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PEVEI t1_j6icmvp wrote

Now why would a site called "Drive Tesla Canada" be a good source for anything?

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Horat1us_UA t1_j6iez3z wrote

Because the name has Tesla in it, and it is associated with Elon Musk, who will not lie

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bronyraur t1_j6kozlr wrote

Are you disputing the facts here?

Edit: to the person below me, I can’t reply since the guy I replied to blocked me for asking a simple question—wtf does a steering wheel have to do with this story?

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Be-like-water-2203 t1_j6krizw wrote

Steering wheel of Tesla fall off 29 January, brand new car. That's fact.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/10oz2pt/dudes_steering_wheel_falls_off_his_tesla_on_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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mihirmusprime t1_j6kxrq4 wrote

Okay cool, but what does that have to do with a Rivian getting fried by an Electrify America charger?

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Bensemus t1_j6p6wzb wrote

The only negitive articles allowed on /r/technology is Tesla ones.

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mihirmusprime t1_j6ky9bk wrote

Why not? They literally link the reference from where they got the information for. The Twitter link right in the article...

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[deleted] t1_j6iki88 wrote

This is the company that's responsible for the "Dems want to take away our gas stoves" shitstorm some weeks ago.

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bigj4155 t1_j6ifevn wrote

It continues to surprise me that people just dont get that fast charging IS A LUDACRIS AMOUNT OF POWER BEING TRANSFERRED. Sure these charges shouldnt destroy your vehicle but the simple fact is that if something goes wrong it goes really really wrong.

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xal1124 t1_j6ilqpq wrote

Ludacris is a rapper. Ludicrous is the word you’re looking for.

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sweetmorty t1_j6jjfim wrote

Heads up! Here's another one

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je-lopez t1_j6jo6oy wrote

That’s DJ Khaled actually

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sweetmorty t1_j6lf2jd wrote

Those were lyrics from Get Back actually

Lol lots of Redditors are evidently too young to remember one of Luda's bangers from back in the day.

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InadequateUsername t1_j6iliwp wrote

Yeah and gasoline is a ludicrous amount of energy potential, and if something goes wrong, it goes really wrong.

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merien_nl t1_j6j3ntn wrote

Rivian is pointing the finger at EA. Shouldn't the car also be protected? Shouldn't it monitor the input and shut of charging if it was out of spec?

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mysticalfruit t1_j6kwwk1 wrote

The problem is one of speed. We had a 110A circuit ground fault for ~2ms before the circuit breaker snapped open and in that amount of time it was able to complete chew a hole in a copper pipe large enough to stick your pinky in.

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skellener t1_j6icjbe wrote

Electrocute America

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bronyraur t1_j6kp4ad wrote

Tesla superchargers continue to be a huge selling point for their vehicles. EA is so bad.

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Retlawst t1_j6nn3r9 wrote

Tesla chargers being locked down makes them pointless in regards to overall infrastructure.

It makes sense for their bottom line, but it’s shit for the consumer.

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GetOutOfTheWhey t1_j6izfrn wrote

>but their technician took 7 hours to arrive and was unable to diagnose the problem and remove the charging cable. The technician was so befuddled that he even suggested sawing it off.

I hope they didnt get electrocuted

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link_dead t1_j6k4z4i wrote

Electrify America is a scam to collect government subsidies.

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mysticalfruit t1_j6kw27q wrote

The comments on that site are about as brain dead as that rivian..

It sure sounds like the charger dead faulted and gave the truck the Shazam phone charge treatment.

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simikon t1_j6igig9 wrote

A Little disturbing. I use a EA charging station 10 minutes from my house. Never had issues other than the fact I never could get 150 kw charge. Might be good I never did.

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