Steven Meyer
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EV drivers who charge at home...Do you plug in every night or only when you're low?
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And they’re right… when I drove my 3, Y, and X 400mi I would have to leave at 100%, charge after 80 miles to make sure I made the open desert, charge at the half way point, charge once I was out of the desert, then charge one more time at my destination if I wanted to do anything. Tesla’s “300mi range” was turning into 180-200 at highway speeds. So… yeah range is a huge comparison pretty much everyone looks forward to.
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I’ve noticed automakers targeting 400+ range with massive batteries. It’s marketing for those that compare apples to oranges.
They’ll compare Teslas 300+ range and think it’s inferior, solely on range numbers. IYKYK. Don’t be fooled. $TSLA
Sawyer Merritt@SawyerMerritt
BMW has revealed the range for its new all-electric iX3 SUV: 434 miles • Starting price in the US: $60,000 • Range: Up to 434 miles (expected EPA range) • 108 kWh battery • Up to 400kW charging speeds. 10-80% in 21 mins • Redesigned cockpit: Panoramic display shows information from A-pillar to A-pillar, 3D Head-Up display, central display with matrix LEDs • Native NACS port • 0-60 mph: 4.7s • 800-volt • Bidirectional charging functions: Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) • Up to 463 HP • 17.9" tilted central display • 188" long, same as Model Y • 0.24. drag coefficient • Towing capacity: 4,400 lbs • The 20% higher energy density cells • Uses 2,000 feet less wiring • Structural battery • Harman Kardon sound system with 13 speakers • US deliveries start mid-2026 BMW CEO on the iX3: “This will be the benchmark of the industry. BMW can build superior electric cars, and the rest of the market will have to answer.” More photos in thread below:
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@Teslaconomics If it looked anything like this it would sell just as well as the Cybertruck (the worst selling vehicle in Teslas history).
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A 3-row Cyber SUV would bring Rivian down to its knees
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Tesla needs to focus on specs...
I say this as someone who is buying this over a Tesla because Tesla refuses to care about charging and range performance.
I care about FSD, but it isn't the only thing I want. I still want a good competitive car.
Sawyer Merritt@SawyerMerritt
BMW has revealed the range for its new all-electric iX3 SUV: 434 miles • Starting price in the US: $60,000 • Range: Up to 434 miles (expected EPA range) • 108 kWh battery • Up to 400kW charging speeds. 10-80% in 21 mins • Redesigned cockpit: Panoramic display shows information from A-pillar to A-pillar, 3D Head-Up display, central display with matrix LEDs • Native NACS port • 0-60 mph: 4.7s • 800-volt • Bidirectional charging functions: Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) • Up to 463 HP • 17.9" tilted central display • 188" long, same as Model Y • 0.24. drag coefficient • Towing capacity: 4,400 lbs • The 20% higher energy density cells • Uses 2,000 feet less wiring • Structural battery • Harman Kardon sound system with 13 speakers • US deliveries start mid-2026 BMW CEO on the iX3: “This will be the benchmark of the industry. BMW can build superior electric cars, and the rest of the market will have to answer.” More photos in thread below:
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I think people have been asking for this. The only ones not asking for 400+mi packs are Tesla fanboys who will constantly give every excuse in the world why someone should never want 400+ real world miles, but if Tesla did roll it out they would cheer. Every time I do a 400mi road trip from CA to AZ I have to leave at 100%, charge on the outskirts of Phoenix, charge at the half way point, then charge as I enter the inland empire, then if I want to do anything once I arrive I need to charge again. So, I think BMW nailed this.
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I wish BMW the best of luck with the iX3, but the fact that they chose a 115 kWh battery shows that they are not capable of building an affordable and efficient BEV and its no anywhere near Teslas safety and the killer argument: it can't drive itself either.
FSD supervised makes every competitor look like a vehicle from the old days of our parents and grandparents and those days are gone.
A clear no go. youtube.com/watch?v=wyGUe2…
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@SawyerMerritt 2026/27/28 will finally be the years decent European EVs come online. It took a while, and a few iterations, but it’s cool to see.
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BMW has revealed the range for its new all-electric iX3 SUV: 434 miles
• Starting price in the US: $60,000
• Range: Up to 434 miles (expected EPA range)
• 108 kWh battery
• Up to 400kW charging speeds. 10-80% in 21 mins
• Redesigned cockpit: Panoramic display shows information from A-pillar to A-pillar, 3D Head-Up display, central display with matrix LEDs
• Native NACS port
• 0-60 mph: 4.7s
• 800-volt
• Bidirectional charging functions: Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)
• Up to 463 HP
• 17.9" tilted central display
• 188" long, same as Model Y
• 0.24. drag coefficient
• Towing capacity: 4,400 lbs
• The 20% higher energy density cells
• Uses 2,000 feet less wiring
• Structural battery
• Harman Kardon sound system with 13 speakers
• US deliveries start mid-2026
BMW CEO on the iX3: “This will be the benchmark of the industry. BMW can build superior electric cars, and the rest of the market will have to answer.”
More photos in thread below:
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@GerberKawasaki No reason to mention Tesla, but just mentioned Tesla 😂
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I'm sitting in the back seat of my Waymo. Paying no attention at all, it drives better than an uber driver. No reason to mention tesla as Elon said we won't be doing this for some time... Waymo is fantastic. $goog $tsla $uber
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@texasrunnerDFW But it also properly scales to high income earners. If you’re spending $1M a year buying cars, boats, furniture, traveling, etc. you’re paying in a lot more over someone who is only spending $5-$10k a year on sales tax related items.
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What people who want to cancel property taxes are really advocating for is higher sales taxes and higher income tax
The burden of both those is disproportionately carried by young, working families at the height of their income and consumption stage in life
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42069…. hope we don’t get indicted
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@StevenMeyerUX @iambackend @benjaminfievet You demonstrated my point. The whole idea of discourse is continuous criticism which in turn promotes innovation and development. If you actually learned how to dig a ditch you as a person would’ve been bettered by my complaining.
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This is a great way to show why a Land Value Tax is better than a property tax
Trevor Acorn 🔰🌹🇺🇸🌎@trevoracorn
If we raised the property tax bill on the blue lot to match the others on a $/SF basis, the overall tax bill for the houses/businesses would go down. People who want to see lower property taxes should be all over this!
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@realtartsauce @benjaminfievet No, I want your version. I want to tax everyone out of their homes to become permanent renters. Oh and still end up raising 50 other taxes anyways 😂 that will fix it all.
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@StevenMeyerUX @benjaminfievet You want to pay federal AND state income taxes AND raise sales tax? Instead of paying property taxes that go straight to the local government? Lmao yikes dude.
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@severalnitrogen @iambackend @benjaminfievet Okay, I now know how to dig a ditch. What’s your debate?
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@StevenMeyerUX @iambackend @benjaminfievet Yes that’s generally how civilization works. Get back to us when you discover how to dig a drainage ditch
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@HydratedTripod @iambackend @benjaminfievet It taxes the land your house sits on which is the same end result, it shouldn’t exist. There are many other ways and many more other taxes that could cover what a property tax does.
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@StevenMeyerUX @iambackend @benjaminfievet A land value tax would not tax the homes. They are not land.
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@adam_mcaden @benjaminfievet I agree, you hit it perfectly. There’s people who act like they’re 12 and think “just one more tax and this will all be fixed.” It’s pure insanity that people vote for more taxes while never auditing and fixing the current spend.
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@SnapperClapper1 @benjaminfievet Defend my land 😂. I’m sorry man, I just can’t justify bootlicking politicians and giving them more money to turn around and waste. You’re clearly the guy that falls for “just one more tax will fix this.”
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@StevenMeyerUX @benjaminfievet Yes you have to pay tax on land that society protects for you. Otherwise you have to defend land yourself, which from the looks of it would not fair well for you.
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@realtartsauce @benjaminfievet And why can’t income tax handle that? Why can’t local sales taxes handle that? Why can’t the 50 other taxes handle that? So my take is dumb, but you think taxing seniors out of their homes due to rising property tax costs is logical? Okay, makes sense 😂
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@StevenMeyerUX @benjaminfievet Most dumbest property tax take I’ve ever seen. You aren’t taxed to sleep at home, you’re taxed for roads, fire, police, and education that you and your home uses.
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@Wilddbill88 @nypost We have more Republicans than any state…
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You’ll complain if it’s sitting, you’ll complain if it becomes 2 $800k homes for sale, you’ll complain if it becomes a business, you’ll complain on probably anything that becomes of that land. If it becomes something and they pay more taxes, you’ll complain they aren’t paying even more taxes. Moral of the story is, you’ll complain.
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@StevenMeyerUX @benjaminfievet It’s a tax on the only thing people can’t make more of. And if a plot of land is “sleeping” in the middle of the city, its owner should be taxed the hell out of there.
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@benjaminfievet It’s a “sleep tax”. You are literally taxed to sleep in your own home that you own. That sounds right to you? Whether applied to property or land, you think it’s right to get taxed to sleep after paying taxes all day long on everything else?
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