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Leave your car with 5% SOC overnight and then try to find energy in morning to preheat battery. People have painted into corner themselves before. It’s perfectl

Leave your car with 5% SOC overnight and then try to find energy in morning to preheat battery. People have painted into corner themselves before. It’s perfectly adequate for my very mild climate and even then I get limited regen about 6 morning months per year.

nullstyle 1y ago
This is the EV equivalent of riding your old motorcycle with the reserve valve open the entire time. You are driving a giant killing machine around... it isn't too much to ask that you have some foresight to avoid the situation you describe.
- dzhiurgis 1y ago
  Yet life happens and weather isn’t always exactly predictable. Why you against better batteries?
  - nullstyle 1y ago
    I'm not against better batteries. I'm against people who choose to operate with such a small safety factor for something as serious as operating a giant rolling 2 ton piece of metal and volatile chemistry. Just like I'm against people who don't know how to change a tire or properly drive with etiquette on the interstate; If you can't do it, you kind of deserve some teasing. In my friend group, if you run out of gas you get made fun of. You forget to flip your kill switch and can't crank your motorcycle, we all laugh and call you a dipshit. Getting stranded isn't always harmless, and proper adults don't get stranded. Proper adults manage their vehicle safely. That's my point. Yes, exceptions are allowed, but we need to make sure everyone knows they are exceptions. Don't leave 5% on your battery when in the freezing seasons, it's improper.
    - dzhiurgis 1y ago
      > I'm against people who don't know how to change a tire TBH that's majority of people. And it's a good thing since tyres got so good. I get it tho. It's obvious. But it's better when things work better.
      - nullstyle 1y ago
        It's not obvious because you're still making the excuses for baby-adults. No one is saying battery tech should stop being developed, nor should pain points be unaddressed.

nullstyle 1y ago

This is the EV equivalent of riding your old motorcycle with the reserve valve open the entire time. You are driving a giant killing machine around... it isn't too much to ask that you have some foresight to avoid the situation you describe.

dzhiurgis 1y ago
Yet life happens and weather isn’t always exactly predictable. Why you against better batteries?
- nullstyle 1y ago
  I'm not against better batteries. I'm against people who choose to operate with such a small safety factor for something as serious as operating a giant rolling 2 ton piece of metal and volatile chemistry. Just like I'm against people who don't know how to change a tire or properly drive with etiquette on the interstate; If you can't do it, you kind of deserve some teasing. In my friend group, if you run out of gas you get made fun of. You forget to flip your kill switch and can't crank your motorcycle, we all laugh and call you a dipshit. Getting stranded isn't always harmless, and proper adults don't get stranded. Proper adults manage their vehicle safely. That's my point. Yes, exceptions are allowed, but we need to make sure everyone knows they are exceptions. Don't leave 5% on your battery when in the freezing seasons, it's improper.
  - dzhiurgis 1y ago
    > I'm against people who don't know how to change a tire TBH that's majority of people. And it's a good thing since tyres got so good. I get it tho. It's obvious. But it's better when things work better.
    - nullstyle 1y ago
      It's not obvious because you're still making the excuses for baby-adults. No one is saying battery tech should stop being developed, nor should pain points be unaddressed.