Kirby64

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by Kirby64 1y ago
114mi of range isn’t actually 114mi. That’s my problem. If you treat the battery properly, you’d not use the bottom or top 10% (better would be not using bottom/top 20%, but that’d be impractical at that range), and then you need to ad
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by Kirby64 1y ago
An “affordable” car that isn’t useful is worthless. In general, people do not want cars that can only drive 114mi in ideal conditions. It reduces overall battery lifespan (since you put more cycles on it), and also can’t be used for anythin
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by Kirby64 1y ago
You don't have to use it if you don't want to. You can turn it off and just use the headliner buttons only. Also, the vehicle is not moving when you don't want it to. The brake and accelerator pedals still function and it sh
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by Kirby64 1y ago
No, it’s not. There are buttons on the roof area (where the interior lights and hazard button are) that have the PRND buttons. Also, all the new models have an auto shift functionality so you don’t even really have to use any buttons at all
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Are we reading the same list? The mini cooper EV is a joke of a car. 114 miles is ridiculous for $30k. Likewise, the 'base' Nissan Leaf is 150mi for $30k isn't much better. The crossover/small-SUV segment is a little mor
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Just because a speaker can technically operate as a microphone doesn’t mean that AirTags would be capable of this. The speaker driver definitely doesn’t have any recording capability. The only reason the 3.5mm jack mentioned in your article
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Yup, basically the only chance for you to get zapped by a charger is either ripping the whole thing out so you make contact with the input AC, or cutting the wire while it’s actively charging a car. And even then, chargers have ground fault
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by Kirby64 1y ago
I’m not aware of any DC fast chargers that do that, even in Europe. It wouldn’t make sense, since the amount of power you have to push through a DCFC setup is so immense that the cabling is quite unwieldy and specialized. Often the cables a
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by Kirby64 1y ago
The unfortunate thing (for deterring theft at least) is that the actual DC cabling is going to be unenergized for safety reasons unless you’re actually charging. Copper theft on those charger plugs is already happening.
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Not having to go to a gas station ever is a paradigm shift that I think a lot of ICE owners underestimate. You're never late to something because you need to make a pit stop to get gas. If you always have your car charged at home, time
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> Loud? My last two ICE vehicles have sufficient cabin noise-dampening to the point that one of the manufacturers can actually pump engine noise into the cabin. Most cars are not like this, because they don't spend as much money on
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Look up '959D' as a model. They're serviceable hot air stations made by a bunch of different white label vendors that are usually $40-60 on the likes of Amazon, cheaper elsewhere.
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Unless your vacation home is off grid, there is almost no way you would not be able to have enough electrical service to charge an EV. Maybe not enough to install a big chunky 50-60A 240V outlet, but a much smaller and reasonable 240V 20A o
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Why? Gas cars get much worse mileage in low temperatures too. Not as bad as EVs, but it is substantial. Many gas cars don’t have 500mi of range, certainly not in dead cold conditions. With the increase of density of fast charging infrastruc
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by Kirby64 1y ago
The comment is that they’re 10-15% heavier, not that they generate 10-15% more tire dust. In general tire dust generated seems related to tire compound (softer tires = more dust) and weight of vehicle. Although EVs are heavier, they also te
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by Kirby64 1y ago
I’m not saying that at all. I’m saying it’s nearly meaningless in the grand scheme of their overall revenue. They make roughly 50% margin on their $17 billion in revenue right now. If somehow calculators cost nothing (100% margin) it wouldn
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Depends on which line of DACs. And calculators are an almost irrelevant amount of TIs revenue. They don’t report it individually, but it’s categorized under the miscellaneous “other” bucket which is only 6% of their business and includes DL
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by Kirby64 1y ago
RTK GPS still struggles underneath heavy foliage. You still need a GPS signal. The OpenMower project has an accelerometer in it for dead reckoning, but it needs to get back to a GPS lock pretty quickly or it'll lose positional accuracy
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by Kirby64 1y ago
This is an old classic car/truck. Only one mirror was somewhat common back then. Also, wider rear tires are not unusual. Especially on anything with a bed, since you want additional loading capabilities in the back.
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by Kirby64 1y ago
The modern razor blade based robot mowers are barely audible. Segway claims 58 dBA, for context. Anywhere near a city (which, these smaller robot lawnmowers are really meant for smaller city lawns) is going to have close to that for backgro
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Not super helpful if it doesn't have a way to communicate to the outside world. Some of the companies solve this by adding a cell module that can send an SOS, but it usually requires a monthly/yearly fee to maintain the cell conne
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> Everyone here seems to be avoiding the point that ultra processed foods contain ingredients that home bakers would never use: preservatives, anti-caking agents, flavor enhancers, artificial colors and flavors. Ingredients that are not
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Yes, they do. All the newer teslas use heat pumps (as well as most other EVs these days).
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by Kirby64 1y ago
So, you're agreeing with me then? Removing a cab and a human removes at minimum 300-500 lbs (when you account for human weight, all the framing, window glass, HVAC components, seats, screens, etc etc) which is balanced somewhat evenly
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Weight balance absolutely makes a difference. If you don’t have enough weight on the front of the tractor, for instance, certain implements are nonfunctional. You need to balance weight from front to back. Standard issue parts of tractors i
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by Kirby64 1y ago
More weight over specific areas is good. By removing weight from the cab, you can add it in places you actually want it. I.e. over the wheels.
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by Kirby64 1y ago
I’d assume all the functionality inside the cab, the space needed, seat, controls, windscreen, AC inside the cabin, etc, add up to quite a bit of weight. If you went truly driverless without a cabin you could save a ton of weight.
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by Kirby64 1y ago
The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is historically slow. Not much going on then, and things are quite cheap usually. Weather is also not miserable.
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Sodium ion batteries have, at least currently, worse energy density than even LFP batteries. Also, current costs of sodium batteries are quite high. The latter will change over time of course, but energy density remains a problem. Nobody re
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by Kirby64 1y ago
No idea on actual implementation, but the UWB keys these days all seem to be capable of it. Plenty of manufacturers advertise the capable, e.g., Bosch.

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