WATCH: ‘No way to charge this battery!’ Electric Car Owner Left Stranded When His Vehicle Died in the Cold

RNN ^ | 03-20-2023 | Samantha Foster

[woodbutcher1963]

The two piece aluminum casting for the uni-body frame is the real revolution of the Model Y Tesla. It eliminates major parts/people and robots in the auto assembly process. Giving the factory in China to spit out one of these every 30 seconds.

[old school]

I Reckon he’d welcome “global warming” right about now. He’ll probably just have to wait for summer though.

[Nifster]

Can’t fix stupid

[Reno89519]

I bought a 2022 Toyota Corolla Hybrid last February as a commuter car, just before gas prices spiked. Even got it for the sticker price. Small and noisy as one would expect of a $25K Corolla. But, gas mileage wise, wow. Avoiding my foot-to-the-floor starts, I get mid-50s to even low 60 miles per gallon--set on Eco mode, using adaptive cruise control, etc. And heat and air conditioning work just fine. I was worried about that with our wide ranging winter and summer temps here in Reno. And since it is a hybrid, I'm not dependent on charging stations.

I purchased the extended 125K warranty, battery is covered to at least 100K, and I get free oil changes for life.

While I regularly dismiss the full electrics, I think the hybrid is a good alternative. I'm happy with mine and recommend.

My other car is a 2008 Hummer H3 with nearly 200K and gets 14-18 MPH, plus sometimes seems to require a new repair every time I drive it.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

It would have taken somebody with positively god like psychic powers on the order of Nostradamus to be able to foresee this

[Deaf and Discerning]

My other car is a 2008 Hummer H3 with nearly 200K and gets 14-18 MPH...

I assume you mean 14-18 MPG. I can peddle my Electra Townie bike 18 MPH.

Your Hummer doing 14-18 MPG does better than my 1965 Cadillac 98 did - if I got 10 MPG, I was doing good.

[drwoof]

Huh. So there’s a DOWNSIDE to these things???

[the OlLine Rebel]

So since the commies want to ban gas cars, does that mean they will shut down all the millions of gas stations as well? Hhmmm? How will that set?

[the OlLine Rebel]

Someone has to bring a lawsuit against thes commie states trying to force on us what we can but. And what manufacturers can make.

Should’ve started with the toilets before it got this asinine.

This is blatant fascism. Gov telling us what we can have or do.

Indeed if markets work, fine. But this not it.

[the OlLine Rebel]

There’s a niche for purely electric cars. Short work and shopping trips. But nothing else.

[Paal Gulli]

'No way to charge this battery': Tesla owner was left stranded when his Model S died in the cold. As EV popularity skyrockets, here's why some enthusiasts might get cold feet

03/16/2023 12:59:02 PM PDT · by grundle · 74 replies
Yahoo ^ | March 16, 2023 | Jing Pan

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4138635/posts

[Allen In Texas Hill Country]

In 2001 I was in need of a high mpg vehicle. Don’t know why but I went to a Toyoto dealer and there they showed me two new cars. The Echo and the Prius. The Prius went for $22k and the Echo for $12k. Bought the Echo and was very satisfied for awhile. Got almost 40mg for the first 2 years. In 2002 (I think) the first Mini Cooper came out and I really wanted to get one but I had just bought the Echo. Then in 2003 something happened to the Echo and the mileage went down to the mid 20s. Took it to the dealer but they said it was running fine.

Bought a 2003 Mini Cooper, sold the Echo and got my last speeding ticket in the Mini. Only doing 60 in a 50 :<((((((.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

EV battery tech.

In Kalifornia, they shut down a Natural Gas fired electricity power plant, and placed massive Tesla (and other) batteries in the same plant. There is no mention of just how the batteries are charged. In a year and a half, the plant has shut down twice due to battery fires. Sometimes the shutdown lasts months.

Several European ferry companies have banned EVs on their ferries due to the fire danger. I suggest the ferry tow a large, flat barge where the EVs can park. If a fire starts, they can just cut the tow line, no danger to all the other cars and people.

Some New York buildings have banned e-bikes and e-scooters due to the fires.