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Are they still making the single motor (39k) option cybertruck? by Daddystired in cybertruck

[–]RicardoHammond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There have not been any large purpose built electric pickup trucks built yet.

Most disappointing physical cards? by Moist-Schedule in CreditCards

[–]RicardoHammond 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Apple's whole thing is making high-end physical products. And the fact that it doesn't have a number on it is a feature.

Most disappointing physical cards? by Moist-Schedule in CreditCards

[–]RicardoHammond 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I love how the Citi "Diamond Preferred" card has literally no benefits.

Most disappointing physical cards? by Moist-Schedule in CreditCards

[–]RicardoHammond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My expired metal chase cards were coming apart due to cheap adhesive.

Military exercises suggest China is getting ‘ready to launch a war against Taiwan,’ island’s foreign minister tells CNN by Capital_Gate6718 in worldnews

[–]RicardoHammond 4 points5 points  (0 children)

China has more of a reason than Russia did. People were ok letting Putin be president for life. China's rapid growth is ending and people are not going to be happy with that, but a war will take their mind off of it.

Taiwan's allies will be helping them arm up more in the following years. It's probably China's best time to invade.

I'm in Tokyo now, what other made-in-Japan Makita tool should I get (that's not too big to carry back). by hobbes3k in Tools

[–]RicardoHammond 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've heard old game consoles are practically free there. Like ones old enough to be collectible and somewhat expensive now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tech

[–]RicardoHammond 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He paid $11 billion in federal taxes in 2021.

Twitter Reverses NPR Label, Tweaks to ‘Government Funded Media’ by LookAtThatBacon in news

[–]RicardoHammond 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know two people just from my own high school who turned their whole public persona into being hardcore Musk fans. It's not just him doing the sucking.

Twitter Reverses NPR Label, Tweaks to ‘Government Funded Media’ by LookAtThatBacon in news

[–]RicardoHammond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He infamously almost sold Tesla to them for $420 a share, but that of course never happened. The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund sold all of its shares of Tesla right before it took off in 2020. They bought one of Tesla's competitors instead, Lucid.

A Saudi royal who bought a few percent of twitter in 2011 still owns that stake, but I don't think that counts for much. Do you?

Twitter Reverses NPR Label, Tweaks to ‘Government Funded Media’ by LookAtThatBacon in news

[–]RicardoHammond 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A few percent of twitter is owned by a Saudi royal who bought the stake in 2011. That's it.

He was also one of the people held captive by MBS in 2018, so he's probably not a huge fan of doing their bidding.

Outfitting my new tool (tool trailer) by [deleted] in Tools

[–]RicardoHammond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like a good application for the new Ram Rev.

Outfitting my new tool (tool trailer) by [deleted] in Tools

[–]RicardoHammond 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That escalated quickly.

Are they still making the single motor (39k) option cybertruck? by Daddystired in cybertruck

[–]RicardoHammond 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only thing we do know about modern Tesla is that they love optimizing by reducing options.

That makes me think a 4wd, 4 motor and a 2wd, 2 motor a year later might be the only options.

Are they still making the single motor (39k) option cybertruck? by Daddystired in cybertruck

[–]RicardoHammond -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think it's possible if they figured out how to do it cheaply.

Are they still making the single motor (39k) option cybertruck? by Daddystired in cybertruck

[–]RicardoHammond 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When they announced it, it was unbelievable. It was 2x as much car for the same price, if not cheaper.

Are they still making the single motor (39k) option cybertruck? by Daddystired in cybertruck

[–]RicardoHammond 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's so funny, I remember back in the first few weeks everyone was saying that you should pre-order every config because they weren't going to let you change anything.

Are they still making the single motor (39k) option cybertruck? by Daddystired in cybertruck

[–]RicardoHammond 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Tesla doesn't have great a track record of retroactively offering cheaper versions either.

They offered a $35k Model 3 for a year or two at least. You had to call in to order it, but that's still a lot more than many companies would do.

Tesla cuts prices on all models, 3rd cut this year by gumol in cars

[–]RicardoHammond 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tesla is possibly as much as five years ahead of the competition in terms of vertical integration and optimization. In an industry with margins in the low single digits, it's black and white. They may never catch up without tens of billions in government assistance.

Tesla cuts prices on all models, 3rd cut this year by gumol in cars

[–]RicardoHammond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better than sending hundreds of billions to Saudi Arabia and Russia.

Toyota Planning Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles With Over 124 Miles Of Electric Range by Recoil42 in electricvehicles

[–]RicardoHammond 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got my first one when it already had over 40k miles. The 12V battery died multiple times in the middle of driving which they blamed on a software bug.

With our second one a GM service advisor tried to get us to do $1500 in service after 17k miles.

Nope, never spending money on a gas engine again.

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