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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by mkozlows on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @01:23PM (#36407394)
The Atlantic had a piece about the "surprise EV rental": https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/06/elect...

What they say is dead on -- EVs are great, but getting an EV in a rental situation that's not optimal for an EV without notice and without planning for it is a terrible, terrible situation.

Level 2 chargers are great in your garage, or in a place you're going to park for a long time anyway (hotels, say), but for quick top-offs on a road trip, yeah, not good.

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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by hinkley on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @02:07PM (#36408070)
Well the quarter of that article I could read seemed interesting.

The 80/20 rule made them furious. Academically I knew about it but I never had to experience it.

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