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by _ea1k 3y ago
> I don’t understand what people expect to gain by antagonizing people that cannot drive an EV. It trains them to ignore or oppose It is because people say weird things like... > As long as significant parts of the US are not readily
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Recell already sells trimmed down packs for Tesla models. It provides a cheaper option for fixing higher mileage vehicles.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
You should have access to the supercharger network by then. It is amazing compared to the patchwork mess that is everything else.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
And those old Model S cars have had high battery replacement rates, often at relatively low mileage. The 3 and Y seem to be doing better, as well as S/X after 2016, but those are still fairly new.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
It was less than 30k with tax credits and discounts last month. It is a great deal at that price.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
This is really underrated by people who haven't experienced it.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Yeah, they'd need to add EVSEs with load sharing. Fortunately, that'd be cost effective if there were many customers clamoring for it.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
> That doesn't mean they wouldn't ever replace their ICE car with an EV if the range story were better (meaning the range of the vehicle itself as well as the charging story). TBH, that is mostly a communication problem. Tesla
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by _ea1k 3y ago
In theory, it means that young families should buy the absolute maximum house they can afford. Stretch and limit spending in every other area as much as possible, then hold it as long as possible. Then "old people" can sell and do
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Sure, but that restaurant is likely expensive and the homeowner won't get the $$ back years later when he sells his house. Perpetual home price increases leads buyers into an "investing mindset". I don't particularly lik
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Yeah, that's why the little commuter style cars don't really sell in the US. Sure, we normally do <40, but sometimes even "local" means going to a nearby town and doing 80-150 miles. And DCFC is not necessarily nearby
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by _ea1k 3y ago
It seems like slightly different wording would have fixed it. "Oddly fitting"? We don't usually describe untimely deaths as "fitting". Perhaps "ironic" or something along those lines would fit the tone bet
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Yes, there should always be some sort of unique identifier that is not tied to the users name or email. Display it in the user info, but really it shouldn't be used for anything outside of the technical integration with sso. Ideally, i
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by _ea1k 3y ago
IIRC, the battery discharge increases again in the early morning hours to compensate for the morning load peak. That's exactly what I'd expect to see, if the goal is to replace peaker plants.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Copylefts like the GPL don't have a "no freeloaders" restriction. I believe that was intentional, as most users will be freeloaders by definition.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Gotta put them out first. But they really don't have to be that far away from other vehicles. https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/20/23691743/ford-f-150-light... The cars next to it were ignited, but no
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Sure, but that seems like mostly a question of getting them to a place where that can safely happen. Once it is isolated, let it burn out if it reignites. Putting it out the first time so that it can be safely moved is important.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Fortunately, they are adding massive amounts of battery capacity to compensate. Gridstatus.io is a great place to watch it in action: https://www.gridstatus.io/home
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by _ea1k 3y ago
So, someone had an assignment to write an article, found this on Google Drive (or some other document management system), and hit publish? IDK, it all seems fairly plausible to me.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
To be fair, they had plans for some pretty nice models back then. The timing was just terrible.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
This is really interesting, as it could greatly decrease the human risk of using lighter, cheaper aircraft for cargo. Systems always optimize to their incentives, so we may see a fairly rapid shift to this kind of thing for certain routes.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
I think that, in theory, Ultium is the result of those learnings.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
I could be wrong, but I think the current "EV Tax incentive" applies to PHEVs and that it is actually easier for a manufacturer to take advantage of it with a pHEV than a full EV.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Yeah, but there's nothing wrong with having different brands regionally. I doubt it would hurt them in China to kill the US brand. IMO Pontiac would have been the perfect brand to evolve into the EV space.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
This is Buick. They sell ~100k/year in the US. This half is responsible for ~20k/year, or 2k/dealer. It is pretty easy to see why a dealer selling such low volumes might not want to make a big investment. Buick is a nearly de
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Yes
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Honestly, I don't mind it if the builtin stuff is really good.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
I think this every time I see a paid review for EVSEs from "ShockFlo". Somehow it doesn't seem to matter.
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by _ea1k 3y ago
Yes, and the Lyriq forums have a lot of complaints too. Too many given the small number of deliveries. It isn't a smooth launch at all, but honestly that isn't uncommon for fully new vehicles. I'm sure they'll get the bi
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by _ea1k 3y ago
It doesn't sound like anyone demonstrated the technology as originally described. Trains in tunnels are possible, of course, but probably not the super high speed, air cushioned thing that was envisioned.

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