> you've made your bias clear
Oh, I'm not necessarily biased against the vehicles, it's not
arguable that they don't represent the pinnacle of automotive
technology to date. My bias is against the company, which seems to
operate on a very rigid, control-freak centric business plan. That
and a one-size-fits-all product lineup with software-enabled options
that really don't make the cars affordable for buyers who don't want
to enable features they don't need. I'm not spending several years
worth of my retirement income on ~any~ car.
For better or worse, a segment of my technology use includes Apple
products (schmott phone, schmott watch). The Apple way of handling
consumers that want a consideration that's not in the company model
are told in effect: "If you want your Apple product to do something
that it won't, there something wrong with YOU, not the device".
Yes, I do support Musk with $$$, as the only viable internet service
available here is Starlink. In order to use it, I have to tolerate
some things I don't like, including such things as the cost, which
seems to be at premium rates in the US, while other parts of the
world pay a fraction of the rate, and the use of Spacex satellites
for military purposes. I hold my nose, and pay the monthly invoice,
but if something else came along, I'd jump out the airlock in a second.
MiniBMS modules are definitely obsolete, but they help keep my EV and
electric tractor running, and being field-repairable, having a stock
of them on hand is never a bad thing. I'll contact you off-list,
assuming that your email address hasn't changed in the last couple of
years. Thanks.
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