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  1. Cranky Canuck

    Battery Life Cycle

    I've heard this song many times before, the proof is in the pudding otherwise it's just vapourware. We'll see if either company actually delivers on their promises since no other company has yet probably because of all the engineering challenges that have yet to be overcome that I mentioned...
  2. Cranky Canuck

    Battery Life Cycle

    You're right in that most EVs haven't been around long enough to demonstrate a 20 year lifespan or whatever but there are more than a few "million mile" Teslas out there (mostly from taxi companies) so high milage EVs have at least proven to be a thing. @Jamie@ScoutMotors can correct me if I'm...
  3. Cranky Canuck

    Battery Life Cycle

    Lithium-ion batteries have been working well in EVs for a decade and a half now so not sure how you can claim they aren't. I do agree that a fossil fuel range extender isn't a great idea because of all the complexity and maintenance etc - at least for me - which is why I ordered the BEV version...
  4. Cranky Canuck

    Battery Life Cycle

    Solid state batteries are not the holy grail that the hype is making them out to be and they have yet to be proven in industry and outside of a lab. I don't expect to see solid state batteries in Scout EVs for at least the next decade or more and Scout has basically said that LFP and NCM (ie...
  5. Cranky Canuck

    Deep Dive into EREV - Ramcharger vs Harvester?

    Alex on Autos just did a great deep dive into the new Ramcharger and how it will work complete with numbers. I know we haven't received any detailed numbers from Scout on the Harvester drivetrain but we all live under the same laws of physics and the state of the technology is what it is so...
  6. Cranky Canuck

    Range extender - please adjust spec to 250 miles of EV Range

    I won't comment on the battery size thing because it sounds like you'd probably more than fine with the BEV version. I can answer your question on the downsides of minimal use of the harvester engine. I've owned plug-in hybrids in the past and happen to know a lot about gas engines from my...
  7. Cranky Canuck

    Potato Chip Flavors?

    BBQ is usually my go to flavour, but I do like a good ketchup chip or all dressed chip. Irresistibles has a great smokey BBQ chip, that's probably my fav.
  8. Cranky Canuck

    How Are Electric Vehicles Taxed in Your State?

    I'm in Ontario so not a US state (and we never will be!) but we no longer pay any fees to register vehicles, gas or full electric. We used to have a $5,000 federal EV rebate but that program was popular and ran out of funds earlier this year so it's closed for now.
  9. Cranky Canuck

    MIT Climate Portal

    Sure, there are facts and then there is fiction I guess...
  10. Cranky Canuck

    MIT Climate Portal

    Who's "they"? Is there a "big lithium" I'm not aware of? lol From what I've seen over the past decade or so the BS around EVs has been flowing from one main direction. There's no "both sides" thing here.
  11. Cranky Canuck

    Poll- What have you Reserved... Let's get a small idea of the take rates.

    The battery will be smaller in the EREV but batteries aren't as expensive as they used to be and their prices keep falling every year. The EREV version requires a whole bunch more engineering because they have to figure out how to cram all the plumbing and whatnot to feed a combustion engine...
  12. Cranky Canuck

    MIT Climate Portal

    We call that "biased research" or "propaganda" and it's not worth the paper it's written on. Actual research involves verifiable facts and peer reviews. Actual research can be repeated and tested independently. We call that the scientific method and it's how objective truth and facts are...
  13. Cranky Canuck

    MIT Climate Portal

    You seem to have fallen for some common misconceptions about EVs so I'll try to clear some of them up here; while it is true that EVs do produce more emissions during their manufacture than a similar combustion vehicle, those extra emissions are more than overcome in the first year or two of...
  14. Cranky Canuck

    The Price Gap Between EVs And ICE Cars Is Shrinking Fast

    The battery replacement thing is a myth. There is no evidence that owners will ever need to replace the traction battery during the life of the vehicle at their own expense. In fact all the evidence is pointing to the batteries outlasting the actual vehicles themselves. EVs still have tires and...
  15. Cranky Canuck

    The Price Gap Between EVs And ICE Cars Is Shrinking Fast

    Even if you look at MSRPs, if you compare a lot of like-for-like vehicles EVs are either the same or in some cases cheaper than their gas or hybrid counterparts. Automakers try to obscure this by adding only certain packages or trims to EVs so you can get identically spec'd vehicles a lot of the...
  16. Cranky Canuck

    We own EVs. Ask Us Anything.

    That's a great question! My answer is no, I don't feel betrayed. For one, we have different incentives here in Canada and while I did benefit from them when I purchased my EVs they weren't the driving factor. Our incentives have run out here as well and I'm fine with that. Incentives are meant...
  17. Cranky Canuck

    All gas

    This is why the big 3 lobbied so hard to get the snot tariffed out of the Chinese brands. Right now the best cheap EVs come from China and the legacy companies know that if we let those vehicles into our market they'll sell like hotcakes and make lifetime buyers out of the people that own them...
  18. Cranky Canuck

    All gas

    @Jrgunn5150 is absolutely correct. As for EVs, there is not need for a change in battery technology, the technology has been good enough since 2012 and is improving at around 1% per year so if you're waiting for a huge jump in battery tech you're going to be waiting a long time. It's a mature...
  19. Cranky Canuck

    Tarrifs on Canada. Would you still buy?

    We will not be extorted into voting for a PM that the US approves of. We ALREADY HAVE A UNIFIED ECONOMY. There were no tariffs until the tangerine tyrant slapped them on for NO REASON! This whole situation is purely unprovoked aggression from the United States towards Canada. If your...
  20. Cranky Canuck

    Tarrifs on Canada. Would you still buy?

    We already have a free trade agreement with the United States. We've had free trade without tariffing each other for half a century now. Our leaders always try to work with the United States regardless of which party is in power on either side of the border. But when our closest ally and...
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