Rivian CEO issues strong statement about people who purchase gas-powered cars: ‘Sort of like building a horse barn in 1910’::“I don’t think I would have believed it.”

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    1 year ago

    there’s a couple EVs that can go that far. I rented a Tesla Model Y Long Range, which cannot. I did not leave with a full charge and didn’t arrive with one either. You don’t need to.

    I charged 3 times on the way up the coast, for 15, 10, and 20 minutes. The last one was was only longer because I ran into target to get something.

    That’s… 9%.

    What car takes an hour to charge?? I used to have a Chevy Bolt, the slowest charging EV you can buy. and it didn’t take an hour.

    Go play around with A Better Route Planner if you want to see that assuming 3 hours of charging for an eight hour trip is ridiculous.

    Edit: 50mph on the highway is laughable, I was going 80-85mph. It’s a bit over a 500mi drive.

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      1 year ago

      That makes sense. I forgot they charge a lot faster when low and assumed a full charge. I’ve only ever driven a Tesla model 3 once on a business trip. Mostly city driving so no long trips.