Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

A step better than solar roads but f me, governments are tripping over each other on ways to light money on fire with almost no upside. From an environmental perspective the carbon required to rebuild the road will be multiple orders of magnitude more than the carbon saved by slightly charging a handful of vehicles.

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New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive

Crews have installed what's billed as the nation's first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit.
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woot said:
I can't imagine it would be enjoyable trying to open that with an inch of frozen slush after a winter commute. It's hard enough opening the little side doors sometimes.
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I am shocked they put it there. That alone makes the Kona a hard no for me. Current car in the garage has less than an inch between bumper and garage door (location set by four post). Most vehicles have a similar dimension from B pillar to bumper.
 
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GreyGhost said:
A step better than solar roads but f me, governments are tripping over each other on ways to light money on fire with almost no upside. From an environmental perspective the carbon required to rebuild the road will be multiple orders of magnitude more than the carbon saved by slightly charging a handful of vehicles.

www.ctvnews.ca

New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive

Crews have installed what's billed as the nation's first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit.
www.ctvnews.ca www.ctvnews.ca
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It's a 1/4 mile test section for proof of concept. I would expect that the manufacturer is the one paying for this test so they can see it works in Detroit weather (good luck in the cold) and then see if it's worth it.

So long as the city / state isn't paying for it...have at it.

Frankly we should just do the same as the slot car race tracks...have points under the car / road with a direct connection to charge...

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mimico_polak said:
I have no words....and hope this isn't too common....

https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaModel3/comments/187kh48
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How many decades have sunroof been a thing? It's shocking how many manufacturers struggle with sealing them. That one does seem exceptionally bad though. Probably a missed or misplaced seal during assembly. I thought most manufacturers ran cars through a simulated storm as part of final qc? Probably another on the the things musk cut because he thought it was stupid and unnecessary.
 
GreyGhost said:
How many decades have sunroof been a thing? It's shocking how many manufacturers struggle with sealing them. That one does seem exceptionally bad though. Probably a missed or misplaced seal during assembly. I thought most manufacturers ran cars through a simulated storm as part of final qc? Probably another on the the things musk cut because he thought it was stupid and unnecessary.
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You'd assume it's a simple thing. My buddy's VW Tiguan is also leaking from his pano roof...but I believe that's a standard feature straight from VW.
 
mimico_polak said:
It's a 1/4 mile test section for proof of concept. I would expect that the manufacturer is the one paying for this test so they can see it works in Detroit weather (good luck in the cold) and then see if it's worth it.

So long as the city / state isn't paying for it...have at it.

Frankly we should just do the same as the slot car race tracks...have points under the car / road with a direct connection to charge...

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When announced, $2M public dollars, $4M from infineon. That is at least $2M too many public dollars. This is going to suck so hard, infineon should be paying to be able to use a piece of road.

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Any bets on delivered cost per kwh of this five year pilot? I am thinking tens of dollars per kwh or more.
 
Well the delivery of the 10 Cybertrucks seems to have gone off without much of a hitch...interesting quarter mile test against a Porsche 911...while towing another Porsche 911.

www.theverge.com

Tesla Cybertruck delivery event: Elon Musk hands over the first trucks to customers

The Cybertruck is finally here.
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I don't actually care about the truck, but we're now putting a 0-60mph in 2.6s weapon into the hands of drivers that can barely be trusted with normal cars...this will end well.
 
Round numbers US$80k for the normal AWD model with 340 miles range (probably EPA), US$100k for an upgraded model (probably tri-motor) with 320 miles range. US$61k for a RWD model with less power and 250 miles range (i.e. smaller battery to cut the cost down), delayed-launch in 2025. Honestly, all those figures would be OK had not more exorbitant promises been made originally.
 
Did not watch the event (don't care) but I gather:
Windows did not break when a baseball (downgrade from a rock) was thrown at them.
Bullet-resistant to bullets shot from a Tommy gun. Not being a gun nut, I didn't know what that was. Evidently developed in 1918 and Al Capone used one.

Okay.
 
Brian P said:
Did not watch the event (don't care) but I gather:
Windows did not break when a baseball (downgrade from a rock) was thrown at them.
Bullet-resistant to bullets shot from a Tommy gun. Not being a gun nut, I didn't know what that was. Evidently developed in 1918 and Al Capone used one.

Okay.
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I didn't watch either. My suspicion is after the last fiasco they are basically fake bullets. Some combination of less powder, soft/light projectile material and bullets that fracture and absorb energy (or turn to dust on impact). Tommy gun is lots of noise in the grand tradition of scheisters.
 
I skipped through majority of it…it was a baseball lobbed at the window 2x. Not full speed.

So it’s not ‘bullet proof’ but it’s ’rock proof’.

The surprise was the race against the Porsche…while towing a Porsche.
 
mimico_polak said:
Maybe I should trade the GTI on this thing…

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