Recent content by Elfin

The 0-60 time is barely faster. It's the much more important 60-140mph time that's faster. Yeah, I guess can see why they only got 450 takers.

Yeah I forgot how long it's been available to order though they also didn't make it available to everyone. I'm a little bit worried about Lucid's prospects... Which is a shame because I really want a Gravity once they get everything sorted.

Fully agree and not complaining, I understand market pricing! I'm surprised Lucid limited the number of Dream Editions...

Yes, by charging absurd interest rates on leases they easily cover the $7500. Gravity lease money factor is approximately double the Air.

Too bad he can't put the motorcycle on a hitch mount rack because the weight limit IS ONLY 110lbs! People who buy the tow package on $100k luxury vehicles want to be able to carry bikes. Please offer a tow hitch competitive with Rivian (heck, I'd be satisfied if it matched the 160lb limit of the...

For a more fair comparison you need to calculate total spent if you pay off the loan at 36 months. Or include the cost of a 30 month loan on the residual for the lease.

Because nobody has measured the 75mph range yet. Seems silly to continue speculation when we will eventually have an answer.

Yeah, most people don't want to turn a 12 hour drive into a 14 hour drive. Curious why you don't take the Macan? There seem to be two factions here. People who road trip a lot and people who don't. One third of my energy use is DCFC and I'm annoyed by the charging speed of my 2018 Model 3 (and...

It's sad that charge port location isn't standardized. The short cables on V3 superchargers are so nice. The long V4 cables are horrible, they've even added an extra handle on some of the stalls now because they're so awkward.

A 1000lb car would have the front wheels in the air with a 1000lb tongue weight. I keep saying that structure is the least limiting factor in tow capability. Watch the video of the F-150 being dropped a couple feet onto the tow hitch. If someone crashes their F-150 because they exceeded the tow...

I was trying to say if you make the compromises necessary to handle the tongue weight you might as well design it to handle the corresponding tow weight. The hitch receiver itself really should never be the limiting factor.

If you're going to design the rear suspension of the vehicle to handle a higher tongue weight you might as well spec it to tow the standard 10x the tongue weight. I think the rack weight limit relative to the tongue weight limit is very dependent on the design of the receiver. For example I...

My understanding is that it's best to charge to 50% for daily driving if you're trying to maximize battery life. Manufacturer don't say that because it would generate sadness (even though it would work fine for the vast majority of people.)

That's my point, EPA range uses an extremely simplistic model of the car and then does dumb things like round to nearest 500lbs, then has manufacturers multiply in a fudge factor... etc. Using a model like what's in Teslas and then inputting how the average driver drives would be far more useful...

It's only 10lbs less than the Model X (which uses the same stupid hitch manufacturer) Tongue weight on real trucks and SUVs is limited by the weight on the rear axle so the derating is the relative distance from the rear axle. Note that the Model Y has a 160lb max bike rack rating while the...