The tariff situation may lead to the Canadian and US markets diverging. I'm not sure when that tariff is supposed to take effect. IMO this is political points-scoring in advance of the US election because now Republicans can't use that talking point. Things may change after November.
Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?
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Big H is still pumping the dollars, lovin it....
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Honda selects Port Colborne for first-of-its-kind EV separator plant
Lakeside community’s economy set for a supercharge. Photo credit: Facebook/City of Port Colborne In the latest chapter of Canada’s big push to make the country a global-leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing hub, Honda has chosen Port Colborne as the location of its new lithium ion...
Not fixed. Tesla is excluded from consideration until Elon Musk is gone. Too unstable.
Good on Honda, 5B combined from federal and provincial govt to secure the plant (in competition with Winnipeg).Big H is still pumping the dollars, lovin it....
Honda selects Port Colborne for first-of-its-kind EV separator plant
Lakeside community’s economy set for a supercharge. Photo credit: Facebook/City of Port Colborne In the latest chapter of Canada’s big push to make the country a global-leading electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing hub, Honda has chosen Port Colborne as the location of its new lithium ion...
Port Colborne will be booming.
Dirty Frank
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I had my first ride as passenger in a friend's new Tesla yesterday. I'm not sure of the model but it was about 10 degrees north of $100K.
Due to traffic he didn't demonstrate acceleration but did the self drive thing. It was a bit odd in turns as it turns like autocad where most drivers do a more elliptical entry and exit to the turn. The complexity and attention to consideration items is amazing, thinking to open the windows upon entry and blowing out the accumulated hot air.
I got to thinking of a Tesla house. Try stealing a Tesla car from a similarly protected Tesla garage.
Going back to the theoretically "Good old days" there was the old adage about options just being more things to break down or fall off. Modern car options don't seem to have the problem so my Luddite mind would have to adjust.
Battery life, cost, recharging and full spectrum ecological impact have yet to be resolved. The rapid change in technology could mean that a multi billion dollar battery plant could be obsolete before it's completed.
Due to traffic he didn't demonstrate acceleration but did the self drive thing. It was a bit odd in turns as it turns like autocad where most drivers do a more elliptical entry and exit to the turn. The complexity and attention to consideration items is amazing, thinking to open the windows upon entry and blowing out the accumulated hot air.
I got to thinking of a Tesla house. Try stealing a Tesla car from a similarly protected Tesla garage.
Going back to the theoretically "Good old days" there was the old adage about options just being more things to break down or fall off. Modern car options don't seem to have the problem so my Luddite mind would have to adjust.
Battery life, cost, recharging and full spectrum ecological impact have yet to be resolved. The rapid change in technology could mean that a multi billion dollar battery plant could be obsolete before it's completed.
GM has started to think they are tesla. Charge port door on the Blazer is complicated construction and power close. wtf. Lets add lots of complexity and cost for almost zero benefit.
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With a drop down charge door, isn't the cable likely to rub against it and possibly even apply pressure? Design seems dumber every time I look at it. If it went up, it would be easily visible from inside and it would provide some rain protection to the high power connection.
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With a drop down charge door, isn't the cable likely to rub against it and possibly even apply pressure? Design seems dumber every time I look at it. If it went up, it would be easily visible from inside and it would provide some rain protection to the high power connection.
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A company in Japan is offering unlimited EV charging nationwide for under $20 a month
As Japan looks to make all new passenger vehicle sales 100% electric by 2035, local companies are pulling demand levers...
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No, the charge handle will result in the flexible part of the cable being well outboard of that. That isn't a problem.
That power charge port door has been the subject of a lot of criticism. Worth noting, the Equinox EV has a manual charge port door, and it looks like the "police interceptor" version of the Blazer has a manual charge port door (which is a lot faster to open than the power one, LOL). It wouldn't surprise me if GM deletes the powered charge port door on all Blazers soon. If the police-interceptor version has a manual one, the tooling and parts exist to do it that way.
GM has started to think they are tesla. Charge port door on the Blazer is complicated construction and power close. wtf. Lets add lots of complexity and cost for almost zero benefit.
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With a drop down charge door, isn't the cable likely to rub against it and possibly even apply pressure? Design seems dumber every time I look at it. If it went up, it would be easily visible from inside and it would provide some rain protection to the high power connection.
show me you don't know much about designing EV's without telling me.......
Mad Mike
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Brakes can be inboard and unsprung.
And that means having a CV-jointed shaft from the car to the wheel. Then why bother putting the brake inboard with the motor hub-mounted when life is so much easier if you leave the brake at the wheel and have the motor inboard (which is how everyone is already doing it)?
Okay Mister Smartypants. Why do you need a powered charge port door??
(Answer from this EV owner: You don't.)
I think his post was another dig at GM (although wording was ambiguous).
Mad Mike
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With the base FWD model, 60 mo financing, and no additional options... this is a non-starter for me.
I haven't driven one, but the price to value with the Ariya doesn't seem attractive. If you're buying now or soon, Ford mach e and Chevrolet Blazer/Equinox EV both look more interesting.
Totally random ad on the internet for a Blazer EV AWD for less money than that Ariya 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV 2LT | 360 CAM | ROOF RAILS at $58599 for sale in Orangeville - Royal Chevrolet Cadillac
Totally random ad on the internet for a Blazer EV AWD for less money than that Ariya 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV 2LT | 360 CAM | ROOF RAILS at $58599 for sale in Orangeville - Royal Chevrolet Cadillac
