Outside Tacoma WA I think it’s .089 cents, so it would cost us about $2.67 for my 100 mile commute, or about the same as 1/2 gallon of gas.
For an ICE to be less expensive it would need to either get over 200mpg or gas would need to cost about 62 cents per gallon if you had a 25mpg car.
It looks like it doesn’t actually replace the cv joint since their geared hub doesn’t rotate the front wheels couldn’t turn.
“Most electric cars today are being manufactured by either legacy automakers that are new to EV technology, or by companies like Rivian that are new to making cars,”
Actually most EVs are still being made by Tesla. And I would guess many of these issues are non-issues like maps/navigation, wireless phone connections not working all the time, service campaigns or recalls that are OTA and don’t even need a trip to the dealer.
We have an EV but I don’t think they should be forced on anyone either some people are will get scared and push back. Let the market decide the EV transition is already going faster than they predicted with almost 10% of all cars in 2023 will be EV. A few years ago they were hoping to see 30% by 2030 and sounds like they could hit that by 2027.
People are just tired of the constant pricing games from big oil and like the convenience of never stopping at a gas station. People will eventually move to an EV without restrictions on ICEs.
I thought the hummver ev was more like a novelty anyway rather than a serious car. Not surprised few people are buying them.
Incorrect title, probably anti EV spam.
Article says resellers can’t make money flipping them anymore.
" The Hummer EV was reselling for $100k over sticker price for most of 2022
Aftermarket sellers are now struggling to find buyers over MSRP
The last 5 Hummer EV auctions on Bring A Trailer have not met reserve price"
Same thing one of the companies selling the adapters said on their website, something about this adapter will only work with V3 chargers, V2 and lower will not be compatible.
We do have a V4 site being installed near Portland OR, about 120 miles from us so they are coming soon.
2012 Leaf 24kwh battery had a list price of $12,000, 2022 Bolt 64kwh battery had a list price of $12,400, with inflation you get a battery that costs less and with about triple the range.
That’s how technology works, VCRs were $1000 when they came out, $399 for a dvd player.
I haven’t noticed that. If I charge to 80% and it’s below freezing and the next day when I get in the car it’s still at 80% even if it’s not been plugged in since the day before.
Due to electronics on EVs, and many other cars too, there will be a small amount of power used to maintain cell service for the phone app and gps or to monitor signals from the fob/remote. So if it sits for a week it may loose a few percent regardless of the temperature.
It’s not a new idea that’s the same way the chevy volt worked with a 84HP 4 cylinder. The Outlander also works like this with the ICE mainly driving a generator.
A 30A charger takes about 7200 watts, you can get a small generator at harbor fright that will do that with a 420CC 12HP motor. The standard 3.6L will put out 292HP and the battery acts as a buffer so the EV motors can put out more power then the 3.6 can deliver.
I know any L2 charging is far more efficient than 120V charging, after that the difference is said to be very small. Something like 72% efficient at 120V, but 82-85% at 240V.
I read if you want the absolute lowest charging losses run your charger at 80% of it’s max capacity. Like the cables are designed to carry 11kw/48A maximum with acceptable voltage drop, running it at 40A will cut that voltage drop. But in the end that may only be a cent or 2 of power lost/saved and not something to worry about.
I think once Toyota really gets into EVs then they will become mainstream. Should they actually start selling them with solid state batteries that offer 500+ miles and charge faster than anything can today it will be game over for mainstream ICE. Especially if they keep their customers by moving them to EVs of the same model. Like make a Prius Pure, (full EV) and don’t make some weird new model like a E-Volve or E-something.
Right now EV cars are great, 300 is fine for many people but add in normal 20-80% use and loss of range in winter having an extra 100+ miles would be a nice buffer for mid to high end cars. But in trucks and large SUVs the battery technology isn’t quite there yet. 1500-2000lbs of batteries that only give 165 miles of towing just isn’t a great way to do it.
Good thing about AAA is you can use it for any car, your 2nd car, your sisters car, when your with your friend and he locks his keys in the car… You just need to be there when they show up no matter who’s car it is.
Many now have a heat pump, similar to the AC but it can reverse the refrigerant flow and either cool the air coming in the car, expelling hot air by the radiator or heat the air coming into the car and blow cold air outside.
Older EV mostly had electric heaters, cheap and simply just like a plug in heater at home. But the can take 3-5 times more power.
Our Ioniq 5 mainly uses the heat pump, except for when running defrost then it uses both. Once the car has warmed up it can take just 0.8 - 1 kw to maintain the temperature. So with a 100% charge and 74kwh of battery capacity you can assume it would run over 70 hours.