On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, Rick Beebe via EV wrote:
The smart EV driver would buy a leaf for $32,000 or a Smart ED for
$25,700 and spend $40 a week to rent an ICE car for their Washington to
NY trip instead of spending $40,000 extra for the Model S and having to
cool their heels at some truck stop (in bot
Even when driving on bridges over San Francisco bay during high wind
gusts, my Leaf doesn't seem to get blown around at all. I seriously doubt
that some electric (battery or corded) blower will have any effect.
Ed
On Thu, 24 Jul 2014, Denis Boutet via EV wrote:
> Leafs should be picked up, wi
I recommend a Nissan Leaf. It's not a compliance car and you should be able to
get one where you are.
As for maintenance and repairs, I don't think that is going to be much of an
issue. My Leaf is almost three years old with 33,700 miles. The only
maintenance or repairs it has needed are a pair
On Aug 28, 2014, at 6:51 AM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
>>> how much range is enough...is it better to... decrease price
>>> without improving range or make electric vehicles go further on a charge?
>
> > Why not do both?
>
> Amen. I like the new Nissan concept of a range of batteries t
On Thu, 28 Aug 2014, Michael Ross via EV wrote:
> All I am saying is that "simply" is not really that simple. Tesla made a
> very good choice with their battery design. For them it IS simpl-er. It
> took a clean salte for them to do it.
>
> Handling is not an issue for the S by virtue of that
On Thu, 28 Aug 2014, Ben Goren wrote:
> On Aug 28, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Ed Blackmond via EV wrote:
>
> > In the leasing model, battery packs have a guaranteed capacity. It does
> > not have a guaranteed manufacture date.
>
> That implies a corollary: that you might buy t
On Thu, 4 Sep 2014, David Kerzel via EV wrote:
> There are plenty of other issues: what if the EVSE was out of service or
> what if the power was out? I don't believe there is any guarantee a charge
> will be available when you need one any place but at home.
Exactly why I only use my EV for rou
On Sep 6, 2014, at 11:34 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV
wrote:
> But what is California trying to do here? If cleaner air is really
> what the state wants, IMO they should be glad you're considering an EV at
> all, and willing to help make it happen, regardless of your income level.
>
Ca
> On Sep 22, 2014, at 4:58 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
>
> ... So efficient you would never need to plug it in. It would even return
> energy to the grid.
You would have to plug it in to return energy to the grid.
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> On Nov 23, 2014, at 12:54 PM, robert winfield via EV
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> ... I shoulda got a Tesla as a Leaf did not meet my needs (1,000 mile plus
> trips 3-6 times a year)
Why would you do anything besides rent a vehicle for these trips, no matter
what you use for your daily driver?
Suppos
My windows get really dirty because I never stop for gas.
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> On Dec 10, 2014, at 1:31 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
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>
>
> http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095768_how-to-quit-smoking-buy-an-electric-car
> How To Quit Sm
> On Dec 13, 2014, at 11:06 AM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
>
> Also, range is significantly reduced in winter. They may claim a 100 mile
> range, but 80 miles is more like it, and only 50 in winter. Nissan (like most
> big companies) suffers from Not Invented Here syndrome, which means they
> ig
When I buy something, I expect it to work the way I thought it would work. If
it doesn’t, I complain. If it does I say nothing.
I have a Chevy Bolt. I got it new in January of 2017. Even though my 2011
Nissan Leaf still met my needs, I wanted to do what I could to show there was a
market for su
I think you are being a little bit pessimistic. I have a 2017 Bolt. In August I
had the recall replacement battery installed. I charged it to full overnight
and took it for an out and back ride. I drove it 253 miles using 59.3Kwh (both
using the on-board instrumentation). I mostly drove at 65mph
If you can afford it, I would recommend getting a Bolt. A new one is still
less than 30K and as far as battery wear is concerned, they are all new now.
GM replaced all the battery packs.
Then sell your Leaf to someone who will use it to replace an ICE commuter
vehicle and upgrade the battery
> On Dec 2, 2022, at 11:04 AM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
>
> (It also irked me that they continuously referred to the EVSE connections as
> the "charger". But that's just me.)
>
It’s not just you.
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The batteries are being replaced because of a manufacturing defect. From the
public description I believe that upon swelling at full charge, an arc could
occur internal to a battery cell and start a fire. The defect is apparently
rare, but there is no way to determine if a cell has the defect wi
I never got the software recall done on my 2017 Bolt. Instead I just used
hilltop reserve mode. I had the battery replacement done last August.
I don’t know what my range was before I had the replacement because I usually
only drive less than 50 miles. After getting the replacement, I did take
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I have been driving a 2017 Bolt for more than six and a half years. I know many
people complain about the comfort of the seats, but for me they have been more
comfortable than the seats in any other car I have owned. The driver’s seat
goes back far enough and up high enough for my hamstrings to
I’m curious how you determine your range. Do you actually drive it 100 miles,
or do something like drive it until the instrumentation shows that 25% of the
charge has been used and multiply the number of miles traveled by four?
How accurate is the mini’s instrumentation? The instrumentation on
> On May 3, 2024, at 9:55 PM, George Mullineaux via EV
> wrote:
>
> I see too many drivers that get stuck behind a slower vehicle on the highway
> because their cruise control has slowed down their vehicle to match the
> leading one.
This reminds me of a story. I used to be VP of engineer
Lee,
First, let me take this opportunity to thank you for all your informative posts
to this list. They have provided me with a tremendous learning experience
showing me practical applications for much of the theory I learned in school.
Having said that, I have a different perspective on the p
> On Jan 24, 2015, at 12:19 PM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
>
> [OT My status: I'm back-baby!
> After the electric-shock (cardioversion), the anesthesia Doctors said while
> semi-under, I was talking some gibberish about Electric Cars!
It probably wasn't gibberish. They just don't know anything ab
> On Mar 12, 2015, at 12:45 PM, Larry Gales via EV wrote:
>
> Actually, I have thought that battery swapping might make sense if you
> simply lease the use of a battery, rather than own it.
I completely agree.
Consider the life of a battery pack. It might start out with a guaranteed
capaci
> On Mar 17, 2015, at 1:23 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV
> wrote:
>
>> On 13 Mar 2015 at 13:57, Larry Gales via EV wrote:
>>
>> you don't need to have all manufacturers adhere to a common standard
>> (though that would be nice), but a major manufacturer such as Tesla
>> could have their on swa
> On Mar 25, 2015, at 9:11 AM, Michael Ross via EV wrote:
>
> According to my understanding of Li ion cells, it is possible to select
> cells, make packs and manage them for nearly unlimited life with no loss of
> capacity. You have to cool them, oversize them, undercharge them, and under
> disc
> On Mar 25, 2015, at 2:43 PM, paul dove via EV wrote:
>
> Ed, are you aware of the Android app "Leaf Spy" (I think is the name)?
> I don't have any experience with it but I have a similar thing for my
> imiev. With a $10-$60 OBD reader, it should give you the straight scoop
> on your energ
> On Mar 26, 2015, at 8:48 PM, Jamie K via EV wrote:
>
> For example, if the display shows 50%, then 50% of 20kWh is 10kWh.
>
Why bother with the intermediate conversion to KWH? If you know how far you
can go on 50%, then you are done.
With my 2011 Leaf, I know I can travel 10 miles on the l
> On Mar 26, 2015, at 7:39 PM, Jay Summet via EV wrote:
>
>
> I purchased Hoja just to obtain the LiIon modules in the battery pack,
> and was happy to find that the dash console reports that the battery
> has the full 12 bars of capacity, even though he has almost 19K miles
> under his tires.
On Wed, 3 Jun 2015, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
> I can see their point. It simply is not worth it to degrade the accuracy
> of the guess-o-meter by encouraging trickle charging after every use and
> have to put up with daily driver dissatisfaction with the gauge, than it
> is to sacrifice a lit
> On Jun 3, 2015, at 5:51 PM, Ben Goren wrote:
>
> On Jun 3, 2015, at 5:05 PM, Ed Blackmond via EV wrote:
>
>> The guess-o-meter provides neither number.
>
> Ignoring the guess-o-meter for the moment...how accurate is the remaining
> charge meter? Can one use it
> On Jun 6, 2015, at 6:05 AM, tomw via EV wrote:
>
> /"...When I use it to what I interpret as completely dead (about 3 miles of
> residential/commercial streets after the very low battery warning where it
> shuts off the meter), charging to what it indicates as 100% (12 bars on the
> meter) tak
> On Jun 9, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Ben Goren via EV wrote:
>
> On Jun 9, 2015, at 6:02 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
>
>> How Uber's Autonomous Cars Will Reshape The Economy By 2025
>> By SeekingAlpha, May 31, 2015 By Zack Kanter
For anybody skeptical about this, I have two questions. How many peop
> On Jan 23, 2016, at 10:11 AM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV
> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have a Tiny Pilot module for sale? I need it for a MSC100 charge
> station which was used with a Honda EV Plus. Pilot signal not needed on the
> EV plus so the conversion is different from the DS-50. The Tiny pi
I had a 1968 American Motors Ambassador station wagon that had vacuum wipers.
Ed
> On Jan 25, 2016, at 4:52 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV
> wrote:
>
> Oh, for goodness sake. Talk about limited applicability! This would be a
> concern only for conversions of extremely ancient ICEVs. Detroit
Lawrence,
Like I said in previous messages, I have replaced the Avcon "claw" with a
current J1772 connector. I got the connector from Rush at TusconEV. It works
fine with my 2011 Leaf.
> On Jan 27, 2016, at 3:17 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
>
> They do use a 14-50 male plug to go from th
Can you use the ODB-II port for this?
Ed
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> On Feb 3, 2016, at 7:35 PM, Seth Rothenberg via EV wrote:
>
> I was thinking about a problem and one thing led to another
> I got a Nissan Leaf without the fancy package with "
This unit was designed for the Honda EVPlus. You must disconnect it from the
car and plug it back in before it will operate again. It will only run a
single charge cycle per connection. It makes no difference how long the charge
cycle lasts.
If you are using the charging timer on the Leaf, it
I didn't get the message. I assumed it was because I never signed up for the
service.
After the service goes away I won't have to hit "decline" every time I power up
the car. I wonder if they will have a software update to remove the screen?
Well, I removed the address book for a different reas
> On Mar 1, 2016, at 1:46 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV
> wrote:
>
> I'm hardly an expert on these matters, but over 7000 cells in a battery?
> Good grief. With the stupefying amount of labor that has to go into
> assembling such batteries, I don't see how Tesla (or anyone) can ever build
>
People with ICE vehicles finance their fuel purchases separately from the
vehicle. The same could be done for electric vehicle battery packs.
There is a good business model here for leasing battery packs separately from
the vehicle. A pack would be leased originally with a guaranteed capacity o
> On Mar 25, 2016, at 10:05 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
>
> If it goes and I ruin the engine and get stuck 100 miles away in the
> mountains, that's bad news.
When I bought my Leaf, I got rid of my other car. Now my Leaf is my only
vehicle and it has really changed the way I look at thi
> On Apr 13, 2016, at 1:27 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
> Success. It seems the Leaf timer is always on and must be turned off on some
> old EVSE. Maybe that is the problem with the MCS 100. I wouldn't be
> surprised.
Yes, this is the case. The EVSE designed for use with the Honda EVPl
> On May 3, 2016, at 12:47 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV
> wrote:
>
> If you feel uncomfortable about backing up traffic, you can be nice and pull
> over every few miles to let the queue pass you. But you're under no
> obligation to do so.
>
I believe this is not the case in California. I m
On May 16, 2016, at 3:00 PM, Michael Ross via EV wrote:
>>
>> the EV is more convenient, as you can wake up
>> every morning with a fully charged car with virtually no effort.
> Unfortunately, there are structural impediments to this being true. In
> many densely populated areas people have n
> On Jul 29, 2016, Cor van de Water wrote:
>
> I did not know you need to be a tech junkie
> to understand and confirm the on-screen warning message
> "You must keep your hands on the steering wheel at all times
> and take over the driving as needed"
> when you engage "autopilot”.
>
In response
> On Aug 22, 2016, at 4:19 AM, EVDL Administrator via EV
> wrote:
>
> For all that, I have to admit, it has promising specs. It's just that I
> still can't get past GM's EV history.
>
That worries me a bit too, but they are going to be available for purchase. The
EV1 was not.
I'm planning
I think the convenience factor has another component. The only time you need to
stop for gas is when you are already late. With an EV you never have to stop to
charge. You take an extra 15 seconds when you are already stopping for
something else.
All that is really needed is a simple receptacle
> On Feb 5, 2018, at 11:39 AM, Gail Lucas via EV wrote:
>
>> On 2/5/2018 11:27 AM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
>> What matters most to me is what they *do*... not what they say. GM has had a
>> terrible history of saying one thing, and doing another. The EV1 was only a
>> recent example.
>
> At l
The article states, “The hydrogen will be delivered to an industry-leading fuel
cell to charge a Lithium-Ion battery with up to 30 kW of power.” I interpret
this to mean that the output of the fuel cell is 30kW with the lithium-ion
battery used as a buffer to handle peak loads.
Ed
> On Mar 16
> On Oct 23, 2018, at 2:14 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
>
> bvgandhi via EV wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have lately come across a lot of work done on reconfigurable battery packs
>> which uses the concept of scheduling of battery cells. Instead of oversizing
>> the battery pack with too many cells an
> On Jul 6, 2015, at 9:14 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
>
> "Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering kaboom!" --
> Marvin the Martian
I have proven the Big Bang theory many times.
Ed
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> On Jul 16, 2015, at 3:50 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV
> wrote:
>
> The question here is, why aren't house batteries lasting? Is the Leaf not
> properly charging it? Could it be that the dealer supplied batteries are
> junk?
I have 2011 Leaf with 41,000 miles. The original house battery
I would suggest the logo used by the Production Electric Vehicle Drivers
Coalition back in 2001 or 2002. I still have a couple T-shirts with the logo
someplace.
The logo is a stick figure driver with a scarf trailing behind in the wind
driving an open top roadster with a battery symbol in the m
> On Sep 28, 2015, at 1:39 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
>
> For example, my Leaf gets about 1.5 - 2.5 miles per kWh (depending on
> accessories and temperature) on city streets where I live. But if I go 60mph
> on the freeway, I can sometimes get 4 miles per kWh.
I don’t have any hard data
> On Sep 29, 2015, at 4:09 AM, paul dove via EV wrote:
>
> Easy,
> The only people buying EVs now are early adopters. It's new and most people
> are afraid of them.
Here in Silicon Valley, there are traffic lanes dedicated to EV’s. These used
to be for carpools and they still allow carpools
> On Oct 8, 2015, at 10:05 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
>
> But we all know, taking a Sonic-ice and making a EV out of it is not going
> to be as efficient as if GM unleashed their R&D team to produce a purpose
> built EV (like the EV1 was). Doesn't it seem like if GM really was serious
> about pr
> On Oct 23, 2015, at 11:07 AM, Ben Goren via EV wrote:
>
> If the engineering team of a major auto manufacturer couldn't make a 50 kW
> system suitable for an hybrid with a gross weight less than that of the
> typical American passenger...that team should be fired.
>
Unless they were not doi
I own a 2011 Leaf with 45,000 miles. As a car it is excellent! As an EV,
it can't hold a candle to the 1998 Homda EVPlus, I had for 6 years until
Honda took it away.
The thing I like most about the Leaf is the wireless key, that all cars
these days have. This was my first and I will never bu
On Tue, 17 Nov 2015, David Wilker via EV wrote:
> Hi Gene! (I always wanted to say that)
I have a fear of running into an old friend named Jack, when I'm on an
airplane.
Ed
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On Nov 24, 2015, at 9:11 AM, Lee Hart via EV wrote:
>> 'Leaf’s depreciation is comparable to a pack of Sharpies left out in the sun
>> with their caps off'
>
> Hyperbole aside, the used price of something is irrelevant unless you need to
> sell it.
>
Or if you want to buy it. I have no intent
I’m not really interested in the public charging infrastructure topic, but I
shop at the Lucky supermarket mentioned in the press release. I also shop at
the Whole Foods market and bought my Leaf at the Nissan dealer where Bruce
found other L3 EVSE.
The installation at Lucky is done correctly
I had one of these for my Honda EVPlus and converted it for use with my 2011
Leaf, by replacing the Avcon plug with a J1772 plug. It works just fine.
However there is an issue. The MCS100 will allow only one charge cycle. The
plug must be disconnected and reconnected before it will allow another
> On Jan 13, 2016, at 6:12 AM, Collin Kidder via EV wrote:
>
> I can't believe a big company like Nissan wouldn't have thought to do this.
The regen braking on the Leaf is no more than compression braking in a typical
ICE vehicle. An ICE Nissan Versa shifting down to third gear slows more than
I got a phone call from my local Chevrolet dealer (Fremont Chevrolet in
Fremont, CA) yesterday. Production of the Bolt EV started a couple weeks ago.
They have 100 on order that will be arriving in two to three weeks. You can
sign up for the one you want with a $1000 deposit and pick it up as so
Bruce,
Thanks for sharing your search efforts with us. I tried something similar and
couldn't find anything except the main Chevrolet page. That page allowed me to
sign up for more information. They have sent me a few email messages, about
once a month, since. I was expecting a note when they b
> On Nov 15, 2016, at 7:14 AM, Thos True via EV wrote:
>
> .It is the pedestrian blinded by
> electronics technology that we need to concern ourselves with!
>
Maybe we could have something that disabled cell phones. That would cure the
distracted driver problem too.
Ed
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I've decided to be selfish on this issue. I put a deposit down on a BoltEV at
my local Chevrolet dealer. I'm told they are expecting 100 to be delivered
beginning next week (after Thanksgiving).
As I understand it, GM will be selling the BoltEV. I will not lease it. After
my experience leasing
> On Dec 14, 2016, at 8:55 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
>
> In any case, their product name (like GM's Volt, Bolt dolt naming) is
> lame-o.
The GM naming scheme isn't that bad. They could introduce a plugin hybrid SUV
and call it the Revolt. How about an all electric minivan called the Carriage
>> Is anyone trying to reverse engineer the handshake between the Leaf BMS and
>> the rest of the car?
I am interested in learning how to reset the capacity gauge. Cor replaced the
battery cells in my 2011 Leaf about 2000 miles ago. LeafSpy now reports about
62.5AH, but the capacity gauge on th
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> On Jan 24, 2017, at 1:32 AM, Tom Parker wrote:
>
>> On 24/01/17 04:07, Ed Blackmond via EV wrote:
>>
>> I am interested in learning how to reset the capacity gauge. Cor replaced
>> the batte
No thanks. My phone is the appropriate device for this sort of thing. It fits
in my pocket. I can use it to pay for groceries, movies, lumber, etc. already.
I have it with me all the time. Vehicle things are already being done with
Android Auto and Apple Car Play. Tolls and parking won't be far
> On Feb 12, 2017, at 1:19 PM, Willie via EV wrote:
>
>
>
>> On 02/12/2017 12:11 PM, John Lussmyer via EV wrote:
>> On Sun Feb 12 08:34:05 PST 2017 ev@lists.evdl.org said:
>>> Doing the math with the typical 250 Whrs per mile of a Prius, then at 60
>>> MPh, that 250Whrs per minute or 15kWh ove
> On Feb 18, 2017, at 8:27 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
>
> Don't know how you do it. In my 2011 Leaf, I went 30 miles RT from a full
> charge (10 bars). When I got home it was well into the 3rd bar from the
> bottom. So, about 40 miles range?
Peri,
Get the LeafSpy app and an OBDII Bluetoo
> On Feb 28, 2017, at 9:54 AM, Corbin Dunn via EV wrote:
>
>
>> Il giorno 27 feb 2017, alle ore 4:22 PM, ROBERT via EV
>> ha scritto:
>>
>> I noticed a series of e-mails on regen and smart cruise control. These two
>> topic are closely related. I have been looking at implementing regen on
> On Apr 26, 2017, at 9:14 AM, Willie via EV wrote:
> ... It astonishes me that anyone with an understanding of what happened
> would even consider buying a GM vehicle.
I understand exactly how you feel. I had to do some serious soul searching
before I bought my Chevrolet Bolt, but I'm glad
> On May 22, 2017, at 9:10 AM, Willie via EV wrote:
>
> Bruce mentioned "guessometer" in a Tesla context. It is my understanding
> that Tesla arrives at an estimated range by applying a constant, linear scale
> factor to the estimated remaining energy. For normal use, that scale factor
> i
I have to agree with this review. I got a Bolt about the same time this guy got
his. It is definitely the nicest car I have ever driven.
First, the seat goes back far enough and raises up high enough that my thighs
actually rest on the seat. In every other car I've had, my knees have always
bee
In addition to the traditional GoM, the Bolt instrumentation includes trend
bars to give the driver an idea how close to the current range estimate it is
being driven. A bar extends above the estimate if the car is being driven in a
way that will exceed the estimate. A bar extends below the esti
> On Nov 17, 2017, at 3:46 PM, John Lussmyer via EV wrote:
>
> On Fri Nov 17 15:18:16 PST 2017 ev@lists.evdl.org said:
>> On 11/17/2017 01:02 PM, John Lussmyer via EV wrote:
>>> Nah, I want the Semi - converted to a Motorhome!
>>
>> I had not thought of that! I had been a great fan of MB Spri
> On Aug 21, 2019, at 6:13 PM, Paul Wujek via EV wrote:
>
> Illustration of how mainstream manufacturers still don't get it:
>
Yeah, but Volkswagen is going to come out with an electric version of the
Microbus.
Ed
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My 2017 Chevy Bolt will regen to a complete stop. I rarely touch the brake
pedal to impede forward progress more than once or twice a week.
Ed
> On Mar 4, 2020, at 5:36 AM, Rod Hower via EV wrote:
>
> Not sure how this can save much energy if you have regen. My 2014 Chevy
> Volt has 95,000
I’ll give another reason. More than five weeks into our sequestration, I am
amazed at how clear the air is as I look out from my windows across San
Francisco Bay and Silicon without all the internal combustion engine vehicles
on the roads.
I swear, with a pair of binoculars, I could see leaves
Ask them where and how often they charge their cell phone?
Ed
> On Nov 25, 2020, at 2:46 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
>
> That's certainly encouraging, however I'm not feeling as secure as you are.
> Maybe outside the US, which in the long run affects the US, they're past the
> tipping poi
You might want to consider renting for this purpose. Suppose it cost you $200
each time you used it. That would be once a week for three years for about the
same price as buying something (assuming you could use the ski boat year
round). There would be no registration, maintenance or insurance
The only time these guess-o-meters are correct is when they read zero. I’ve
had three OEM electric cars. The implementation of the guess-o-meter in the
1998 Honda EVPlus was by far the best. It consisted of a bar graph with two
horizontal bars indicating the distance to empty in different con
Your information on the Bolt recall is wrong!
The recall only applies to model years 2017, 2018, and some 2019. Model years
2020 and 2021 are not subject to the recall.
The temporary work around is to only charge to 90%.
Ed
> On Mar 3, 2021, at 4:55 PM, Steves via EV wrote:
>
> That’s odd
A friend of mine has a model X. It opens the door for her when she walks up to
the car.
Ed
> On Mar 11, 2021, at 2:37 PM, Gail Lucas via EV wrote:
>
> Yes, Willie, but some of us would need an open the car door and help us in
> option too. I would not hesitate to trust the system as it won't
> On Apr 24, 2021, at 7:09 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
>
> When it comes to EVs, so far all we have is crossovers and SUVs and, soon,
> trucks. No minivans on the horizon as best as I can tell. Is that being
> pushed by marketing or is it perceived market ?
Volkswagen says they are going
> On Aug 13, 2021, at 9:27 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
>
> At some point, we'll probably have enough large scale excess that it makes
> sense to produce hydrogen with that excess. But, I believe, the primary use
> for that hydrogen will be for backup grid power generation, not
> transporta
Do *you* see *any* advantages? If so, what are they?
Ed
> On Aug 19, 2021, at 12:32 PM, Mark Abramowitz via EV
> wrote:
>
> I guess no one sees *any* advantages? I wonder why? Is everyone using the
> same 20 year old information that some are using? Believing some of the
> myths? Are peopl
> On Sep 1, 2021, at 9:53 AM, Willie via EV wrote:
>
>
>> On 9/1/21 10:20 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote:
>> It could be that the grid can't handle any significant generation of PV
>> energy. If it could, economics would dictate that excess PV energy would be
>> sold, not shut down.
>>
>> T
When you folks refer to the range of your Bolt, are you referring to actual
miles driven, or the number of miles displayed on the dash? The problem with
displaying a range number is that most people interpret it as the capacity of
the battery pack. It is only loosely related to the capacity of
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