Tesla, A Seasonal Driver?

[CRAIG4FSU]

Film at 11:00

Tesla supercharging station packed in Oak Brook, dead cars line parking lot due to frigid temps​

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/dead-teslas-oak-brook

 

[Thumbpicker]

Ah yes - I saw that... It amused me!

 

[Totally Bored]

Home chargers are a beautiful thing. Tesla recommends to have batteries above 20% during frigid cold weather. Wifeys T3 is at 56% so we should be good I'm thinking.

 

[Floyd Eye]

Home chargers are a beautiful thing. Tesla recommends to have batteries above 20% during frigid cold weather. Wifeys T3 is at 56% so we should be good I'm thinking.

Good luck.

 

[Bad Brain]

 

[Floyd Eye]

https://bnnbreaking.com/world/us/ex...ncy-a-new-scandal-in-the-automotive-industry/

 

[Thumbpicker]

https://bnnbreaking.com/world/us/ex...ncy-a-new-scandal-in-the-automotive-industry/

Miles per gallon for electric vehicles? wtf are they talking about.

 

[Floyd Eye]

Miles per gallon for electric vehicles? wtf are they talking about.

Hybrids brother.

 

[Thumbpicker]

Hybrids brother.

Nah - I checked it out... They have some stupid mpg-e standard that tries to express it in mpg to compare it with conventional cars - which is super idiotic... Really they are measured in Kilowatt hours per 100 miles/kms...

Why you would want to compare it with a conventional car I don't know... Really the only important thing is range... and power/torque I guess, Because obviously range is one thing but if it's gutless that's another,

 

[Floyd Eye]

Nah - I checked it out... They have some stupid mpg-e standard that tries to express it in mpg to compare it with conventional cars - which is super idiotic... Really they are measured in Kilowatt hours per 100 miles/kms...

Why you would want to compare it with a conventional car I don't know... Really the only important thing is range... and power/torque I guess, Because obviously range is one thing but if it's gutless that's another,

Either way the government is encouraging them to lie to consumers about the efficiency.

 

[Thumbpicker]

Either way the government is encouraging them to lie to consumers about the efficiency.

Fine the government like the government fined VW for the same thing.

 

[Bad Brain]

Fine the government like the government fined VW for the same thing.

"We investigated ourselves and found ourselves NOT GUILTY"

 

[Dave M]

 

[JackBootedThug]

dumb question....can you not plug them in at home? or hook them to a generator? I know nothing about them.

 

[Thumbpicker]

dumb question....can you not plug them in at home? or hook them to a generator? I know nothing about them.

Well the funny thing about that is a generator is fossil fuel - so defeats the purpose... but pretty sure you knew that because there's heaps of photos of people charging their EV's using generators which always gets a laugh from us EV cynics.

 

[Bad Brain]

or hook them to a generator? I know nothing about them.

just get one of the e-trucks and stick the generator in the back ?

 

[Ben Waylin]

 

[CRAIG4FSU]

The top model of that is like 6000-7000 LBS with around 800-900 AWD HP. 0-60 2.6

 

[VonBonfire]

just get one of the e-trucks and stick the generator in the back ?

LOL! Most work truck guys in TX have a generator-welder back there but in this case the generator is for the truck. Get a nice Honda to put back there and you should have a reliable electric vehicle haha.

 

[JackBootedThug]

If you’re desperate to charge one right? I have a buddy that has his own ev business. He makes smaller shit and sells mainly overseas. He did a prototype sxs with a Yamaha silent inverter generator…and of course batteries. He said he got like 175 miles to a quart of gas. I would rock one of those around here. Especially hunting.