The Real Costs of Electric Car Ownership - CNET

[PGRChaplain]

Saw this today.

Dead Teslas pack Oak Brook Supercharger station due to cold weather

www-fox32chicago-com.cdn.ampproject.org

 

[Leo]

they are A solution to someone's use,

but they are not THE solution to most people's use.

None of that is my business, if it makes someone happy, that is their business, not my problem.

 

[Methane Herder]

They don't respond well to fire either. Fortunately if you have some spare time and a supply of class D extinguishers, then that problem will eventually be solved.
Just hope you didn't have to pay for the car or the fire extinguishers.

MH

 

[***Ironhead***]

Apparently the don’t like water either.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Merging with cost of EV thread

 

[actaeon277]

All these EVs stuck in Chicago, and it's really not even that cold.
Really? Zero degrees in this area happens in winter.

How are they gonna do at -20?

 

[rhamersley]

All these EVs stuck in Chicago, and it's really not even that cold.
Really? Zero degrees in this area happens in winter.

How are they gonna do at -20?

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Another forum I frequent has some racers and the general consensus is EVs are fast AF but only for a few passes then they need a long nap time to cool the battery enough for another full send without nanny mode reducing the draw and damaging it.

Yeah I saw a comparison between a EV and a ICE on the strip. First pass EV smoked the ICE, 2nd pass was closer, 3rd or 4th pass the ICE took the lead.

 

[Ingomike]

EV Owners Freak Out As Charging Stations Across Country Don't Work In Cold Weather

Electric vehicle owners were furious as they were stranded at charging stations across the country because EVs wouldn't fully charge. Some reported waiting for hours as their lithium batteries died due to the cold weather.

www.outkick.com

 

[KLB]

Yeah I saw a comparison between a EV and a ICE on the strip. First pass EV smoked the ICE, 2nd pass was closer, 3rd or 4th pass the ICE took the lead.

I'd like to see that. 4 runs on a strip shouldn't be using that much power. I can't imagine more than a couple of percent each. No EV is going to lose that much power after losing 10% of charge.

 

[jamil]

I'd like to see that. 4 runs on a strip shouldn't be using that much power. I can't imagine more than a couple of percent each. No EV is going to lose that much power after losing 10% of charge.

Theres a Youtuber that has a stripped down Tesla 100D. Smoking mustangs and challengers and vettes. He ran several races a night. He quit when he didn’t have enough charge left. But had ran several races and won on the same charge.

 

[Ingomike]

The Electric Vehicle Scam Is A Symptom Of Western Decline | The Gateway Pundit | by Larry Johnson

I realize there is a lot going on with rising tensions between Iran and Pakistan and the Houthis continuing to frustrate Western efforts to break the blockade of the Red Sea.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

The Electric Vehicle Scam Is A Symptom Of Western Decline | The Gateway Pundit | by Larry Johnson

I realize there is a lot going on with rising tensions between Iran and Pakistan and the Houthis continuing to frustrate Western efforts to break the blockade of the Red Sea.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

Scams predicted on scams…

 

[Pepi]

A lot it would appear

 

[Ingomike]

Senators raise questions about EV mandates and subsidies going to China

“My problem is with an administration whose crusade is to convert everyone over to an EV regardless of where the battery came from,” Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said.

justthenews.com

 

[Timjoebillybob]

I'd like to see that. 4 runs on a strip shouldn't be using that much power. I can't imagine more than a couple of percent each. No EV is going to lose that much power after losing 10% of charge.

It's not loss of charge, it's to protect the battery. That rate of discharge heats the battery or something like that, so the computer limits the rate of draw.

Theres a Youtuber that has a stripped down Tesla 100D. Smoking mustangs and challengers and vettes. He ran several races a night. He quit when he didn’t have enough charge left. But had ran several races and won on the same charge.

How long of downtime between runs?

 

[KLB]

It's not loss of charge, it's to protect the battery. That rate of discharge heats the battery or something like that, so the computer limits the rate of draw.


How long of downtime between runs?

Maybe it was a Mach E. They seem to have issues with heat and are programmed to reduce or kill power really quickly.

Again, I'd like to see this claim. It doesn't sound plausible to me.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Maybe it was a Mach E. They seem to have issues with heat and are programmed to reduce or kill power really quickly.

Again, I'd like to see this claim. It doesn't sound plausible to me.

I'll see if I can find it.

 

[Hawkeye]

Our local FIre Association just acquired a device for dealing with EV incidents. Its a plug that goes in the charging port to override and disable the EV's movement. Spoofs the EV to think its charging so it will not move. Whether its an extraction or a fire, this device will help the firemen accomplish their mission as safely as possible.

These things are ~$800 a pop, reusable. One of the retired Volunteers push aa grant through a local community foundation to fund one for each station in the county (we have 18 stations...). We are blessed to have a donor partner who ponied up ~$15,000 for this tool.

 

[Ingomike]

Our local FIre Association just acquired a device for dealing with EV incidents. Its a plug that goes in the charging port to override and disable the EV's movement. Spoofs the EV to think its charging so it will not move. Whether its an extraction or a fire, this device will help the firemen accomplish their mission as safely as possible.

These things are ~$800 a pop, reusable. One of the retired Volunteers push aa grant through a local community foundation to fund one for each station in the county (we have 18 stations...). We are blessed to have a donor partner who ponied up ~$15,000 for this tool.

Should be a tax on EV’s to put one of these on every fire truck.