haha apparenty nope
We know, 66 is an unusual age to change your name, but we’ve always been young at heart. Introducing Voltswagen. Similar to Volkswagen, but with a renewed focus on electric driving. Starting with our all-new, all-electric SUV the ID.4 - available today. #Voltswagen #ID4 pic.twitter.com/pKQKlZDCQ7— Voltswagen (@VW) March 30, 2021
lot of americans taking the opportunity to get priggish about VW's history while the most prominent car company in the US *right now* is run by a space fascist eugenicist.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 30 March 2021 18:58 (two years ago) link
would definitely drive an EV voltswagen microbus while wearing my patagonia baggies, grateful dead shirt, and merrell hydro mocs, for peak west coast awfulness, but it will cost around my annual salary so unfortunately it will only be a terrible dream
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 30 March 2021 19:09 (two years ago) link
well apparently it *was* an april fools joke but now everyone is talking about their involvement with the National Socialist German Workers' Party so good job i guess?
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 30 March 2021 21:14 (two years ago) link
Is buying a new electric car every few years better for the environment than maintaining an old car? I may have a bias as my car was built in 1973.
― Peter Greenaway's Fleetwood Mac (S-), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 03:44 (two years ago) link
making an EV is marginally worse for the environment than making a regular car and much worse than making no car.
https://tnmt.com/infographics/carbon-emissions-by-transport-type/
making and then driving an EV is probably better than a clunker after a few years, but it's going to depend on how much you drive, etc.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 04:49 (two years ago) link
I’m not buying a non peer reviewed study with that disclaimer attached.
Try this one that uses the Argonne GREET lifecycle emissions model.
https://cgscholar.com/bookstore/works/the-climate-change-mitigation-potential-of-electric-vehicles-as-a-function-of-renewable-energy
No car is definitely better but if you have to use a car it’s considerable better to use an EV
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 11:54 (two years ago) link
the disclaimer is pretty clear that it's back of the envelope, and nothing more than back of the envelope can be said in response to a vague question about whether to replace an existing ICE car.
but fwiw the abstract of that paper says:
"The lifecycle EV carbon emissions for a vehicle powered by the 2016 US grid is 30.82 metric tons... An average internal combustion engine vehicle (25.4 miles per gallon) is responsible for 68.38 metric tons of carbon dioxide over its lifetime"
which is almost exactly consistent with the back of the envelope calculation which says an ICE car produces about twice as much CO2 as an EV if you amortize manufacturing costs. and it's a whizzy infographic that doesn't cost $5 too.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 18:13 (two years ago) link
― Peter Greenaway's Fleetwood Mac (S-), Tuesday, March 30, 2021 8:44 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
old cars - basically anything pre-90s iirc - are significantly worse for the environment in terms of emissions than regular ICE cars
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 31 March 2021 18:16 (two years ago) link
No doubt. I barely ever drive anyway so I guess it's a moot point.
Actually I'm not even sure why I felt the need to reply to this thread, but hey, ILX right?
― Peter Greenaway's Fleetwood Mac (S-), Sunday, 4 April 2021 05:52 (two years ago) link
otm
― Canon in Deez (silby), Sunday, 4 April 2021 05:53 (two years ago) link
This is a statistic I’ve not seen before and I would guess most others have not either. https://t.co/pMwC01eQEl— Norman Levine (@levinepmc) May 1, 2021
― lag∞n, Saturday, 1 May 2021 14:40 (two years ago) link
If the U.S. commercial aviation became completely carbon-free it would be equivalent, in terms of CO2 reduction, to reducing passenger vehicle emissions by about 11 percent. (Source: https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=P100ZK4P.pdf via Aaron Gordon’s newsletter)
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Saturday, 1 May 2021 14:57 (two years ago) link
Price point on the electric F-150 is damn impressive. If I was still commuting around LA, hauling computer/server gear, all that - I'd be on the preorder right now.
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 21 May 2021 03:44 (two years ago) link
I want this minivanhttps://www.greencarreports.com/news/1132297_canoo-prices-its-evs-starting-at-34-750-for-lifestyle-vehicle-due-in-2022
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Friday, 21 May 2021 04:01 (two years ago) link
Well, Electro Voice is a good mid-budget option for casual live venues. Perhaps for wedge monitors in a rehearsal space.
https://c1.zzounds.com/media/productmedia/fit,2018by3200/quality,85/sx100_1-dff3a90196b807449d3436d46c45d47e.jpg
But if I were looking for reference speakers in a professional studio, I might look more toward Genelec, or the new Neumanns.
― balsamic panic (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 21 May 2021 04:14 (two years ago) link
no wheels on those speakers.
one of the appealing things about the F-150 (which I will not be getting, but i hope this shows up on other vehicles) is AC outlets. if every other car can charge a phone (or a fridge or an oxygen concentrator) then that's a big deal in a natural disaster.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 24 May 2021 16:42 (two years ago) link
real giggers put everything on a wagon afaict
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Monday, 24 May 2021 16:47 (two years ago) link
Canoo's first model—a minivan now dubbed the "Lifestyle Vehicle"
this is deviant shit i can tell
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 May 2021 21:24 (two years ago) link
they all look so much like "The Howard"
― bogo jumbo junbi boba (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 25 May 2021 21:50 (two years ago) link
Already was a big deal in Texas back in February:https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/18/some-texans-use-2021-ford-f-150-hybrids-to-power-homes-amid-winter-storm.html
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 01:46 (two years ago) link
Electro Voice a proud Minnesota company
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 01:55 (two years ago) link
xp oh nice. the new hyundai has ac outlets too https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/05/hyundai-reveals-us-specs-for-ioniq-5-electric-crossover/
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 02:33 (two years ago) link
xp i still have some old EV sentry monitors in storage. pretty good and cheap first set.
― bogo jumbo junbi boba (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 26 May 2021 02:48 (two years ago) link
https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screen-Shot-2021-06-08-at-8.14.59-AM-1440x710.png
not an ev and not for me, but 40mpg and under $20k is a big deal
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/06/fords-new-maverick-is-a-cheap-and-cheerful-hybrid-pickup-truck/
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 8 June 2021 17:08 (two years ago) link
https://www.vice.com/en/article/k78zjz/is-it-good-for-the-environment-to-replace-my-used-car-with-an-electric-vehicle
By now, it is common knowledge electric vehicles (EVs) are better for the environment than gas cars, because they are more efficient and don't directly emit harmful gases that warm the planet. However, I am occasionally asked a slightly different question which is harder to answer. Say you have a perfectly good gas-powered car that may last several more years. Is it still environmentally friendly to replace it with an EV?
tldr yes
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 20:26 (two years ago) link
i would drive the electric f150.
i won't be able to afford to, but i would
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 21:54 (two years ago) link
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, June 8, 2021 1:08 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink
that is ridiculously cheap
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 14:48 (two years ago) link
We came really close to pulling the trigger on a Chevy Bolt, which is a great car, except for the fact that it's a slow charger, even at its fastest. So basically any longer trip we might take that took advantage of the good range for a cheaper EV (260+) would need an added couple of hours on each end to charge, which kind of sucks. Normal charge is like 4 miles an hour, level 2 more like 20. That was still too slow for us.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 15:17 (two years ago) link
What makes a truck "cheerful," I wonder.
― Champagne Heathernova (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 15:51 (two years ago) link
"cheap and cheerful" is a british phrase that i used for years before realizing everyone here thought i was talking about things being cheerful.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 17:26 (two years ago) link
just happy to see pickup that's a reasonable size
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 17:30 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/OZR9fSv.jpg
Replace that video screen on the inside with this and I'll think about it.
― pplains, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 17:52 (two years ago) link
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, June 16, 2021 10:26 AM (five hours ago)
well what does it mean?
― Clara Lemlich stan account (silby), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:21 (two years ago) link
cheap but ok
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:31 (two years ago) link
rather than cheap and bad or cheap and of a very high quality
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:32 (two years ago) link
its similar to jacked and jaunty
― lag∞n, Thursday, 17 June 2021 00:00 (two years ago) link
basically "cheap and shitty" but, crucially, not so shitty that it doesn't work, so let's move on and never consider it again until it breaks, at which point we will gaffa tape it up and resume not thinking about it
if you only need to use it for a shorter period of time than "until it breaks," bonus
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Thursday, 17 June 2021 00:16 (two years ago) link
lol https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/08/gm-recalls-every-chevy-bolt-ever-made-blames-lg-for-faulty-batteries/
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 24 August 2021 19:32 (two years ago) link
gonna need some major government intervention to get people to buy all these electric cars
The scale of battery production coming online in the next decade from auto firms is mind boggling pic.twitter.com/ZMTiiqyrCa— hk (@hassankhan) September 8, 2021
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 8 September 2021 16:03 (two years ago) link
do any of them have stick shifts and a cassette deck?
― sarahell, Saturday, 2 October 2021 03:40 (two years ago) link
as someone who spent the last 19 years driving stick before getting a PHEV, i dont miss it. i thought i would but...nothing.
p sure the tape deck could be arranged.
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 2 October 2021 03:55 (two years ago) link
the braking + downshifting ability is kinda key for me -- it's less an EV issue and more an automatic transmission issue
― sarahell, Saturday, 2 October 2021 03:57 (two years ago) link
I didn't realize until recently that you can't coast in some of them.... taking your foot off the gas accelerator puts the brakes in motion.
― pplains, Saturday, 2 October 2021 04:27 (two years ago) link
taking your foot off the gas accelerator puts the brakes in motion.
wait what??? ... no, I mean, just no.
― sarahell, Saturday, 2 October 2021 19:10 (two years ago) link
yeah thats the regenerative braking it converts forward momentum into power for the car, people like it because most of the time you can drive just using the "gas" pedal, you can turn it off in some cars that have it if you dont tho
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 October 2021 19:16 (two years ago) link
almost no manuals left on the market ev or otherwise tho, rip
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 October 2021 19:18 (two years ago) link
there are a lot of cars with a "manual mode" where you can control the shifting of the transmission without having a clutch pedal tho
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 October 2021 19:22 (two years ago) link
I'll eventually get one and get used to it.
― sarahell, Saturday, 2 October 2021 19:39 (two years ago) link
yeah thats the regenerative braking it converts forward momentum into power for the car...
― lag∞n, Saturday, October 2, 2021 2:16 PM (fifty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
this is one of my favorite things about EVs, its fun to steal energy back
― class project pat (m bison), Saturday, 2 October 2021 20:10 (two years ago) link
do any of them have stick shifts
Most EVs don't even have transmissions, thanks to their high torque and full torque being available at 0 RPM instead of having to rev up the engine. The Porsche Taycan and iirc the Audi that's similar have a 2 speed automatic transmission.
That's true in the US, somewhat less so in UK/Europe and elsewhere. Even Canada has a few stick-shift cars sold only with automatics in the States.
― Lee626, Saturday, 2 October 2021 21:04 (two years ago) link
It's kind of weird to dunk on the US for govt support of industry in the face of competition from a country that has significantly greater government support of industry xp
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 19 March 2024 17:06 (one week ago) link
wow i am obsessed with this channel. checking all my smoke detectors now to make sure they’re photoelectrix
― 龜, Wednesday, 20 March 2024 01:40 (one week ago) link
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/ev-maker-lucid-group-rallies-on-heavy-volume-after-1b-private-placement-22de7d44
would be funny if lucid ends up being successful as they are >60% owned by the saudis. i hate it when the saudis bonesaw a dissident journalist but i love it when they provide me with a luxury EV
― 龜, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 15:28 (three days ago) link
life is full of beautiful contradictions
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 16:22 (three days ago) link
I saw a used 2013 VW E-Golf that could be $1000 after used EV rebate/incentives. I wonder if the longevity of EVs and oversupply might eventually lead to people getting paid to own one.
― Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:23 (three days ago) link
in soviet america, car pays you
― polyamerie "it's more than this 1 thing" (m bison), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 17:55 (three days ago) link
Not sure I'd trust the battery in that thing....
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 26 March 2024 18:08 (three days ago) link
If you don’t need to go far every day and can charge at home an e-golf for 1000 bucks will be fine. Test it and if it’s got more than enough range for an average day. They weren’t great just a compliance car, but it’s also unlikely to have done big miles or have been flogged so the normal car stuff won’t have a lot of wear on it.
For 1000 bucks if you get a year out of it great, you’d loose way more in depreciation on anything more expensive. Think of it as a rental of indeterminate length. When it craps out, costs too much to fix, or won’t pass the roadworthy, flog it to someone for 500 or scrap it. This is the way of $1000 cars, ICE or EV.
― Ed, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:18 (three days ago) link
The bonus with this is it isn’t actually a 1000 dollar car, it’s a more expensive car you’re getting an incentive on.
― Ed, Tuesday, 26 March 2024 21:20 (three days ago) link
If you get an e-Golf, try to buy one of the later ones which had enhanced battery packs with longer range, I recall 2017 was the first year for these. Average range went from about 85 miles to 125 miles per recharge (based on US EPA test methods). I drive the gasoline/petrol version of this car, and other than long range the e-Golf has all the goodness found in other Golfs, like loads of room for people and stuff despite the small outside dimensions; quiet, and comfortable to drive. I like how "normal" it is compared to some EVs.
― Lee626, Wednesday, 27 March 2024 16:37 (two days ago) link