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cyure said:
This seems handy.

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How Rivian Aims To Make Your Home EV Charging Cheaper

The maker of the R1S and R1T reckons its new smart charging feature could cut annual charging costs by at least 20%.
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Maybe other areas are different, but where I'm at peak hours are 4-9PM weekdays which is pretty easy to remember so we just schedule accordingly. That said, having to just plug in the car when you get home and not think about rate structures at all is a nice feature to have running in the background and I could see becoming a standard/must-have feature for customers down the road.
 
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cyure said:
Wonder if this one actually gets made.

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On a similar note, while in Brazil a couple weeks ago I saw a fair number of RAM Rampages on the road, which appeared to be a midsize Ranger/Tacoma type truck although I believe it's unibody vs BOF. I don't think this exact vehicle will be coming here, but it gives you an idea.
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One detail I thought was cool was the American flag tail lights.
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Of course this detail is somewhat ironic given the Rampage was developed in Brazil, made in Brazil, and is not even sold in the US. Feels like when you're overseas and see an American restaurant that is overly pushing the American branding thing. Just kinda awkward. Speaking of which, did you know there's a RAM Rampage NFL Edition? lol
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dreamweaver said:
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California just greenlit the future of curbside V2G EV chargers

California backs a $1.1 million project to build the world’s first curbside vehicle-to-grid (V2G) EV charger, set to hit the streets by 2028.
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Huh.
I don’t see the advantage of bringing V2G to curbside chargers unless you are paid more for the electricity you put into the grid than you pay to take it out. Significantly more. If they had a program where they charge $0.01/kWh at night and then buy it back at $0.11/kWh during peak demand to flatten the duck curve, that would be great. It would also likely be abused if it weren’t well-regulated.
 
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SpaceEVDriver said:
Huh.
I don’t see the advantage of bringing V2G to curbside chargers unless you are paid more for the electricity you put into the grid than you pay to take it out. Significantly more. If they had a program where they charge $0.01/kWh at night and then buy it back at $0.11/kWh during peak demand to flatten the duck curve, that would be great. It would also likely be abused if it weren’t well-regulated.
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It reminds me of the Tesla Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). These decentralized networks allow Powerwall owners to sell energy back to the grid during periods of peak demand. As of May 2025, more than 100,000 Powerwalls are enrolled in such programs globally, helping stabilize local grids and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
 
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dreamweaver said:
It reminds me of the Tesla Virtual Power Plants (VPPs). These decentralized networks allow Powerwall owners to sell energy back to the grid during periods of peak demand. As of May 2025, more than 100,000 Powerwalls are enrolled in such programs globally, helping stabilize local grids and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
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Yeah, I get the purpose. I sell energy back to the grid most of the day, and especially during peak demand (not from the vehicles, though). But the difference is those are almost all at residences, rather than random V2G posts alongside streets. And the agreements are between the individual homeowner/Powerwall owner and the power company. With curbside V2G, what will the agreements look like? Will I send a certain amount of energy to the grid to be allowed to park there? with more/less required based on time of day and demand? Will I be able to charge during peak times because I’m visiting the city and need to charge? I have hundreds of questions about something like this. Some of them will have confusing and contradictory answers without a whole lot of planning on the part of the teams doing this development. I have no doubt they’ll figure it out. I just wonder if it will be useful to, as the article states, people in lower income neighborhoods?
 
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South Korea ON has surprised many by announcing that they will have their Solid-State Batteries available by 2029, earlier than most expected. Still not as early as all of us would like, nor as early as the big Chinese manufacturers, but it’s good progress and good to have more manufacturers in the game.

electrek.co

SK On's breakthrough all-solid-state EV batteries will arrive ahead of schedule

The next generation of electric vehicle batteries will be here sooner than expected. After opening the first-of-its-kind pilot plant for...
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SpaceEVDriver said:
South Korea ON has surprised many by announcing that they will have their Solid-State Batteries available by 2029, earlier than most expected. Still not as early as all of us would like, nor as early as the big Chinese manufacturers, but it’s good progress and good to have more manufacturers in the game.

electrek.co

SK On's breakthrough all-solid-state EV batteries will arrive ahead of schedule

The next generation of electric vehicle batteries will be here sooner than expected. After opening the first-of-its-kind pilot plant for...
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When is the U.S. gonna have the solid state? I forget…..
 
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When is the U.S. gonna have the solid state? I forget…..
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I don’t think we’ll have all-solid SSBs manufactured on a true production line in the US until the mid to late 2030s, at best. There’s only really one company still talking about their product here, and several of their statements have suggested a lot more hype than reality. They often conflate semi-solid and solid batteries, which gives them a lot more press than they really deserve, IMO. And with the retreat from EVs of several automotive manufacturers in the US, the investment in that company may be reduced in the coming years.

I really do hope I’m wrong, but I don’t see the progress required for it to happen earlier.
 
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