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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by jxf on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @08:35PM (#36412786)
Q: what does "must work 97% of the time" mean? Like, 97% availability?
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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by hinkley on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @02:04AM (#36414955)
Sounds like “10 million stranded Americans per day” to me. I hope the actual document is more rigorous than the summary, but then we all know how these things tend to play out.
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Re:Rivian Joins Forces with Tesla, Embracing Their Charging ... by jxf on Friday June 23, 2023 @06:41AM (#36445076)
Well, for example, many gas pumps aren't 24/7, so I wouldn't be surprised if they were less than 97% availability.
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