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  1. SpaceEVDriver

    3rd row option

    One bit of bonus for the Scout is that its frunk should be big enough to hold some of that luggage.
  2. SpaceEVDriver

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

    It’s real. It’s as stupid as it sounds.
  3. SpaceEVDriver

    The Garage (What did you work on today?)

    Yeah. Hesitation or loss of focus is a big cause of losing control on a curve while riding a motorcycle. Yeah, that’s definitely a “point source” kind of “failure.” I’m sorry this happened. :( Fun!
  4. SpaceEVDriver

    Switching Harvester to All EV Model?

    We have done one 900+ mile trip in one day with an EV, so not quite a MI to CO length. It was a long day, but we were far, far less tired when we got to our hotel than when we did similar trips in our gas vehicles. The stop to charge makes long drives better, in my opinion, because they break up...
  5. SpaceEVDriver

    Switching Harvester to All EV Model?

    My point is less about once you have the EV and more about the way it makes it look like it’s much more difficult to take a road trip in an EV. I actually don’t even use ABRP anymore. I will sometimes use it like I would use Google Maps, but usually I just use Google Maps. I’ve always mapped...
  6. SpaceEVDriver

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

    Tucson has an ordinance that requires rescuees to pay for rescues if they passed a sign that warned of flooded roads. That said, the issue is less about the stupidity of humans—of which we have an endless supply—and more about the unpredictability of automated driving. A human making the...
  7. SpaceEVDriver

    Switching Harvester to All EV Model?

    I’ve found that ABRP is both conservative and pessimistic. First: They assume you have 5% degradation of your battery, even if it’s brand new. That means they’re planning on your overall trip taking up to 5% longer. For a 12-hour trip, that’s an extra 36 minutes. Second: They don’t respect...
  8. SpaceEVDriver

    Switching Harvester to All EV Model?

    My median road trip time to charge is 20-25 minutes. And it’s only this long because I don’t bother to “optimize” time spent at the charger while I’m eating. Of the quite literally hundreds of DCFC charges on road trips, I have had one or two with 40+ minute charge times, but those are very...
  9. SpaceEVDriver

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

    https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/waymo-autonomous-vehicles-back-on-the-road-after-many-became-stuck-in-arizona-floodwaters/75-271a5fac-596b-43c6-9473-0a6f7427a0a0 “These cars really haven't had enough time to be trained on how to manage flooding that happened as fast as this...
  10. SpaceEVDriver

    The Garage (What did you work on today?)

    Nah, brother. We don't do shame for things like this. One way I've put it to people before: On a bike, you have to ride in the right part of the moment. It takes all of your attention and all of your senses to keep your mind on the road at the middle distance. You have to look just far enough...
  11. SpaceEVDriver

    The Garage (What did you work on today?)

    Great reflexes! Almost more important than being able to see... Oh, that’s not good. I hope it heals without complications. One of the best things for my mental health was my motorcycle. If it weren’t getting colder here, I’d consider taking it out for a ride a few more times. That said, I...
  12. SpaceEVDriver

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

    I believe the new ChargePoints are going to be a slightly different design (larger individual modules, fewer modules to get to 600 kW). But overall this, as described, is one of the biggest issues with reliability. Another is that higher amperage means higher heat generation, which means lower...
  13. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    This is the air-fuel mixture equivalence ratio that describes how well the fuel will burn based on the actual air-fuel mixing ratio before it’s injected into the combustion chamber compared with the ideal (stoichiometric) ratio.
  14. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    I mean, I spent a lot of years in school and working on energy equations for my job(s).
  15. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    This is the downforce equation that describes how to keep the vehicle touching the road instead of flying up and coming down hard because there’s no propeller.
  16. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    The one with 1/2mv^2 + mgh +… = integral F_engine ds is the work-energy theorem for an ICE vehicle. 1/2 mv^2 is the kinetic energy mgh is the gravitational potential energy The integral of F_drag ds is the energy required to move the vehicle through air resistance over a distance (s). The...
  17. SpaceEVDriver

    Test drive options

    It wouldn’t make sense for them to limit a test drive to only one person. They’re going to want to get everyone they can to test drive their vehicles. And they really, really only want people who love the vehicles to buy them in the first year. They don’t want anyone having regrets publicly...
  18. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    There’s ALWAYS been math in F1. I’d love to be able to read those equations… edit: I can read one: Q_fuel = W_brake + Q_coolant + Q_exhaust + Q_friction + Q_unaccounted This equation describes where the energy in the fuel goes. The only useful energy use is the work done: W_brake (the energy...
  19. SpaceEVDriver

    FB find of the day

    It’s not specific to EVs. But they tend to have more “aerodynamic wheels” that reduce drag by a bit. Those more closed-off wheels are just more difficult to clean and tend to accumulate more gunk on the inside of the wheel. And out-of-sight, out-of-mind. Car washes don’t tend to do a good job...
  20. SpaceEVDriver

    FB find of the day

    I really like that wheel. But... I suspect they will collect mud and get out of balance very quickly. For the wheels on the Lightning, I have to take them off and power wash them to get ride of the shimmy caused by them being out of balance. These could be similarly problematic. I’d still use...
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