gergi137

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by gergi137 2y ago
Which rare earth minerals go into solar cells?
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by gergi137 2y ago
Tesla sold 1.8 million cars last year and Toyota sold 11.23 million cars last year. so a 6.2x multiple, not a ~20x multiple
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by gergi137 2y ago
Back of the napkin math, 63,000 gallons of gasoline per day. 33kWh of energy in each gallon of gasoline. Internal combustion approximately 33% efficient at turning that energy into propulsion while batteries and electric motors are ~90% eff
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by gergi137 2y ago
Elon Musk said he couldn't have been on FSD as the software had never been downloaded to his car: https://www.drive.com.au/news/elon-musk-denies-fsd-caused-fa...
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by gergi137 3y ago
Nope, the Model Y was the best selling vehicle in 2023, regardless of powertrain. https://insideevs.com/news/706169/tesla-model-y-best-selling...
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by gergi137 3y ago
I can add about 50 miles of range overnight on a standard 120V outlet which is more than enough most of the time. For longer trips back-to-back, a 220V circuit would be really nice to fully re-charge overnight but its absolutely not necessa
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by gergi137 3y ago
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/14/1212737005/cars-trucks-pedest... Bumper height plays a far bigger role in pedestrian fatality than hardness of the vehicle shell. Cybertruck's bumper is significantly
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by gergi137 3y ago
If you have a house, or apartment with access to a L1 or L2 charger, charging at home should cover 100% of your local trips and any longer trips, you'll inevitably pass by a Tesla supercharger in Sequim, Forks, Seattle, Tacoma, Burling
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by gergi137 3y ago
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/26/23738581/tesla-model-y-ev... True, last year it wasn’t but this year it was the best selling vehicle of any type, EV or not, including trucks.
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by gergi137 3y ago
I don't know about availability in India but lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries have come down in price a lot lately and they last about 7000 cycles (15 Years at 80% DoD): https://signaturesolar.com/eg4-lifepower4-l
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by gergi137 3y ago
I get about 4mi/kWh and electricity is $0.10/kWh so approximately 2.5 cents per mile
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by gergi137 3y ago
It’s not an old number, it’s a new number reported every quarter. But you’re right that comparing largely highway miles vs all miles isn’t completely fair. FSD on the other hand can be activated and used in most scenarios and has 3.2 millio
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by gergi137 3y ago
I 100% agree with you that we should have regulators auditing and verifying safety information for autonomous systems. But I'd like to point out that the link you included is out-of-date. Tesla has continued to publish their autopilot
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by gergi137 4y ago
How about 30kWh for $9000? https://signaturesolar.com/eg4-lifepower4-lithium-batteries-...
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by gergi137 4y ago
The batteries alone have actually gotten quite affordable. https://signaturesolar.com/eg4-lifepower4-lithium-batteries-... Here is 30kWh of LFP batteries for $9,000. Now that doesn't include the inverters or installati
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by gergi137 4y ago
Not really. Last quarter for example, they had $14.6 billion in automotive revenues of which $344 million was regulatory credits or a little more than 2%. They had $4.1 billion in automotive gross profits so regulatory credits made up about
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by gergi137 4y ago
An entire Tesla Model YT weighs 4,416 lbs, the battery alone is closer to 1000 lbs