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Comment Re:Custom eReaders? (Score 1) 45

It's very possible to build an eReader with an esp32, but you wouldn't save a lot of money making your own reader. Amazon makes some money on the base model because they are buying 1000s at a time. Part of what you pay for in a Kindle is the fit & finish. It's highly unlikely that you could build a device that would be as watertight as a Paperwhite. The real margin comes from those premium models.

Comment Anecdata (Score 2) 39

I sold a car through Carvana at the end of COVID era. Got KBB excellent price from them, and it took less than 30 minutes for them to inspect it, make sure it drove well, and lock it up. Flatbed came a couple hours later and loaded it up. Easy peasy. The prices they are paying for used cars are not as good as they were 5 years ago.

Comment Consumer cost (Score 1) 91

V2G requires additional and expensive hardware in the consumer's home. If this is intended to help the power grid, are they going to pay $8000 for the bi-directional charger that gets installed, especially for something past the customer's demarc? Until the price gets down to where this is just included with the charger, it seems like a non-starter.

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