As long as they do that. That's still a possible delay.Not true. The battery must be disconnected first, and newer EVs have an automatic battery shutdown in the event of a crash.
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In a future filled with electric cars, AM radio may be left behind (off-topic)
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True. That's still not the same as "you can't use the jaws of life."
Another battery system to buy and they ain't cheap.
I think it might be more efficient to build a water tower on top of your house (or on the hill above your house). During the day your solar powered engine would pump water up and during the night the falling water would charge your....whatever. They do it this way back East....and if it would even be legal it would cost a bundle. And in CA if you had an earthquake you'd have your own personal tsunami.
I'm pretty sure most people will not be willing to spend the extra money.
Just more Luddites making up stuff to justify their anti-new-anything philosophies.
That is a very complete breakdown.
My bottom line use for an EV would be as a commuter car. But even then you're talking about a vehicle having specific purpose as compared to the average sized 4-door ICE vehicle. Unless you are a family of 1 or 2 and never use your car for towing (RV, boat, utility trailer) or go longer distances during the cold weather states winter you're talking about the expense of a second car for only one purpose. That could be mighty costly.
Something must have changed since I was told what I was told.
Stuff has a way of doing that. Especially as it concerns emerging technologies.
I live in the very sunny Southwest. Most Americans don't have the same advantage.
My roof is east-west facing but the best generation is to the west (afternoons) so is still an advantage and is why I put my panels on the western slope. Mainly to offset the higher costs of using maximum A/C during the summer.
That was obviously one selling point but has proved to be somewhat a false hope. There are two large energy companies but location determines which you have to use. I'm in the "good" one. The other one has both a limit on sell-back electricity and the rate is extremely low. They sell to you at high rates but buy back at very low rates. They also have a residential demand rate which kicks in more cost if you're not careful.
I'd check with your local firefighters before accusing people of being "luddites". And don't forget much longer it takes to put out an electrical vehicle fire versus the quicker foam for petrol fires. The USAF has some frightening stats on that.
I'm thinking one day, possibly not this Thursday but soon, insurance companies will boost their rates on the car's specific configuration (just as they did with turbo and super chargers). This time it will be those vehicles having 'autonomous' capabilities allowing the driver to take a nap while whistling down the I-5 at rush hour.
I remember Nationwide did this during the "muscle car" years (having high HP engines instead of the actual loss rate).
And I wouldn't do business with either of the companies you mention here is a rough comparison. Unfortunately both car and home stats are mashed together.
The Luddite part, is those like you in this thread who just because you're not interested in owning an EV, start using old, or Internet-generated boogie-man-anecdotal claims in an effort to justify your view to others. For one; claims that insurance is higher on an EV, when shown is wrong, you start attacking the insurance companies as being no good.
I am not interested in owning an EV because they make no sense for my life style, are too restrictive and are too costly.
I said nothing about rates associated with the two companies mentioned. I said I would not do business with either due to lack of sufficient positive reviews. I do not buy insurance based upon cost alone as most others do.
Also, I was not the one saying EV insurance costs are higher than ICE. It concerns me not as I will never buy an EV.
Remember it’s not only people living in multi unit dwellings but the many people (including a huge number in large cities) that do not have garages or private driveways but instead only use on-street parking.
Sinclair Introduces a New Live Infotainment Service for Connected Vehicles Leveraging NextGen Broadcast Technology my only concern is the tv option in the car. So many accidents in the car I can see with this. Not a smart idea at all. People won't focus on the road when driving. I love everything else about it.
Before everyone loses their minds, here’s what this involves (copied from the press release in the link):
- Receive 100 or more live local radio station channels of audio programming,
Receive live in-car rebroadcast of AM radio station services without interference from electronic systems (see, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/business/media/am-radio-cars.html), - Receive NextGen Broadcast stations operating in the region inside a moving vehicle with no signal loss,
- Play audio and video services on in-car displays, and
- Play audio and video services on personal devices inside the car.
The third bullet point is missing the fact that laws in every state ban videos visible from the driver’s seat. In vehicles with video playback capability, it only works on the front screen in park.
Bullet point four—-yeah, the passengers could put their phones in the driver’s face, but they can do that now.
Okay thank god! Do you think this is promising?
Oh yes, I'm sure old, white, angry males who listen to AM talk radio will be running out to buy an EV now. No, not really
Which is why I like the French solution---see photo above. Obviously, you can't have a charger in every space, but we could certainly be more creative than we are.
Kelly's not wrong. If this service sells, it'll be for everything except the AM functionality for most buyers.
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