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No, it is not. No printed manual provided.

You cited it and claimed the source was reputable. In this day and age only the gullible believe everything they read. Demand enough data to back their claims. Back that reputation. “266 issues!” Without specifying what those issues are. One is lead to imagine burned out motors, doors and...

Your imagination runs wild. Extrapolating far more than you can know. CU point blank said the PiP TVs were rated lower because PiP was a useless added cost feature. You don't have to go around making things up about chip and firmware changes. CU knows what is best for us! In the 1970's...

Name the criteria. Prove "tuning the radio" is not one of them.

Very impressed with my 18" EGo. And since then they have introduced even more powerful saws. The original 14"/16" EGo (same saw, different bar) were not impressive. Could chew something down but nothing like the 18".

If you believe everything the media says then you can live a happy little sheeple life. If you are wise you will watch what they say, remember, then consider the difference between what they said would happen and what actually happens.

Dumb dumbs think it is an EV issue. Those publishing such statistics have always strived for shock and awe, long before EV. They stale their readership on denigrating someone that is popular to hate. “OMG! Toyota ‘quality’ has fallen!” Everyone who knows anything takes these publications with...

Nor do you. They don't say. Which is suspicious. But I do know they count everything they can to make things sound bad for all vehicles.

No, based on experience. Based on talking to new EV owners. Based on reading forums. Based on being a student of Consumer Reports from the 1970s. Learned what they were really reporting. For example why would a GM 350 V8 be rock solid reliable in an Impala but not a Camaro? Why would a TV with...

Define "issue". Customer calls not knowing how to unlock the door. Issue! Customer calls not knowing where the trip meter display is found. Issue! Customer calls not knowing how to open the glovebox. Issue! Newer Teslas do not have stalks on the steering column. More issues! Do it again rating...

I got an email from AutoZone offering to improve my MPG for only $10!

Typical of everything but Tesla.

Years ago headed north on I-65 sometime before Christmas there was no snow, then suddenly there was snow south of Elizabethtown KY where the road was 4-5 lanes wide, through a mountain cut. The median was lined with cars who have spun off. People were still getting out of their cars as I came...

My Model Y weighs less than the Mercedes-Benz ML320 I also owned when I bought the Model S. The S and the ML320 were within 100 pounds or so of each other.

Guardrails are a hazard for motorcyclists. Get caught in the thing and get ripped up. But nobody cares. Not at all. We've already demonstrated guardrails are what they are and nobody is going to do anything about it no matter the plethora of SUVs replacing good old light weight practical bounce...

Gee, that doesn't bode well for ICE SUVs.

Monday’s outing:

Good management.

Think I'm going to be a Square Earther: https://www.gocomics.com/offthemark/2024/09/22

Air-ride seats are the hot band-aid to bumpy rides these days.

From my owners manual it does state 160 pounds for bicycle racks. But those are long levers. For trailers with a short drawbar with a trailer ball the limit is 350 pounds.

Don't hold your breath. "New breakthrough technologies!" such as this are announced every day. None have ever panned out. 8 years or so ago Tesla was criticized by the Know It All Do Nothing Pundits for not doubling range every 18 months as called for by Moore's Law.

Heck, those are wide two-track trails! We race on trails commonly routed between trees 30” apart.

An X is as easy or easier egress as a Y. The X has power doors, self closing, power opening too. There is an Easter Egg “demo” dance light show of music flashing lights and flapping front and rear doors.

There is a lot of variation in implementation of AWD. Some do it better than others. Some just do enough to advertise and sell as AWD. Same as for hybrid, and synthetic motor oil. IMHO among the lower cost vehicles Subaru does the best with AWD. But Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, Porsche do very...

The issue is lithium-ion provides it's own oxygen for combustion. The only hope with water is to cool the fire to extinguish vs smothering a wood fire. LiFePO4 is easier to extinguish with water. Not as power dense as the lithium-ion chemistries but it is becoming the future of EVs.

Another F.U.D. article.

"Emotions neither prove nor disprove facts. There was a time when any rational adult understood this. But years of dumbed-down education and emphasis on how people "feel" have left too many people unable to see through this media gimmick." -- Thomas Sowell

Or how "clumsy" I am, or how difficult it is for me to walk. Note the dastardly "trip hazard" electric cord running to the ICE! This forum won't embed as "media" so here is the link: https://ring.com/share/54ee2ca0-6c68-44e1-ad59-e323bbacc881

Go back to the original picture. A Tesla Wall Connector umbilical is 24'. That Tesla is parked close to the garage resulting in a lot of excess cable which they chose to coil on the ground rather than loop over the Wall Connector (as it is designed for storing the cable). That is not a public...

But if it is there every day then if it is a hazard it is a known hazard. Meh. People trip over shadows. I know first hand those who are likely to trip are watching their feet very carefully when they walk. I don't like crossing my own Tesla Mobile Connector umbilical, but I do. I know it is...

Don't water your lawn, either! Garden hoses kill!

So you concede my point. Declined to cite the source of your claim, rather you divert to a personal attack.

You demonstrate false expertise. Those who actually have an EV see your error. Perhaps you have installed a 240V 50A circuit? You would know it is no more difficult than a 120V 15A but for the breaker, wires, and outlet. But somehow the lack of 240V on every parking space is Doom And Gloom For EVs!

Citation required. Or shut up. You've been Fact Checked. "Golly, I've never seen a garden hose laying on the ground before!" You are crowning me with the title of "expert" only because compared to you, you think I am. I never claimed to be an expert. But I know something about the subject...

Owned and operated a Tesla for nearly 11 years. I know something, as opposed to those with no experience only read things then only remember what confirmed their biases. I'd be honored that you respect me as an expert but you have no standing to be defining who is an expert. I have installed a...

I've been saying for nearly 20 years that many make hybrids in name only. They go through the motions but don't derive the benefit. Few get nearly as much advantage in using hybrid technology as Toyota. If you buy an EV, then Tesla. If you buy a hybrid, then Toyota. I say the same thing about...

At 6'-1", Once Upon A Time I drove a rental Toyota Yaris 500 miles one day. Utter misery. Never again. Knee knocked it out of Drive 3 or 4 times. OTOH a Chevrolet Sonic LT (on another leg of the journey) was a delight. I learned how to get in/out of the Model S. When it was time for the S to go...

Half-assed efforts burn government graft then there is nothing left to finish the job.

u luk lik an idiot when you can't show the curtesy of good editing, grammar, and formatting. Even on the phone, simply hitting RETURN splits the reply.

By golly, I thought that was impossible! To hear the no-experience experts on this forum speak! Trimmed all but the last pic which shows a Tesla Wall Connector in proper operation mounted outdoors. Sure to be on a 240V circuit. Could be on a 100A breaker as the original Tesla Model S had a...

No, but your tractor sleeps dry and warm while her car sits out in the weather and she has to brave the weather to get in/out. She gets a good paycheck when she sells a home. EV or ICE, you are a bad husband! A 240V 50A circuit isn't difficult or expensive. I'd move the one I installed years...

Even with smaller springs on McPherson struts and motorcycle shocks.

How about doing it the way the forum software intends? You cite a document from the Smart Power Electric Alliance calling for increased government spending on their own members' pet projects! Might as well cite economic theory from The Atlantic, Washington Post, Politicio, etc., would be every...

You seem incapable of understanding I don't make the claim an EV is suitable for everyone but I'll happily correct your errors when saying something like, "If only EVs had wireless charging like my phone." You live in a regressive state where the burden of government and taxation has inflated...

What was the insurance increase?

One rarely gets to 30% if one charges daily. I mentioned this in other posts today. But lets say you do, and 120V is all you have. Park 12 hours (or more) at 5 MPH charge rate you get 60 miles. Are you driving more than 60 miles tomorrow? If not, then what is the problem? Having wired 240V 50A...

You don't go inside to make diner before plugging the car in, rain or not. Grandfather had an in-ground gasoline tank and dispenser. His tractor was a Farmall M, purchased new. Back then they didn't carry fuel to the field very often. Today a diesel transfer tank in a pickup truck has replaced...

5 MPH. And "so what? Is plugged in for 12 hours or more." I'll use the 240 50A circuit after a 200 mile trip. Over 90% of my charging is on 120V. I know of what I speak.

https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=47911 However this model probably has near 500HP and is certainly faster than what you are currently driving: https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=47910

You pretend she might drive an EV if the EV had (very expensive and inefficient) wireless charging. Yet admit to being too cheap to provide an awning, canopy, carport, or garage for your wife, just to try to score a debate point against me. Forget your wife, the tractor sleeps warm and dry!

You have no idea. Yes, along with solid state batteries which will accept 100 kWh in 5 minutes, and the infamous Hydrogen Highway. Inductive EV charging thrives where there is generous government funding. The physics of the inductive pickup, the transmitter, and the switching hardware results...

If you can not reply correctly then it isn't worth reading.

The one in my Model Y gets a little warm but not a lot. The one by my bedside stays fairly cool. Have no idea about the relative charging rates between the two. Phone is ready by morning and that is all that matters.

My sister just drove 3 days in a row over 600 miles each day. The roads, traffic, and miles are the problem, not the opportunity nor time spent charging. Only about 1/4th the way into her trip.

And there are a lot of cheap junk Qi charging pads being sold. Some work better than others, only way to know is to try. The charging pads in my Model Y work well through my plastic case to an iPhone 11. Yes, I have nothing newer than an iPhone 11. Want to hear about my iPhone 7?

Should plug in every time you arrive. The EVSE is safe in the rain. The Tesla Wall Connector is outdoor rated.

Traditional automakers kiss up to government far more than the easy EV money that was given to them. Big big business is no longer Free Market but State Capitalism. Can't build or extend a factory without new concessions from government. So when Big Brother says, "Build EVs!" they said, "Yes...

A $140,000 (US dollars?) Tesla would be one of the early models. This article is at least 2 years old. Having owned and driven a 2013 Model S for 10 years the above owner is an idiot. Car gave lengthy advance warning when the 12V battery was going bad. The author of the hit piece didn't do any...

Was 15 seconds for me before neuropathy kicked in. Now is closer to 30 seconds. Same time to connect as disconnect. Verified via Ring video camera.

You missed the point that ChargePoint (and others) offer solutions which accept credit cards (and "charge network" membership cards) and bill by the kWh. So, you would get a cut in exchange for providing a parking space smaller than full RV campsite.

You need to learn a bit of physics and electrical engineering motor theory. We don't mind wasting half or more of the energy when charging an iPhone. Might realize you still are F-ing around having to put the iPhone on a pad or charging stand to charge inductively. Clearly nothing is good enough...

Truth hurts?

IIRC Dewalt labels the box store models as "Atomic".

When a batter strikes out, it is predicable for one to state the batter is out.

But I did read the entire article. The author has no EV experience and fantasizes about how an EV operates. It only makes sense if you are impressed by words that say what you want to hear. Tries a little math to impress you further. If you know the subject then he is a fool. Again, he...

I keep telling you The Gas Station Model doesn't work for EVs then you cite an example of The Gas Station Model failing and in your brilliance think it proves there is something wrong with EVs because they do not operate exactly like an ICE. News flash: Automobiles drive differently than...

Buy one then! But hey, what is old is new again! Ford Pinto! Put that 10,000 PSI hydrogen in the rear bumper so as to minimize the duration of suffering when rear ended!

Another author fantasizing about something which he has no experience. Uses Canadian regulatory red tape limiting gasoline station construction and operation creating a shortage then extrapolates that to the EV world. The big fallacy in his fantasy is that he imagines all ICE vehicles will be...

But if you had guests with need of a means of charging an EV then you would find a way. One of many companies offering this hardware and service: https://www.chargepoint.com/businesses/stations Laws vary by state as to whether you can bill by the kWh but many have amended to permit kWh billing...

You did, "It's not all about your "comfortable well to do" demographic Grumpy . Can you grasp the concept of their perspective ? Maybe not." And, "Before you argue with someone, ask yourself, is that person even mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of different perspectives? Because if...

Who is being abusive? Try looking in a mirror. There will be no EV mandate but in select backwards progressive left communities who will suffer great(er) economic collapse. Ever try to rent a U-Haul one-way out of California? Rates have been double (or more) than to bring a U-Haul in to...

An awful picture taken in low light with an iPad w/o a flash. The big boy (24 pounds) on his back is son of the blue eyed girl in the foreground.

Or they ramped up for Bribem pork which never paid out? I've said over and over again that The EV Gas Station Model is a fallacy. We don't want or need a "gas station" on every street corner, which is something "every" genius intellectual basement dweller never-did-anything "knows" we need.

Show me! But there is. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. Show me the math that puts the moon at the azimuth and elevation we know to find it at any given time for a flat earth?

Yup. Dozens from 771 and 202 area codes past weeks. Quit answering, got tired of abusing the pollster.

Did it. Soaked a tennis ball and hit it with my awful back spin. Water flew off, but the ball was still wet as evidenced by the wet streaks left on the pavement. However by your own argument water is lighter less dense than the Earth’s core so it floats on the core! And water is more dense...

I got one Wednesday, one Saturday, 3 on Friday, 4 on Thursday.

It must be the Earth is continuously accelerating up to keep us on our feet!

Excellent! Now build me a gravity generator, and a gravity neutralizer! Prove that your understanding is correct.

Pretty sure that is a racist concept in this day and age!

Well, what can I say? Is Canada and you got what you voted for. Commie-la is not leading any but in the leftist polls. Republicans notoriously do not answer our phones when pollsters are calling.

Yes, my electric utility is "unique", as in, "TVA". TVA generates the power then sells to local utilities in charge of the delivery. The local utility signs an exclusive contract to buy power only from TVA. The local utility adds their cost of operation when billing the customer. No pretending...

I would caution there is only about 3 major automobile starter battery manufacturers in North America and every one of them will build a battery up to or down to what ever cost a brand is willing to pay. They will all build junk for cheap is that is all the brand is willing to buy. For many...

Everything is a subsidy with you, isn't it? Utilities have long practiced discounted nighttime rates to large consumers and only recently implemented TOU billing for residential customers with the advent of Smart Meters. The expansion of street lights came with the realization local...

Water does stick to a spinning ball. But, how does one explain gravity if the Earth is flat?

Superstitious Mechanics blame the belt without realizing Ford uses belt drive oil pumps in most all of their current engines including the 2.7L EcoBoost. The original 2015 engine used a chain but the 2017 update added port injection in addition to direct injection, tweaked a few things, and...

Silly! Everyone knows it is a triangle! Every planet is a slice of the pizza!

Yes, Yet Another Superstitious "Mechanic". Not as entertaining as Scotty. Needs to wave his hands in the air more. Ford EcoBoost 3.5L has more issues with valve phasers (the things used to implement variable valve timing) and ignition coils than turbochargers.

Extracted from my electric bill dated yesterday, 9/3/24. The "Availability Charge" of $14.23 is fixed whether I use anything or not. The actual kWh price varies with a fuel adjustment charge which is not listed. Has been under 9¢ earlier this year. Natural gas is hovering around a cheap...

Not at all. If he uses 10 kWh tonight at 5¢/kWh the bill increases 50¢. That is the true cost of adding the EV load. If you pay $100/month for satellite tv service and buy a pay per view movie at $5 then that movie cost $5 not $105/hours watching other things. Otherwise you might as well...

Summons is one thing in FSD I might be interested in. But is that available in the Y? Saw something suggesting it was only in S and X. “Emissions Testing” is my favorite.

I think the point demonstrated is that neither manufacturing method guarantees durability. There are plenty of poor quality stamped steel mower decks. In past decades it was common to see a riding tractor parked by the curb free for the taking, without a mower deck. The mower deck failed...

The don't want you to see the elephants and turtle holding the Earth up. And they don't want you to see the dark side of the Moon because that is where the Nazis escaped after WW-II. (See the documentary, "Iron Sky" (2012))

A ship on the east side of the Earth will be upside down compared to a ship on the west side of the Earth. I worked for an astronaut who flew on 2 Skylab missions. He told me the Earth is a sphere. I believe him. I've done satellite orbit calculations. Can't see how one could move a satellite...

Video proof the Earth is flat! It is a disc atop four elephants on the shell of a giant turtle! On a serious note,"Terry Pratchett's Hogfather" is one of my favorite movies no matter it is a 3 hour made for British TV movie. Not for you if it bothers you that Santa Claus might be a bit...

The thought is when backing one would be more interested in the space close to the rear of the car than knowing about cars following. So the mirrors turn down to see the curb one is about to scrape.

Have you tried adjusting when in reverse? I have always found this sets the reverse turn-down for next time.

Show us these trends you claim exist. Show us insurance claims. Fire departments investigate every fire. Where is the data you claim?

Adjust when they are down to where you want, will return to that position next time in reverse. Then back up to previous position in Drive.

Please cite the evidence of risk, not the fear of risk. Do you realize how risky it is to balance and walk on just two legs? Yet we do it anyway and rarely fall.

Off-peak pricing is fair game if there is a connection fee not a delivery fee. Would be the incremental cost of consuming 1 more kWh. I pay $14.23/month “availability charge” no matter how much I use or don’t. Then 0.102330/kWh for the first 1400 kWh.

Fantasy. The EV isn’t even on the biggest circuit in the house. But it is new and scary! Clearly you have forgotten how combustible gasoline is? Why diesel is the military battlefield fuel? Again, where are the facts of EVs burning homes? Statistics. Not the, “I’m a genius I thought about it...

http://supercharge.info stats for 2024-08-26 to 2024-09-01: • 19 sites opened • 198 stalls opened • 7 sites expanded by 112 stalls • 3 sites began expansion • 26 sites began construction • 7 more sites planned

Sometimes they wipe a dry windshield. Yesterday they ran on high for a light drizzle after heavy rain. Automatic wipers on 2009 Mercedes-Benz worked perfectly.

Good to know an ICE can not burn a house down no matter it is 60 times more likely to catch fire.

What happened to sd455dan’s post stating, “Data from the National Transportation Safety Board showed that EVs were involved in approximately 25 fires for every 100,000 sold. Comparatively, approximately 1529.9 fires per 100k for ICE vehicles,”

No no no! Lima beans are not Saving The Earth or Good For Your Body! Are you aware of the environmental harm of growing lima beans? The amount of water required? The hydrocarbon based fertilizer? Child labor picking lima beans? No telling what hazardous materials lima beans absorb from the...

Well, the Model Y needs a better suspension. And Tesla needs to learn how to make automatic windshield wipers work right. Their use of the FSD cameras isn't getting the job done.

Lots of posters stop by to tell us how smart they are and dumb we are. The Bad Boy electric looks promising but for the use of Greenworks components.

Am guessing years ago when EGo claimed 2.5 acres the provided batteries were 7.5 Ah. Shipping 10 and 12 Ah today. Believe EGo is using lithium-ion, not LiFePO4, so operation at the upper and lower limits wears faster. Not sure what limit EGo sets when charging as we don’t have an option to...

Why? Now we are talking about blades? And waiting to hear if the EGo uses a unique blade mount to force one to purchase only EGo replacement blades?

Look for aftermarket blades to fit the CC (Cub Cadet? Not Country Clipper?) One obnoxious manufacturer uses an oddball flower shaped drive engagement between spindle and blade making aftermarket difficult to impossible.

My favorite mower dealer keeps about 100 blades in stock for all the common sizes. Doesn't formally offer a sharpening service, just replaces the blades as the cost is not much more, labor the same.

Guess you don’t understand the sarcasm of putting quotes around “extra cost”. But you seem to try using that technique yourself.

I count 34 states levying an outright EV fee (article claims 36): https://www.atlasevhub.com/data_story/ev-drivers-in-36-states-pay-a-surplus-of-fees-each-year/ But that is OK, EV haters don't want to know this sort of thing so they don't even look before speaking.

Paid on license plate renewal. It's one of the line item charges.

Greenworks is OEM for many brands including Bad Boy. I haven't been as impressed with Greenworks as EGo. EGo tools just work.

Keep telling yourself that. Alabama charges $204/year "EV Fee" in lieu of gas tax. Or $104/year for you hybrid fans. Vs $0.27/gallon in gas taxes. 755 gallons of gasoline pays $204 in gas taxes. At 30 MPG that is 22,650 miles. EVs are getting screwed. In addition to the "extra cost" of an EV...

Yes, I haven't deleted the fiber panel because it does protect things I'd rather not have rocks hitting. Looked into an aluminum replacement some years ago but didn't follow through. Wanted one with an access door for the oil drain so I wouldn't have to remove a 4'x2' plate to change oil.

You have no idea how fast I read and type.

Mine is a 4x4. Fiber panel. My off-roading has been limited to driving across grass, hayfield, pasture with manure from cattle. The kind of thing I'd rather not drive the pretty AWD Tesla through. Scratch the front bumper on tall grass...

Many on YouTube and elsewhere have been taking EGo batteries apart. There are many thousands of them out there so there have to be a few which have failed and somehow didn't meet the warranty conditions. Didn't register? Commercial use? Or "what the heck I want to cut it open." IIRC EGo is...

I have a 7 year old EGo battery which seems to be going strong.

Had 2 years "free" oil changes on the Subaru. 10 miles to drive to the dealer. 30-40 minutes drinking their coffee and eating their cookies 10 miles home. Did it faster myself, but not until after making a huge mess a time or two before installing the Fumoto valve. The F-150 is much more...

To be fair one doesn't lump all tractors together and generalize over the cost of operation vs plow mules.

$49,0xx off the lot. Then local sales tax and license when I got home. Model Y Long Range, blue, trailer hitch. The Memphis dealer had the biggest discounts for "inventory" vehicles in the nation. About $3500 for mine. 210 miles to get it, 210 miles home. Long eventful day.

Next time I drive my F-150 through Indiana I'll stop and let you change my oil. Yes, I have regularly driven I-65 from Louisville to northern Indiana the past 40 years. 8mm socket to remove the 4 screws holding a fiber panel under the engine. Each of these is treaded an inch or more so an...

That is because your time is worth nothing. Considering as how your time is worth nothing, don't complain when an EV has to stop for 15 minutes every 150 miles on long road trips.

The article serves to teach the author's biases. Without saying what the EV needs in maintenance to rack up those expenses the article is just lame words. The author selects and choses his facts.

Initially Tesla/Google got my home correct then for a number of years insisted my car was parked across the street in neighbor's driveway no matter the satellite view (picture taken months earlier) clearly showed it in my driveway. It was bad enough they planted the car icon in neighbor's...

Around here we can leave used oil in obvious oil jugs by the street and within a week a scavenger will snatch.

My F-250 was that way as well. But the F-150 drain comes out the back (not center bottom), gushing oil hits suspension anti-sway bar, and there is a big fiber panel the width of the vehicle and about half the width long. One learns to keep the big yellow plastic drain plug half in the hole while...

There is a lot to nitpick about that article. First it lumps all EVs against all ICE, including $17,000 Kia/Hyundai, then claims lower finance charges for ICE, and lower gross depreciation. The Kia can't depreciate more than $17,000. And then one takes into account Tesla's massive new car price...

Citation required. Or shut up.

An EV tractor thread. EV automobile discussions overlap. Battery fires are battery fires, tractor or car. Incompetently designed/built batteries are dangerous. Don't buy EV busses from China. Bad fuel lines are also dangerous but for some reason are not "scary".

Again, fantasy fear mongering. Where are these fires? Where is the proof of EVs burning houses down more often than ICE? Honest state insurance bureaus demand real counts of incidences to prove risk. How about: Over 3.3 million Kia vehicles were recalled in September 2023 due to an electrical...

That is exactly what fearmongering looks like. Cite exact line item rate changes for an indoor EV or it is just F.U.D.

But it doesn't matter! The "study" said what DarkBlack wanted to hear.

Boo boo hoo. For some reason this is only an environmental disaster because it is an EV factory. Forgetting things like Deepwater Horizon, numerous refinery fires, fertilizer plant fires, grain mill fires, or even a fire at a J.M. Smucker Peanut Butter Plant.

You know, I think exactly the same thing is hindering adoption of cellphones, laptops, tablets, and battery power tools!

Same insurance covers car and house. They asked where the car sleeps at night and lowered the rate for keeping it indoors. Fearmongers are making things up.

What is really sad is how people equate their poor experience with lead-acid starter batteries with expectations of an EV traction battery. The two couldn't be farther apart. "$20,000 battery every three years! You are crazy!" After 10 years my 2013 Tesla Model S battery had fallen to 93% of...

A lot of imagining going around without facts to back it up. A few EVs have caught fire. Some had glaring design defects such as the Chevrolet Bolt. Other than that the data doesn't back the F.U.D. More than a few ICE catch fire in garages. My insurance has no concern about parking my EV inside.

Common sense also tells us any product which is different from similar products will have more consumer complaints. Try giving a diesel to one who has only had gassers. To give “reliability ratings” any merit one must know how they are scored. Too many simplify just to be able to crank out...

Who said anything to the contrary? My point was the for some reason when an EV factory is on fire that is somehow different than anything else.

I think this is rather sharp: My Model Y parked in it's new garage for the first time.

Hopefully I'll have my PV solar system operational before then.

The article (lifted from JD Power) says nothing about the criteria for being a trouble item scored against the vehicle. "Window won't roll up" is one severity. "How do I roll the window up?" is another. Dealers get a lot of the "how do I roll the window up" issues from customers of EVs.

No, I've come to find the Y quite attractive. Originally it looked like a bulged 3 but now the shape works quite well.

Oh, is only an issue if an EV sits a long time. Got it!

Not when it is really cold.

Thank you! We owe you so much for being so much smarter than those who have actual experience with EVs. I bet when your mother told you to eat ice cream, you refused her "trying to push down our throats"! Yes, that was ice cream she was trying to give you but you'd never know for fear of liking...

Yesterday I used roughly 3 kWh in 3 hours on cabin overheat protection, according to TeslaFi.com. Would be an issue at an airport.

The problem is not the ethanol but the water ethanol will carry in suspension. Kawasaki no longer recommends ethanol-free fuel, they now favor high volume station E10, and naturally 1.5 oz of Kawasaki's fuel stabilizer per gallon.

Not at all, I did very good in thermodynamics. An ICE is a heat engine, working a low temperature against a high temperature. The low temperature is just outside of the exhaust tip. Not at the intake, not at the radiator.

They read an article somewhere and have come here to inform us of how well informed they are and how poorly informed those who actually own and operate EVs are. We are so stupid! We owe these people so much! Is akin to dog owners telling cat owners what to do. Honestly, about 6 months into...

Lithium chemistries are very good about retaining charge for long time. Lead-acid, not so much. If really worried about battery drain (not self-discharge) then turn the EV completely off! Yes, you can, but will have to leave the doors unlocked. Big Tesla drain is the cabin overheat protection...

Too hard to deal with. Found a login but no registration or subscription page. I did find a "Modern Slavery Statement" link.

It depends a lot on the battery maintainer. Some are fairly stupid. Others will cycle the battery every few weeks. Different cycles for different temperatures and battery chemistry. AGM is not quite the same as flooded lead-acid.

Yes! Comrade! Only Approved Speech is allowed to be Free! Can't have people reading stuff contrary to The Party Line! Only we know what is true and what is not!

If you are buying the beer I'll argue for Flat Earth! Remember: Men Drink Birds Fly.

Oooh! How many months can I park an ICE with a full tank of gasoline before the gasoline goes bad? 6 months? That is 180 days or 0.05% per day. Not much different. In cold climates ICE does not use waste heat. Heats the cabin with energy which would otherwise not be shed under those conditions...

The most honest metric of resource consumption is the dollar. Under 3¢/mile to fuel my Tesla. 10¢/mile at 30 MPG and $3.00/gallon. Arguing "efficiencies" and "losses" is playing numbers games without weighing for the true cost and effort. As an engineer it is fun to look at efficiencies and...

All of the posting has the earmarks of an internet scraper who collects words here and there without understanding then lumps it all together pretending to understand any of it. But you are correct, the EV is more efficient and more diverse-fueled means of transportation.

Your memory gets wiped after reading one paragraph so you don't remember anything said previously.

In this day and age anyone can publish misinformation. Of course one always could but in the past people insisted on references and actually looked them up. So you read an article which confirmed your biases and came here to share your brilliant new insight! Primary batteries do create...

Where?

Good thing ICE vehicles have never burned at the side of the road! Or refineries have never caught fire! Or fuel depots! Or pipelines have never leaked! Or wells never caught fire! Or burst deep below the ocean! Yup, it’s a good thing ICE is here to save us from evil EVs!

Do you absolutely know without a doubt that the only reason we have EVs today is The Evil Government and WEF? Ignoring all the work on EVs the past 100 years? The articles in Popular Science and Popular Mechanics when those were respectable magazines? The DIY conversion kits? Or how the Tesla...

Have been told the simple “add water” batteries have the best life, if distilled water is used when needed. If ignored an AGM will last longest.

I wasn’t trying to push it this day but regularly dragged my highway pegs, installed the day before, and removed shortly after this pic. Was riding a pace right at what my friend following was comfortable. The GL1800 won’t lean as far as a proper sport tourer. My rear suspension was set to 25...

What weaknesses? ICE have plenty of weaknesses too, but many are used to those and forget about it, then when an EV is even slightly different then that is game changing end of the world. Is wrong for government to pick winners and losers. When government chooses the selection is always wrong...

Bought my 2018 F-150 XLT first day of 2019. Has embarrassingly few miles yet. Bought with heavy year end discount before the COVID insanity. Expect to keep a long time unless something significant happens. Doubt I’d trade even for a Lightning or Cycbertruck.

Mostly the “problem” is how the battery does not release the energy it holds at uncomfortable temperatures. The energy is not lost or spent.

Yes. On motocross there is need for a controlled flex in the wheels. And for serious off-road riding. The spoked wheels on my Beta 430RS and Husaberg FE450 are significantly lighter than any cast wheel I have handled.

Yes, I've seen that model. The 120V AC outlet was limited in power but it was able to run something relatively small without the grid or a battery.

Quite possible in peak sun hours. Is begging for a means of centrally throttling grid feed. This one claims 96.5% to 99.9% efficiency: https://www.fortresspower.com/products/envy-12kw/ A grid tie inverter requires a pilot signal to sync it's generation. Is AC, can't just parallel DC batteries...

Tesla deliberately names it Wall Connector, or Mobile Connector. Yours is only 18'? New are 24'. I have an Elon Musk Signature Version 2. Gave my Version 1 to a friend, and have a Version 3 waiting for new house and need to order a 2nd.

Gale had a camera replaced.

My misunderstanding that NEM 3.0 required storage. Is just that NEM 3.0 makes break even very difficult without storage.

Yes, it is just awful how new EV owners “have problems” with things like rattles in an inherently quiet vehicle. The controls in a Tesla are different enough to prompt calls to service about how to operate. And the there are the lesser EVs from other manufacturers selling to even less informed...

Is not a “charger”. The L2 adapter is nothing but a glorified extension cord. The technical term is EVSE, Electric Vehicle Storage Equipment. It is $450 or $475. But on purchase of my Y I got loyalty points sufficient to get a Wall Connector for free. Tesla’s current Wall Connector is able to...

Kalifornia now has a storage requirement for new PV installations. Placing at least part of the burden on users. I’ve long said parity net metering was theft from the utility. The notion one’s excess generated power placed on the grid is worth as much as power drawn from the grid. Effectively...

Article from 2019: https://www.tesla.com/blog/introducing-megapack-utility-scale-energy-storage

I too like one motor per blade. But the jury is still out on future repairs. Spindle replacement is common but not routine. Spindle plus motor can be painful. The Bad Boy electric has one motor per blade. One motor per wheel. The rest is tradition steel Bad Boy.

An older friend bought a Spyder when he dropped his Deauville twice one day in parking lots. Loves it but hates simple services such as changing the oil.

A lot of buyers give preference to a factory trike over the retrofit companies.

Moto GP bikes use magnesium wheels. And they spend a lot time tuning rigidity (or deliberate lack of) in the wheels, swing arm, and chassis. Steel rim spoked wheels are heavy.

My Country Clipper has a "stand up deck". Once you have the procedure down it takes under 2 minutes to lower the deck, release the latches, unhook the belt, then lift the front of the mower. Back of the deck falls down hinges at front holding the mower up and the deck is now vertical facing...

I drove one in 2016. My right knee and the center console didn't agree with each other. But the thing that drove me to a Subaru Outback was how the RAV4 suspension had the Toyota Small Car Tuning. Can't describe it other than I came to greatly dislike it in my 2007 Prius. Prius, Yaris, and RAV4...

You are selecting a comparison on criteria which serves your predetermined conclusion. You don't know what the FO would have purchased had he not bought the Tesla. BMW? Lexus? Audi? Mercedes-Benz? The Tesla would not only be saving on fuel costs but on purchase price and TCO. Or he could be...

Maybe with a PHEV having a larger battery, but with no plug-in battery assist the Prius ICE ran most of the time, rarely off for more than a traffic light or 1/4 mile. The brilliant hybrid system Toyota created doesn't have a slam-it starter. One of the hybrid motors is used to spin the engine...

Yes, cast aluminum is brittle compared to an extruded aluminum rim. I have found a 2x4 makes a good beating tool to get the worst out of a bent dirtbike rim. H-D and the likes use steel rims. They can be quite heavy. But there the spoked wheel is used for aesthetic reasons so shiny chrome is...

I have ridden hard off-road for 20 years, raced hare scramble and enduro. The only time I have broken a spoke was with defective P.O.S. Chinese aftermarket DNA brand wheels. The spokes entered the rim at a different angle than the dimple in the rim. Spokes broke at the top of the nipple. Solved...

Yes it is. Take it in context of Australian Outback where diesel electricity is common. They convert diesel to electricity because the utility of electricity is so great. I have an idea! Let’s eliminate light bulbs in favor of this new invention of mine: The Oil Lamp! Cave man simple glass...

Read it again. The original article says, "Using diesel to charge EVs in the outback is greener than you think". The meaning is different than you are trying to make it to be.

Cast aluminum wheels are not lighter than spoked wheels. Cast aluminum automobile wheels are heavier than stamped steel wheels with hubcaps. But they are prettier. You might have noticed in decades past all NASCAR wheels were stamped steel. Forged aluminum wheels (rare) can be lighter than...

You missed the meaning of "only have to pay the Audited Incremental Cost of Generation". The utility is free to pay more if they wish. Utilities such as Alabama Power have circumvented any good intentions of the grid tie law by implementing connection fees based on PV array capacity. These fees...