sad laugh* Archived Message Posted by John Coctostan on March 17, 2025, 10:49:09, in reply to "It’s probably like 6 months in China, 17 years in the US.*" Previous Message They are so far ahead of us in the ability to actually build stuff it’s laughable. Previous Message I'm sure they have the platform that can support it, but the infrastructure for that would be WAY out. Message Thread: This would be an EV game changer. 292 miles added in 5 mins - John Coctostan March 17, 2025, 9:15:11 i may have missed it in the article...was there a mention of how? solid state batteries? - Nobster March 17, 2025, 19:56:12 The two are directly related, though - DT March 18, 2025, 9:23:06 sure. and if the chargers were at rest stops or just off the highway, it would make things easier - Nobster March 18, 2025, 9:30:22 On the EV topic... my kid's favorite Youtuber, Mark Rober, does the Road Runner test on his Tesla - tvillini March 17, 2025, 10:31:53 Now I need to make time to watch whole Disney part* - JeffFrank March 17, 2025, 20:38:47 the x-sphere is really trying to poke holes in the videos.* - Nobster March 17, 2025, 19:58:10 In contrast, my EV went batshit because a jogger was running on the sidewalk as I was going around a - ATL March 17, 2025, 10:52:19 Yeah, there's a lot of training that needs to happen. And they mention that in the video - tvillini March 17, 2025, 13:29:45 I saw the first ID Buzz in the wild this morning - TarheelIllini March 17, 2025, 9:33:33 i'm going to take a test drive soon. not to buy it...but it just looks fun. hope it's not - Nobster March 17, 2025, 20:00:47 its girlfriend on the other hand...* - Sammich March 17, 2025, 9:34:45 Acknowledged* - Herman Blume March 17, 2025, 9:56:03 woof, indeed* - assassin March 17, 2025, 13:33:15 I have to think this is a REALLY long timeline. 1MW chargers is more than double what we have today. - tvillini March 17, 2025, 9:29:34 It’s probably like 6 months in China, 17 years in the US.* - DT March 17, 2025, 9:31:52 sad laugh* - John Coctostan March 17, 2025, 10:49:09 Actually, Chinese charging infrastructure, while very widespread, is not necessarily that high power - ATL March 17, 2025, 9:59:12 yep* - cpsteine March 17, 2025, 9:34:16   Searching