Randy Schimka

Electrical Engineer, SDG&E retired EV Guy, now EV Charging / Infrastructure consultant and EV Road Tripper.

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@phxgypsy @EricaRN4USA @sxdoc Term AND age limits. I wouldn't want to see an 80 year old start a political career.

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They're waiting on the fact that it is a hard problem to solve. Tesla has spent millions of $$ and engineered specialized hardware for the cars to make it work and they've had to tweak both the hardware and software numerous times over the years to get it to where it is today. The other OEMs don't have the stomach, the money or the resources to do that. It's just flat out not easy.

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@VigilantFox "Me and my bass player"????? You mean Nikki Sixx? Can't remember or say his name? What?!?!

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@AndriaDont99498 Should just taken them out of your storage unit and left them by the office door. Who do those belong to again? No one! :)

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@jessalanfields @elonmusk We don't know yet what they'll be paying per mile. May not be worth it. Need more info...

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Glad to see the new Lite version roll out for those that want it, but as a person that has owned many Model 3 cars over the years, the ride quality and quietness of the '25 and '26 models are so much better that it is a game changer for me.

If you're on the fence about getting an older Model 3, you owe it to yourself to do a test drive somehow or find a friend that has an older one so you can experience the difference and then arrange a Tesla test drive on a newer model. The difference is night and day in those two areas.

Not sure why it took so many years to make the ride quality and noise level better, but I wouldn't go back to an older model.

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@jojo2110 @elonmusk Aren't all SW flights commercial?

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Aside from the manufacturing difficulties that many have commented on (unless these options are installed after the fact), I'll be interested to watch and see how their direct sales model rolls out. As Tesla has found, some states are easy and some states have dealer association bans against direct sales and will take more effort...

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Are those estimated prices that customers will pay for rides or the actual cost for owning the vehicles?

Either way, while lower costs per mile are great for passengers, Tesla has said that regular owners can put their Teslas with FSD into the RoboTaxi network when not being used. But if they're going to pay owners of vehicles anywhere near 20 cents per mile (or less), the economics won't be very compelling for owners to want to do that. Put a thousand miles on my car for $200?

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@alex_bessinger Probably start with a new 12v battery...

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@ManlyMarshall @wmorrill3 Yes. Front, ditch, both.

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@nikkharris I really want the ability to set the max speed for my FSD. 72 in Standard or 80 in Hurry (with a 65 mph speed limit) isn't versatile enough.

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I'm a multi-Tesla owner, but I want to see Rivian succeed. All EVs are good EVs, etc.

But I never hear their leadership talking about reducing costs per vehicle, and that concerns me. They're dead if their funding dries up. Do you think there are efforts behind the scenes to reduce vehicle costs, but they just don't talk about it?

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@DevinOlsenn Shouldn't Job 1 be to reduce the cost of each vehicle built? It's game over if their funding source pulls out. What do they lose on each vehicle? $35 or 40K?

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@PTrubey @zerohedge You just know that whatever comment(s) she issues about it, the phrase Elon's "fair share"will be included! :)

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Votes can be counted quickly if all you're doing is counting votes. But here in my county, San Diego, they are also verifying all the signatures on mail-in ballots (a large percentage of votes).

Of course this takes more time. It's also a hell of a lot more secure than just willy-nilly counting votes. I always thought it was a good thing and you're making it sound like its a bad thing...

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@WhamBaamX @NotATeslaApp No, the bulletins are talking about a noise that occurs when you're going slowly over a bumpy road.

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@RealTimers @DavidAFrench @billmaher @dgjones @HBO Dude, put your hands down...It's super distracting!

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@macman222 @nikkharris @blktsla @woodhaus2 I'm glad you don't make any buying decisions for me. Geez!

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@macman222 @nikkharris @blktsla @woodhaus2 I understand your sentiment, but there's plenty of 1-2 year old X cars on the market that will last well into the future if well taken care of...