Poll: Do you have, or plan to get, an electric car?

[day_trippr]

I don't recall ever seeing a Roadster. But then only 2450 Roadsters were made with an estimated 1500 still drivable and they were sold into 30 countries. Fairly scarce...

Cheers!

 

[Airborneguy]

The roadster used a Lotus body. It was mostly an electrified Lotus.

You may have seen one in space.

 

[sibelman]

Analysis of where in the U.S. moving to an EV would save the most money. The article includes the observation, "Consultancy Wood Mackenzie reported in May that growing EV sales were already on track to halve gasoline demand in 2024, on a global scale." Not sure exactly what that means, but it sounds great.

 

[doug293cz]

halve gasoline demand in 2024

This teaser/headline is a little deceptive. If I read the article correctly, EVs will only cut the year-to-year increase in gasoline demand, not total gasoline demand.

Brew on

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Saw one of these on the road today... Didn't realize that there were already commercialized electric semi trailers available.

https://www.freightliner.com/trucks/ecascadia/

 

[sibelman]

Some disturbing news (from Korea, via Germany) re EV battery fires.

 

[doug293cz]

Some disturbing news (from Korea, via Germany) re EV battery fires.

ICE vehicles also burn up regularly. Last data reported in this thread showed ICE vehicles caught on fire something like 60 times more often than BEVs (adjusted for numbers in service.) Is there any data to show that EVs are getting more fire prone than !CE vehicles? Otherwise this article is just sensationalist click bait at best, and deliberate misinformation at worst.

Brew on

 

[passedpawn]

ICE vehicles also burn up regularly. Last data reported in this thread showed ICE vehicles caught on fire something like 60 times more often than BEVs (adjusted for numbers in service.) Is there any data to show that EVs are getting more fire prone than !CE vehicles? Otherwise this article is just sensationalist click bait at best, and deliberate misinformation at worst.

Brew on

It seems like EVERYTHING is misinformation these days.

 

[mac_1103]

It seems like EVERYTHING is misinformation these days.

It also seems like EVERYTHING is burning up!

 

[passedpawn]

It also seems like EVERYTHING is burning up!

I live on a cul-de-sac. This is my pic, just before my neighbor's house burned down. Yes, I called them and got them (and their dog) out of there before the inferno. ICE vehicle started it (bmw).

 

[Jonakr]

I live on a cul-de-sac. This is my pic, just before my neighbor's house burned down. Yes, I called them and got them (and their dog) out of there before the inferno. ICE vehicle started it (bmw).

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So glad you helped! That's horrible!

 

[day_trippr]

Ultimate Driving Machine

 

[Kent88]

My Bolt is in the shop with a backordered part. I temporarily have a BlazerEV. It has some interesting features that I think are a bit much, but it's fun to drive.

 

[Snuffy]

I live on a cul-de-sac. This is my pic, just before my neighbor's house burned down. Yes, I called them and got them (and their dog) out of there before the inferno. ICE vehicle started it (bmw).

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Yikes. My guess is it was some gadget or charger plugged into the car that caught fire. Or some road debris wedged underneath.

There was an incident recently here where a Tesla Model Y caught fire on the side of the interstate. Took 36,000 gals of water to put it out because it kept catching on fire again

My son just leased a Rivian.

 

[Bilsch]

Yikes. My guess is it was some gadget or charger plugged into the car that caught fire. Or some road debris wedged underneath.

There was an incident recently here where a Tesla Model Y caught fire on the side of the interstate. Took 36,000 gals of water to put it out because it kept catching on fire again

My son just leased a Rivian.

Yes those ICE cars are quite dangerous and I'm glad I only have electric vehicles parked in my garage. Much much safer.

 

[Agent]

Yikes. My guess is it was some gadget or charger plugged into the car that caught fire. Or some road debris wedged underneath.

There was an incident recently here where a Tesla Model Y caught fire on the side of the interstate. Took 36,000 gals of water to put it out because it kept catching on fire again

My son just leased a Rivian.

Or as usual, the Germans over-engineer everything to such perfection that a little mishap makes for a spectacular failure.

Whoopsie!

 

[passedpawn]

Yikes. My guess is it was some gadget or charger plugged into the car that caught fire. Or some road debris wedged underneath.

There was an incident recently here where a Tesla Model Y caught fire on the side of the interstate. Took 36,000 gals of water to put it out because it kept catching on fire again

My son just leased a Rivian.

They had just had the engine replaced by BMW. So, likely something not quite right with that service.

 

[passedpawn]

Yes those ICE cars are quite dangerous and I'm glad I only have electric vehicles parked in my garage. Much much safer.

Lol. Remember last year when Chevy said "don't park your Bolt in the garage"?. Today, this. Looks like a minor recall though, affecting relatively few vehicles.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/0...eads-to-recall-instructions-to-park-outdoors/

 

[Kent88]

The Bolt park-outside-order was incredibly overcautious. Something like nine thousandths of a percent of Bolts had caught fire because of an issue they found.

 

[passedpawn]

Today, the feds released $521M for installation of EV charging stations across the US. This is part of a bigger $7.5B National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) plan approved in 2022 as part of the Infrastructure bill. Pepper EV charging stations across America, eliminate the range anxiety, encourage transition to electric. Makes sense.

However: we'll see if this money actually produces chargers somewhere or not. The Washington Post reported a few months ago that only seven (!!!) new charging stations had been installed in the two years since the money was approved.

 

[mac_1103]

we'll see if this money actually produces chargers somewhere or not. The Washington Post reported a few months ago that only seven (!!!) new charging stations had been installed in the two years since the money was approved.

Guess it depends on whether it cost a lot more than expected to install those seven stations or whether the money just hasn't been spent yet. I saw that article when it came out, but I suppose I'm going to have to read it again...

 

[passedpawn]

Guess it depends on whether it cost a lot more than expected to install those seven stations or whether the money just hasn't been spent yet. I saw that article when it came out, but I suppose I'm going to have to read it again...

They should just hand the money to Elon if they want to get it done this century.

 

[mac_1103]

They should just hand the money to Elon if they want to get it done this century.

Well they're just handing the money to the states, which seems to be the way they do everything that has anything to do with transportation. I suppose the states can turn around and hand the money to Elon if they want to.

 

[passedpawn]

The Bolt park-outside-order was incredibly overcautious. Something like nine thousandths of a percent of Bolts had caught fire because of an issue they found.

If I get an EV, I'll think I'll go with the safer route... Mercedes AA Class

 

[day_trippr]

“We’re talking 0-60 in 1.4 seconds. That’s fast enough to rearrange your internal organs and make you question your life choices, all before you hit second gear."

Yes, please?

https://electrek.co/2024/09/07/1070-hp-awd-electric-dodge-hornet-r-t-goes-from-0-60-in-1-4-sec/

 

[sibelman]

second gear.

Gives the expression "speed shifting" a whole new dimension.

The description doesn't mention a transmission...

 

[passedpawn]

“We’re talking 0-60 in 1.4 seconds. That’s fast enough to rearrange your internal organs and make you question your life choices, all before you hit second gear."

Yes, please?

https://electrek.co/2024/09/07/1070-hp-awd-electric-dodge-hornet-r-t-goes-from-0-60-in-1-4-sec/

Scotty, engage inertial dampers...

 

[Kent88]

Returned the BlazerEV a while ago. It was a lot of fun to drive and I could tell it was probably 3x the price of my EUV, but I do feel like my Bolt is a little more... nimble? And I kinda appreciate that.

I also have a shiny new 240 outlet in my garage! No longer will I be trickle charging!

While I was getting my Bolt back I finally remembered to ask if dealership chargers are available to the public. In this case, they are! I had been wondering about this for a while, since PlugShare shows a lot of chargers at dealerships, but I never knew if they were available to just the mechanics testing the EVs on board charging equipment, or just the employees, or just to customers, or everyone. Apparently it's everyone. I guess I don't know if that's a dealership-by-dealership policy, but I won't feel foolish calling a dealership and asking before we start driving.

 

[Bilsch]

PlugShare has a notes section for each charger usually the details can be found there. Also read the check-ins and see if people on road trips are charging there.

 

[AzOr]

The Blazer and Equinox are both good looking ev’s. At least the exterior is.

I was recently in a friends Toyota BZsomething something and I really liked the ride feel and the interior was modern without being space shuttle-y.