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Elviscat posted:My GF was at an EA station and some rear end in a top hat slammed the stop button and plugged his Leaf in to charge instead. He has a leaf, so he made like a tree and leafed (off with your GFs charger)
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Elviscat posted:My GF was at an EA station and some rear end in a top hat slammed the stop button and plugged his Leaf in to charge instead. One reason to use mid-high power public AC stations rather than fast here is that pretty much every station doesn't have publicly accessible e-stop button, while all DC do. Also a locked type 2 would require jaws of life to disengage, so it's kinda rare to see people attempting to forcefully remove.
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Oh hell yeah found a red Bolt in idaho, might be pulling the trigger
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Red is a great color for a Bolt IMO.
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So I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how well the ID4 deals with the current weather in NW Ohio. Left it at the airport for all of last week, and it lost basically no charge. Have it charging / sitting outside in 0-10 F weather, and -20F windchill, it gives no fucks. On the flip side, the ability to warm up the cabin prior to getting into the car, and then getting into a car with pre-heated seats and a pre-heated steering wheel without running ICE is awesome.
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helped someone at an electrify America charge their kia which they towed in thinking it had 0 battery, they told me "The lights won't even turn on" and realized they had a dead 12v battery, tow driver came back around and boosted their battery, a success story,
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Don't Kia's have a button that can use the driving battery to give a jump to the 12v battery or something similar to that? Or am I way off?
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OldSenileGuy posted:Don't Kia's have a button that can use the driving battery to give a jump to the 12v battery or something similar to that? Or am I way off? I saw that online when I was there, but I couldn't find the button.
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Today at work, from like the 5th person I've heard pose roughly the same question, someone asked why they can't just put an alternator on the wheels of a Tesla to recharge the battery so you would never need to charge it. What ARE they teaching in school these days?
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OldSenileGuy posted:Don't Kia's have a button that can use the driving battery to give a jump to the 12v battery or something similar to that? Or am I way off? The car charges it when running and when plugged in (or at least it should) there’s a little light on the dashboard that indicates when it’s being charged. I don’t think (for the EV6) there’s a button, it’s just something it does. I did have my 12V die on me last year one weekend, never figured out what did it but a jumper got the car running again and I just let it idle for a bit before turning it off again. I bought one of those battery jumper/boosters and keep it in the car now just in case.
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The Ioniq classic has a 12V reset button and I'm not sure exactly what it does. Edit: just the hybrid I guess
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Indiana_Krom posted:Today at work, from like the 5th person I've heard pose roughly the same question, someone asked why they can't just put an alternator on the wheels of a Tesla to recharge the battery so you would never need to charge it. Not common sense apparently. Or basic thermodynamics.
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Wonder how much of an alternator it would take to constantly charge a Tesla at 100kph and then how much hp would that take to drive it?Indiana_Krom posted:What ARE they teaching in school these days? Certainly not elementary physics
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Indiana_Krom posted:Today at work, from like the 5th person I've heard pose roughly the same question, someone asked why they can't just put an alternator on the wheels of a Tesla to recharge the battery so you would never need to charge it.
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Kia Soul Enthusias posted:The Ioniq classic has a 12V reset button and I'm not sure exactly what it does. After an extended time of inactivity or low battery voltage the car will disconnect the 12v battery, hitting that button reconnects it. This is to protect the battery as the car does not have accessible jump posts for the small 12v battery. When it is disconnected the car has no power and acts just like if the battery was completely dead.
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A couple years back, Tesla released an update that would keep the HV battery contractors closed in case the 12V battery dies so you can at least drive the vehicle until you get around to replacing it.
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kill me now posted:After an extended time of inactivity or low battery voltage the car will disconnect the 12v battery, hitting that button reconnects it. This is to protect the battery as the car does not have accessible jump posts for the small 12v battery. As mentioned that's just the hybrid version - the Ioniq Electric has an easily accessible 12v battery right where you'd expect it to be. It is pretty dinky looking but the car does seem to do a decent job of keeping it topped up.
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It’s finally happening! Just got back from a test drive and put down a deposit. Going back tomorrow afternoon with a cashier’s check for 12 large and walking out of there with a gently used (6k miles) 2020 Bolt. I’ll post pics tomorrow night. Thanks for dealing with my dumb questions! And holy cock snacks, that little hatchback goes fast.
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Xiahou Dun posted:It’s finally happening! Just got back from a test drive and put down a deposit. Going back tomorrow afternoon with a cashier’s check for 12 large and walking out of there with a gently used (6k miles) 2020 Bolt. 
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Deal fell through on the red Bolt because these poo poo eating bottom feeders won't budge on sticking me with mandatory accessories
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Xiahou Dun posted:It’s finally happening! Just got back from a test drive and put down a deposit. Going back tomorrow afternoon with a cashier’s check for 12 large and walking out of there with a gently used (6k miles) 2020 Bolt. Congratulations! That's a fantastic deal. I was just dodging downed trees and freezing intersections to get to work in my '17, they're great little cars. OBAMNA PHONE posted:Deal fell through on the red Bolt because these poo poo eating bottom feeders won't budge on sticking me with mandatory accessories Boooo! What are they pushing? Floor mats and clearcoat?
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Failson posted:Congratulations! That's a fantastic deal. Window etching  recovR anti theft (glorified airtag) Brake light pulse thing
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Those anti theft devices are a security nightmare (more so than the car already is).
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I'm a chump and signed off on the $400 blinking brakes upgrade for my Bolt EUV because it was already installed and idgaf. I did decline the rust undercoating and thankfully those were the only 2 options they gave me.
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I made sure the dealership I bought from didn't pull any of this poo poo because we bought my wife's car from a place that tried it with the etching but he said no the auto group doesn't do that anymore. Also made sure they didn't slap any dealer stickers on and poo poo.
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OBAMNA PHONE posted:Brake light pulse thing Wait wtf is this and why
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My dealership didn't even try to put their logos on the Bolt, I think they were embarrassed to be selling an electric vehicle. They didn't even include a dealer branded rear license plate frame!
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gwrtheyrn posted:Wait wtf is this and why They charge $300 to have some C-tech hastily wiretap a $20 module into your third brake light so it flashes when applied to be more 'noticeable and safer'. Depend on your locality it may actually be illegal.
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I ordered my Mach-E from a commercial truck dealer and it was one of the most pleasant car buying experiences of my life because their entire business is selling like millions of dollars of trucks to AT&T and the explicitly said we don't want your business, it's not worth my time but I guess I technically have to sell you the car per our Ford contract. But seriously, don't bother me, I don't like you. "We didn't discuss this but please don't put any dealership branding on the car." "Why would I waste that on you, a license plate frame costs me like $2 and I never want to have to talk to you again." "So, when is a good time for my husband and me to come in and sign the paperwork?" "What? I'll send you a Docusign when the car is unloaded" "OK, when is a good time for me to pick it up? "I don't care, we open at 7, the receptionist has the keys." No upsale, no haggling, do you want the car or not because I'm trying to close a $10m deal with Safeway and I'm already annoyed with you. darnon posted:They charge $300 to have some C-tech hastily wiretap a $20 module into your third brake light so it flashes when applied to be more 'noticeable and safer'. Depend on your locality it may actually be illegal. The US DOT has said they are illegal. Three Olives fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Jan 18, 2024 |
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They tried to get me on this very obvious scam of giving them 400$, that could turn into a 3,000$ with them if this car gets stolen. Billed as “anti-theft insurance”. Uh no. Lol. gently caress no.
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Three Olives posted:I ordered my Mach-E from a commercial truck dealer and it was one of the most pleasant car buying experiences of my life because their entire business is selling like millions of dollars of trucks to AT&T and the explicitly said we don't want your business, it's not worth my time but I guess I technically have to sell you the car per our Ford contract. But seriously, don't bother me, I don't like you. sales guy must’ve been a goon
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darnon posted:They charge $300 to have some C-tech hastily wiretap a $20 module into your third brake light so it flashes when applied to be more 'noticeable and safer'. Depend on your locality it may actually be illegal. https://brakeplususa.com/home/auto-consumer/. Made in the USA! No child labor!
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FISHMANPET posted:https://brakeplususa.com/home/auto-consumer/. Made in the USA! No child labor! my vw jetta had a vcds option to enable that, no purchase necessary
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gwrtheyrn posted:Wait wtf is this and why One of the dealer chains in Nashville does this as a mandatory add-on and has for years, so whenever there's traffic on the freeway it's a sea of flashing brake lights.
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Have we talked about how dumb the brake light on the cybertruck is? There’s a big red light bar across the back, until you hit the brakes, then it becomes a smaller light just in the center.
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borkencode posted:Have we talked about how dumb the Not enough, IMO.
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priznat posted:Also made sure they didn't slap any dealer stickers on and poo poo. Did I tell y'all that when we bought the LEAF they scotch taped the temporary license plate to the inside of the rear window against the heating wires? When I took it off, it broke the fragile little conductive lines that make up the rear window defroster. I tried repairing it, but it's still broken. I had to ask the used dealer not to do that on the Bolt and they were like, "what? that's a thing?" They handed it to me and I made sure the tape didn't touch the heater wires.
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darnon posted:They charge $300 to have some C-tech hastily wiretap a $20 module into your third brake light so it flashes when applied to be more 'noticeable and safer'. Depend on your locality it may actually be illegal. The touching of the factory wiring harness is the thing that pisses me off
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Indiana_Krom posted:What ARE they teaching in school these days? It seems it's not about what they're teaching so much as people thinking that as soon as they graduate, any knowledge not related to their job isn't worth remembering. SlowBloke posted:One reason to use mid-high power public AC stations rather than fast here is that pretty much every station doesn't have publicly accessible e-stop button, while all DC do. I've never seen an open e-stop button on any of the public chargers I've seen (AC or DC). Could this be specific to your area?
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cruft posted:Did I tell y'all that when we bought the LEAF they scotch taped the temporary license plate to the inside of the rear window against the heating wires? Gah! I am always so paranoid about those especially when I clean the inside just using the mildest soap diluted way down with tepid water and trying to avoid the conductors completely. I’m surprised they are still that fragile, I am paranoid because the 80s cars I used to have those wires would peel off if you so much as looked at them.
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