ICE v Electric: Cost and Emissions

[DomB]

I am taking credit for Rivian saying they will open 20 min/140 mi charging stations from Manhattan to the Daks by the end of this year (I called customer service multiple times to ask for this).

A bunch of the Rivian charging network (high speed and L2 desitionation) included in this. Looks like they are going the Tesla route of full built out charging network.

On the personal front this went from a definite buy to a maybe due to some personal reasons. All good. Hope to have more clarity in the next 6 months. If I don't get this in the Launch Edition, plan is to hold the CRV for one more year. I don't see myself buying another ICE vehicle ever. Our second car is 2014 and has like 18,000 miles. When we were in a commuting world, I walked less than 5 min to the train station then walked in the city or took the subway on the 20 days a year when you didn't want to be outside at all.

Rivian Charging - Rivian Stories

We are building the Rivian Adventure Network — a nationwide network of DC fast chargers capable of adding up to 140 miles of range in 20 minutes to the R1T and R1S. The Rivian Adventure Network is designed for quick recharges so you can keep moving. Planned to connect cities on popular routes...

stories.rivian.com

 

[Ripitz]

Cummins claims to power first vehicle-to-grid school buses in North America, 2 years after Lion

Global power provider Cummins announced it has powered two fully operational vehicle-to-grid Blue Bird school buses in Illinois.

electrek.co

 

[Campgottagopee]

Talked with a buddy of mine yesterday who is a car guy, drives like on too. He wheels an A8, just to give you an idea. I asked him about Tesla. His comment was, they're great if you don't want to drive very fast for very long.

 

[Ripitz]

Rivian CEO reveals collaboration with Yakima

In a Tweet sent out this weekend, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shared images of his family in a R1T camper featuring a Yakima logo.

electrek.co

Hey Dom, hope to see you next year in the Tomahawk lot with your new rig!

 

[x10003q]

Talked with a buddy of mine yesterday who is a car guy, drives like on too. He wheels an A8, just to give you an idea. I asked him about Tesla. His comment was, they're great if you don't want to drive very fast for very long.

and 1 physical refresh in 10 years in 2016. They must be saving a boatload of money on designers.

 

[tirolski]

It’s really just a hybrid internal combustion runnin on natural gas thingy.

 

[Ripitz]

Commentary: Texas grid, EVs can work together

Rather than look at electric vehicles as some sort of pariah on the grid, a more...

www.expressnews.com

 

[JohnF]

Commentary: Texas grid, EVs can work together

Rather than look at electric vehicles as some sort of pariah on the grid, a more...

www.expressnews.com

Paywall

 

[Ripitz]

I got around it by doing a Google search. Basically says that energy supply and demand problems can be remedied though storage and EVs can help with that using vehicle to grid technology

 

[x10003q]

I got around it by doing a Google search. Basically says that energy supply and demand problems can be remedied though storage and EVs can help with that using vehicle to grid technology

I could not read the article, but as of today, Texas has zero statewide programs to promote solar and Texas is one of the best states in the USA for solar. Texas does not have a net metering policy. This is pure fantasy to think that the Texas grid operators are going to set up a plan for homeowners with EVs to wire for net metering. Texas has had a residential building boom in its metro areas for the last 25 years, yet solar is almost nonexistent. Texas could have cut massive amounts of electric generation emissions if there were some incentives to add solar to new construction, but, Texas is always going to be Texan.