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  1. SpaceEVDriver

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

    I honestly ran this after I posted about the Crater looking like AI. And I used a browser that’s never looked at the Crater. That browser had been used to create the Scout images I posted in the Gemini thread.
  2. SpaceEVDriver

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    It IS!!! This was from the LA Auto Show and they drove it onto the stage! Shudder.
  3. SpaceEVDriver

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    I don’t even know if it’s real. It’s just fugly.
  4. SpaceEVDriver

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    The Jeep Recon and the Hyundai Crater both look like someone fed a generative AI a prompt of, “design an off-road SUV.” The Jeep prompter’s cookies were filled with images of every other SUV from the past two decades. It feels like they just took things from every SUV and added the seven slots...
  5. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    A small herd of elk who seem to have been separated from the larger herd came by this morning. Here are a couple of photos through the snow. This little bull is still losing velvet from the antlers.
  6. SpaceEVDriver

    What's it like to take a road trip in a truck like the Terra (F-150 Lightning)?

    I added Vulcan to our list of destinations. We’ve cut out some of eastern Alberta and all of Saskatchewan and will likely head to Billings, MT to visit with friends instead. Vulcan is on the drive from Calgary to Great Falls, so it’s perfect. It even has a charger at the Star Trek visitor...
  7. SpaceEVDriver

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    Well, for VW. We discussed this back in September. PowerCo’s Canadian plant was never going to be ready before Scout was supposed to start production, and probably not even before Scout was delivering product...
  8. SpaceEVDriver

    Software Features

    When a vehicle that is meant to be used on a public-road is shut off (through whatever mechanism), and then later restarted (through whatever mechanism), it should default to public-road driving mode, including some reasonable default for mirror placement, reasonable set of cameras that are...
  9. SpaceEVDriver

    Software Features

    Ford solves the entry-exit issue for different profiles by allowing a setting for “easy enter/exit.” This shifts the driver’s seat back when the vehicle is shut off. Obviously this is only available for trims with electric seats. I won’t buy a work/off-road vehicle that doesn’t have a positive...
  10. SpaceEVDriver

    Plug in hybrid.

    It’s my guess that the 50% value was chosen because of FUD still making its way into battery health discussions. Fact: There are a lot of research articles explaining that “best” state of charge to store (for months) a lithium battery is at around 50% SOC. FUD: Don’t charge your battery...
  11. SpaceEVDriver

    Plug in hybrid.

    Understanding the “why” behind any decision made by Stellantis in the past five years is, in my opinion, an exercise in frustration. Before going any further, I should note that very little that has come out of Stellantis is reliable. The information above came from an engineering team almost a...
  12. SpaceEVDriver

    Plug in hybrid.

    There’s some confusion about the RAMCharger EREV. The Forbes article doesn’t clear it up, and adds some misconceptions and other misunderstandings of EVs and EREVs. As currently planned, the RAM EREV will have three modes: Electric+ All-electric until the battery is depleted, at which time...
  13. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    Great question and one I should have answered before you needed to ask it. Some search terms: magnetic quick release keychain quick release keychain holder detachable keychain magnetic detachable keychain
  14. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    You can find those exact keychains on Alibaba (without the laser “engraving”), but you likely don’t have time to get it and have it “engraved" before the end of the year. I would drill a small hole in the existing metal clasp and put a new ring in it. That way it would be a repair and refresh...
  15. SpaceEVDriver

    Is there anything SM could offer to get you to switch from EREV to BEV?

    I made these maps last spring from data that’s about a year old now. The only areas I would have to think about planning for charging options is around MT, ND, SD, and WY and the north-eastern part of Nevada. Locations of DCFC charging stations in the United States. The size of the circle...
  16. SpaceEVDriver

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    Apparently now there’s evidence that not only is Ford not cancelling the Lightning, they’re working on a Gen-2 of it. The whiplash one could get from reading these rumor sites is grounds for a lawsuit. Or at least a neck brace...
  17. SpaceEVDriver

    Is there anything SM could offer to get you to switch from EREV to BEV?

    They’re likely to get to 10k towing, but it will likely ONLY be available on the BEV. The EREV is unlikely to reach 10k towing capacity for a variety of physical reasons.
  18. SpaceEVDriver

    The Garage (What did you work on today?)

    I had an awful feeling a few days ago when I realized you hadn’t posted much lately. I’m glad you’re better than I had worried. I hope you recover quickly and fully.
  19. SpaceEVDriver

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    Oh, good, another 12-year-old’s bored-in-math-class sketch of a “bad-ass” truck. I hope more sensible heads prevail when it gets to the design department.
  20. SpaceEVDriver

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    I teach a couple of workshops about changing cultural values within a workplace or team. There’s a model for change adoption that seems to be fairly robust across many different contexts. One of its names is the “Diffusion of Ideas.” It’s been around a long time, and one popular iteration of...
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