Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

[MossRoad]

No one has ever stated that the move to EVs is primarily because of engine and transmission recalls

If it were, someone would have uttered it. It's because the planet will burst into flames in a few short years (that has been uttered )

Thanks, now I'm getting ads for these...

Amazon.com

 

[wawajake]

Get real. You have not been talking to the 8-year-olds for the last 20 years apparently.

?????????.......please take your medications, your not making any sense.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

#1 recall item is electrical systems.
#2 equipment
#3 structure
#4 power train (transmissions and engines)

From here ( an interesting website )

NHTSA Recalls by Manufacturer | USDOT Open Data

The dataset includes recall information related to specific NHTSA campaigns. Users can filter based on characteristics like manufacturer and component. The dataset can also be filtered by recall type: tires, vehicles, car seats, and equipment. The earliest campaign data is from 1966...

datahub.transportation.gov

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U.S. Auto Warranty Expenses, 23 March 2023.

Recalls is a huge headache for all types of automobiles.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Thanks, now I'm getting ads for these...

Amazon.com

Dammit Moss! I ordered one!

 

[Gale Hawkins]

?????????.......please take your medications, your not making any sense.

Our 8-year-olds are now 26 and are more into hybrids than straight EVs.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Government doesn't care about how much recalls cost manufacturers. They do care a lot about the move to EVs and subsidies to make it happen.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Tesla accused of defect cover up.

 

[Grumpycat]

Have you tried the autosteer yet? There are nights that it has done a Great job on 2 lane. It sees the lines better than most humans.

Briefly on my trip home from Memphis. Being careful not to bite off too much at once. As mentioned after I got home had to ask my little sister how to trim the cruise control, how to bump speed up/down?

On 4 lane divided highway, not limited access, it behaved in the right lane but phantom braking for median crossings on the left.

Posted software version earlier, apparently current. But a lot has been said of Autopilot/Autosteer having to learn it’s calibration beyond the initial calibration.

 

[Grumpycat]

Algae Biofuel Rises From Grave To Haunt Fossil Fuel Stakeholders

This sounds positive for long term diesel source.

Same old happy talk no data we have been feed for 30+ years.

Someone is farming for government money.

Algae based biofuels have failed to scale every time tried. Works in the laboratory but when scaled up they can’t control the processes.

 

[txdon]

US electricity set to be 100% renewable by 2060

This timeline matches up well with when the move to EVs will have been 95% completed for passenger cars.

2060 does not match up to the proposed EV mandates of California of 100% sales only EVs by 2035.