Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

[Gale Hawkins]

Most of your "facts" seem to come from Youtube "influencers". Don't you have any reputable sources of information?
I totally get that you're a Musk fanboy to the extreme, but your cred here is in a death spiral.

Good to see Ford's EV price cuts seems to be boosting EV sales somewhat.

 

[DarkBlack]

“While billing itself as a nonpartisan publication, Consumer Reports also maintains an advocacy and lobbying arm, the Consumers Union Action Fund, that advocates for left-leaning consumer policies on issues such as environmentalism, food and nutrition, and subsidizing the use of electric vehicles.“

Consumer Reports - InfluenceWatch

This article concerns the magazine and flagship publication of Consumer Reports, the organization formerly known as Consumers Union. Consumer Reports is a magazine that is the flagship publication of its parent company Consumer Reports (formerly known as Consumers Union of the United States)...

www.influencewatch.org

 

[Grumpycat]

My Parents got us a subscription to CR shortly after I got married. They, CR, are super blatantly biased, it's not even funny.
They do have a lot of good information, but......
Patrick

Yes, you have to read between the lines to get the truth.

 

[Grumpycat]

Thankfully we have grump on board who is more knowledgeable than most posters and publications.
"Tesla put a new drive unit (motor, "transmission", differential, and inverter) in my Model S at 7 years 10 months. No charge."
"The "good will" warranty was the result of a class action lawsuit and Federal nosing around."
Per Tesla Motor Club...referring to the Model S Class Action Lawsuit...first reply:
"After my third drive unit failure in less than 100,000 miles, I'm checking on a class-action against Tesla. This equates to a gas car blowing an entire engine every 33,000 miles. The Tesla shop will not provide the old DU even after a non-warranty repair, because they say "Tesla owns the old parts". I can never get a failed drive unit for an expert failure mode analysis, but having seen others who did this they report a consistent finding: Tesla mis-engineered the seals allowing coolant to leak into the DU over time, causing failure consistently, basically a guarantee. Failure in my case was sudden and catastrophic with no warning, while driving down a busy highway. This dangerous fault is also a major profit source for the repair centers which is something Elon Musk was absolutely adamant would not happen."
Now...wait for grump's hysterical reply! Keep the entertainment going! (Need a shovel?)

Tell me something new? My first DU failed from eddy currents flowing through a steel bearing. The replacement DU had a ceramic bearing. And obviously a failed seal. If you did the math it lasted less than 2 years. The car was going to the salvage yard before my sister asked for it.

Guess you never heard of a "core charge"? You don't get to keep the blown Kia engine after it is replaced unless you want to pay the core charge.

We used to have to pay core charges on water pumps before all the replacement water pumps started coming from China. Before that, American companies rebuilt OE parts.

Buy a new starter batter for your ICE? Core charge.

 

[Grumpycat]

I saw some new Pilot/Flying J DCFC stations are charging .64/kwh. If you used those instead of charging at home, ev fueling would cost about the same as an ICEV that gets 15 mpg.

Yup. The ignorant can't seem to understand why all EVs do not charge at "gas stations".

 

[tradosaurus]

Yes, you have to read between the lines to get the truth.

If I have to read between the lines I’m not going to pay to do it. .
Not going to support liberal rags.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Yup. The ignorant can't seem to understand why all EVs do not charge at "gas stations".

No they all charge at home...which is why EV owners need a home every 100 miles or so.

 

[Grumpycat]

And don’t get me started on keeping my F250 diesel filled. I won’t let it get before 1/2 tank in case of shtf emergency. I tell my kids to not let the gas tank get below 1/4 tank to protect fuel pump and to not be stranded on the road.

I believe the fuel pump thing is a myth.

I have taken fuel pumps apart and run in open air. Disassembled failed fuel pumps. The failed pumps had worn out brushes. All had centripetal speed regulators. And all modern vehicles have fuel pump cutouts if the ICE isn't running for 15-30 seconds. In ancient times cheapskate designers often put submerged fuel pumps in gas tanks without the fuel pump cutout. If one sat in the car out of gas with ignition on the pump continued to run and would burn itself out. Running the tank low, even out of fuel now and then, won't hurt anything.

On the other hand if the system loses it's prime one may have a bad time getting fuel flowing again. First hand experience with F-250 Powerstroke replacing the fuel water filter under the cab.

First time I saw a centripetal motor speed regulator was in little motor used by Porsche to pull cabin air through a temperature sensor in my 928S. Motor wasn't running and cost million$ so I took it apart and cleaned.

 

[Grumpycat]

If I have to read between the lines I’m not going to pay to do it. .
Not going to support liberal rags.

Yup.

But, when it comes time to purchase a refrigerator, dishwasher, clothes washer/dryer, I might get a 30 day online membership or go to the public library.

Again, have to read between the lines. CU's "top rated" is often not rated on the same scale as I consider important. Likely they are consider the manufacturer's DEI practices somewhere in their points rating.

 

[Grumpycat]

Most superchargers are typically.37/kwh.

Definitely cheaper to charge at home. The beauty of EVs is the ability to fuel at home.

And the Supercharger makes travel possible. Even pleasant.