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  1. Cranky Canuck

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Yes that was a thing but only on certain versions of certain models. The reason Tesla could do that is because for their cheapest version of the Model 3 or Y they artificially limited the size of the battery through software. So people bought what was essentially the mid-trim vehicle physically...
  2. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    A lot of people DO NOT like or want One Pedal Driving. I'm one of those people. From the public EV outreach I've been doing for years I can tell you most people who are new to EVs also don't like OPD. It's weird and makes driving uncomfortable until you get the hang of it. If Scout is trying to...
  3. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    It sounds more complicated but it really isn't. You can also just set and forget with paddles, but it's really nice to be able to adjust things for those of us that want to do that. I like having choice and not being shoehorned into a "Tesla/Rivian knows best - here's the only option" type of...
  4. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    I adjust my regen setting every single time I'm in the car. It's not a constant adjustment or anything but sometimes I don't want regen (like when I hop on to the highway for a bit) and other times I want regen to be just a little bit more aggressive. It depends on what I'm doing but personally...
  5. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    Yeah, you seem to be misunderstanding what the paddles actually do. There are a pair of paddles on the steering wheel, the right paddle increases the aggressiveness of the regeneration while the left paddle decreases it. They control the intensity of the regen (ie how fast the car decelerates)...
  6. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    They aren't a gimmick, they offer choice to those of us who hate the Tesla experience. My car has paddles to adjust regen and they're incredibly useful. I much prefer them over the Tesla way of doing things. Give owners the choice like Hyundai and Kia have and don't force them into a single...
  7. Cranky Canuck

    Dynamic Power Management

    Even then, there are chargers on the market like EV Duty which have the ability to monitor a home's current draw and will limit the use of the charger until there is enough capacity on the panel. So if you have a 100A panel with a hot tub for example, it'll wait until the hot tub is off before...
  8. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    It depends on what you're doing. In city driving with lots of stop and go it can help quite a bit because you're not constantly throwing away energy as waste heat like you do with a combustion car. That's basically what hybrids do. You won't add much actual range but you will notice your...
  9. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    There's a lot car makers can do. Regen isn't a new technology (and neither is blending it with friction brakes), it's been around since the first Prius so over a quarter century now. In my car "Snow Mode" limits the regen so there's certainly a lot they can do with something like a "tow mode"...
  10. Cranky Canuck

    Dynamic Power Management

    That is completely unnecessary as very few people need a 60A breaker to charge their EV. Most people will be fine with a 40A circuit (providing 32A). This really is a non-issue. Even if you want a high power home charger for some reason there are plenty on the market already that can do power...
  11. Cranky Canuck

    Paddle Shifters For Adjusting Regen

    I agree. I can't stand one-pedal driving and I think the way Tesla has implemented their braking is wrong. Honestly if Scout does regen on accelerator release only that would be a deal-breaker for me. I much prefer the way Hyrundai-Kia have implemented it which gives owners a choice from...
  12. Cranky Canuck

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    Yeah this isn't really "groundbreaking", it's just more chemistry tweaking at the margins of the technology. The fact that they're only planning on putting them in their largest (ie most expensive) vehicles leads me to wonder if they're really as cheap as LFP. Is this a real breakthrough? No...
  13. Cranky Canuck

    Volkswagen EVs to Get Tesla Supercharger Access

    It's really not as big a deal as you might think. There are usually alternatives nearby or worst case you just hit up a fast charger and pay a little more. There aren't all that many original Tesla destination chargers, most of them now comply with the J1772 protocols, it's really just the...
  14. Cranky Canuck

    Volkswagen EVs to Get Tesla Supercharger Access

    This is excellent info, just one thing I'd like to point out from personal experience is that older "Brand-T" destination chargers are not compatible with CCS1 cars, even if you have the right adapter. It seems that the older Level 2 EVSE's only 'speak' Tesla and are not J1772 compliant...
  15. Cranky Canuck

    Combustion Engine

    No we don't have an EV mandate. If you ask right-wing pundits they'll tell you we do but what we actually have is a requirement for car companies to sell more EVs by 2035. There's no requirement for them to stop selling combustion cars by that date and there's no prohibition on anyone buying a...
  16. Cranky Canuck

    Combustion Engine

    What you say about charging is true but again, the overwhelming majority of EV owners charge at home the vast majority of the time. EV drivers don't use fast chargers like combustion owners use gas stations. It's not a comparable metric. We only use fast chargers on road trips which isn't a...
  17. Cranky Canuck

    Combustion Engine

    A couple of points on what you said here, the US is exceptional but not in a good way. You're right, the US is an anomaly that is lagging the rest of the world on many fronts including EV adoption, that's true. Gasoline might be a little cheaper right now than it was a few months ago but it's...
  18. Cranky Canuck

    Combustion Engine

    Once you go to an EV you don't go back to combustion, it would be like and going back to a steam locomotive. The data is very clear on this. The vast majority of EV owners will not consider a combustion vehicle when shopping for a new vehicle...
  19. Cranky Canuck

    Combustion Engine

    Just to clarify for others who may read this, the EV market is not in fact "struggling". The EV market reached yet another record-high quarter of sales as it has been for the past several years now. The EV market is healthier and larger than it has ever been and continues to grow. There is no...
  20. Cranky Canuck

    Top Five Accessories For The New Scout

    Hard no, haptics don't work with winter gloves on. I'd rather they stick with physical buttons or a knob.
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