Captain Billy

@TELOtrucks Tow over 5000 pounds?

TELO checks all the boxes ✔️

@adammanross So you want to lose 60% of voters

Al Gore lost in 2000 as a centrist. John Kerry lost in 2004 as a centrist. Hillary lost in 2016 as a centrist. Kamala lost 2024 as a centrist. If we’re going to win the 2026 midterms, we must abandon centrism all together. If the Democratic Party is to survive we must go left

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@MikeOkuda The problem here is there are only two sides: Red and Blue. That is the CORE problem. Vote 3rd party!

This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see: washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2…

@SenSanders I thought this was a good thing? Why the change in heart?

The world’s leading scientists are warning that AI could “end civilization as we know it.” 97% of Americans believe AI safety should be subject to rules. When will our government wake up?! We need global cooperation — before it’s too late.

@EVCurveFuturist Truckers can't break the law in a Tesla Semi. That is why they won't adopt it.

ECONOMICS JUST KILLED DIESEL. #TeslaSemi production started April 29, 2026 (2 days ago). Same load. Same route. $111 electric vs $358 diesel. → 69% cheaper energy → 3.2X cheaper to operate → $247 saved every single trip Who’s ready for the electric freight revolution? 🚀

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@EVCurveFuturist In before someone says it can't break the law... ohh wait there are already multiple posts of people mad that it meets lawful driving requirements of truckers.

Congrats to the Tesla team. This is a watershed moment for freight in America. $0.15/mile EV vs ~$0.50 diesel ($0.60+ when diesel spikes) Operating costs are the hero. Once fleets see it at scale and production ramps, sales will rocket. EV trucks will take over the roads. Extended POV: This isn’t about specs. It’s about economics under utilisation. Freight is brutal: high miles, heavy loads, tight margins. That’s exactly where EVs dominate. Core specs that matter: • Range: 325–500 miles (523–805 km) • Gross combination weight: up to ~82,000 lbs (37 t) • Energy use: ~1.7 kWh/mile fully loaded • Battery: ~600–900 kWh est • Motors: 3 independent rear motors Charging flips the model: • Megawatt charging (MCS) capable • ~60–70% in ~30 mins • ~400 miles recovered in a stop (real-world target) • Depot charging overnight = lowest cost energy Now the key part: At ~1.7 kWh/mile → $0.15/mile assumes ~$0.09/kWh depot energy Diesel: → ~6–7 mpg → $3–4/gal = ~$0.45–0.70/mile That gap is everything. And fleets scale that instantly. Then layer in: • near-zero idling losses • far less maintenance (no engine, gearbox, exhaust systems) • regenerative braking reducing wear • higher uptime And the system gets even stronger: → solar + battery depots pushing energy cost toward zero → load balancing across fleets → software routing + charging optimisation → predictable operating costs vs oil volatility This isn’t a truck upgrade. It’s a system rewrite. Diesel = fuel logistics Electric = energy + software Fleets don’t buy hype. They buy cost per mile. Once they hit scale production, it won’t be gradual. Fleet is where the system flips. ⚡🚛

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@sporadica At least it's not as easy as the Tesla package he won.

trying to genuinely understand this bc this feels...impossible in his lifetime? $7.5T is crazy, but okay, doable. but 1 MILLION people on Mars?? Yea I believe we will get there eventually, but Elon is 54yrs old Either he thinks he's gonna live to 200 or we'll do this in ~30yrs?

@KingOfConvexity He needs to do it before the next societal change happens. The people on Mars will have a lot of popcorn to eat while the Earth implodes.

We are $39T in debt and Elon Musk is promising to build a colony on fucking Mars.. a planet 200 million miles away with no habitable atmosphere.. what the fuck are we even talking about here? We need to get serious and stop playacting these weird nerd fantasies.

@TukiFromKL There is more in the old Nevada volcano cauldrons.

scientists just found 2.3 million metric tons of lithium in Appalachia.. enough to replace 328 years of US imports funny how Hurricane Helene devastated the exact same region in 2024.. displacing thousands of families.. destroying homes that were never rebuilt.. while FEMA offered $750 checks and told people to apply online with no power or internet in 1830 Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act and marched 60,000 Native Americans off their land because they were sitting on gold in Georgia.. called it "relocation".. history books call it the Trail of Tears in the 1960s the government flooded entire towns across Appalachia to build dams.. families who'd been there for generations got letters telling them their land was now a reservoir every time America finds something valuable under poor people's homes.. the homes disappear first and the discovery gets announced second 328 years of lithium supply sitting under the poorest communities in America.. and you think the timing of this announcement is a coincidence

@LovesTravelStop Thanks!

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@DesireeAmerica4 This is exactly why we need self driving cars. Get rid of the steering wheel and problem is solved.

You remember the days when you could grab a sandwich on the way to work, sneak a quick text at a red light, or just zone out for a second while you’re driving? Those days are about to disappear in 2027. Starting with the 2027 model year, every new car sold in America has to have cameras and sensors inside the cabin watching your eyes, head position, and driving behavior. If the AI decides you’re distracted or impaired (phone, eating, whatever), the car can refuse to start, limit your speed to 25mph, or even shut itself off while you’re moving. It’s not just about drunk driving anymore. It’s about the government putting a watchful eye in your personal space every single time you get behind the wheel. A lot of people are gonna say “good the roads are chaotic, this needs to be done.” Others are gonna say “what the hell happened to our freedom?” Where do you land on this one?

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@gak_pdx So if you are towing a boat they don't want your business?

Buc-ee’s is an American institution precisely because they have high standards and apply them ruthlessly. That’s why the place is so orderly, the bathrooms so clean, the experience so exceptional. The downside to that is they will have no tolerance for your special snowflake fuk fuk games. You park in the manner prescribed. Period. Would a perfectly pragmatic world of endless reasonable accommodation be nice where you, with your special needs can be given just the appropriate amount of leeway? Sure! But that world eventually turns to ruin as we can see from all fuel facilities that are *not* the orderly glory and operational excellence that is Buc-ee’s.

@Cybertruck0001 @TeslaCharging Loves needs to hurry up and get more charging stalls made. So far all I have seen are pull throughs there.

I HATE F’n Buc-ee’s! Am I the only one consistently running into annoying jerks while @TeslaCharging . Don’t we have bigger problems in the world? RECOMMENDATION. Find a place that wants your business. 500 stops around the country ZERO Problems. 3 Buc-ees stops, 3 problems! That’s not a coincidence!

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