this car is expensive btw
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 29 March 2022 16:20 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BReRIxqO_Lg
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 29 March 2022 16:21 (two years ago) link
a smaller lower version of this car, a hatchback if you will, would be pretty sick
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 29 March 2022 16:23 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/3TdOCl9.jpg
Every single one of these fuckers.
― pplains, Tuesday, 29 March 2022 19:21 (two years ago) link
We have 2012 and 2020 hondas that we will probably drive into the ground, but I am sort of excited to eventually get an EV if/when it's finally time to replace the 2012 (it has <90k miles on it so should be good for a while).
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 29 March 2022 19:22 (two years ago) link
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a39596743/2023-toyota-gr-corolla-revealed/
why don't you drive a hot hatch
― 龜, Friday, 1 April 2022 12:35 (two years ago) link
i love it
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 1 April 2022 12:37 (two years ago) link
sick
― lag∞n, Friday, 1 April 2022 12:49 (two years ago) link
you guys already get the gr yaris though! xp
― 龜, Friday, 1 April 2022 13:16 (two years ago) link
actual lols at "hot hatch"
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 1 April 2022 15:08 (two years ago) link
back on track
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Honda_e_Advance_%E2%80%93_f_18102020.jpg/2560px-Honda_e_Advance_%E2%80%93_f_18102020.jpg
have you seen a cuter burger?
― 龜, Friday, 1 April 2022 17:21 (two years ago) link
i love the honda e, it super sucks theyre not sold in the us
― class project pat (m bison), Friday, 1 April 2022 21:09 (two years ago) link
Turns out my Mach-E arrived at the dealer yesterday. The salesperson I had started the order with had left the dealership since my last conversation in February. My order then got poached by someone else there before her replacement took over. I find out more when I get there tomorrow. Super-excited!
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 2 April 2022 03:33 (two years ago) link
(sorry everyone) "I'll"
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 2 April 2022 03:34 (two years ago) link
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-electric-vehicle-statistics-sales-uptake
BC previously set 2025 as its target for meeting 10% zero-emission vehicle sales, but it is now five years ahead of schedule.In 2015, the proportion of electric-battery car sales was just 0.8%, and it grew to only 1% in 2016 and 1.5% in 2017. But the rate of growth began to accelerate in 2018, when 4.1% was recorded. This was followed by 8.7% in 2019, and 9.4% in 2020.
In 2015, the proportion of electric-battery car sales was just 0.8%, and it grew to only 1% in 2016 and 1.5% in 2017. But the rate of growth began to accelerate in 2018, when 4.1% was recorded. This was followed by 8.7% in 2019, and 9.4% in 2020.
vancouver being a mid-size, compact city and having smaller streets makes it ideal for EVs (to a lesser extent, electric scooters and electric motorcycles maybe). there's been a lot of supply shortages, but once supply chains get back to some sense of normality, i assume the EV market is going to blow up here
― Punster McPunisher, Sunday, 3 April 2022 19:17 (two years ago) link
I wanna test drive a Mach-E and nobody has any
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 3 April 2022 19:39 (two years ago) link
My state has 2,000 all-electric vehicles on the road.... and 34,000 Chevy Silverados.
― pplains, Sunday, 3 April 2022 21:33 (two years ago) link
Soon you'll be able to have both:
https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/silverado-ev
― Lee626, Sunday, 3 April 2022 22:54 (two years ago) link
119 days later:
https://www.quartzcity.net/ilx/mm-e_1.jpg
https://www.quartzcity.net/ilx/mm-e_2.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 4 April 2022 00:19 (two years ago) link
hott
― call all destroyer, Monday, 4 April 2022 00:20 (two years ago) link
kachow
― class project pat (m bison), Monday, 4 April 2022 00:31 (two years ago) link
Couple of notes on Mach-E ordering...
Check out the "No ADM (Additional Dealer Markup) Dealer List" thread on Mach-E Forum. Don't even consider going to a dealer that's not on the list as you're just going to waste your time and money.
If you're in the USA, once you reserve an order online spend the $30 to join the Mustang Club of America. After 90 days of membership you'll qualify for X-Plan pricing from Ford. Depending upon what state you live in, X-Plan can get you up to $2500 off of MSRP along with some additional discounts. Here in CA, I got the max MSPR reduction along with all my DMV fees waived - a big savings!
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 4 April 2022 00:40 (two years ago) link
love a good deal, love it more when i learn about it from the forums
― class project pat (m bison), Monday, 4 April 2022 00:41 (two years ago) link
Also, check to see if the Ford Options lease program is available in your state. Even if you were planning on just paying for the car outright, the program gets you a $2500 reduction on the total price. Even if you pay it off in the following month it is still advantageous.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 4 April 2022 01:10 (two years ago) link
Cool!
― reassessing life after bookmarking a Will Smith thread (PBKR), Monday, 4 April 2022 02:04 (two years ago) link
Introducing the newest #EV face in the family, the #GenesisXSpeedium Coupe. Take a sneak peek at what the future holds for us.#GENESIS #GenesisX #ConceptCar #GenesisHouse #NewYork #CarDesign #CarPhotography pic.twitter.com/BWmsM6iavR— Hyundai Motor Group (@HMGnewsroom) April 14, 2022
― 龜, Friday, 15 April 2022 17:55 (two years ago) link
gross
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 15 April 2022 22:06 (two years ago) link
Mercedes EQXX breaks 1000km on a single chargehttps://www.caranddriver.com/features/a39714749/mercedes-benz-eqxx-621-mile-road-trip/
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 16 April 2022 08:11 (two years ago) link
bananas
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/04/the-rise-of-brand-new-second-hand-electric-vehicles/
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Sunday, 17 April 2022 04:49 (two years ago) link
I think EVs were already supposed to hold their value better bc of fewer wear and tear issues, but yeah that's still wild
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Sunday, 17 April 2022 05:08 (two years ago) link
that’s true about the motor, but EV batteries project to hold their capacity for about 8 years iirc so buying a 3-yo EV with 20K miles on it feels like… you’re getting a lot less for your money? idgi
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 17 April 2022 07:57 (two years ago) link
Most EVs come with an 8 year performance warranty on their batteries. Warranties are conservative because manufacturers don’t want to pay out. Range will be down but you won’t have a dead car.
Manufacturers are stuffing unnecessary extra range in, to keep prices up, so in 8 years you’ll still have more than you need.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Sunday, 17 April 2022 09:40 (two years ago) link
that’s good to know.
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 17 April 2022 10:51 (two years ago) link
think i read youll lose 2-3% capacity a year, so eight years ~20% its not nothing but its not like the car wont work
― lag∞n, Sunday, 17 April 2022 12:01 (two years ago) link
when i was researching last year abt this, this has been a trend for a lot of ppl who buy the prius primes already bc they get so many rebates/tax credits in some states that they could buy a new prius for under $20k, then would turn around and flip for a new year's model the next year with profit. i've had my car for a year and i could likely sell mine in this market for $7-8k more than what i paid for it.
― class project pat (m bison), Sunday, 17 April 2022 13:43 (two years ago) link
Spotted in Denver. Talk about a sea change moment. pic.twitter.com/7bCHe7aduV— Cresten Mansfeldt (@drmansfeldt) April 16, 2022
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 17 April 2022 20:38 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFHvq-8np1o
― Punster McPunisher, Saturday, 30 April 2022 05:49 (two years ago) link
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/vw-id-buzz-price-electric-van/
― 龜, Thursday, 19 May 2022 15:44 (one year ago) link
ugly as sin & far too expensivelike a schick razor married a cuisinart
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 19 May 2022 16:13 (one year ago) link
https://www.atlasevhub.com/weekly_digest/the-march-continues/
sales on the west coast approaching 20%
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 24 May 2022 19:15 (one year ago) link
just talking to a guy from a big european car maker who says flatly that level 5 autonomous driving will never exist
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 13 June 2022 14:16 (one year ago) link
he says level 4 will, and will save a lot of lives if it's done right
but we're still very far from level 3 at the moment
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 13 June 2022 14:17 (one year ago) link
check back in five years for him to tell you level 4 will never exist
― lag∞n, Monday, 13 June 2022 15:01 (one year ago) link
https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-2030-self-driving-car-bet/
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 13 June 2022 15:02 (one year ago) link
coding horror... i havent heard that name in a long time
― lag∞n, Monday, 13 June 2022 15:04 (one year ago) link
Almost exactly 90 days later after purchasing the Mach-E, I received my check from the California state clean energy program - $4500 thank you for giving up the gas burner. Yay! It all gets redirected to Ford Credit.
Meanwhile, the recall notice (see: "Ford Mustang Mach-E Electric Vehicles Recalled for Power Loss While Driving") has unsurprisingly kicked over an anthill of fear, uncertainty, and doubt on the forums and subreddits. One class-action lawsuit is already in progress and everyone is taking sides. Hilariously, Mach-E internet fandom has acronymed the issue to - - - HVBJB. You may know it stands for High Voltage Battery Junction Box, but as for the rest of the internet? Neither NASA nor the CIA ever had a KICKME program, but saying it right now may just quantumly invoke into being a file inside some cabinet somewhere in sub-level 8 in a disused but fortified office building.
The OTA update mentioned in the Consumer Reports link doesn't really solve the issue, it only improves the fail-state conditions to something more graceful. The word seems that Ford will swap out the low-tolerance *ahem* HVBJBs on the GTs, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Mach-E Internet has already ID'ed the Ford part number for the beefier HVBJB, documented getting it done at the dealership, etc.
I *think* my driving habits won't invoke the problem. I don't really fast charge. I mostly just plug-in into my 110 level 1 at home or at the free level 2 in downtown Pasadena. Protip: open up PlugShare and filter for >50 kWh and uncheck Show Pay Locations.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 14 July 2022 06:37 (one year ago) link
F-150 Lightning Internet Fandom highly recommend that potential Lightning buyers get the max towing package. Even if you have no plans you tow anything, the extra cooling/warming hardware for the battery is worth the cost.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 14 July 2022 06:49 (one year ago) link
Meanwhile if you can wait and check your need for giant F-150, there are signs of an electric Maverick truck on the way.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 14 July 2022 06:58 (one year ago) link
a ranger EV too as i understand it
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Thursday, 14 July 2022 15:46 (one year ago) link