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[LastDayScout]

I just read over the last dozen or so posts. Stereotyping and gross generalizations on fire! Sure, the stereotype gets the attention, but they are just that, stereotypes. I am now in a white collar position, but I certainly wasn’t always. I call and treat my employees as co-workers and colleagues. I do not treat them as “blue collar” to my “white collar”. I certainly know how to do things, build things and generally figure stuff out. That seems to be a dying art across the entire socioeconomic spectrum. I say form your opinions carefully and always leave them open to change based on learning new things.

 

[LastDayScout]

Don’t know if anyone posted this but these gents are electrifying a Scout 80 using a Nissan Leaf Donor

That’s basically the reason I found out about Scout being revived. I was searching “EV Scout swaps“. Pretty cool. More Scouts on the road EV or ICE is good by me!

 

[J Alynn]

I just read over the last dozen or so posts. Stereotyping and gross generalizations on fire! Sure, the stereotype gets the attention, but they are just that, stereotypes. I am now in a white color position, but I certainly wasn’t always. I call and treat my employees as co-workers and colleagues. I do not treat them as “blue collar” to my “white collar”. I certainly know how to do things, build things and generally figure stuff out. That seems to be a dying art across the entire socioeconomic spectrum. I say form your opinions carefully and always leave them open to change based on learning new things.

Very well said

 

[LastDayScout]

That’s basically the reason I found out about Scout being revived. I was searching “EV Scout swaps“. Pretty cool. More Scouts on the road EV or ICE is good by me!

So just watched the video…FF’d through a bit. But, I’m so glad this is not the only way to get an EV Scout! Thanks Scout Motors!

 

[THil08]

I just read over the last dozen or so posts. Stereotyping and gross generalizations on fire! Sure, the stereotype gets the attention, but they are just that, stereotypes. I am now in a white color position, but I certainly wasn’t always. I call and treat my employees as co-workers and colleagues. I do not treat them as “blue collar” to my “white collar”. I certainly know how to do things, build things and generally figure stuff out. That seems to be a dying art across the entire socioeconomic spectrum. I say form your opinions carefully and always leave them open to change based on learning new things.

I agree 25% of your statement. Learning 3% from this.

 

[LastDayScout]

I agree 25% of your statement. Learning 3% from this.

Better than zero!

 

[THil08]

Thats my new way of responding from today on. No more insight on mechanics or anything.

Its all gonna be percentages.

 

[Logan]

Thats my new way of responding from today on. No more insight on mechanics or anything.

Its all gonna be percentages.

I'm 95% certain this will hold true.



(In my mountain biking forum there was a huuuuuuge thread that started out with someone asserting that "95% of people are riding around overbiked" (meaning, too much suspension travel/weight for their needs), and it exploded into a years long off topic thread, and "95%" being used to describe everything, so it was on the brain).

I wish you luck in your percentage based contributions.

 

[THil08]

I'm 95% certain this will hold true.



(In my mountain biking forum there was a huuuuuuge thread that started out with someone asserting that "95% of people are riding around overbiked" (meaning, too much suspension travel/weight for their needs), and it exploded into a years long off topic thread, and "95%" being used to describe everything, so it was on the brain).

I wish you luck in your percentage based contributions.

100%

 

[cyure]

I just don’t want to make my passengers car sick, that’s why I think I would want my car to creep. Never having driving an EV for extended period of time how long does it take you to get used to driving one pedal without creep on.

https://insideevs.com/features/774880/why-do-evs-creep/

 

[THil08]

I just don’t want to make my passengers car sick, that’s why I think I would want my car to creep. Never having driving an EV for extended period of time how long does it take you to get used to driving one pedal without creep on.

https://insideevs.com/features/774880/why-do-evs-creep/

100%

 

[SpaceEVDriver]

I just don’t want to make my passengers car sick, that’s why I think I would want my car to creep. Never having driving an EV for extended period of time how long does it take you to get used to driving one pedal without creep on.

https://insideevs.com/features/774880/why-do-evs-creep/

I'm not sure how accurate the article is for all the other EVs, but with our Fords, creep doesn't really happen how they say it does. I'm trying to recall a time when I experienced creep at all in either of the Fords. Ford does have an option to toggle a feature called "Auto Hold," which I suppose is an anti-creep feature. It's not dependant on 1PD, though. Auto Hold applies the brakes to hold the vehicle after you stop it and release the brake pedal.

But to your question: my partner originally drove with 1PD off for a year or so. Then decided to try 1PD. She grew comfortable with it after a few days. She prefers it now. I get car sick in any car I'm not driving. I do not get car sick when she's driving in 1PD.

 

[J Alynn]

I'm not sure how accurate the article is for all the other EVs, but with our Fords, creep doesn't really happen how they say it does. I'm trying to recall a time when I experienced creep at all in either of the Fords. Ford does have an option to toggle a feature called "Auto Hold," which I suppose is an anti-creep feature. It's not dependant on 1PD, though. Auto Hold applies the brakes to hold the vehicle after you stop it and release the brake pedal.

But to your question: my partner originally drove with 1PD off for a year or so. Then decided to try 1PD. She grew comfortable with it after a few days. She prefers it now. I get car sick in any car I'm not driving. I do not get car sick when she's driving in 1PD.

That’s interest that you don’t get car sick

 

[Chavannigans]

Maybe, if we get to use Waze directly through the head unit and on the infotainment screen (at a barebones minimum)... We already get native app integration (like Spotify) so if Rivian can add more apps like Waze I might get over it. For now I will continue use Waze on my phone in parallel while driving, which isn't my preference obviously.

Have you considered this system?

Videos – EV PLAY

evplay.io

 

[THil08]

That’s interest that you don’t get car sick

100%

 

[Chavannigans]

Ok, so I did some reading and this is worse than I thought. There will definitely be some ripples.



“Firefighters were still at the plant working around 1 a.m. Wednesday, according to dispatches.



Flames and smoke from the plant were visible for miles, according to responding firefighters and nearby residents posting on social media.



Novelis, headquartered in Atlanta, is a major producer of aluminum products and is the world’s largest recycler of aluminum. It employs 13,170 people worldwide, including about 1,200 in Scriba.



The Scriba facility was Novelis’ first U.S. operation and remains its largest wholly owned fabrication plant in North America. It produces more than a billion pounds of aluminum sheet each year for the automotive, beverage can and building and construction markets.”

Firefighters battle 3-alarm fire at Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County

Around 20 fire departments responded to the aluminum plant Tuesday night.

www.syracuse.com

Here come the ripples.

Fire disrupts aluminum supply for Ford, other automakers

Aluminum makes up the bodies of the Dearborn automaker's F-Series trucks, the country's best-selling vehicles that drive the company's earnings.

www.detroitnews.com

“Ford Motor Co. said it's working to minimize manufacturing disruptions after a fire took out a New York plant that supplies roughly 40% of the aluminum sheet used in the auto industry.”
About a dozen automakers use aluminum from Novelis, including Ford, Chrysler-maker Stellantis NV, Toyota Motor Corp., Hyundai Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Stellantis spokesperson Jodi Tinson said the company is monitoring the situation at Novelis.




This is not going to be good for consumers. Automakers are considering importing aluminum to keep the assembly lines on, but a tariff on Aluminum goes into effect Nov 1st and we currently don’t have a domestic manufacturer that can replace the production of the plant that burned down.

 

[LastDayScout]

Here come the ripples.

Fire disrupts aluminum supply for Ford, other automakers

Aluminum makes up the bodies of the Dearborn automaker's F-Series trucks, the country's best-selling vehicles that drive the company's earnings.

www.detroitnews.com

“Ford Motor Co. said it's working to minimize manufacturing disruptions after a fire took out a New York plant that supplies roughly 40% of the aluminum sheet used in the auto industry.”




This is not going to be good for consumers. Automakers are considering importing aluminum to keep the assembly lines on, but a tariff on Aluminum goes into effect Nov 1st and we currently don’t have a domestic manufacturer that can replace the production of the plant that burned down.

Unintended consequences are still consequences.

 

[J Alynn]

Unintended consequences are still consequences.

Amazing how one event can impact so many people and businesses

 

[LastDayScout]

Amazing how one event can impact so many people and businesses

How short our memory is. Remember the supply chain disruptions? Can't put all your eggs in one basket.

 

[THil08]

Here come the ripples.

Fire disrupts aluminum supply for Ford, other automakers

Aluminum makes up the bodies of the Dearborn automaker's F-Series trucks, the country's best-selling vehicles that drive the company's earnings.

www.detroitnews.com

“Ford Motor Co. said it's working to minimize manufacturing disruptions after a fire took out a New York plant that supplies roughly 40% of the aluminum sheet used in the auto industry.”
About a dozen automakers use aluminum from Novelis, including Ford, Chrysler-maker Stellantis NV, Toyota Motor Corp., Hyundai Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Stellantis spokesperson Jodi Tinson said the company is monitoring the situation at Novelis.




This is not going to be good for consumers. Automakers are considering importing aluminum to keep the assembly lines on, but a tariff on Aluminum goes into effect Nov 1st and we currently don’t have a domestic manufacturer that can replace the production of the plant that burned down.

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