Napster. Wow some real flashbacks, 1999 is calling.
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Just replace Napster with LimeWire...
I do as well. It goes so well with their design intent. It will always be in my Traveler cluster.
Wasn't LimeWire around at the same time?Just replace Napster with LimeWire...
Yes it was... LimeWire was Napsters edgier cousin... pick the wrong torrent and your PC might end up with a trojan horse... Pick the right torrent and you might have snagged Nelli's latest album for free...
Plays exactly into what VW design boss Andy Mindt was saying two years ago..
How does the cost of the ID 2all interior work out compared with an existing car with its simplified design but higher-quality materials?
“[The cost] might stay the same but we up the quality as you save costs with less complex interiors. The money you take out of it you put back into the materials"
"I’m most proud to get rid of the plastic parts, to get this close to production and not see cheap plastic parts. I learned this at Bentley, when you sit in it and feel wonderful because of the materials. Everything that looks leather is leather, metal is metal, wood is wood: authentic materials make you feel good."
Designer Andreas Mindt: how to make Volkswagen “the nice guys” again | Autocar
Design boss Andreas Mindt reveals new recipe for company’s new cars as it seeks to recapture a Golf-based mojo
At one point I was playfully trying to convince my partner to let me install a 1965 Mustang radio into our Mustang Mach-E. Obviously there’s no sensible place to put it, but…
Yup. If that is a choice mine will be set to it for sure
Ok, that’s about 340 watts/Kg, not bad. The range in miles is separate from this if I understand this correctly. All the little efficiencies like aerodynamics, rolling resistance, elevation change are what determine “range.” 600 miles on 90kWh translates to 6.67 miles/kWh. Is there ANY EV on the road today that even approaches that figure?I don't believe there are confirmed numbers yet outside of the test but it looks like based on a 90kWh battery you can expect a battery weight ~580 lbs and a range of 500-600+miles
this is from the factorial energy explore technology page
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Yeah, the media (and some companies) talking about a “600 mile battery” is nonsense.
The longest range production car in the US is the Lucid Air Grand Touring. It has a 117 kWh (usable) battery and a range of 512 miles in the EPA test (and 463 in the InsideEVs 70 mph test). That’s ~4.4 miles/kWh in the EPA test and ~4.0 miles/kWh in the 70 mph test. The battery isn’t the biggest control on the Lucid Air’s efficiency, it’s the Coefficient of Drag, rolling resistance, and internal friction numbers. A more dense battery wouldn’t hurt, of course.
The BYD Seal is getting around 4.8 miles/kWh in real-world use. I didn’t bother to look up the translation between the WLTP and EPA range estimates to figure out the approximate EPA range.
We’re averaging around 4.0 miles/kWh in our Mustang, but that’s only after reducing our road tripping in it significantly and mostly doing around-town driving (35 mph or less).
Okay I was thinking about this the other day. The majority of my driving is around town, so terrible mileage in the Jeep. Will my Scout by the opposite and get the best mileage when going around town? If so, yay me.
Yes it will. Hybrids do as well. My wife's Ford Maverick Hybrid gets an average of 54mpg around town. when she takes a 80mph 1 1/2 hr run from Venice to Tampa it gets a reasonable 42-45mpg.
Yep.
I normally get between 30% and 50% better efficiency at lower speeds.
In certain situations, I can get up to 4x to 5x the efficiency. On certain Los Angeles area round trips, I can get up to 8-10 miles/kWh in the Lightning. That’s a wild 1000 to 1300 miles range. It’s not realistic except on those streets, of course.
Similar with my Accord. In summer weather I typically average over 50mpg and this time a year I’m holding just over 40mpg. I’m typically 85% local and 15% longer (45 minute + distances). With 70+ mph highway driving my high average usually drops between 3-4 mpg depending on how consistent I can maintain throttle. The more on/off acceleration I have to do the more my mpg average drops. My annual average mpg is roughly 43-44 mpg
Look forward to seeing where my average ends up knowing my round trip to/from work is approximately 7miles so I should be getting maximum range for 85% as I said so hoping that pans out with the BEV
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