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Yes, Rivian increased their prices, too. But preorder holders got locked in at old prices.
But an XLT+ER is more than Rivian.
And the XLT just isn't worth more than a Rivian. Pre-price-increase, we had decided on a Lariat Extended Range. It was basically the same price as our Rivian configuration, so it was really going to come down to towing range+comfort. Ford could have won us over there.
But now? Lariat ER with options we'd pick, taking lack of tax credit into account, would cost more than $15,000 more than the Rivian R1T we have on its way.
Well, with this price increase, removal of the color I wanted, and the fact that this price increase means it won't qualify for the tax credit (so it will be ~$16,000 more than expected) bye Lightning.
My wife slightly preferred the Lightning. And the pricing of the Pro trim made it VERY attractive. Even with the new more expensive pricing, if it was possible for "civilians" to buy the Pro with Extended Range battery, we probably still would.
It's international cat day? Have a fangy floof who is making it hard to work.
Well... Shit.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/08/amazon-buys-roomba-maker-for-1-7-billion/
The instant I get a "EULA change" email, I'm tossing mine out.
If I had my own pet hacker--say, someone on the level of @th3j35t3r - you know what I would do? Ask them to find and leak the Batgirl movie. #releaseBatgirl
For my fellow Washingtonians. Primary ballots are due tomorrow. Find a drop box via the link below:
https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/research/drop-box-and-voting-center-locations.aspx
Okay, today's going okay. Started the day with five meetings on my calendar. Only one even started, and it was cancelled five minutes in. ๐คฃ
While I love my Mustang Mach-E, names just mean nothing any more... The Mustang and the Blazer have become the same vehicle. (Don't let the Mach-E's two-tone paint fool you, the roofline is the taller black strip, not the red.)
Remember when these are what the Chevy Blazer and Ford Mustang were? (1969 and 1994 of each.) One an offroad SUV, the other a muscle car.
NASA's #JWST
This is Webbโs first image released as we begin to #UnfoldTheUniverse: https://www.nasa.gov/webbfirstimages
The James Webb Space Telescope is an international collaboration between #NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the #ESA - European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. The Space Telescope Science Institute is the science and mission operations center for Webb.
Tune in tomorrow at 10:30 am ET (14:30 UTC) for the reveal of the rest of Webbโs First Images!
SQUEE! It's done! Just waiting to be trucked back up to Portland! Thanks, Arcimoto! #MoreExclamationPoints! #DriveElectric #FUV #Cascadia
We have a new "recognize your coworkers with bonus money" system at work.
You get 60 "points" per month to give to others.
The "points" you earn from people gifting to you you can spent on rewards - mostly gift cards to various places - mostly 10 points per dollar.
But there are also options to donate your rewards to charity.
Our company HR sets up a couple "highlighted charities".
The Trevor Project & Planned Parenthood.
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Okay, house pre-cooled to 64F overnight, ready for this heat wave.
LOL. The anti Elongated Muskrat is having a bit of a moment.
Mark Frohnmayer, founder of small EV maker Arcimoto, is hosting a Twitter "space" (voice chat) and is *VERY* drunk.
Idaho police facing death threats after Patriot Front membersโ arrests, chief says https://trib.al/4EZuhB4
Need new sink in the basement bathroom. I think I'll go for this one:
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