Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging Standard for EVs

Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by asdgaisofgnoi on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @02:05PM (#36408026)

For the large majority of driving PHEVs are superior. They offer identical efficiency for short (<50 mile) trips at a large cost savings. They can handle longish trips where a BEV would wind up dead on the side of the road. Even in the rare circumstances where BEVs are better the advantages are slight.

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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by acomjean on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @02:40PM (#36408573)

Hybrids are great.

There are downsides: extra weight of a gas engine, more mechanical complexity, and weird maintenance, especially if its an gas engine your not using very often. The person I know who has one went a couple months without using much gas. Does gas go bad?

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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by delecti on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @03:24PM (#36409175)

That's a great point to raise, because yes, gas does go bad. Without added stabilizer, it lasts 3-6 months.

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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by Marsymars on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @04:18PM (#36409902)

It does, but smart cars can use pretty simple math to work out how old your gas is and burn gas as needed to keep the age of your gas low enough.

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