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All the (nearly identical in substance) press releases for GM, Ford, Rivian, Volvo/Polestar, MB, Nissan, and [this space reserved for whoever is next] say Spring 2024 for the NACS-R <> CCS-P adapters for use at the ~12k V3 250kW Superchargers. (Yes, I know, the Cybertruck, Hyperloop, etc. are a...

That's exactly the tradeoff I'm struggling with ... EA alternatives during my northern New England roadtripping this spring were all just one or two units ... but from reading the PlugShare reviews and randomly checking their status, they seem to be quite lonely .... then the EA four-unit...

Yes, my two EA sessions so far, at 48 min total (1st was only 18 min, as I valued getting home 12 min earlier over the add'l free kWh), saved me ~$26 (using my avg $/kWh rate at other DCFC networks so far). However, the time wasted for that 1st EA session cost me, let's see, using my billing...

Curious why the strong preference for EA? Our planning protocols are otherwise identical. But I still haven't made up my mind about EA... Given my i4 charging curve (which just eyeballing it seems to be fairly similar to the Taycan, i.e., hitting the advertised kW only when you've been running...

Stripes on a Lexus?!?

Plus his underhanded sales tactics might have worked with someone else. Especially since that TruCoat is worth it:

Good point, thanks, I forgot about that -- perhaps somewhat deliberately so, since although the EQS ticks off many boxes, I just can't even imagine myself driving an MB given the marque's image. Plus the driving dynamics of the EQS sound ... odd. (Especially when both CR & C&D intensely dislike...

I've been wondering why none of those are sold here yet, especially the marques from Geely, given that as the owner of Volvo & Polestar the U.S. market is not some big unknown to Geely. I'm old enough to remember feeling sorry for anyone who bought a Hyundai, given that the explanation had to be...

^ Whoah, higher car sales tax rate combined with more slowly depreciating valuation basis -- this almost hurts my pride as a Taxachusetts resident! Agreed that the high used 4CT asking prices could reflect not a sunk cost fallacy but instead reflect a realistic market-clearing price if demand...

^ Interesting, thanks, the timing of the CT intro at the peak of the market can explain the reluctance of sellers to adjust prices down to the market-clearing level (a la the sunk cost fallacy). As for taxes, I never used to pay much attention to MA state sales tax on cars despite having...

This reminds me of some of my disagreements with opposing economists in court cases when our divergent answers are based in turn on how we're actually answering different questions. Or as one economist said in response to the charge question for an academic peer review on which I was assisting...

Interesting that Lucid is also lowering the effective price this way instead of just lowering the effective price by ... lowering the price. Tesla at least is up-front about its price decreases, but also get a lot of blowback from recent purchasers upon each round of price decreases (but also...

Might have been my [wife's] i4 M50! Although rare for any vehicle to signal in Massachusetts (but less rare where we live out in Western Mass, as opposed to Boston). I'm still holding out for a hypothetical i5 M70 Touring, with the larger battery from the i7 and iX. Probability of that larger...