Contrarian Dude

Mostly EV stuff, misc. other nerd, car, and occasionally lightly political.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@TESLA_winston It's a good thing everyone pulled in forward!

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@Hilbe Interesting that they're using what looks like "old" RAN hardware and not the 200A ones I've seen at other service centers.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@carminerocco @jefferinc @brandenflasch Looks like the iX3 was just more efficient :
"The BMW iX3 has driven 300 km, and has 610 km range and 60 percent battery left. The consumption is 14.1 kWh/100 km. Lucid Gravity has a 336 km left, a consumption of 17.5, and battery percentage of 54."

(17.5kWh*3)/46% = 114kWh

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@supremeMilo @RealMattMalecki @Alex_RLT_ @brandenflasch Why not? Tesla uses CCS2 in Europe.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@jefferinc @brandenflasch Ah yes, BMW famously known for selling mass-market vehicles at a loss.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@nerdalator @Alex_RLT_ @brandenflasch And it comes with the same problems:
Just because a plug fits, doesn't mean it will work the way you expect.

Don't get me wrong, I love USB-C. But it's been a *very* bumpy road to get here.

NACS is fine. But CCS was also fine, just bulky and with a crap latch.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@RealMattMalecki @Alex_RLT_ @brandenflasch Type 2 is effectively just as convenient as NACS. It's a little bit bigger, but not in a catastrophic way.

How often do you hear Tesla people in Europe complaining that the plug is too large?

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@macheroadtrip I'm assuming you plugged in @ >30%

Wish my Rivian would do this. It's technically faster, but everything past ~50% is worse than the lightning.

[Lara Korte @lara_korte]

CENTCOM has released this photo of an F-16 refueling in an "undisclosed location."

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@jasonEVadvocate @brandenflasch 3phase means you can get 22kW AC charging at 32A. Or 11kW with just 16A. Much cheaper cabling and infrastructure for public charging with higher speeds to boot.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@digiblur @brandenflasch Had Tesla pushed to get a 3-phase variant of NACS as a European standard as CCS2 was being developed, sure.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@clawrence @brandenflasch The vast majority of EV charging is done on AC power sir.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@koalafiedtesla @brandenflasch Public L2 charging could take the place of a lot of low power DCFC for approximately the same price as current L2 infrastructure.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@koalafiedtesla @brandenflasch Home charging doesn't need 3 phase.

But imagine if your public L2 chargers were 11 or 22kW like they (mostly) are in Europe.

You could actually add like 50% battery while you ate lunch.

[Branden Flasch @brandenflasch]

This could've been avoided entirely if CCS2 became the global standard.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@cremieuxrecueil None consequences for the politicians currently in power.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@jamesseegs @AliceFromQueens So a perfect politician?

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@AliceFromQueens I can never tell if it's sexisim or partisanship (or both).

She doesn't have the precision of an engineer or lawyer, but she's definitely extremely smart.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

@craigwedge411 @DigitalDaisyX The fun per dollar of a Mustang is so hard to beat.

Source: 2011 GT owner from 2013-2024

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

@SoundDobad I know this may sound petty, but I can’t stand it when people put photoshop a meth pipe in my mouth. A crack pipe doesn’t have that little bowl at the end. This is why we can’t trust AI. Please make the appropriate edit. Thank you for your attention to this matter.