What vehicle do you drive?

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Burren said:
EV is the hill he’s dying on. Don’t waste too much time trying to have a real conversation.
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I don't care if people buy EV's or not. Buy one or don't, makes no difference to me. I'm just correcting FUD.

Also, go fuck yourself.
 
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Hitting the main breaker limit is also something that can be solved by using a smarter EV charging box that uses load balancing. Due to the way the electric system is set up in Europe, you're a bit more likely to hit the limit on a main breaker (my house has three 25A main breakers instead of one 100/200A one, and the car can pull 16A through each of those so only 9 amps of headroom per phase left)

The charging box is linked to 3 current meters that continuously measure the current going into the main breakers and will instantly lower the car's charging rate if it detects you are approaching the limit. Only cost like €150 extra for the current clamps and to run 2 UTP cables along with the power cable. I have had zero issues, plug car in and forget about it.
 
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Mizake said:
The reality is if the government wants everyone to go EV, they need to build the infrastructure for it first. Don't force feed it on us unless you are prepared for and have capacity for the higher electrical demand. Don't rely on private companies like Tesla to supply your charging needs, build it using tax dollars if needed. Otherwise all you are doing is driving up the cost of electricity for everyone else if too many EVs end up on the road but you haven't prepared for it.

I'm speaking mainly here on the stupidity of California and their desire to go zero emissions by 2035. What a fucking joke. As if 1) everyone can just suddenly afford new cars, and 2) we barely have electrical capacity for our homes as is. You expect Juanita who just came across the border last year to buy an EV so she can come clean my house? You think she's going to be able to charge her car for cheap in her apartment building (at best)? Let me guess, you're going to make taxpayers subsidize Juanita. Fucking joke of a state. I'm embarrassed at times living here.
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Don't expect the Government to do this.

Biden’s $7.5 billion investment in EV charging has only produced 7 stations in two years​


...after two years, that program has only delivered seven open charging stations with a total of 38 spots where drivers can charge their vehicles, according to a spokesperson for the Federal Highway Administration. (The funding should be enough to build up to 20,000 charging spots or around 5,000 stations...
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byd the tesla of china has now enabled full self driving w/o hand on steering wheel... oh fuck car!
 
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Semi-rustle, but more relevant here: Facebook marketplace. Everyone said to use it to sell a car. In 14 hours my post has gotten a couple hundred reactions and comments, all positive, but not a single buyer
 
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On self-driving cars, and electrics, I was recently in Phoenix Arizona, and they have "Waymo" taxis driving around. They have LIDAR, cameras, etc, and seem to function rather well. It's a bit disconcerting seeing one driving down the road without anyone in it.
 
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Burren said:
Semi-rustle, but more relevant here: Facebook marketplace. Everyone said to use it to sell a car. In 14 hours my post has gotten a couple hundred reactions and comments, all positive, but not a single buyer
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Interesting. I assume it's area specific but have had great luck there.
 
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Burren said:
Semi-rustle, but more relevant here: Facebook marketplace. Everyone said to use it to sell a car. In 14 hours my post has gotten a couple hundred reactions and comments, all positive, but not a single buyer
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I'm assuming this is tongue in cheek, it sure isn't going to be instant, though I'm impatient as well. I got my $14k motorcycle sold in a very poor area though within 2 weeks. Wasted $70 on the cycle trader listing and had far more interest off FB.

Right now I think interest rates makes private sales much harder as the hoops folks are going through to get financed and finding out interest rates the hard way, if they can't drop $50k cash like I did.
 
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Sludig said:
I'm assuming this is tongue in cheek, it sure isn't going to be instant, though I'm impatient as well. I got my $14k motorcycle sold in a very poor area though within 2 weeks. Wasted $70 on the cycle trader listing and had far more interest off FB.

Right now I think interest rates makes private sales much harder as the hoops folks are going through to get financed and finding out interest rates the hard way, if they can't drop $50k cash like I did.
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Yeah, it’s still super early, lol. My extra set of Forgelines are definitely not going to sell though. They fit very few cars without spacers.
 
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Cad said:
Central air systems use more power than charging an EV at home. Stop listening to FUD.
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Texas ERCOT also forces companies that use a ton of power to shutdown during the summer months, typically from 1pm to 7pm. It made for long ass days when I worked at an ASU plant. Having to shut it down, wait for for the usage curve to drop below a certain value then get the plant back up to stable production every day sucked absolute ass. It was crazy seeing the spike in power usage at 5pm when everyone got home.
 
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I think LIDAR is one of the feature I love the most about my car. They works really well when you are driving in the crazy snowstorm that you can't see more than 5-10 foot in front of you. It can see 1-2 cars in front of me while I just see a plain white wall. It was an error when Tesla removed them a few years ago. I think they brought it back. You might not necessarily need it in California but here in Canada it can be really helpful.

I'm at 110k miles on my 2020 long range tesla 3. The car hold amazingly well. The white seats are still near perfect, the paint is still looking great, original breaks (40% left) and even wiper blades are originals. Battery degradation is about 9-10%. (2-4% better than the average at my mileage)

I'm at the point where I'm thinking getting the new one. Mine use to old heating or cooling system and it doesn't look like it on the outside but a lot changed under the hood that make it better in the cold. The new system has also been out for a few years (2021) and I don't see complains online.
 
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Heian said:
I think LIDAR is one of the feature I love the most about my car. They works really well when you are driving in the crazy snowstorm that you can't see more than 5-10 foot in front of you. It can see 1-2 cars in front of me while I just see a plain white wall. It was an error when Tesla removed them a few years ago. I think they brought it back. You might not necessarily need it in California but here in Canada it can be really helpful.

I'm at 110k miles on my 2020 long range tesla 3. The car hold amazingly well. The white seats are still near perfect, the paint is still looking great, original breaks (40% left) and even wiper blades are originals. Battery degradation is about 9-10%. (2-4% better than the average at my mileage)

I'm at the point where I'm thinking getting the new one. Mine use to old heating or cooling system and it doesn't look like it on the outside but a lot changed under the hood that make it better in the cold. The new system has also been out for a few years (2021) and I don't see complains online.
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I don't know anything about 3, but Tesla is constantly evolving the platforms underneath the skin. S, for example, is a completely different animal under the skin than the first model.
 
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Heian said:
I think LIDAR is one of the feature I love the most about my car. They works really well when you are driving in the crazy snowstorm that you can't see more than 5-10 foot in front of you. It can see 1-2 cars in front of me while I just see a plain white wall. It was an error when Tesla removed them a few years ago. I think they brought it back. You might not necessarily need it in California but here in Canada it can be really helpful.

I'm at 110k miles on my 2020 long range tesla 3. The car hold amazingly well. The white seats are still near perfect, the paint is still looking great, original breaks (40% left) and even wiper blades are originals. Battery degradation is about 9-10%. (2-4% better than the average at my mileage)

I'm at the point where I'm thinking getting the new one. Mine use to old heating or cooling system and it doesn't look like it on the outside but a lot changed under the hood that make it better in the cold. The new system has also been out for a few years (2021) and I don't see complains online.
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FYI I don't think any production Teslas have ever had lidar. Pre-2022 cars had radar in the front to help the cameras judge distance to obstacles, and also ultra-sonic sensors for parking assist. The new cars have removed all of these and are reliant on cameras.

I'm not sure the radar would help you drive in a snowstorm?
 
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FYI I don't think any production Teslas have ever had lidar. Pre-2022 cars had radar in the front to help the cameras judge distance to obstacles, and also ultra-sonic sensors for parking assist. The new cars have removed all of these and are reliant on cameras.

I'm not sure the radar would help you drive in a snowstorm?
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You are right sorry I used the wrong term.

During big snow storm. My display will show the type of vehicle in front of me and the distance of it while I can't see anything. Also at that time the camera are useless. I get the warning about blocked camera view and it doesn't even show the lines on the road.

From what I just read they brought back the radar on the new model.
 
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Heian said:
You are right sorry I used the wrong term.

During big snow storm. My display will show the type of vehicle in front of me and the distance of it while I can't see anything. Also at that time the camera are useless. I get the warning about blocked camera view and it doesn't even show the lines on the road.

From what I just read they brought back the radar on the new model.
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You're driving down the road watching the screen instead of the road?
 
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Cad said:
You're driving down the road watching the screen instead of the road?
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Bonus: He's doing this In whiteout conditions, when there's little grip for braking and no one else on the road can see anything either.

Ready to replace his expensive 4 year old car, with no problems, with a brand new one. Trudeau supporter level of galaxy brain stuff right here.
 
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Heian said:
You are right sorry I used the wrong term.

During big snow storm. My display will show the type of vehicle in front of me and the distance of it while I can't see anything. Also at that time the camera are useless. I get the warning about blocked camera view and it doesn't even show the lines on the road.

From what I just read they brought back the radar on the new model.
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I'm now having flashbacks to the most terrifying drive I ever had...

Going from KC to Council Bluffs on NYE to see a band. Half way there the skies decide it's time to blizzard. Our group split between two cars, we're the second car and can barely see the other car we know is directly in front of us.....

As for the technology IR (which I believe is behind LIDAR), and traditional cameras would be of scant usefulness in a blizzard. (snow scatters light, including infrared) Even radar would have issues.
 
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