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If you are still following this, the ship sank. We will likely never find the cause. In regard to some of the comments, these ships do have sprinkler systems installed. I've tested them on ships similar to this and they absolutely drench you. During testing we wear hard hats and rain gear and...

I had a Rivian Reservation, went from 80K to 93K. I'll hold on to it and see where things are when my reservation comes up. I'm not really sure I want to spend $93K on any vehicle, I'm too frugal (or cheap as the case maybe). I have followed the Rivian forums and they lost a lot of people with...

I've been involved with maritime safety since 1993, fires on this type of vessel (ro/ro short for roll on/roll off) are all too common. Ro/ros have very large CO2 systems for fire suppression, but generally only enough to use once, or twice and with a hot fire can't combat reflashes. Given how...

I don't know for the M3, but for my older 15 MS (still with MCU1) if I use the calendar for work it will precondition. I would guess that MY and M3 have something similar if you are using the calendar.

Towing with EVs (truck or other) will be fine around town or for distances that can be covered without charging. They will have plenty of torque. Small, aerodynamic trailers will be OK as well, even for distances because they are easily unhooked when you need to charge. Large trailers which will...

Why is there so much animosity toward other manufacturers of EVs? The title was clickbait having little to do with the text of the article. It is highly likely that Ford will beat CT to production. If the CT delivers on price, quality (not guaranteed for early Teslas - track record for early MS...

I saw that on a youtube video and really liked it as well, agreed not my favorite year but an older looking truck that rode like a modern vehicle would be high on my list if available. I would love to have a 60's truck modified like that, but definitely need 4WD with the old trucks unless you...

While it is easy to throw stones, what two automakers no longer qualify for US federal EV tax credits because they've more than 200K qualifying EVs? Hint, one of them is GM. As an owner of both a Model S and Chevy Bolt, they are great cars for different reasons. My trust of GM has nothing to do...

I thought it was a pretty fair discussion from someone who has been in all three. He was pretty clear that each truck is going to appeal to different people and that each will be successful, which I believe will be the case. I don't need anyone to validate my choice in vehicles, so I don't...

I saw some dirt in the video but not what I would consider "off-road." "Off-road" (to me and I guess people I'm around) means terrain that requires at least 4 wheel drive(I have seen people do amazing things with 2WD, but that is an exception) and increased ground clearance. To clarify my...

Distance towing effectively will be dependent on how charging will be done. Dropping the trailer to use a supercharger will add significant time and effort to the trip. Even my pop-up trailer took 5-10 minutes to unhook/hook and my Dad's travel trailer with weight distributing hitches was 10-20...

It is interesting to see how good the CT will be off-road when there is no apparent testing of any of the prototypes. Trucks don't usually make the best off-road vehicles due to size and longer wheel base. I suspect that the R1T will be the best stock off-road of the EVs (Hummer might be pretty...

Supercharging network is easier without a doubt, but unlike many Tesla owners I have actually used other charging networks (with Chevy Bolt) and I have never had the problems that are shown in the video. When buying my next EV, charging network will be a tiny factor in my decision. EA has always...

I would assume that the CT will have an integrated brake controller. 6K is really high, I would never tow a trailer anywhere close to 6K lbs without trailer brakes. A quick look through the attachment found most states have requirements in 2-3K range with Alaska at 5K. A few states don't seem...

That was decades ago, but 2013 was Tesla Model S. As far as I can tell they selected a Dodge Ram as the Truck of the Year for this year. I suspect the Rivian is likely to be a really good truck. Will it be as good as a Cybertruck or F150 Platinum, don't know because none are in production - no...

It will be interesting to see, because you are right, it will probably limited to 2 people, their gear and a 3000-5000 pound trailer. Due to the small payload, trailer tongue weight will end up being the limiting factor for towing. That being said smaller F150 engines have similar payloads...

One of the reasons I would never go with an RV without a towed car, breaking camp is too much wasted time and sucks when it is raining....

As a Bolt and Tesla owner it won't make much difference to me (both great cars for different reasons - although the propensity for Bolts to catch on fire and Chevy's inability to get it fixed is starting reduce my love for the Bolt). I've had great luck with Electrify America and they are in the...

Based on selling this as a "real" truck it should come with an integrated brake controller. The Model X did not come with a brake controller but did come with wiring, so it seems that it is a pretty simple install. While I'm excited about the CT, I'm not sure it is going to be great for towing...