Nathan Stevens

This thread made me curious so I ordered the part November 8. Delivered Nov 10. 2.2 RMB + 6.5 RMB shipping. ($1.21 total).

@pretentiouswhat This strategy has served me well. Quite a bit cheaper too even if you get a nice hotel for a few nights staycation. 👍

Avoid all the problems of traveling in China during the new year with this one simple trick! Don't.

@_mm85 It's a huge improvement. Much better through complex intersections with scooters and pedestrians. I really like the "human-machine co-driving" experience. Should be quite helpful for training data too. Haven't tried the fully automated swapping yet.

Seeing and hearing lots of genuine praise for the latest NIO World Model release by Chinese users. Seems to be a big step up in how the car handles and how natural it feels, also vs competition. $NIO

Pre-hike, roadside ☕️ in Gansu. No Nescafe here. Impressive set up.

@marcel_lucht @BNPParibas Battery swapping might blow your mind. In route auto station selection Auto navigation to station Auto batt order and queuing when you're within 1km Auto-parking ~3m30s to 93% Pay later - post swap invoicing and payment

@BNPParibas And trust me friction is NOT reduced here. There is so much friction it scares people away. And mind you I am not an anti EV person. What if a skeptic would encountering experience they would NEVER return. And this is not even my first EV rental, 15/x

Just a frustration tweet. So, I got an electric rental car in Rome. No problem, but bat was at 42%. Oh yes the car (EVO 3) too sucks, but that’s not the issue. The problems you run into as a non EV driver when trying to charge an electric car are just epic. 1/x

@anton_grahn @electricfelix @RoamingNorway According to my chat with Shanghai sales staff last week. A ~60kwh pack will be available when next gen swapping stations come online in 2026.

@electricfelix @RoamingNorway Yeah good point!

I’m sold & need to race it against Renault R5. Identical specs and price. Wrong charge port placement.

@jaapgrolleman There could be an entire “smoking and repairing…” series. 👍

Smoking & repairing swans:

CEO, chief fellow and part time stuntman ONVO L90 #NIO $NIO

@PauloMacro Now imagine this happening at the same time China is offering to help Brazil build a transcontinental railroad to bypass the canal and cut transport times to Asia. x.com/RnaudBertrand/…

Right… tighten Brazil right into the arms of China and others in a multi-polar world

Still see these occasionally.

@AshinChina 001 FER?

@SinoAutoInsight Won't be surprised if iCar gets regulatory approval for their short bed truck and sells it for under $20k with all the bells and whistles before anyone gets a bare bones Slate.

Well, there goes THAT idea! Slate Auto Ditches 'Under $20,000' Price Tag for Its Pickup - Business Insider businessinsider.com/slate-auto-dit…

@pretentiouswhat Had to resort to Luckin on a few occasions during our travels the past few weeks. Their SOE is not bad for 20rmb, but I still prefer Manner by a large margin.

Perhaps the true threat is to China's recently-improving image for quality of consumer products. Because Luckin is not good coffee. But now that I think of it, neither is Starbucks. Even worse, tbh.🤔 I'd like to see Manner Coffee go global though!

@chinacarstravel We needed a little break from the heat and the kids wanted to do some hiking, so I got to test out a Li L7 for about 700km. Pretty comfy.

@nathancycles Interesting Xiahe made it onto a trip otherwise dominated by big cities.

Back in Shanghai after chaperoning a 20 day trip for three US teens. Hong Kong Shenzhen Guangzhou Kunming Lijiang Chongqing Lanzhou Xiahe Beijing ✈️🚄⛴️🚗🚋🚌🚶🚲🛵

@strobist We had a blast. It was fun to see how they experienced and navigated the country. Let me know when you have a better idea on your SH travel dates. Avoid July and August if possible. Too hot and humid to enjoy any day of the scenic walks.

@mneary0 @airdevco Congrats Matt. Really enjoyed working with you there a few years back. All the best in the new role.

I’ve built two massive online courses this year. But it’s time to switch gears. I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining @airdevco as a Product Director! I've been lurking in the Slack for one day and dammmmn there are some A-players in this team 😮

@AshinChina Where's Ash? Busy driving through tunnels at full tilt.

@boxcardavid Yep. No agenda. Just having a look. Need something?

@nathancycles You there next weekend?

If Chinese CNC parts are only 40% more than the raw material cost of the stock, and you remove 40% of the material during machining, then, I mean, see what I mean?

A comprehensive SU7 experience organized at the track.