What will it take to make you seriously consider an EV?

I saw pics but just now heard the video for the first time. I was skeptical, but that sounds really cool. Reminds me of that old Charlie Sheen movie The Wraith. Hopefully it's not the last system of its kind.

 

This thing is super cool. But I can’t help but compare the fake exhaust sound to those fake balls they put in neutered male dogs.

 

Not even gonna google that.

 

Oh no problem bro! I got you.

https://neuticles.com/

 

You can't make this stuff up. lol..

 

Ford Mustang Mach-E Price Up $3000 to $8100 as Order Banks Reopen

 

Thanks, I just ordered some neuticlesUltraPlus with ScarRetard and Epididymus for my cat.

 

Misleading title. They've only asked residents to not charge during peak hours from 4pm to 9pm.

And thats ok because most EV owners don't charge during peak hours anyway. Even if you plug in at 7pm when you get home, most EV's are programmed to automatically wait until off-peak hours to begin charging. You can override this easily, but most people don't. The cool thing with EV's is that unlike your TV or computer, they don't automatically draw power regardless of whether they are turned on or off. So you can plug them in and they won't draw power until they begin charging..after peak hours.

 

I'll take 10.

 

lul wot? EV's draw power 24x7. The difference is there isn't a giant ass battery pack sitting between the TV and outlet. You can buy a Tesla powerwall if you really wanted to do the same thing.

 

story at: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...-volt-battery-electric-car-hybrid/7935230001/

 

Part of the problem with this is due to the fact the battery is no longer made by GM, but rather by another manufacturer combined with the fact it's a 10-year old Volt no longer under warranty. Most of these electric/hybrid batteries are expensive as hell to replace. I think even Bolts cost over $15k to replace them. I think Tesla batteries are something like $16k-$20+k not including labor. There are videos out there of Teslas asking for $20k+ to replace their batteries, too.

That being said, I'm not a fan of the battery warranties on a lot of these new electric vehicles. It's like they're backed for 100k miles or 8 years, which, for the price of replacement, isn't that great to me, but on top of that, they don't consider anything wrong with the battery until the it can't hold at least a 70% charge (at least for Tesla, not sure of the rest). That would make the already "meh" range damn-near putrid on most of these vehicles for longer-distance driving.

 

for 26k I'd have bought a new used car

 

Granted this isn't the cost of your average battery, but even the cost of your average battery is $6-7k, damn. Just gotta keep the car while under warranty and get rid of it once it's out of warranty.

 

For $26k, you can buy a new Bolt EV. When they bought that Volt EV back around 2012, I'm guessing they cost around $40k new (assuming they bought it new).

 

Yeah, I think battery replacement depends on the vehicle. For example, if you're in a Prius, those are fairly cheap (in comparison) to replace - probably around $2-$3k tops. I think I recall reading Ioniqs may be around that price, too.

 

Exactly, most ev people charge at night with drip and it's fine - if you're charging at 3 -6 when your HVAC is blasting, you're just doing it wrong.

 

Yes, but only 3% of cars in CA are EV. You think they'll be able to handle the other 97%, or roughly 1,849,000 in the next 12 1/2 years?

Ain't gonna happen.

 

It's somewhere between 12-18%, as of the most recent numbers.