there is no exhaust for water to enter or any open engine compartment for water to infiltrate (as is the case in an ICE truck). Third, the battery pack is completely sealed, so water isn't corroding battery cells and wires. From Inside EV's article on the truck that was recovered from the flood:

"In addition to the sealing of our packs, which are verified before vehicle installation, we monitor any exposure to water ingress within our batteries through our electrical isolation features," the spokesperson told InsideEVs via email.

Yes, I would very much prefer to own my current R1T over any previous ICE truck I have ever owned in the event of a catastrophic flooding event.

Respectfully i was telling my experiences, my friends Lowered 370z and his new f150 were both way passed the exhaust. We let them dry out, nothing taken apart. Both started no problem. Thank you sir.

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

9 hours to get there, an hour to enjoy the experience, 9 hours to get back, that’s 19 hours. Just one day, right?

You’re retired, right? What else do you have to do with your time…

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

Driving is a privilege one must take seriously.

Hence a pox on FSD!

 

[6-ScoutFamily]

It feels like they rushed it to get something out there. I thought they would at least have a picture of the thing.

There’s a shark (Scout) in the water circling to strike.

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

I have personal experience with what water of any salinity does to ICEs when it gets into the intake manifold. I'll take an EV over an ICE every day.

[edited to add: Well, I’ll take a well-designed EV—not a CT, for example.]

 

[nolen]

Respectfully i was telling my experiences, my friends Lowered 370z and his new f150 were both way passed the exhaust. We let them dry out, nothing taken apart. Both started no problem. Thank you sir.

The exhaust part I don’t know anything about. But he was also saying that the salt water wouldn’t do that to the EV.

 

[J Alynn]

I can’t for the life of me see the value in a plug-in hybrid. My 2016 Avalon hybrid is a robust, drivable technology. I get about 30 mpg around town. Two ports you have to “plug in” to? Silly!

That is crazy. My accord hybrid is non plug and I’m averaging 42-44 mpg annually. Didn’t realize that was the case with the avalons