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The non-viability and fraud of the ‘electric car’
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A Chinese startup company claims they have developed an EV battery that can charge from 0 to 80% in 6 minutes. That could be a leap forward for EV’s if it pans out.
[link=https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/redirect-to/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fev-battery-fully-charge-6-minutes-temperature-weather-chinese-startup-2023-6]A Chinese startup says its electric-car battery can charge in 6 minutes even in extreme cold[/link]
Chinese startup Greater Bay Technology says its new “phoenix” cell can charge from 0% to 80% in six minutes regardless of the outside temperature thanks to its ability to heat the battery pack, [link=https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/redirect-to/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2F2023-06-06%2Fchinese-unicorn-claims-breakthrough-with-all-weather-ev-battery%3Fsref%3DLspfQlRv]according to a Bloomberg report[/link].
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Auto-pilot needs some work. So as a response, Elon removed some of the sensors and radar units on the vehicles.
Bloody genius.
[link=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/10/tesla-autopilot-crashes-elon-musk/]https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/10/tesla-autopilot-crashes-elon-musk/[/link]-
I believe the Chinese as far as I can throw them.
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I *think* I might have found my next car. Finally likely to take the jump.
[h3][link=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2025-ford-bronco-phev-reportedly-getting-18-kwh-battery-for-30-mile-electric-driving-range-218673.html]2025 Ford Bronco PHEV.[/link][/h3] I’m only at 80k miles on my 2015 Audi Q7 now. So I figure by 2025 it will be time to get a new one.
Need a full size SUV for trips to Canada, hauling dogs, and transporting sailing gear, etc. But I also do a lot of typical ‘suburban housewife’ driving (urban househusband, I suppose) around town and only have 10 miles to the office. So I should be able to the majority of my day-to-day without using gas.
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[link=https://electrek.co/2023/09/03/mercedes-cla-concept-the-long-range-entry-level-ev-weve-awaited/]https://electrek.co/2023/…level-ev-weve-awaited/[/link]
[b]Mercedes-Benz CLA concept is the long-range entry-level EV weve been waiting for[/b]
Mercedes announces a car with a 466 mile range, that adds 248 miles of range in 15 minutes, will go on sale late next year.
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Quote from dergon
[link=https://electrek.co/2023/09/03/mercedes-cla-concept-the-long-range-entry-level-ev-weve-awaited/]https://electrek.co/2023/…level-ev-weve-awaited/[/link]
[b]Mercedes-Benz CLA concept is the long-range entry-level EV weve been waiting for[/b]
Mercedes announces a car with a 466 mile range, that adds 248 miles of range in 15 minutes, will go on sale late next year.
sharp but there’s a zero % chance the car in these pictures in entry level affordable.
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Quote from dergon
I *think* I might have found my next car. Finally likely to take the jump.
[h3][link=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2025-ford-bronco-phev-reportedly-getting-18-kwh-battery-for-30-mile-electric-driving-range-218673.html]2025 Ford Bronco PHEV.[/link][/h3] I’m only at 80k miles on my 2015 Audi Q7 now. So I figure by 2025 it will be time to get a new one.
Need a full size SUV for trips to Canada, hauling dogs, and transporting sailing gear, etc. But I also do a lot of typical ‘suburban housewife’ driving (urban househusband, I suppose) around town and only have 10 miles to the office. So I should be able to the majority of my day-to-day without using gas.
assuming people can plug-in and recharge at work (pretty common these days), that lets you do a 60 mile (roundtrip) commute solely on battery which should cover a lot of people. and yes covers trips to grocery, etc.
being able to charge up at home instead of going to the gas station so often is a big win for plug-in hybrids for those of us who probably aren’t candidates for pure EVs-
PHEV seems like a good option right now. More affordable and can do a daily commute on battery. You still have full hydros for long haul.
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Nice. Ill check it out. Been thinking about what to replace my
Model 3 with. Definitely has to have a much longer range and fast charging to make it a car for road trips.-
Bummer. Didnt notice concept at first.
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