Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

lman · Jun 3, 2021

PuffyC said:
Ha! I would not. Where I’m from that kind of weather means you don’t drive

It's a long cold walk to work.

MossRoad · Jun 3, 2021

California said:
It surprised me to ride urban light rail (overhead electric powered) and feel it shift low to high gear after it was moving along, maybe 20 mph. While Tesla has a far greater motor rpm range and does it in a single gear. Maybe that was just a shift from parallel to series current but its noticeable.

The South Shore has some pretty great acceleration. It has to go very slow in town while it crosses so many streets and has to make a snake-like curve just west of town. But then it hits the last crossing and ZOOM! Up to 70 really quick. It can push you back in your seat a bit. Pretty fun. We've ridden it to Chicago a few times. What's nice is on weekends, any paying adult can take up to two children free.

MossRoad · Jun 4, 2021

Also, the South Shore Line is not to be confused with the Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad. The South Shore Line is the electric commuter. The CSS is the freight RR and the originator of the South Shore Line. They are now 2 separate companies.

CSS – Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad

www.anacostia.com

Gale Hawkins · Jun 4, 2021

Police-Spec 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV and Bolt EV Are Here to Protect and Serve

How to power the radar, computer, etc and keep cool/warm and never start your engine.

Gale Hawkins · Jun 4, 2021

MossRoad said:
The South Shore has some pretty great acceleration. It has to go very slow in town while it crosses so many streets and has to make a snake-like curve just west of town. But then it hits the last crossing and ZOOM! Up to 70 really quick. It can push you back in your seat a bit. Pretty fun. We've ridden it to Chicago a few times. What's nice is on weekends, any paying adult can take up to two children free.

NoTrespassing said:
The last new car I bought in 2008 cost me $12,500 plus $1000 tax etc. It averaged over 34 mpg for 12 years and I put over 230,000 miles on it. Total maintenance was probably around $2000 not including tires. I just bought a used Mazda 3 stick and I'm getting about 38 mpg. I paid $15K + tax/title. I expect to get over 200,000 miles out of it. It has a range of over 450 miles per tank. Is there any electric vehicle that can compare monetarily to either of these vehicles available now? I prefer cars over SUV's for commuting.

Kevin

Kelvin you found the sweet spot of vehicle ownership. Glad you found a stick because emergency braking and adaptive cruise control requirements seem to be deleting the stick option.

Hay Dude · Jun 4, 2021

Grumpycat said:
Tesla does not advertise. Does not produce TV commercials. Does not advertise other than Electric Cars, Solar & Clean Energy | Tesla

Pretty smart. Tesla seems to appeal to educated clientele.
Todays TV is aimed at about a 4th grade level of intellect.

Gale Hawkins · Jun 4, 2021

Radar was a good idea but just didn't work out in the real world for full self driving. This is a model Y with the radar delete.

Gale Hawkins · Jun 4, 2021

China's Advanced 'Artificial Sun' Fusion Reactor Just Broke a New World Record

Hey that's a lot of energy to be harnessed. It has been talked for so long I thought it was just mythology.

PuffyC · Jun 4, 2021

If you haven’t seen it, check out the new Hummer EV crab walk feature where it can rotate all four wheels and drive diagonally. GM says it’ll make 1,000 hp, go from 0-60 in 3.0 seconds and cost about $110,000. It can also raise the vehicle 6 inches at the push of a button. Reservations for the first Edition 1 models sold out in 10 minutes and deliveries for the pickup version are supposed to start this fall: