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 (one year ago) link
Cool!
― reassessing life after bookmarking a Will Smith thread (PBKR), Monday, 4 April 2022 02:04 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
gross
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 15 April 2022 22:06 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
that’s good to know.
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 17 April 2022 10:51 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFHvq-8np1o
― Punster McPunisher, Saturday, 30 April 2022 05:49 (one year 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
4k used EV credit?
The deal includes a methane fee and a 4K tax credit for the purchase of used EVs, among other provisions per two Dems familiar with the agreement https://t.co/pUr9Bd56Rr— Marianne LeVine (@marianne_levine) July 27, 2022
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 27 July 2022 23:59 (one year ago) link
From that article about the Merc that did over a thousands k's on a single charge:
"The roof-mounted solar panel is fashioned from a lightweight composite."
How come EVs don't all have solar? Seems like the most obvious thing ever. Most have rooves that look like solar panels anyway.
― Bellend Sebastian (S-), Saturday, 30 July 2022 06:55 (one year ago) link
you mean the transparent glass? There were designs to coat glass with absorbers/re-emitters that would guide to the edge and be absorbed by cells there.
― look like Farley smoke like Marley (Sufjan Grafton), Saturday, 30 July 2022 07:50 (one year ago) link
I googled, pretty interesting analysis here
https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/electric-cars-solar-roofs/
― Bellend Sebastian (S-), Saturday, 30 July 2022 08:16 (one year ago) link
Dodge debuts a Charger Daytona SRT EV concept. I guess I appreciate the effort to make a Hot Wheels car, but I already pre-hate and mock the loudspeaker engine noise.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 18 August 2022 04:53 (one year ago) link
there it is
California air regulators are expected Thursday to issue stringent rules to ban the sale of new gasoline cars by 2035 https://t.co/qW5hl4xRcD— CNN (@CNN) August 24, 2022
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 24 August 2022 22:05 (one year ago) link
whole industry is now free to step on the... accelerator
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 24 August 2022 22:17 (one year ago) link
I think this is going to piss off some people even though CA flexing their muscle is not new in this area.
― Abel Ferrara hard-sci-fi elevator pitch (PBKR), Wednesday, 24 August 2022 23:07 (one year ago) link
good
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 25 August 2022 07:35 (one year ago) link
in a global context this is not super weird. the EU ban comes in 2035. and the uk will actually be 5 years earlier. car companies are already preparing for this.
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 25 August 2022 07:38 (one year ago) link
For sure.
― Abel Ferrara hard-sci-fi elevator pitch (PBKR), Thursday, 25 August 2022 11:16 (one year ago) link
(another good trend in CA that's been happening in plain sight)California cities ban new gas stations in battle to combat climate change
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 25 August 2022 20:43 (one year ago) link
whoa
Few realize how explosive the growth of EVs has been in China in the last 24 months. EVs now account for 26% of all car sales, up from just 3.5% in Q1 2020.Below is a short 🧵 on this highly consequential revolution. (1/8)Cc: @Noahpinion @ramez @JesseJenkins @paulg @erikbryn pic.twitter.com/t0UCBiemPo— Science Is Strategic (@scienceisstrat1) August 30, 2022
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 30 August 2022 20:03 (one year ago) link
usa: i guess well adopt evs to help the environment in like ten yearschina: we will adopt evs now for business reasons
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 30 August 2022 20:15 (one year ago) link
you can only tip your cap
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 30 August 2022 20:25 (one year ago) link
https://jalopnik.com/doctor-plugs-surgical-equipment-into-rivian-r1t-to-perf-1849499736
― 龜, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 16:27 (one year ago) link
appreciate the can-do spirit!
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 16:45 (one year ago) link
I got to drive a F-150 Lightning last week. It's technically impressive and somewhat unsettling driving something with so much mass that can move quickly - like an aircraft carrier driving like a slot car. I miss the old C-10 I had in the 80s.
It took two days at the dealer to get the Mach-E recall resolved, but afterwards over-the-air updates are coming through regularly. A user on MachEForum with a Ford FDRS account has been running VINs and checking module updates for board members and sure enough, bugs are getting fixed. Six months in, it's a great car - better than anything else I've owned.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 17 October 2022 06:26 (one year ago) link
the hybrids with big batteries approach is very reasonable, so many parts inside the car tho
Fascinating how quickly the "EVERY VEHICLE MUST BE 100% ELECTRIC ALWAYS AT ALL TIMES" orthodoxy is crumbling in favor of a far more reasonable approach: electrifying the local trips that make up most of our miles, while retaining the freedom of gas on rare road trips. https://t.co/yw4S9LWesy— E.W. Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer) October 25, 2022
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 15:28 (one year ago) link
love to maintain my rarely-used ice engine
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 15:34 (one year ago) link
i think probably what will happen is that as more people get evs theyll realize that they just almost never drive too far and that on the occasion they do the charging isnt that bad since they do it so infrequently
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 15:37 (one year ago) link
150 mile range is prob fine for most people
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 15:38 (one year ago) link
all this is of course dependent on companies producing evs that cost less than 100k at some point
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 25 October 2022 15:39 (one year ago) link