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Wayne Knight posted:Just took the EUV out for it's first longish trip (involved a highway). Went about 30 miles away to a mall, charged there, and came back. Noticed a weird smell, popped the hood, and the 12v battery is smoking. =[ This is one of the many ways that car fires start. I hope you are okay 
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sanchez posted:I picked up a 2023 ID4 today. We rented one on turo a month ago for a few days to try it out as a candidate for the new 'family' car and really liked it. We were expecting to receive a factory order sometime next year but the dealer had someone back out on one of the first TN cars they'd received. I am ecstatic as a TN car delivered this year is the only way we were going to receive a tax credit. Nice. We have an ID4 on order, it's all locked just waiting to see when it actually gets built and then delivered prior to end of year, tax credit and various state/local incentives probably dictating if we take it or not. Them suddenly deciding to not include floor mats and a level 1 charger (EVSE or whatever the gently caress) does kind of stick in my craw a bit. More the charger, we'd be buying weathertechs or similar for floormats, but if we decide to take the car then we have to get a level 2 charger install scheduled to get the local incentive on that so then we have nowhere to charge cheap/free until that happens with no EA chargers locally. So probably end up buying a level 1 charger since it seems you probably want one in the car for emergencies anyway.
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Oct 28, 2022 15:43
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That's a good possibility- if you have a 10mm box wrench around I'd unhook it asap. Also have the dealer check the tires as well- lots of cars sitting immobile for a long time in the lot have had problems with them as well. I hope you stay safe
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Oct 28, 2022 16:47
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Red Warrior posted:Nice. We have an ID4 on order, it's all locked just waiting to see when it actually gets built and then delivered prior to end of year, tax credit and various state/local incentives probably dictating if we take it or not. Three Olives has a L1 charger for sale.
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Oct 28, 2022 17:21
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sanchez posted:I picked up a 2023 ID4 today. We rented one on turo a month ago for a few days to try it out as a candidate for the new 'family' car and really liked it. We were expecting to receive a factory order sometime next year but the dealer had someone back out on one of the first TN cars they'd received. I am ecstatic as a TN car delivered this year is the only way we were going to receive a tax credit. Congrats! And thanks for the Christmas gift idea for my girlfriend! (Hers is due Q1 23) Wayne Knight posted:Just took the EUV out for it's first longish trip (involved a highway). Went about 30 miles away to a mall, charged there, and came back. Noticed a weird smell, popped the hood, and the 12v battery is smoking. =[ Holy poo poo! Sitting around may have contributed, but I don't think batteries really do that without an internal structural defect.
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Oct 28, 2022 18:14
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Elviscat posted:Holy poo poo! Yeah. I mean, is this "call the fire department right away" territory? I feel like it may be. Maybe the non-emergency line, but what's going on here is a rapid discharge of potential energy. That means heat. If it gets more rapid, that means bomb.
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Oct 28, 2022 18:17
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Update: car is not on fire Called the dealer's service center, they booked me an appointment for Tuesday... ...I'll be taking it to them today.
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Oct 28, 2022 18:26
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Besides heat, a short circuited battery produces hydrogen and oxygen and can cause a pretty good fire or explosion. That said it's not too common for that, and I wouldn't call the FD right away. I'd disconnect it and keep an eye on it, by this point Wayne's battery is probably fully discharged and safe, based on the time of his post. E: Wayne Knight posted:Update: car is not on fire Lol, the brand new car we sold you is trying to catch on fire, and it's literally a 2 minute fix? We'll get to that next week. Dealerships rule.
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Oct 28, 2022 18:28
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When your car looks like it’s gonna explode it’s kinda wild that they still expect you to drive it to the dealership.
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Oct 28, 2022 18:30
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Yeah, I would NOT drive a car in that condition fwiw.
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Oct 28, 2022 18:30
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Yeah do not drive that car.
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Oct 28, 2022 18:38
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I don't have a reddit account but I wonder if this is the same scenario: https://www.reddit.com/r/BoltEV/comments/yexz6x/smells_like_burning/
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Oct 28, 2022 19:38
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Start tweeting at GM
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Start tweeting at GM Start twerking at GM
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Oct 28, 2022 20:43
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Bolts and battery problems, name a more iconic duo
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gwrtheyrn posted:Bolts and battery problems, name a more iconic duo ur mom and BWBD e: I'm sorry, that was out of character for me, but the setup was just too good to pass up
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Start tweeting at GM Yeah do this. Driving the fizzling EV back to the dealer is like carrying the fizzling firework back to the shop.
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GATOS Y VATOS posted:Start twerking at GM i'm being serious, that is the most likely place you will get a fast and good response from GM
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Oct 28, 2022 23:26
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Steakandchips posted:Three Olives has a L1 charger for sale. 
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Oct 28, 2022 23:56
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cruft posted:ur mom and BWBD 
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Oct 28, 2022 23:57
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Start tweeting at GM I don't have a twitter and I really don't want to live in a world where you have to in order to get basic customer service. I've texted my sales rep, he directed me to the service manager, and I've left him a voicemail requesting a callback. I'll continue escalating as needed.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:i'm being serious, that is the most likely place you will get a fast and good response from GM Oh I know and also agree, but I was looking at your av and had to say it
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Oct 29, 2022 00:37
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cruft posted:The clock has started on you posting a photo... There are some good 2023 pics online in the early reviews, but since you asked  I did discover the headlights are solid today, they turn side to side and do a good job of lighting 90 degree turns.   
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Oct 29, 2022 00:40
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Take the 12V out of the car and set it down somewhere. There's a chance that that's hydrogen gas.
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Oct 29, 2022 00:42
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Wayne Knight posted:I don't have a twitter and I really don't want to live in a world where you have to in order to get basic customer service. You haven’t engaged anyone at GM corporate
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Honda sets up the first motorcycle battery swap station for its mobile power packsquote:Honda delivered a new battery swapping station in Tokyo that’s looking mighty similar to the one Gogoro makes. The automaker’s new power pack exchanger lets electric motorcycle riders easily flip their depleting batteries for fresh ones instead of needing to wait around for a charge.
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Three Olives posted:Going to lose my mind, my Mach-E has been sitting in a parking lot waiting to be picked up 30 miles from my house for 11 days now, just missed the end of the delivery ETA. bro my mach-e was preordered like august 29th, im still waiting for it to ENTER production lol
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Waifu Radia posted:bro my mach-e was preordered like august 29th, im still waiting for it to ENTER production lol Bro, I ordered first week of Feb 2022.
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sanchez posted:There are some good 2023 pics online in the early reviews, but since you asked That looks great! It's been so cool watching all these other manufacturers get on board. Making it a lot easier to visualize a world where most cars are electric.
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That color looks freakin’ great. Too bad my car is basic rear end white like half of all EVs out there.
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Bros I reserved my mach-e in 2019 and then they sold me a turd with the highway passing power of a Honda Accord
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bird with big dick posted:Bros I reserved my mach-e in 2019 and then they sold me a turd with the highway passing power of a Honda Accord Wow congrats!
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Look, different people need different things from their cars. Take me and BWBD for instance. I need a family car that's good on road trips, which can carry four people and a cat-sized dog, plus luggage. I also need 4-wheel drive since we get a lot of snow. Because we live in the middle of nowhere, a range of at least 200 miles is important, even after charging to 100% and then burning up the brakes going down a mountain. BWBD wants a car with shiny wheels that can go from 50-100 in 4 seconds. It also needs enough room in the driver side for him to sit with his legs spread at least 45 degrees apart, and he needs to be able to not bonk the roof when his 4-foot torso is in the seat and he hits a speed bump at 80. Naturally, we both got a Tesla Model 3, which is the only car anyone should consider buying. cruft fucked around with this message at 18:57 on Oct 29, 2022 |
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VW announced they're going away from touch sensitive areas and back to physical buttons on their cars. Looks like my next EV is going to be an ID something, unless someone releases an electric Miata-like at a reasonable price.
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cruft posted:Look, different people need different things from their cars. Take me and BWBD for instance. You had me going for a second there. I also drive a Model 3 performance, its great for all of the above reasons. Not perfect, but for a humble daily driver it has pretty much everything you would ever need.
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The amazing thing Tesla did was identify a previously untapped market. Up until recently nobody had targeted the "weird nerd" segment - they didn't have money - but with tech salaries there's a whole bunch of people who value fart apps over driving dynamics to market to.
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Elviscat posted:Sitting around may have contributed, but I don't think batteries really do that without an internal structural defect. The hydrogen is only really dangerous if the battery is mounted in an enclosed compartment, so I wouldn't worry too much about that, but since the cause of the venting is not known it's probably not a good idea to try to use the battery (by driving the car) until you know why it's venting.
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Has Audi announced any larger EVs like Q5/Q7 size yet? The Q4 is juuuust a little too small and a Q5 would be good and have all the fancy doodads I like. My main upcoming/theoretical cars I am most interested in are: Kia EV9/Hyundai Ioniq7 Volvo EX90 Audi Q5/Q7 size EV BMW iX The volvo/audi/bmw are getting a little out of my comfortable price range though..
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cruft posted:Look, different people need different things from their cars. Take me and BWBD for instance. you really get me 
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Ooops wrong smilie I was trying to do the hug one
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