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FlapYoJacks posted:If gas stations were good and had decent food/facilities then more people would actually go to them. Yeah I mean now that I have an EV I actually like stopping at the large food/rest/gas mega stations are kind of enjoyable because I get to rest and eat and not have to deal with the actual pumping of gas.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:As a rural new Englander who had the power out a lot growing up, I don’t think I’d be willing to move to electric heat without either some kind of battery storage or other backup. While you won't be heating your whole house off it V2L on my father's Atto 3 works pretty well - it'll run anything that'll work on a normal 230v 10amp socket
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That Works posted:Getting big “I don’t need to wear a mask I dont know anyone that died of covid anyway” vibes. I have had three relatives die of COVID and despite this my stupid cousin and his wife (whom both have survived loving brain cancer) refused to mask up but they're both huge conservatives. So in short, go gently caress yourself. KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:As a rural new Englander who had the power out a lot growing up, I don’t think I’d be willing to move to electric heat without either some kind of battery storage or other backup. We've had the power go out here maybe three times in these past three decades and it's nice to still be able to cook.
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# ? Nov 13, 2023 23:10 |
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Love to fill my home with unventilated combustion products for warmth, gonna either meet a ghost or become one.
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Three Olives posted:I'm kind of embarrassed that I like this guys videos because it is some hard nerd poo poo but I do: why would you ever be embarrassed about liking the best channel on YouTube?
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# ? Nov 13, 2023 23:34 |
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fondue posted:I have had three relatives die of COVID and despite this my stupid cousin and his wife (whom both have survived loving brain cancer) refused to mask up but they're both huge conservatives. So in short, go gently caress yourself. Like, sure, elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide and other combustion byproducts in a residential indoor environment aren't anywhere near covid level dangerous, but they undeniably have adverse health effects in the long term. You can mitigate the problem with improved ventilation, but it's not going to go away entirely. TheFluff fucked around with this message at 00:36 on Nov 14, 2023 |
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TheFluff posted:Do you really not see how your original post (that basically went "I know there are studies saying burning poo poo indoors may be bad but I personally haven't noticed a problem in 30 years so ") might've been read? No, I get it. I sort of regret posting it but all of the posts (other than the one with the study) came across as a bit unhinged, like seeing one of those magazine warnings against AC electricity from the turn of the century.
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The conversation got started talking about emissions and to go back there for a second, one of the challenges with natural gas for residential use is that methane, one of the component gases of natural gas, has a very high global warming potential (i.e. bad for climate change). This makes leaks from the natural gas system an important factor when considering relative emissions from one source or another. The process of getting natural gas to your home is broadly production -> processing -> transmission -> distribution -> your house. All of these steps involve leakage, but the distribution system is particularly leaky. And so when looking at the greenhouse gas "budget", it is pretty clear that any serious attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will eventually require shutting down the natural gas distribution system. This is why you have localities putting in bans on new build natural gas appliances. And so that should probably be considered as part of the process of replacing an aging natural gas appliance, as the future of home natural gas service isn't certain. And with many places that currently have home natural gas service preferring to use economics-based climate policy, individual communities are likely to see their natural gas service shut off due to economic conditions that may not leave residents with much forewarning. You might just get a letter saying you've got 30 days until they shut off the gas to everyone, thanks for being a great customer. To bring this back to EVs, I've been a few places where there was 1 gas station serving a rather geographically large or isolated community. it wouldn't be shocking to see those remote stations shutting down earlier as part of a transition away from fossil fuels potentially stranding ICE vehicle users in the same way EVs might be stranded today. (an interesting note, propane is not a serious greenhouse gas at all which means all those rural customers on propane heat might be ahead of the curve.)
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# ? Nov 14, 2023 01:20 |
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Trabisnikof posted:
This strikes me as unlikely, can you back that up with anything? Utilities are pseudo-public and cutting off people's heating is...against public policy to put it lightly.
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Come try and get your hands on my 500 gallon underground gas tank, city slicker
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Magic Underwear posted:This strikes me as unlikely, can you back that up with anything? Utilities are pseudo-public and cutting off people's heating is...against public policy to put it lightly. Many utilities, especially in the natural gas market, are privately held. You can look towards examples like Santa Nella, where the private company that provided their gas went bankrupt. Luckily for the citizens of Santa Nella, the California Public Utility Commission is an empowered regulator and was able to require PG&E (another for-profit utility) to not only provide gas service to the community, but also offer electrification as an alternative: quote:https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/news-and-updates/all-news/cpuc-ensures-energy-reliability-for-santa-nella-community-2023 But not everyone has such a well empowered utility regulator. And more broadly, the reality is that shutting down the residential natural gas system is required to meet climate goals. In 10 years we're unlikely to see CPUC or other regulators offer continued gas service as an option if the local for-profit utility goes bankrupt because it will go directly against their climate goals. quote:https://law.stanford.edu/2023/05/21/what-should-we-do-when-the-natural-gas-company-leaves-town/ Obviously a planned phaseout is better for people and communities, but when purchasing a 30-year lifetime appliance the potential risk of an unplanned phaseout should be considered. The peace of mind knowing future-you won't have to deal with the hassle of replacing a bunch of gas appliances in a rush is worth something. Trabisnikof fucked around with this message at 02:20 on Nov 14, 2023 |
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grahm posted:Was this recently? I also live in Oregon (Portland, my electric is PGE) and I would take this deal if it exists for me. It was a couple of years ago and now they're $600 but still a deal IMO. Plus now you can get a 30% federal tax credit too: https://eto.gpconservation.com/
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Trabisnikof posted:(an interesting note, propane is not a serious greenhouse gas at all which means all those rural customers on propane heat might be ahead of the curve.) Some heat pumps even use propane as the refrigerant because the GWP is so low!
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This image rules. Is this a legit 1900s drawing? It seems so over the top in its message, but I love it either way.
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fondue posted:I have had three relatives die of COVID and despite this my stupid cousin and his wife (whom both have survived loving brain cancer) refused to mask up but they're both huge conservatives. So in short, go gently caress yourself. Yawn. Ask your cousin for their take on gas appliances.
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cruft posted:This image rules. Is this a legit 1900s drawing? It seems so over the top in its message, but I love it either way. Don't forget the electric grid was a loving nightmare in the early 1900s, before standardizing around a 4kV+ AC distribution hub. Manhattan, 1903, supposedly. Also, ICEs are copying EVs, my rental F-150 uses a motor to move the shift lever slowly and jankily to park when I hit the stop button before I put it in park from force of habit.
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cruft posted:This image rules. Is this a legit 1900s drawing? It seems so over the top in its message, but I love it either way. I think 1889, I first thought it was an anti-AC drawing but it was actually against current in general. The history of how current was distributed is kind of bonkers, before there were standards they'd just run a line to your house. If someone near you had a line they'd run it from their house to yours. You wouldn't get grounding or anything!
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# ? Nov 14, 2023 12:22 |
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Swapped the EV6 from the stock summer Goodyears to the new-ish Hankook Ion Evo SUV and they're a nice overall upgrade. They feel stickier in all temps but the softer sidewall takes the edge off the suspension tuning so it rides better in normal and feels more stable in GT. They have a 50k mile treadwear warranty so we'll see how that goes and how easy it is to collect but so far they're really good.
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My Polestar 2 has low coolant and I’m not allowed to top it off without voiding the warranty lol The communities seem to think it’s air trapped in the line migrating its way to the top of the reservoir over time, which makes sense to me since I haven’t spotted any leaks in the garage.
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What is the hive mind's opinion of the Nissan Ariya? I know nothing about it but the wife is lukewarm interested.
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Tiny Timbs posted:My Polestar 2 has low coolant and I’m not allowed to top it off without voiding the warranty lol Coolant is probably being burned, check your head gaskets.
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ilkhan posted:What is the hive mind's opinion of the Nissan Ariya? I know nothing about it but the wife is lukewarm interested. Friends have one. I have not yet driven it but it seems Fine but not a great value. I'm not sure I'd buy one over an e-GMP platform car or the id.4.
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ilkhan posted:What is the hive mind's opinion of the Nissan Ariya? I know nothing about it but the wife is lukewarm interested. IMO, the interior felt a bit cheap with fake open-pore wood grain and capacitive physical buttons, and the instrument cluster and infotainment system is clearly one of those “the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing” sort of things from the UX design front, with the latter feeling pretty slow and dated. Between that and the sales guy being a dick, I lost interest.
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ilkhan posted:What is the hive mind's opinion of the Nissan Ariya? I know nothing about it but the wife is lukewarm interested. I wouldn’t buy any new Nissan in 2023 https://youtu.be/OjSVimEFtNY?si=rRGqZgNJqKcslqxJ tldw: it’s an electric Murano except twice as expensive and it falls flat on its face on range. There are better EVs from other companies. There are better EVs for less money from other companies.
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Elviscat posted:Also, ICEs are copying EVs, my rental F-150 uses a motor to move the shift lever slowly and jankily to park when I hit the stop button before I put it in park from force of habit. Everything does that after that Star Trek actor fatally ran himself over with his Jeep.
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Anyone got experience with the Mach E, specifically GT? I'm seriously considering ordering a Rally in '24. I'd be keeping my WRX and ditching a Mazda 3 hatch. What would bug the hell out of me with it? I have some concerns about the limited time at full power, but maybe it's not a big deal. I've heard infotainment isn't all that great. I'm in New England, is a resistive heater vs. heatpimp going to be annoying? I need to find a GT to test drive. The rally should be similar.
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Three Olives posted:Everything does that after that Star Trek actor fatally ran himself over with his Jeep. he didn’t run himself over, he pinned himself to his garage
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carticket posted:Anyone got experience with the Mach E, specifically GT? I'm seriously considering ordering a Rally in '24. I'd be keeping my WRX and ditching a Mazda 3 hatch. What would bug the hell out of me with it? I have some concerns about the limited time at full power, but maybe it's not a big deal. I've heard infotainment isn't all that great. I'm in New England, is a resistive heater vs. heatpimp going to be annoying? I need to find a GT to test drive. The rally should be similar. BWABD is the one to ask about the GT. 3O has one, but I'm not sure it's a GT? You want a used Bolt though.
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I have a feeling this thread has a lot of in-jokes I don't get. Heatpimp I get, though.
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If you’ve got a Rivian, don’t do a software update right now. https://www.404media.co/rivian-pushes-broken-software-update-that-will-require-physical-repair/
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borkencode posted:If you’ve got a Rivian, don’t do a software update right now. https://www.404media.co/rivian-pushes-broken-software-update-that-will-require-physical-repair/ lol they pressed the "build for dev" button on accident and the update has dev certificates.
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The Bolt we ordered has now arrived at the dealership so we'll be able to pick it up Thursday. Disappointingly the dealer has decided they won't take our Leaf as trade-in because supposedly they "have so many issues" particularly "battery problems". Alas, now I have to try to sell it privately or something.
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carticket posted:I have a feeling this thread has a lot of in-jokes I don't get. Heatpimp I get, though. Sorry, there are at least two folks in here that have/had Mach-e's, one being a GT. I'm not kidding about the Bolt though, it's surprisingly fun to drive. Squibbles posted:The Bolt we ordered has now arrived at the dealership so we'll be able to pick it up Thursday. Disappointingly the dealer has decided they won't take our Leaf as trade-in because supposedly they "have so many issues" particularly "battery problems". Alas, now I have to try to sell it privately or something. Hooray Bolt! Bummer they won't take the trade. I sold my old car to Driveway and it was pretty painless, and a decent price. Vroom and Carvana were both really lowball offers.
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carticket posted:I'm in New England, is a resistive heater vs. heatpimp going to be annoying? I need to find a GT to test drive. The rally should be similar. I was just reading a winter EV test from January 2022 and the Mach-E without heatpump managed quite badly. It took almost half an hour to warm up to +15°C in -12°C outside temperature. M-B EQA and Polestar 2 managed under 10 minutes.
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Failson posted:BWABD I always read this abbreviation as “Bawitdaba-bd” when really it should be ”Bwaaabd”
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Squibbles posted:The Bolt we ordered has now arrived at the dealership so we'll be able to pick it up Thursday. Disappointingly the dealer has decided they won't take our Leaf as trade-in because supposedly they "have so many issues" particularly "battery problems". Alas, now I have to try to sell it privately or something. Also I think the dealer would've hosed you over on the trade-in value anyway so consider that a plus.
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mobby_6kl posted:Great news! So they canceled and then un-canceled Bolt production? I'm pretty confused at this point. They extended it to try and fill existing orders. I had to sell my Leaf private party, since Leaves are currently as hot a commodity as a big, steaming dump.
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Saukkis posted:I was just reading a winter EV test from January 2022 and the Mach-E without heatpump managed quite badly. It took almost half an hour to warm up to +15°C in -12°C outside temperature. M-B EQA and Polestar 2 managed under 10 minutes. I'm more concerned about the efficiency of resistive electric vs heat pump. Quick googling says it may be negligible, but that's sourced from people with resistive heat vehicles. Thanks for sharing that clip though.
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