Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?
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Chris-CJ
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Change the thread headline to "Any GTAMer's have an EV with anti-virus software"!
Here's why:
Here's why:
Maybe another 12?
"Ford showed this week that it’s not going to be as easy for traditional automakers to catch Tesla in the race to build the better electric vehicle, despite what Tesla’s doubters think."
Ford Mustang Mach-E has a mile of wires it doesn't need. That's a big deal
Ford showed this week that it's not going to be as easy for traditional automakers to catch Tesla in the race to build the better electric vehicle, despite what Tesla's doubters think.
www.cnn.com
Tesla still does it best...
That was garbage reporting. Media needs a grenade in it and start again. Toyota and VW each make over 10M vehicles a year. They missed a very important word in their definitive statement.wow ( from the CNN article )
Got the purchase order for a job in Ottawa ... that's going to be the first long trip reliant upon fast-charging (I'm surprised it took this long for that to happen). It's 495 km via 401-416 which has plenty of fast-charging stations along the way. The Highway 7 route is shorter but slower and fast-charging is not there yet.
Theres a CCS Flo charger in Norwood at the grocery store.
It's frequently in use however as there's only one CCS and one L2.
There's a few in Peterborough as well though. Depending on where you're coming from that should be enough to push you through to Ottawa though.
If gas prices go the way I suspect they're going to go again this summer (Russia just announced they're playing games with supply again, so you know how that instantly spikes pump prices, and they'll probably continue as an "F you" at the west) the savings on a commute like this will be significant.
At Odessa (Kingston) OnRoute having breakfast while the car is plugged in. So far, 276 km, got here with 18% state of charge.
If I thought I was safe to drive, I would keep going. Kingston is too close to home for me to think about a hotel normally. Also, that cleans up the EV screwed you comments. Winds are brutal and will definitely affect range today.
Mad Mike
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That might have been Ford easing into it's 'stop sell' and 'Stop Build" order on Lightnings.Maybe another 12?
"Ford showed this week that it’s not going to be as easy for traditional automakers to catch Tesla in the race to build the better electric vehicle, despite what Tesla’s doubters think."
Ford Mustang Mach-E has a mile of wires it doesn't need. That's a big deal
Ford showed this week that it's not going to be as easy for traditional automakers to catch Tesla in the race to build the better electric vehicle, despite what Tesla's doubters think.
Tesla still does it best...
Looks like they may have rushed things a little, they are dead stopping the Lightning until they can resolve some undisclosed issues.
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Ford halts production, shipments of F-150 Lightning over possible battery issue
Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it had stopped production and shipments of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup after discovering a potential battery issue during pre-delivery checks.
www.reuters.com
That might have been Ford easing into it's 'stop sell' and 'Stop Build" order on Lightnings.
Looks like they may have rushed things a little, they are dead stopping the Lightning until they can resolve some undisclosed issues.
Ford halts production, shipments of F-150 Lightning over possible battery issue
Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it had stopped production and shipments of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup after discovering a potential battery issue during pre-delivery checks.
Yeah, saw that. I could totally see Ford rushing this.
I like that GM is taking their time and seem to be taking calculated steps.
Time and the market will tell if they get it right
Bear in mind:
- This was a business trip.
- Which means, I am on the clock, and I take my breaks.
- I am also not about to get a speeding ticket while working.
- And it is like that when driving this vehicle, and has been like that with any previous vehicle.
So ... In every case, the charging stops coincided with breakfast, morning coffee break, lunch, afternoon coffee break, and dinner. That's called "planning". It means the car was charging while I was doing something else that I was going to be doing anyhow.
The only stop in which I hung around for appreciably longer than what it normally would have been (in the interest of getting home without stopping again), was the last one, and that was probably by about 10 minutes. I took state-of-charge up to about 75%. In the others it was usually 60 - 65%. (Beyond that is where the charging rate starts ramping down ... all EVs are more-or-less like this, it is something you just have to work with)
I just checked the emailed receipts from Ivycharge, and there were two charging sessions of about 40 minutes (the first, and the last), and the others were about 30 minutes.
The Bolt is not the best road-trip car, due to GM playing it safe with the fast-charging rates ... but considering that this happened once after 20,000 km, it'll do. (This was the first time doing a trip that exceeded the car's range by any appreciable margin, and it so happened to be by a lot)
