Electric Vehicle Growth: the brands, consumers, and EV public opinion trends in 2021 (Interesting, the social media side of EV adoption)

https://www.pulsarplatform.com/blog/2021/electric-vehicle-growth-ev-brands-consumer-trends-in-2021/

• Online interest in EVs has more than doubled in the past year & “social chatter” has grown 5-fold per Pulsar TRAC (a social media data aggregator)
• They analyzed over 300k posts & articles authored in the US and UK between Feb 15 – Apr 5, across social and news platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, TikTok, Amazon
• Search queries beginning with ‘can…’ 
  • can they tow? 
  • will they catch fire?
  • Can they charge at home?
  • Can they use the HOV lanes?
• at-home charging stations emerge time after time as a key point of discussion
• Compared to the non-Tesla EV audience, people talking about Tesla are younger, more male, and American.
• brands only making EVs make up almost 45% of the total brand conversation

UK: Royal Mail Fully Electrifies Its First Delivery Office (a short story)

https://insideevs.com/news/512067/royal-mail-electrifies-first-office/amp/

• 100% electric delivery fleet… at a single UK post office
• 23 formerly diesel vans replaced with
• Peugeot e-Expert mid-size vans
• The electricity for powering the office and for charging the vehicles is from 100% renewable sources

What OS version are you rockin’?

Versions of all Tesla updates here: https://www.notateslaapp.com/software-updates

• Mel 
  • Model S = 2019.16.2 ??
  • Model 3 = 2020.48.35.11 ??
  • Model X = ??
  • Model Y = 2021.4.6 ??
• Tom 
  • Model 3 = 2021.4.18
• Robert   
  • 2020 Model 3 = 2021.4.18 (4 versions, all bug fixes improvements?!?) as of 06/05/2021
• Joel 
  • In transition...

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Tesla Cybertruck UI patent hints at 610-mile range, eye tracking mirror adjustments (a bit more after touching on this last show, wanted to get Tom & Mel’s input)

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-cybertruck-range-610-miles-patent/partial/?_=1622463422905 

• Recall the tri-motor Cybertruck was announced with 500+ miles of EPA estimated range, in a series of images in a US Patent Office document we see a range of 610 miles!

• Images also reveal a much richer User Interface with pitch and clearance data, torque at each wheel
• eye tracking technology to adjust the vehicle’s mirrors, as well 
• an air conditioning system that tracks passengers for optimum climate control. 
• Several images from the patent also hint at the Cybertruck pulling a 20,000-pound trailer, as well as 20 inches of suspension travel.
• There are more details of the pop-up camper with an int