And what interesting stops did you not do, because you HAD to stop at boring places with chargers (like Walmart).
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And what interesting stops did you not do, because you HAD to stop at boring places with chargers (like Walmart).
Climate Expert Greta Thunberg Deletes 2018 Tweet Saying World Will End in 2023 Because the World Has Not Ended
The world’s foremost expert on climate change, Greta Thunberg, has been forced to delete an embarrassing tweet.www.outkick.com
Well, to be fair, we have 3 more months before he's wrong...
LOL, I was thinking that exact same thing.
Saturday evening the family and I were eating on a patio and in the same parking lot is a Tesla charging station. There was a flatbed tow truck unloading a Tesla at the charging station and I just laughed my ass off.
If possible, people with pacemakers should stick to charging their EVs at low-voltage Level 1 stations. However, that isn’t always possible when taking a long road trip or need a quick charge on short notice. In these situations, handle the cable as carefully as possible while plugging in the EV.
Once the charging has begun, users with pacemakers probably shouldn’t sit inside their electric cars. They should remain several feet away until the process is complete. If there’s a passenger without a pacemaker, it’s even safer to let that person handle the charging.
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Once the charging has begun, users with pacemakers probably shouldn’t sit inside their electric cars. They should remain several feet away until the process is complete. If there’s a passenger without a pacemaker, it’s even safer to let that person handle the charging.
Don't Sit Inside a Plugged-in Electric Car if You Have a Pacemaker
Juicing up an EV is generally safe. But people with pacemakers should exercise caution when charging electric cars.
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Thanks Jerry, great info.
Repost of your article.
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Repost of your article.
Insight: Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car
For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off cars with few miles - leading to higher premiums and undercutting gains from going electric.
I just read that Fox News report on insurers maybe having to junk cars due to the inability to repair battery packs even if scratched.
"A scratched or slightly damaged electric battery might be enough for some insurers to write off entire cars, as for many electric vehicles there is no way to repair battery packs after collisions."
"A scratched or slightly damaged electric battery might be enough for some insurers to write off entire cars, as for many electric vehicles there is no way to repair battery packs after collisions."
From Grand Tour when Hammond crashed the Croatian lady shaver (Rimac ev) and it burned for 5 days.
ICE and BEV are so close in energy cost that small fluctuations in either energy source change the economic impact advantage. However the charging time will always be much longer for a BEV and batteries will always be more toxic.
"In Q4 2022, typical mid-priced ICE car drivers paid about $11.29 to fuel their vehicles for 100 miles of driving. That cost was around $0.31 cheaper than the amount paid by mid-priced EV drivers charging mostly at home, and over $3 less than the cost borne by comparable EV drivers charging commercially.
Drivers of luxury EVs continued to a fueling cost advantage, regardless of charging method."
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"In Q4 2022, typical mid-priced ICE car drivers paid about $11.29 to fuel their vehicles for 100 miles of driving. That cost was around $0.31 cheaper than the amount paid by mid-priced EV drivers charging mostly at home, and over $3 less than the cost borne by comparable EV drivers charging commercially.
Drivers of luxury EVs continued to a fueling cost advantage, regardless of charging method."
Late 2022 Fueling Cost Comparison
This release updates our analysis first published in Real World Cost of Fueling EVs and ICE Vehicles. Drop in gas prices gives cost advantage back to ICE-powered vehicles for the first time since t…
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Here's a good read about how Elon is F'n up the self driving feature on Teslas.
www.sfgate.com
How Elon Musk knocked Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' off course
SAN FRANCISCO - Long before he became "Chief Twit" of Twitter, Elon Musk had a different...
A. The repair costs are nuts as are the wait times.
B. Who the hell wants a repaired fire hazard sitting in their garage and who wants the liability?
I wonder when insurance co. will start saying parking an EV in the garage is against the home owners policy.
Just saw this too. Entire article
Insight: Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car
For many electric vehicles, there is no way to repair or assess even slightly damaged battery packs after accidents, forcing insurance companies to write off cars with few miles - leading to higher premiums and undercutting gains from going electric.
Ford hikes F-150 Lightning price amid production restart
Mar. 31, 2023 6:58 AM ETFord Motor Company (F)By: Kevin P. Curran, SA News Editor8 Comments
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Ford (NYSE:F) is raising the price of its flagship EV pickup again, according to the company.
After a lengthy pause in production due to battery fire concerns, production of the F-150 Lightning has resumed, according to Automotive News. However, the price of the vehicle is once again going up to deal with increased costs, adding to several price increases announced in 2022.
The Michigan-based auto manufacturer had initially slated the Pro version to sell for around $40,000 before steadily hiking the price amid rising material costs. In October, the price of the 2023 model was raised for the second time, bringing the cost over $50,000. As of the latest increase, the model will sell for $59,974.
Ford hikes F-150 Lightning price amid production restart
Mar. 31, 2023 6:58 AM ETFord Motor Company (F)By: Kevin P. Curran, SA News Editor8 Comments
Bill Pugliano
Ford (NYSE:F) is raising the price of its flagship EV pickup again, according to the company.
After a lengthy pause in production due to battery fire concerns, production of the F-150 Lightning has resumed, according to Automotive News. However, the price of the vehicle is once again going up to deal with increased costs, adding to several price increases announced in 2022.
The Michigan-based auto manufacturer had initially slated the Pro version to sell for around $40,000 before steadily hiking the price amid rising material costs. In October, the price of the 2023 model was raised for the second time, bringing the cost over $50,000. As of the latest increase, the model will sell for $59,974.
LMMFAO.
50k for a go kart with a truck bed that can’t tow 50miles.
If ICE range extenders are banned because the truck is considered a hybrid, that market segment will be erased.
Basically, we want ICE gone and we're gonna make sure Green credits don't let them hang around. It would blow the pickup OEM's current planning out of the water. Green Insanity.
From Reuters:
From Reuters:
A Volkswagen ID.4 EV with a current 380.6 MPGe under CAFE would get 107.4 MPGe under the DOE proposal, while a Ford F-150 EV drops from 237.1 to 67.1 MPGe and Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid falls from 88.2 to 59.5 MPGe.
The Green expert advocates literally don't know what the **** they are talking about, not that it stops them from spewing the Green Insanity. What a ****ing joke.
That video is SO telling! Idiots! God help us.
People, in general, are super dumb and easily manipulated.
Given the source, that number was buffed up and still only 19%.
The only question is when do EV's start stacking up on lots so badly and consumer screams of anguish become political, and shit becomes real for the politicians. Of course, at that point, it might be a moot point with all ICE gone.
According to CNBC “Only 19% of respondents to the poll, by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, said it’s 'very' or 'extremely' likely they would buy an EV as their next car.” Most car companies assume that the figure is astronomically higher, or they would not make their current level of investment.
The only question is when do EV's start stacking up on lots so badly and consumer screams of anguish become political, and shit becomes real for the politicians. Of course, at that point, it might be a moot point with all ICE gone.
According to CNBC “Only 19% of respondents to the poll, by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago and the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, said it’s 'very' or 'extremely' likely they would buy an EV as their next car.” Most car companies assume that the figure is astronomically higher, or they would not make their current level of investment.
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