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WTF kind of article is this? Piss-poor grammar and sentences. "By the time the odometer ticked past that 160,000 kilometre mark, equivalent to 160,000 kilometres, 99,000, the pack still retained over 90 percent of its original net capacity." Then it jumps to 91% remaining capacity somehow...? And when jumping to 91% capacity remaining, I don't think they did any math at all. See below for a paragraph that shouldn't be made as evidence of anything. As an engineer, this kind of "facts" should infuriate you. "Battery health statistics can sound abstract until you translate them into the range figure you see on your dashboard. In this case, the Volkswagen ID. 3 Pro S started life with a usable pack of 77 kWh, and independent testing recorded an initial real world range of 77 k and 272 miles on a full charge. After the long term trial, the car still had 91% of its battery capacity, a figure that aligns with separate reporting that the Volkswagen ID 3 retained 91% battery capacity in a 160,000 kilometre test. In practice, that meant the car lost only around eight miles of usable range, a change small enough that you would struggle to notice in daily driving." 272 x .09 = 24.5 miles. Theoretically losing 9% would lose the owner about 25 miles of range, not 8 miles. It is now a 248-mile range EV. This looks like some garbage AI-generated article. Just for the record, I'm not saying that EVs don't have good battery management and degradation. I'm just saying this article was an embarrassing example to stand by.

I genuinely didn't read anything that said winter range doesn't drop by nearly 40% for "well-made EVs". All it really said is charging is more available than ever with vehicles that can entertain and comfort the passengers while inside waiting. What part of that article says anything about how far they've come and why the fear of winter on the battery pack is overblown?

I don't know why anybody would want to buy a Chinese automobile.

I could justify it for under 30k. I'm sure it's still a "good" vehicle, just nothing worthy of full MSRP in the 60-70k range. But, even at 29k, I still wouldn't be too thrilled about 230 miles of range, because in the winter it'll be nearly cut in half.

This thing was a bust before any tariffs. It has abysmal range, not enough real storage that minivan buyers want, it tried to be too much of a throwback without adding true minivan capabilities, and it was priced far too high for what it offered. 230 miles of range for something like this is ridiculous. I wanted one once they first showed them, but I wouldn't consider something with that kind of range for 60-70k. Name one reason to buy the VW ID.Buzz over your EV6. Looks..? That's about all it has going for it.

I hate how this looks as of right now. Maybe it will be something that grows on me. I know the current Silverado and HD were hideous to me at the beginning, too, then they grew on me. I'm not sure if this will do that or not, but I don't like it right now. I'm sure the overall package is stellar and up to the latest standards or creating new standards for EVs. Also, BMW needs to get their naming in check (along with Merc). This is silly, IMO; BMW iX3 50 xDrive.

I love how the hatchback looks. The sedan is very "meh", to me. 147hp/132lb-ft sounds super weak so it better be hitting some pretty big mpg numbers mated to a CVT.

Yeah, I don't love the idea of axing the full BEV Lightning. I thoroughly believe it will only be temporarily anyway but still feels wrong to get rid of it now. I understand the whole "extended range" thing is a steppingstone into a full BEV... but it feels unnecessary. Just make an EV with the proper technology to get 300 miles for the small battery and 400-450 miles with a larger battery. Be it battery chemistry (or all of the technology that goes into various things such as the elements and solid-state technology), battery size and/or aerodynamics, but that's what needs to take a leap forward. Maybe more importantly, price. They need to keep prices in check. Only so many people can afford near-100k vehicles regardless of how good the vehicle is.

Happy (belated) Birthday @G. David Felt!

Oh yeah, I forgot to even mention the wireless charging! That is also a game changer. It eliminates yet another thing people are afraid to change, plugging in. Yes, i realize it is EXTREMELY easy to do, but the anti-EV people love to point out "I don't want to have to plug in every night". It's just another thing to check off the list.

This sounds EXACTLY like what Rolex does with their watches. I hate it so much. Neither one is very good looking, IMO. However, they do look surprisingly similar. As for the Cayenne EV: I think the overall package really couldn't be much better with the available technology right now(for mass production vehicles). It's efficient. It's EXTREMELY quick. It has great range. It charges faster than any chargers can deliver right now. It really is a near-perfect package as of today.

This car looks so got damn good.

Democrat, republican or independent; jail them and let them starve to death.

I would have to imagine gen2 would be on its own bespoke platform, like the GM counterparts. I'd also REALLY hope they're smart enough to give it the best technology available with at least an 800v system. In all fairness, I don't believe there was an 800v EV out when the Lightning first debuted back in 2021. Before even submitting the comment I had to look up the first 800v EV and it was the Taycan in 2018. I know for sure it wasn't common back then.

Welllll that's a bummer.. I really don't need it to do a whole lot but just run smoothly and not take forever to do some simple things. As I've said, I only use the internet and Office Suite. I don't know how it got so slow and crappy. I've only ever used it for the things listed and I promise there's never been an adult site (or anything else that may seem obviously sketchy like trying to stream free sporting events or tv/movies) visited from it either. That's why I thought just wiping it clean and starting fresh would be fine, but I guess it's just too old. I've considered things like Chromebooks but I do like having a 10-key for numbers things...I am an accountant after all.

Happy Birthday @Drew Dowdell!

I believe it was @A Horse With No Name who asked a few weeks ago about the Continental tires I had on my bike. I finally remembered to take a picture of said tires and bike.

I'm 37 but with two kids, I'm also off of two wheels on pubic roads. As much as I love being on 2 wheels, I don't trust the public anymore. I'd like to say I'll be back on a motorcycle one day, it just won't be any time soon.

I've honestly had as much or more fun riding my scooters than I did my motorcycles. It's just fun driving the absolute snot out of them and hardly breaking any speed limits(or not even breaking any speed limits) whereas it's far too easy to speed on a motorcycle. I've had a 1995 Yamaha Jog (not my picture but it looked identical). 50cc 2-stroke. A 2012 Honda PCX125. But before both scooters I had a 2005 Yamaha FZ6. Then a 2007 Triumph Daytona 675. While both bikes were great and I loved my time on them. The scooters were just easier and safer to have fun on.

I don't love that they refer to the PCX as a motorcycle and not a scooter but, I'm sure they do that for the "clicks" as opposed to being accurate. I once had a PCX 125 and loved it! The newer ones updated to a 150cc engine so it would go faster than 60pmh and that was pretty necessary. Adding hybrid tech to a scooter is the perfect and only place on two wheels that I'd accept hybrid tech. I was getting 100mpg from my PCX125. I didn't read anything stating efficiency gains but, if they could get another 25mpg+ from the tech, that's pretty awesome.

I'm both surprised and grateful I didn't make that list. 🤣

Let's talk about the automotive world, eh? I doubt anybody here follows NASCAR, because I don't recall anybody talking about it here but, I'm probably wrong. I'll start with; I'm a Ross Chastain and SVG(Shane VanGisbergen) fan and I've grown for a likening for Denny Hamlin over the past two years from listening to his podcast. He doesn't hold back on the sport and the issues the sport has and issues he has with other drivers. It's just nice to not hear the politically correct talk from drivers who are conditioned to always be perfectly buttoned up and say the "perfect" things. Anybody watch the championship race last Sunday? With that said, Denny was one of the Championship Four drivers and pretty much dominated Sunday...until somebody blew a tire 3 laps to go and it shuffled the field with who pit, who didn't pit. Who put two tires on, who put 4 tires on. The final restart didn't go as I would have liked and Denny ended up not winning. It's a bummer, mostly for him. He's been pretty open about this being the last time his terminally-ill father will be able to see him race for a championship and he was in position to win his first championship. His crew chief made the wrong call, in the end. Congrats to Kyle Larson on his 2nd championship. Next autosport championship? F1 and Max is coming for the McLaren duo.

Yes, sir.

You're not wrong, at all.