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Man I have no idea. I was thinking maybe a system that keeps the electric motors cool?
This "EV Thing" isn't going away.....
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You got me curious. John Eagle has 1; Freeman has 0; Rusty Wallis has 0. What dealer?
Hydraulic assist power steering seems to be gone on small and midsize vehicles, don't know about large. Brakes are, and almost certainly will remain hydraulic, but there is no power source beyond your foot. Note that even bicycles often have hydraulic brakes.
I believe the batteries and some electric motors are liquid cooled.
And inverters.
EV isn’t going away just like crypto isn’t going away either
Help me out and translate this statement......
Cryptocurrencies must overcome three main issues to take over cash. First, governments and regulators must see it as legitimate.
The politicians can't even come up with a good healthcare solution.....sure they will be on board with crypto currency. And I'm going to leave it at that...verses derailing my thread.
So yea-take the crypto thing over to some reddit sub forum...............
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Not really. I wasnt about them until someone convinced me to drive one. Now there is no way I'll own a non-collector ICE vehicle. So there will also be converts all along the way...
There is a place in the transportation space for EV vehicles.
Until we get the "Mr Fusion" I doubt we will have a perfect power source. Pick the one that works for your use case.
Until we get the "Mr Fusion" I doubt we will have a perfect power source. Pick the one that works for your use case.
Yes of course no one cares now. They will when they go to trade in or sell their clapped out EV that needs a new battery. Residual will be horrific.
Or they can pray from now that a replacement battery cost drops to a sane level over expected battery lifetime period.
It might happen, maybe.This is America. People buy stuff they don’t really need all the time for too much money
Tesla is like a “cool” “image” “joneses” car to own in most places. Kinda replaced peoples MB or BMW Jag etc.
Many of some owners have giant Yukon denali driving one kid around to sports practice.
I think the EV is a good idea on some levels and some scenarios. For everyone I don’t see it any time soon.
Need way more things that people that don’t like 1k + a month payments can afford. Like EV Corolla Camry type car for sale price as similar equipment gas model. Then you can have the real idea of what people want. 25 grand gas or 25 grand ev for the common man.
The electric rates will for sure increase once usage goes up for EVs. Registration will increase for EVs the list goes on. Heck tolls in toll areas could be higher on EV car for all we know at some point. Got to get that road tax somewhere
Tesla is like a “cool” “image” “joneses” car to own in most places. Kinda replaced peoples MB or BMW Jag etc.
Many of some owners have giant Yukon denali driving one kid around to sports practice.
I think the EV is a good idea on some levels and some scenarios. For everyone I don’t see it any time soon.
Need way more things that people that don’t like 1k + a month payments can afford. Like EV Corolla Camry type car for sale price as similar equipment gas model. Then you can have the real idea of what people want. 25 grand gas or 25 grand ev for the common man.
The electric rates will for sure increase once usage goes up for EVs. Registration will increase for EVs the list goes on. Heck tolls in toll areas could be higher on EV car for all we know at some point. Got to get that road tax somewhere
For what is worth the number of battery EV’s in Canada are now 7.9 % of new quarterly registrations.
And those carbon credits are paid by other automakers who as of yet are not producing and selling many EV's.
We long suffering taxpayers aren't paying them.
Not sure if serious.
The thing about convenience and practicality in the subject matter of BEV's is that one cannot define what is more or less convenient for a third party.
Most guys that I know that own them will tell you starting every day with a full (or 80%) charge makes them far more convenient than any gas vehicle they ever owned, and that outweighs any minor road trip delays they may experience. To these people BEV's are very much "there" today.
Other guys that do nothing but road trip, or center their life around a 1/2-3/4 ton may never find them as convenient.
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It is individual preference.
For my wife, EV is perfect. Trips to Trader Joe, grocery getting. Maybe we take her Tiguan 60 to a 100 MLS trip to see friends or her sister. That is it.
For me, it does not matter what EV is, it does not have stick shift and inline six engine. That is where all conversation ends.
Our third vehicle, that we useed 95% of the time for roads trips, requires range and convenience of gas station, being able to top off in 5min or while kids are in restrooms. That is it. I need a vehicle that I can make 1000 miles in 12-14hrs with stops. I ordered new Toyota Sienna after selling my old one bcs. wanted to cash on used market situation, plus it was pretty much gas guzzler. But, the new Honda Pilot is coming and it seems I might go that route.
So, everything comes to individual needs.
Yep; depends on your use case and that's ours. Our Model 3 has been on a Supercharger for about 5 minutes in 4 years; that was at a Starbucks near Stanford University just to learn how to do it. All ya do is back in and plug in. Even a programmer can do it!
The rest of the time has been at home using solar panel sourced electricity. Not a bad deal...
