Electric Car thread

Mulezen said:
Not so for a complex number of over lapping reasons. check where the corn belt is moving…and how quickly. The latest hurricane in Florida (last week) is another example of what the warming climate is producing…historical droughts and extreme weather etc. Massive accelerating immigration…parts of the world ME…slices of India among others) too hot Now to live in. And the Russians, particularly in their West, who relished the warming are changing their tune.
Climate is no simple thing, and neither is evolution…it takes time for one to get used to another…200 years is the equivalent of jumping off a cliff
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OK. so tell us how much weather data it takes to make climate data. YOU cannot know. So you are given nothing but your belief - as dictated to you.
So if 200 years is nothing in climate, why is it that you cannot comprehend that when talking about changes? You're talking about changes. What was California like before your little memory shots? HUNDREDS OF YEARS TO THOUSANDS OF YEARS of severe drought.

Think California's current drought is bad? Past incarnations ...​

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Sept 19, 2016 — The researchers found that California experienced a dry period starting around 8,000 years ago and lasting for the next 5,000 years. This period ...
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So if we see something that is unusual for a couple of hundred years, we go insane with fears and we see correlations and invent stories.
There are good stories about the California climate scammers and how they pick and choose and hide samples that don't agree with a narrative...and BRAG that they, the dendroclimatologists, are the only scientists allowed to cherry pick.
Bizarrely stupid stuff that so many have fallen for. Just sad. Why would any science be the only one where it's allowed to cherry pick to get a desired result? Because it's TRASH, not science. It's trash and the cherry picked results are the very basis for the hockey stick fraud.
But why stop there? Children are now being forced to have vaccinations that were tested only on 8 mice. It's Fauci...and Fauci is "Soyence".

Jan Esper:
However as we mentioned earlier on the subject of biological growth populations, this does not mean that one could not improve a chronology by reducing the number of series used if the purpose of removing samples is to enhance a desired signal. The ability to pick and choose which samples to use is an advantage unique to dendroclimatology.
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Readytoride said:
Hopefully within the budget of the middle class looking for a hybrid stepping stone into the growing EV world where range anxiety won't be an issue while still offering some of the perks of having an EV
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People are guessing that the base model 2023 Prius Prime SE will start in the $28k range. Like the 2022’s, expect them to continue to be in high demand and difficult to find :(
 
PSm said:
People are guessing that the base model 2023 Prius Prime SE will start in the $28k range. Like the 2022’s, expect them to continue to be in high demand and difficult to find :(
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That doesn't sound like too bad of a price for a hybrid with a loyal following.
 
Nice article. Thanks for sharing it. Upbeat as much as possible in this day and age. I liked that there was thought about how to make life easier for people who want to put bikes in the bed. I already have a Thule hitch mount bike carrier ready for my R1T for day trips. I'd already decided that only long distance trips would see me putting my ebike in the bed. Not as easy as tossing a 12 oz road bike up there! I'll have to have a ramp into the truck for a bed load as there is no way I can lift an ebike that height.

Scaringe spent the middle and ending halcyon years of the 2010s testing out his vehicles with a dedication not found in any legacy automobile maker. He wanted his vehicles to be as perfect as possible out the gate. He thought he had plenty of time. We all did. Nobody knew that a multiyear global pandemic was in the cards, bringing with it a worldwide financial crisis, a bottleneck in the supply chain, and just about every type of physical roadblock ever to stop any startup in its tracks. It's amazing that Rivian survived at all.

2020-2022 hasn't been good for anyone except the vaccine companies.

Still hoping for my promised R1T Maxpack in 2024. It will be hard to stomach another pushback. Much as I appreciate my 2010 Ford F250, I loath having to pay the current diesel prices to use the truck. So...it sits. And waits. At least it still gets a bath every other month in the warm weather just to wash off the dust, and still looks as pretty and perfect as the day I drove it off the lot new in 2010. It will go back to work this spring for hauling stuff for the farm and garden, but we'll keep the outings to a minimum. Wonder what I'll be paying in diesel fuel then...

Meanwhile my electric car is closing in on 70,000 miles. Still as much fun to drive as ever, and holding up beautifully. After 4 years no signs of range loss as yet. I'm actually debating getting a small flatbed for it to pull little loads that are too big to carry in the car's interior, but not big enough to deploy the truck.
 
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Readytoride said:
Meanwhile my electric car is closing in on 70,000 miles. Still as much fun to drive as ever, and holding up beautifully. After 4 years no signs of range loss as yet. I'm actually debating getting a small flatbed for it to pull little loads that are too big to carry in the car's interior, but not big enough to deploy the truck.
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here's an idea:
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Went to the LA Auto Show and saw a bunch of cars (including the new Prius).

Best things I saw were the Vinfast models (the biggest SUV, the VF-9 is pretty nice)...
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And the ID Buzz, they had the Euro version but it's really roomy... sort of like a smaller minivan.
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There was even a 67 EV:

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WattsUpDude said:
Hey all. Who's driving an eCar? I'm not really looking for reviews but wanted to hear some experiences and some nuances about living with it daily that those "initial review" videos can't encompass.
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Back to the initial post: when it comes to wintertime and you want the car's heater on to keep you toasty warm, be prepared for a drop in the range. My range will drop anywhere from 10 to 20 miles. So...I always open my car's app and turn the preheat on about 5 minutes before driving off, and using my seat warmer and the steering wheel warmer while driving which requires very little in the way of power. My Leaf also has a heat pump which is far more efficient then pulling power straight from the battery which is what other EVs do.

As long as the car is still attached to the charger, the preheat will use the house electricity via the 220v cable to heat the car, not the car's battery.
 
Taylor57 said:
Nice golf cart!
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😊 – the Arcimoto can go 75mph.
Here in the Valley of the Sun there are many communities which have golf carts on the roads, they are licensed and street legal some reach over 35 mph.
The Arcimoto has an optional golf bag holder but it is not allowed on the course; too heavy, big and fast.
 
Not too bad a price for the speed and miles per charge, and room in the back for the dog (with a canine seatbelt) Nice it can accommodate the golf clubs, but not nice that it isn't allowed on the golf course. One big plus about the size is that none of your neighbors will be begging for a lift..especially if you have the dog riding shotgun, and groceries in the back compartment. 😁

For a few more thousands you can get a basic Leaf. Just saying!
 
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Readytoride said:
Back to the initial post: when it comes to wintertime and you want the car's heater on to keep you toasty warm, be prepared for a drop in the range. My range will drop anywhere from 10 to 20 miles. So...I always open my car's app and turn the preheat on about 5 minutes before driving off, and using my seat warmer and the steering wheel warmer while driving which requires very little in the way of power. My Leaf also has a heat pump which is far more efficient then pulling power straight from the battery which is what other EVs do.

As long as the car is still attached to the charger, the preheat will use the house electricity via the 220v cable to heat the car, not the car's battery.
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I've been preheating as well. I've never been so comfy driving out into 35* weather (I'm in California and it doesn't get much colder than that 😁). And just the fact that I can have a running car in a closed garage without noxious fumes is a paradigm shift.
 
WattsUpDude said:
I've seen about a dozen of these driving around the Bay Area. It really looks like a fun ride.
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I looked at one of the prototypes a number of years ago. The company that built the prototype, Intermeccanica, also built my Intermeccanica Porsche 356 replica, and the owner showed me the Solo when my car was in for some repairs.
Interestingly, Intermeccanica is now making an electric version of their Porsche 356 replica.
 
Deacon Blues said:
I looked at one of the prototypes a number of years ago. The company that built the prototype, Intermeccanica, also built my Intermeccanica Porsche 356 replica, and the owner showed me the Solo when my car was in for some repairs.
Interestingly, Intermeccanica is now making an electric version of their Porsche 356 replica.
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The 356 is one of the most beautiful cars ever designed. Happen to have any pics of yours?
 
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