If you're looking curious about electric cars, there are many, many more options on the market from mainstream automakers and, get this, many of them have more advanced technology than what Tesla has because Tesla spent a solid 8 years ignoring the importance of 800V battery architectures.
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Around Cleveland in the past 25 years I have seen zero charging stations. Out by where I am no way one could be practical.
That's the problem you have when you're not living in a city proper. I've never seen one in outlaying counties.
But if you do have electricity at home, you'll basically never need a public charger unless you're supercommuting.
I'll be making a video about the process on my second channel.
But for now, here's the progress of just *one* charging provider.
https://youtu.be/6T2bvot37D8
I plug in at home like 98% of the time. The only times I use a public fast charger are when I'm going 100 miles away from home or the rare "oops, plans changed and I need a charge right now"
That would be my thing also as when I moved back to Ohio I moved to the boonies. An EV would be cool but I'll put the miles on a car to drive 450 mile drive to see friends. It's been so since since I have been on the turnpikes I'm not sure <>
wait, hold on a sec. my producer is waving me over
As an automotive engineer I find Tesla an abomination when it comes to "fit and finish". They're at where the Big 3 were in the 60's, Germany and Toyota never. Even the Pinto didn't fall apart like the Cyber truck.
The single biggest advantage is that for a given charging power, the amperage in the charging cable is half as much.
Each cell is ~4 volts. A 400 volt pack would have 100 instances of 2 parallel cells, put in serie to make 400 volts.
During charging, all the current in the 800V arrangement would go through every cell. In the 400 volt arrangement half the current goes through each cell. The 800V pack only needs half the current for a given power, but the although the
BTW, the number of cells may be much greater than 200, but the same logic applies.
But I won't drive that
(Oh no) No I won't drive that.
But I will just caution you that this is *not* an EV thing. Practically all new cars are connected for better and worse.
gunna retro an old car if i have to
I do wish we had you on our side about privacy in connected devices tho, especially when EVs seem harder than ICE to physically disable telemetry w/o consequence.
Any car that can come with onstar or equivalent has the hardware and connection regardless of if you pay for it. Removing antennas/dedicated fuses is required to avoid.
E-call via cell network is mandatory some places too.
I don't really view the Teslas as futuristic though. They look nice, but I see nothing special.
If you get a chance to test drive a Genesis GV60 (iirc), turning on boost mode for a launch...whoof. Goes like a bat out of hell.
Not saying that's a *good* reason, but if you're going to buy a Hummer anyway, the EV is a much more impressive vehicle than the ICE version.
Frankly, my idea of beneficial innovation leans more towards classic SAAB than the unholy lovechild of an iPad with a Dalek.
How would you suggest I get through to them?
I'm thinking more the giant iPad and the self-driving premises.
Have been driving EV's since 2014, last one now is the Kia EV6. So much better than the other car, which name should not be mentioned, in every aspect.
Have had a lot of cars the last 40 years, the EV6 is the best by far.
Also the best we've had to tow our caravan 🙂
With V2L it is perfect for free-camping.
It did not cross my mind as I have forrester for work (towing occasionally) but that will have to go one day and then it would be the EV6 that picks up that roll.
It is really steady to drive, found that 75-80 kg on the tow bar suits our caravan.
The torque on an EV is beautiful, full power from first moment, no lagging like on a diesel car. Uphill is like driving on flat road.
1800 kg on the new EV6 🙂
Too many brands think that a glovebox should be opened using a touchscreen...what on earth was wrong with a latch?