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Post by gandy on May 4, 2024 6:11:49 GMT -5
Stopped at the Venice Fl Supercharger yesterday and charged from 17% to 80% in 25 minutes. Charging time depends on how busy the charging stations are and how the voltage from the chargers was impacted. Had a burger next door and was on my way. Could have made the whole trip which is about 280 miles with a 10% charge left in the battery but didn't want to push it. There's enough charge left for us to drive around town for the next week or so. Total cost of charge $17.00 and change. Though Musk is a POS he's still the second richest person on the planet. That sounds like a thread starter. What makes Musk a POS?
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Post by swampdog on May 4, 2024 9:34:54 GMT -5
Need to calculate the costs of the food into the fill up (just kidding).
BTW when I fill my vehicle up, I fill it up. Why do EVers often say filled up to 80% ? I’m thinking there’s 20% battery capacity still available.
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Post by garycoleco on May 4, 2024 10:20:45 GMT -5
Need to calculate the costs of the food into the fill up (just kidding). BTW when I fill my vehicle up, I fill it up. Why do EVers often say filled up to 80% ? I’m thinking there’s 20% battery capacity still available. EVs are throttled back from charging fully. They claim its for battery longevity, but it's really to avoid a cluster at the charging stations. A 100% charge for everyone would be a disaster
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Post by cyclist on May 4, 2024 16:00:26 GMT -5
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Post by swampdog on May 4, 2024 20:27:05 GMT -5
Pretty interesting “opinion piece”. Not sure it all adds up, will have to read it again as there’s a lot of “off peak”, building more infrastructure, and covering the last ten years. I’m probably wrong but don’t think EVs and charging stations were very common 5+ yrs ago.
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Post by garycoleco on May 5, 2024 7:36:38 GMT -5
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Post by cyclist on May 5, 2024 9:22:04 GMT -5
Read the studies, multiple ones.
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Post by luapnor on May 5, 2024 10:36:13 GMT -5
Good lord, you dont know how to get rid of all the tracking information?
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Post by garycoleco on May 5, 2024 19:07:17 GMT -5
Read the studies, multiple ones. Stop it....
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Post by Tarponator on May 6, 2024 15:22:36 GMT -5
Just checking in.
Are EVs dead yet?
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Post by swampdog on May 6, 2024 19:43:23 GMT -5
Saw a car show extolling all new vehicles last evening after the nascar race. Pretty interesting. Showed one of the big ev car chargers with glitzy indoor car charging stations with all the amenities of a convenience store. Also had a lounge area for the drivers to relax in while waiting. The show mentioned the big probs with EVs are still the inconvenience of having to wait for a “fill up”. It also said for the price of some top of the line EVs, many lesser hybrids could be produced with a lot less cost to the ozone depletion equation. There were some very appealing vehicles on the show.
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Post by gardawg on May 6, 2024 20:23:59 GMT -5
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Post by garycoleco on May 7, 2024 3:27:40 GMT -5
(Reuters) -Electric-vehicle maker Tesla has laid off staff from the software, service and engineering departments, tech publication Electrek reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
The move comes after the Elon Musk-led automaker disbanded its EV charging department following Tesla's announcement last month that it was reducing its global workforce by more than 10%.
Employees at the automaker received emails over the weekend as part of broader layoffs, according to the Electrek report.
Tesla, whose shares were up more than 1%, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
The company disclosed in notices last month that it will lay off more than 6,700 employees across its locations in Texas, California, Nevada and New York.
Tesla has been under pressure from dropping sales and an intensifying price war among automakers as elevated interest rates have slowed the adoption of electric vehicles.
The company is looking to focus on autonomous driving software, robotaxis and its humanoid robot Optimus, and Musk could be cutting its spending on certain teams to preserve cash for those projects, analysts have said.
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Post by cyclist on May 7, 2024 9:24:12 GMT -5
Tesla Model Y Second Only To Ford F-150 As Best-Selling Vehicle In US The EV doubled US registrations in January-April 2023, becoming America's No. 1 passenger car and second best selling vehicle overall.
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Post by luapnor on May 7, 2024 19:41:55 GMT -5
Tesla Model Y Second Only To Ford F-150 As Best-Selling Vehicle In US The EV doubled US registrations in January-April 2023, becoming America's No. 1 passenger car and second best selling vehicle overall. EV sales numbers are so last year....
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