Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Chicago-area Tesla charging stations lined with dead cars in freezing cold: 'A bunch of dead robots out here' (foxbusiness.com) 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 OUCH!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: OUCH!! I'll just wait here now for the saloon brawl to commence..... Edited January 16 by Dirty Dan Dawkins 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 The EV-phobes will put some kind of positive spin on it like “You really shouldn’t be driving in that weather anyway, it’s not good for the planet.” 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 1 minute ago, Yul Lose said: The EV-phobes will put some kind of positive spin on it like “You really shouldn’t be driving in that weather anyway, it’s not good for the planet.” Or….The technology just isn’t there yet, but when it arrives, we’ll have the last laugh! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Well, they should have ponied up for a charger at home. https://www.consumerreports.org/hybrids-evs/how-to-charge-electric-car-at-home/ Edited January 16 by Rye Miles #13621 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 22 minutes ago, Yul Lose said: The EV-phobes An EV phobe will be someone that is afraid of EVs. Or, accepting today's understanding of the term, it would be someone that hates EVs. Phobe, from phobia - an irrational fear. I believe you wanted EV-phile - that would be someone that loves and appreciates EVs. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 9 minutes ago, Alpo said: An EV phobe will be someone that is afraid of EVs. Or, accepting today's understanding of the term, it would be someone that hates EVs. Phobe, from phobia - an irrational fear. I believe you wanted EV-phile - that would be someone that loves and appreciates EVs. One of those ph words. 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I get a kick out of them sitting and sitting and watching a gauge at the charger waiting to be able to get the rest of the way home! See it every time I go grocery shopping! I fuel up my ICE and drive it for a week or two. Takes about 3 minutes to refuel. Off I go!! Neighbor called looking for a ride the other day, power was out for 16 hours, ooops, no fuel for EV to leave the yard! Said, I should have plugged it in when I got home, but forgot. Hey AAA, can you bring me out cans of electricity? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) I was very fortunate to find a new 2023 Tacoma 4x4 after calling around to NorCal, Reno, Boise, Salt Lake, LA and finally Fresno. The 2024 Tacomas are an entirely new product line.. new engines, chassis, body, turbos and EV batteries (a deal breaker). The 2023 is the last of the line for the current 3.5l engine and transmission. Meaning they are as evolved as they will ever get, and free of early/1st year production defects. And.. it both starts and runs in cold weather. Imagine that. Edited January 16 by bgavin typos 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 26 minutes ago, bgavin said: I was very fortunate to find a new 2023 Tacoma 4x4 after calling around to NorCal, Reno, Boise, Salt Lake, LA and finally Fresno. The 2024 Tacomas are an entirely new product line.. new engines, chassis, body, turbos and EV batteries (a deal breaker). The 2023 is the last of the line for the current 3.5l engine and transmission. Meaning they are as evolved as they will ever get, and free of early/1st year production defects. And.. it both starts and runs in cold weather. Imagine that. My son bought one a few months ago in Nashville. Great truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.K. Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 ......And The charging stations are powered by ........you guessed it DIESEL !! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Last year there were folks in WV and PA that only got half the distance out of their EVs on a full charge. I am pretty sure the magic number for EVs, Diesels, salt melting snow is 17° F. At 17° and below many things do not work correctly. Below 17° the batteries won’t take a charge I am guessing. 17° to 32° the batteries won’t run to their full potential. Edited January 16 by Pat Riot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, Eyesa Horg said: Hey AAA, can you bring me out cans of electricity? Can do! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, Yul Lose said: One of those ph words. I'm reckon more that a few of those Chicago area Tesla owns are using a PH word. Ph*ck this piece of crap car. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 24 minutes ago, Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme said: I'm reckon more that a few of those Chicago area Tesla owns are using a PH word. Ph*ck this piece of crap car. Probably most of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderRiverCowboy Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) 4 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Well, they should have ponied up for a charger at home. https://www.consumerreports.org/hybrids-evs/how-to-charge-electric-car-at-home/ Even that wont work if the infrastructure can't support it. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/more-than-170000-comed-customers-lose-power-in-winter-storm/ Edited January 16 by PowderRiverCowboy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 4 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Well, they should have ponied up for a charger at home. https://www.consumerreports.org/hybrids-evs/how-to-charge-electric-car-at-home/ That would be nice if the power grid could handle it. We are asked to keep our heater settings low because of the drain on the power grid. What do you think will happen when everyone has a charging station in their garage. https://communityimpact.com/austin/south-central-austin/weather/2024/01/15/texans-asked-to-conserve-energy-as-freeze-continues-jan-16/?fbclid=IwAR1SjPyFpCPtmC42QWF-t-u1T96RoaNnfl4mrhlSR8uM-k-OYXPb5p4r2Hg TM 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozark Huckleberry Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Y'all bring to mind someone tossing a topwater popper near a weed mat . . . . 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 @Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 how many Teslas and other EVs do you see in Canada on cold days? Here in WV I see a few but I have a feeling they are University folks, students, instructors. Most don’t have WV plates, but I do see EVs from PA and NY. I live in a university town here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, PowderRiverCowboy said: Even that wont work if the infrastructure can't support it. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/more-than-170000-comed-customers-lose-power-in-winter-storm/ Sure but when the power is on which is 99% of the time a home charge does the trick. I know a couple people that have EVs and they charge them at home, one guy has a plug in hybrid, which is really dumb but that’s another story! Edited January 16 by Rye Miles #13621 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Someone is: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 WE DID , ya just did NOT listen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pb Mark Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 After seeing a TikTok video showing how to recharge an EV using the iPhone battery, think it's now about time to buy that new EV! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Who da thunk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Lud Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Mine is working just fine in 70 degree Florida. Of course we are going to see a freeze tonight down to 30…..Hope we survive. If I lived back in the Midwest, no way I would have it there. also even new….i don’t think I have got close to the advertised miles per charge yet. I would say maybe 3/4 of what it says….not sure if it’s like city and highway where more stop and go driving drains the battery faster which is what I do. Biggest like so far is no key…my phone is my key. No unlock getting in or locking it getting out. Gas cars can do this though too. Acceleration is still crazy, going 30 but want to be going 60? Just a pedal touch away and throw you back into the seat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 25 minutes ago, JD Lud said: ... going to see a freeze tonight down to 30…..Hope we survive. You will get through it, and rebuild. Hope the oranges do OK too. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 An eye opener. How we're hitched our wagon on China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 3 minutes ago, Warden Callaway said: An eye opener. How we're hitched our wagon on China. This straight up one was an advertising stunt. Not a real EV explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Car batteries have been going dead in cold weather since they started putting them in cars. These individuals in cold areas are too dense to have anything more than a skateboard if they didn't prepare. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) 6 hours ago, Pat Riot said: @Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 how many Teslas and other EVs do you see in Canada on cold days? Here in WV I see a few but I have a feeling they are University folks, students, instructors. Most don’t have WV plates, but I do see EVs from PA and NY. I live in a university town here. I don't see as many, in my neighborhood, as I see in the summer, nor do I notice as many on the roads. A few in my subdivision have their EVs parked in the laneway, with a cable running to them, while the second vehicle, (ICE) is the go to for work, shopping kids to school etc. There are a couple of die hards using their EVs and parking them indoors, with heat in their garages. Their neighbour tells me she is nervous about that, after learning about the spontaneous combustion phenomenon reported. But Hey! even our multi Billion dollar Light Rail Transit system (Electric) is having cold weather problems. Edited January 17 by Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Someone needs to pull up with a big warm party bus and serve wine, sushi, fancy cheese, veggie burgers. Maybe an entertainers or two. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 very simple - it doesnt fit their agenda to change us to a third world country from within , we were told but we didnt listen [believe] or at least most of us dont but hust look at what they have already done to us and prevented us from doing for ourselves [and others - we always share the wealth] im not going to pretend we were the only inovators but look at history we share ours and we let them steal it and we fund them ta-boot , what in the hell wilkl the rest of the world dowhen they succeed in wiping us out ? Relly - what will become of them ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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