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Hilarious! Commuter vehicles were the first attempts to electrify passenger cars. At the time skeptics were like "oh, but they can't be used for long trips." Now that EVs can be used all around, all of a sudden there is appreciation for commuter EVs ? Comedy aside, most people don't buy...

Slate RWD only, not likely to see a significant demand. Here is a more interesting upcoming vehicle : https://www.telotrucks.com/

There are plenty of reports of people towing loads in excess of 11k. Not that the specs should be exceeded like that. Some excavators, skid steers, dump trailers with rock in this thread...

Lithium Ion is pretty much maxed out on what it can deliver, and rechargeable Lithium metal batteries have the obstacles that they've been trying to overcome for over a decade and still nothing. We may get surprised, but it's better to keep improving the things we know will work, such as adding...

Nothing spectacular will develop. Best bet there will be some reduction in charging time and more charging stations. There is nothing promising in terms of energy density in the pipeline at the moment.

Yup! That's certainly annoying. Also there aren't many charging stations with a pull through arrangement. More charging stations are being deployed all the time, so convenience will improve over time.

Modern EVs charge progressively - it's significantly faster to charge to 80% than to 100%, almost to a point you can charge two times 0-80% in amount of time it would take to charge one time to 100%. So it's a bit of a paradigm shift - stop frequently for shorter charging times.

Curious - what does Lightning do better ?

They take a bit longer to charge than it takes to fill up, but not so dramatically longer that your vacation is ruined. Last part has to do with humor. Humor is the kind of thing humans sometimes use in communication. Here is a reference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humour

Even this point will be debated ad nauseam. Some people just absolutely positively have to do the 6-8-10 hour drive in one setting without stopping to stretch, take a leak (do they use coke bottles?) or have a coffee. I've never been able to do that, even before EVs became a thing.

$100k was the truck loaded with a bunch of extras when they launched it. $80k truck has been available since October last year, and this year it's eligible for $7,500 point of sale tax credit lowering the purchase price to $72.5k for many buyers (there are some annual income caps). So then the...

Airframe components will typically be extrusions and billets (machined parts), castings can potentially be in the engines. I'm not aware of the forged aluminum parts on the airplanes, but just so you have the context - forging is a type of a post-processing method on cast aluminum, famously used...

Yes, your numbers are significantly off compared to the actual the physics expected. This was posted on the CT forum with the citations to the specific standards and testing methodologies:

In all seriousness, there are adhesives used even in the aerospace industry. When the correct compounds are used in the right context they can perform just as good as the mechanical fasteners while reducing complexity and weight.

You forgot the glue. According to Jerry's video referenced above there was also a bunch of glue on the Cybertruck, so it's all good.

Do you fly places for business or pleasure ? Aren't you concerned that the air frame is made out of aluminum and is exposed to significant stresses like turbulence ? In all seriousness, what's the maximum dynamic load that a properly setup 11k trailer is going to put on the hitch receiver ?

A thing to remember is that when going off highway you're probably not going to be traveling at 60+MPH. Range estimates for EVs factor in and significantly depend on the travel speed. I wouldn't be surprised if CT can yield over 500mi (compared to ~300mi EPA) on a charge if the speed is...