The return of EVs thread

[lawdog77]

Ah yes, an electric car for every American family, hey?

As long as they come with personal robot chauffeurs

[jesmu84]

RIVN stock was up 9% yesterday and is up 40% premarket today after the joint venture with VW was announced.

They also released their gen2 R1T/S to very favorable reviews.

[Skatastrophy]

Ah yes, an electric car for every American family, hey?

I mean, in 100 years cars won't still be gas powered. The future has to start somewhere.

[tower912]

I am going to give the benefit of the doubt and assume he is celebrating the marriage of VW and Rivian as a way to bring more and improved affordable EVs to the marketplace.

[MU82]

They also released their gen2 R1T/S to very favorable reviews.

That's cool. One of my neighbors got a new Rivian truck 2 years ago (I don't know the model), and it's really nice-looking. He loves it.

[NCMUFan]

What is the batteries lifetime?
A workmate had some interesting perspectives.  He seemed to believe the car had little value once the batteries were shot.
Also he felt, for everyday driving around town or commute, get an electric vehicle.  If going on a long trip, just rent a gas vehicle.

[MUfan12]

What is the batteries lifetime?
A workmate had some interesting perspectives.  He seemed to believe the car had little value once the batteries were shot.
Also he felt, for everyday driving around town or commute, get an electric vehicle.  If going on a long trip, just rent a gas vehicle.

We have a 10 yr/100,000 mile warranty on the battery. So we'll see how long the thing lasts.

Ours has been only used for local travel so far, but we're planning on taking it for a longer trip soon and stopping for some juice along the way. Interested to see how that goes.

[Hards Alumni]

All true. Though it does seem like if you've worked on a vehicle you've been touting heavily for 5+ years and calling it the next great vehicle in the history of mankind, you might not have 3 recalls in its first few months on the road. But sure, I've owned vehicles with recalls, too, including on one of the cars we own now.

Nah, they're finding bugs.  A lot of cars have recalls.  Many of the bugs are fixable through software updates.

I think the word recall sounds a lot worse than it actually it.

And I'm no Elon stan.

[Hards Alumni]

What is the batteries lifetime?
A workmate had some interesting perspectives.  He seemed to believe the car had little value once the batteries were shot.
Also he felt, for everyday driving around town or commute, get an electric vehicle.  If going on a long trip, just rent a gas vehicle.

Replacing the batteries will be very expensive, though I imagine with tech improvements the life cycles can be extended or the cost of replacement will come down.

[warriorchick]

Former Packer star Randall Cobb and his family "lucky to be alive" after their Tesla charger sparked a raging house fire:

https://nypost.com/2024/06/26/sports/randall-cobb-family-escape-after-tesla-charger-causes-house-fire/

[jesmu84]

Former Packer star Randall Cobb and his family "lucky to be alive" after their Tesla charger sparked a raging house fire:

https://nypost.com/2024/06/26/sports/randall-cobb-family-escape-after-tesla-charger-causes-house-fire/

ICE vehicles catch fire at higher rates than EVs

[jesmu84]

We have a 10 yr/100,000 mile warranty on the battery. So we'll see how long the thing lasts.

Ours has been only used for local travel so far, but we're planning on taking it for a longer trip soon and stopping for some juice along the way. Interested to see how that goes.

What are you driving?

I've taken my EV6 on numerous 200-500 mile road trips. Lemme know if you have any questions

[rocky_warrior]

ICE vehicles catch fire at higher rates than EVs

Sittile idle (not running) in the garage?

[tower912]

ICE vehicles absolutely catch fire more often than do EVs.  EVs are tougher to extinguish.
   My favorite story like that is the firefighter charging his Nissan Leaf with a Dollar General extension cord and having an electrical fire in his garage.

[Pakuni]

Whoops!

https://twitter.com/bfreshwa/status/1803823968547217903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1803823968547217903%7Ctwgr%5E386dd341155ad2207bd2f8ca70ae91a17f06b97b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fautos.yahoo.com%2Fcontrol-cybertruck-crashes-house-183000632.html

[Pakuni]

ICE vehicles catch fire at higher rates than EVs

But EV fires are more dangerous and harder to put out.

[rocky_warrior]

But EV fires are more dangerous and harder to put out.

And more likely to happen in a garage...

Edit:  It's an age old battery charging problem.  Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries should be better (with appropriate charging control), but only about 40% of EVs use them so far.

[warriorchick]

ICE vehicles catch fire at higher rates than EVs

It wasn't the vehicle; it was the charger.

How many houses have burned down because the owner's gas station caught on fire?

[rocky_warrior]

It wasn't the vehicle; it was the charger.

I've got to believe that was a misstatement?  Most car chargers are actually *in* the car.  The thing is the garage is mostly a high voltage cable.  But it's possible that was wired improperly.  Most garage fires are caused by electrical issues.

Edit:  The pic is of an electrical panel, so probably a home electrical problem, not the car.

[Uncle Rico]

And more likely to happen in a garage...

Edit:  It's an age old battery charging problem.  Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries should be better (with appropriate charging control), but only about 40% of EVs use them so far.

Horses don't catch on fire

[rocky_warrior]

Horses don't catch on fire

But hay does.

[Uncle Rico]

But hay does.

I don't think that's scientifically provable

[tower912]

The charger was in the garage.   Perhaps it was wired incorrectly.

[Skatastrophy]

It wasn't the vehicle; it was the charger.

How many houses have burned down because the owner's gas station caught on fire?

I think a better analogy would be "how many houses burn down because of faulty or incorrectly installed appliances?"

The Tesla S draws about 48 amps when charging (according to google). That's about double what a 2 ton AC unit draws, just over what a 5 ton draws. That's big boy amperage.

[tower912]

I think a better analogy would be "how many houses burn down because of faulty or incorrectly installed appliances?"

The Tesla S draws about 48 amps when charging (according to google). That's about double what a 2 ton AC unit draws, just over what a 5 ton draws. That's big boy amperage.

Ding ding ding.

Space heaters and window AC units through cheap extension cords cause many fires.  Poorly installed,  old, or overloaded wiring is no bueno.