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Old Dec 23, 2023 | 08:12 AM
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I get the special app background but nothing in the car since I don't have MBUX


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Old Dec 23, 2023 | 10:28 AM
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Why thank you lol. If RR means Range Rover and not Rolls Royce then maybe lol

My thing is I don't want to pay a markup and I don't want to wait, so that pretty much disqualifies any Range Rover
I meant the new Rolls Royce EV Spectre reviewed by Doug DeMuro . That was a joke, because the range wouldn't be enough for you
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Old Dec 23, 2023 | 10:31 AM
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I just saw this morning that the phone app updated too!

Elon is too much of a Grinch to give us Christmas themes 🤣
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Old Dec 23, 2023 | 11:18 AM
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I meant the new Rolls Royce EV Spectre reviewed by Doug DeMuro . That was a joke, because the range wouldn't be enough for you
I appreciate that you think it would be the range and not the $600k price tag lol
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I appreciate that you think it would be the range and not the $600k price tag lol
I figured it's both, but thought I would throw it in . Just my opinion, but I think you would absolutely love the i7. It's the closest EV I've driven that meets or exceeds your S-Class. Plus it has good range, and excellent lease options available
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Old Dec 23, 2023 | 11:34 AM
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Oh I do think I would love the i7, my only concern is traveling

Speaking of the MBUX Holiday message, this is what BMW plays on iDrive in the i7!

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Oh I do think I would love the i7, my only concern is traveling
We all had range concerns, but that will go away as the infrastructure continues to be built out, and if Tesla's chargers get opened to other automakers next year, the concern will be much less. Also your brother has a dryer plug, that should alleviate most of your concerns. Anyway, you have to consider what's best for you, I'm not in your shoes
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Old Dec 23, 2023 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
We all had range concerns, but that will go away as the infrastructure continues to be built out, and if Tesla's chargers get opened to other automakers next year, the concern will be much less. Also your brother has a dryer plug, that should alleviate most of your concerns. Anyway, you have to consider what's best for you, I'm not in your shoes
Yeah it will come with time. I'm not going to do anything until Spring at the earliest
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We went to a family holiday thing tonight and found out one of our relatives traded in their gas F150 for an F150 Lightning. Him and his wife absolutely love the thing. They had a lot of questions about its range and charging it, especially when they need to tow their boat from time to time.

It was fun to hear about their EV experience so far & answer a lot of questions they had about other EVs, charging infrastructure, etc. I thought I'd share about how much they are loving the F150 Lightning as well as the whole EV experience, imperfections and all. They're now looking to replace her gas BMW SUV with something electric.
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Originally Posted by signdetres
We went to a family holiday thing tonight and found out one of our relatives traded in their gas F150 for an F150 Lightning. Him and his wife absolutely love the thing. They had a lot of questions about its range and charging it, especially when they need to tow their boat from time to time.

It was fun to hear about their EV experience so far & answer a lot of questions they had about other EVs, charging infrastructure, etc. I thought I'd share about how much they are loving the F150 Lightning as well as the whole EV experience, imperfections and all. They're now looking to replace her gas BMW SUV with something electric.
Send them over to EV Chat, we'll answer their questions
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Old Dec 24, 2023 | 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I get the special app background but nothing in the car since I don't have MBUX

Here's BMW's winter theme:



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Old Dec 24, 2023 | 10:08 AM
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Yep, it's official. Elon is the Grinch 😂. Can't even have his programmers throw us a Christmas bone!

But he did give us a nice animation when the app is refreshing



And, our cars can now do a Lightshow



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Old Dec 27, 2023 | 01:18 PM
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Reddit thread showing why opening superchargers to other brands will be a big deal for EV adoption. Charging situation in a lot of states stinks

https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/s/vNAbJWiAHR
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Old Dec 28, 2023 | 03:41 AM
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
I totally disagree, its a following that you don't see anywhere else in the automotive landscape. What other carmaker has huge reveals livestreamed all over the world like Tesla does? Nobody. Where is the equivalent of Teslarati for say, Honda?

The closest example is Apple. There are whole media services dedicated to covering Apple...same for Tesla...

Here is an article about the Tesla Cult from Psychology Today. Find another carmaker who's following has been written about in Psychology Today?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/b...ult-psychology

I mean you are in Club Lexus forums, and you are asking where is Teslarati? Hah.

These post mortems are easy. These are people all these last 100 failed brands paid to get them to success, and yet they all failed before Tesla.
Usually there is a lot of disconnect between marketing and reality, which is why Musk never liked marketing per say.

Now back to what was ingenious for Tesla - aside from product and something completely new, rewriting the rules book of almost everything associated with car manufacturing, it was actually stock ownership in startup that goes up.

A lot of people defended Tesla online because they owned stock, not vehicles. They were influential in making stock go up, and their earnings with it as well. This is why Teslarati exists, and it is not a mere tesla forum. It is all about stock.
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Old Dec 28, 2023 | 09:18 AM
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I mean you are in Club Lexus forums, and you are asking where is Teslarati? Hah.
ClubLexus is nothing compared to the fan following Tesla has. Where is the worldwide streaming and media coverage of a Lexus reveal?
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