Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

[tradosaurus]

It’s my experience that people who call other people “snowflakes” are the actually the most sensitive.

Most of the snow flakes are on my ignore list. Same snow flakes that had my post removed

I’m loving my Tesla and knowing the snow flakes tax dollars helped me buy it is icing in the cake.

 

[shooterdon]

It’s my experience that people who call other people “snowflakes” are the actually the most sensitive.

You need more experience.

I do not put people on ignore...never have...on any forum.

But you proved my point. We are conditioned not to tell the truth. Can't call someone a snowflake when they are.

You are defending someone who believes the only people who can post opinions on EVs must own one. That is pretty good proof.

 

[shooterdon]

I had a Jeep with Quadra Trak and loved it. The only issue I ever had was having to replace two transfer cases (first one was a take-off) in 225k+ miles of ownership.

As to the comment about ICE vehicles not being reliable, in 50+ years of ICE ownership I have never had to replace or rebuild an engine or transmission. Only a couple of clutches and the transfer cases mentioned above. I am **** about maintenance so that may help, or I have been lucky. Put over 300k on a Mercedes E Class before two deer totaled it. The F150 I sold last year had 177k with no issues and have gone well over 100k on every car I have owned. I now live in an area with many people who are not well-off. ICE trucks and cars with over 200k miles are the norm. When things go wrong, they either repair them themselves or take them to the local garage. Repairs costs on ICEs are not too bad.

One of the concerns about EVs is longevity and repair costs. EVs should be better than ICEs but there are too few to make that conclusion at this point, and they have not been around very long. 20 years from now it will be a no-brainer.

 

[Fixastuff]

You need more experience.

I do not put people on ignore...never have...on any forum.

But you proved my point. We are conditioned not to tell the truth. Can't call someone a snowflake when they are.

You are defending someone who believes the only people who can post opinions on EVs must own one. That is pretty good proof.

Seems you took offense to what I said. I didn’t defend anyone and if what I said caused you to block me it proves my point.

Edited to add: I hope the hypocrisy of what you said sinks in eventually.

 

[MikePA]

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[CloverKnollFarms]

I'm actually sort of liking the new Toyota Prius Prime. That is a good looking PHEV

 

[Gale Hawkins]

You need more experience.

I do not put people on ignore...never have...on any forum.

But you proved my point. We are conditioned not to tell the truth. Can't call someone a snowflake when they are.

You are defending someone who believes the only people who can post opinions on EVs must own one. That is pretty good proof.

You don't have to go out and buy an EV to post here. Have you ever ridden in an EV? Have you taken one or more free Tesla test drives?

Some here know both of our daily drivers are EVs yet repeat over and over how how many gallons of gas my FSD expense would buy. The side by side and DR Field and Brush mower need less than 25 gallons annually. The EZGO is another EV.

I have not bought any EV that getting a tax refund was a deciding factor.

 

[wawajake]

So the NHSTA autopilot fixes Tesla was required to attempt to fix this winter, Tesla seems to have bungled that too.......hmmm Tesla Autopilot Recall Fix Reportedly Flops as Drivers Claim It's a 'Safety Hazard'

 

[shooterdon]

Gale, I have not ridden in an EV. I do not know anyone who owns one. I have seen an EV in my immediate area twice, and both times at the charging station at the Meijers store in Gaylord (about 25 miles from me). I have seen EVs less than 50 times in the last three years when we travel to Grand Rapids (200+ miles away) for medical treatment. From a report on EV ownership, .39% of vehicles registered in Michigan are EVs. BTW the decimal point is in the correct place. CA is at 2.5%, over six times more and has the highest percentage. Lowest was ND at .08%

I would love to drive an EV. But even if it wowed me, there are many reasons (I have stated before) why an EV does not work for me.

The Chevy dealer in town had a Bolt about 4 months ago and has nothing now. The Ford dealer has nothing. Tesla is over 200 miles away.

 

[sd455dan]

Me neither. I always found their styling to be very stodgy.
I’ve never been a fan of their boxer engine either. Different strokes for different folks I guess

They have an exhaust note (especially with an oversize fart can muffler) that I just about can't stand. Always sound like a 4 cylinder running on 3... I have also seen two 1980's high mile Subies with welded on vibration damper/ front belt pulleys.

Had 2 Grand Cherokees with QT, both were amazing in snow or off road. Ran rings around anything else. Agree the gas mileage left something to be desired, but it wasn't much different than less capable SUVs.
Didn't realize that QT went back that far, thought it was something that came when they bought AMC.

Actually, not that long (1970) after AMC bought Kaiser.
Chrysler never wanted anything in the AMC deal but Jeep.

Just saw this and I think the poster has a real point. Upper front control arm and ball joint of a Cybertruck's suspension.
Don't know what they were thinking -but that is not enough control arm metal to support the ball joint mount for a truck.

That is not going to be Fixed by an "Over the Air" update.
Not a huge deal to replace with a pair of upgraded control arms but...