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Y'all are both skirting my point. My post specified "Provided you don't overload the rear axle..." My point was that the weight added to the rear axle due to leverage force doesn't get added to the "payload".

The leverage from rear axle to hitch doesn't take away from the payload because whatever it adds to the rear axle it deducts from the front axle. Provided it doesn't overload the rear axle's capacity, it all comes out in the wash.

Although I've threaten to, I've never had the gumption to key a new car just to get the stress of the first dent over with, I do get a touch of satisfaction when it finally, organically happens. ?

You're not taking into account the income that Youtube pays for views. ?

You make "eye contact with a rear passenger" sound nefarious. My work truck has camper shell that makes seeing traffic to the rear all but impossible. The only thing I use the rear view mirror for is holding conversations with rear passengers and it comes in handy enough that I'd never remove it.

I'd've settled for 8' sheets

That's absolutely true for most tow vehicles, but is all but, or completely eliminated, with rear wheel steering vehicles that use In-Phase steering at higher speeds. So long as the steering angle of the rear wheels is equal to that of the front wheels, the hitch point tracks in the direction of...

Larger brake rotors and calipers will only fit inside certain size wheels. Check me on this, but I read somewhere (on this forum?) that T Sportline said that 20" was the smallest wheel that would fit over the Foundation Series brake components. Might the RWD's brakes fit in smaller wheels? We'll...

I too have been considering my options. My CyberTruck reservation was timed, comfortably, to fit into my retirement plans. Had it arrived on schedule, I would have had time to buy a used Airstream, with an entire fall and winter before retirement to make repairs/modifications, with a few dry run...

But, the majority of what Jordan was talking about regarding the chemistry change and the PDO additive was how it increases cycle life. The patents he was talking about were about how to save cost and time in the production of the PDO. The physical change to the jellyroll was an asymmetric...

The "Mobile Connector" you're referring to isn't an AC to DC converter. it's merely an AC charging cord with a little logic capability attached. The "Charger" Crissa is talking about is a component permanently installed on the vehicle in the doghouse above your battery. The old, optional Dual...

Rob Mauer, channeling The Limiting Factor, indicated there was some confusion as to whether the 10-20% increase was cell density? or production rate? Big difference.

Seeing Tesla lead the way in transitioning vehicle to adopt a 48V architecture, I wonder if they'll ever try to transition our home power from AC to DC? With solar panels and battery storage/back-up becoming more common there may someday be an opportunity to ditch the inefficiency of inverting...

"Hey ChatGPT, make a graph blah, blah, blah..."

Yes, you can do damage to a vehicle when you lock the differentials. If you use them in conditions where the tires need to turn at different speeds (ex. in a turn) but cannot readily slip, the axles, gears, hubs, etc. will be subjected to huge forces (if the wheels CANNOT slip, something WILL...

Bjørn Nyland tested a Model X a few years ago and found that driving between 93-106 mph (150-170 kph) was the quickest way to cover the greatest distance, taking into account charging stops. He thought 93 was the best speed because Tesla's cruise control will still work at that speed.

Kyle COULDN'T get the CT to charge at the CCS charger. That's more than just controversy, that's trouble. [video cued to the pertinent comments]

Kyle's concern with the CCS adapter problem was more than just the fit. He took the wheel trim off and still had problems with the handshake. [caveat!!! I am nearly absolutely ignorant about handshake protocols, so only passing on what other, smarter people are saying] When SAE wrote the...

There’s no rear differential on the Beast. ?

Oh come on… y’all are making all of us Fanbois look stupid. Diff lockers don’t need fine tuning. They need an on/off switch!!! If Tesla wants some tech heavy torque vectoring program, that’s only applicable when the differential isn’t locked, let ‘em fine tune some limited slip system for that...