Electric Vehicles
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@Tim said in Electric Vehicles:
BYD Seagull is sub-£8000 electric supermini for China
Four-seater is smaller than the Ford Fiesta; offers up to 100bhp and 252 miles of range
Sodium ion battery in the lower model.
That is a genuine game changer.
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@MajorRage said in Electric Vehicles:
Sodium ion battery in the lower model.
I'm assuming the girl in the boot is a costly extra.
These batteries are better for short-range cars but the next few years are going to be awesome for EVs. Maybe not so much for Toyota Honda Subaru (and Mazda?) who are making the jump very very late.
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@Machpants said in Electric Vehicles:
I have just got a BYD Atto 3, loving it.
Not so sure about having 'Build Your Dreams' across the back
They could charge another $500 to remove that badge and people would pay it.
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@NTA said in Electric Vehicles:
@Machpants said in Electric Vehicles:
I have just got a BYD Atto 3, loving it.
Not so sure about having 'Build Your Dreams' across the back
They could charge another $500 to remove that badge and people would pay it.
You have to pay 750 for any colour but white. I could remove it, they're just glued on, but I'm not that bothered
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@Machpants said in Electric Vehicles:
@NTA said in Electric Vehicles:
@Machpants said in Electric Vehicles:
I have just got a BYD Atto 3, loving it.
Not so sure about having 'Build Your Dreams' across the back
They could charge another $500 to remove that badge and people would pay it.
You have to pay 750 for any colour but white. I could remove it, they're just glued on, but I'm not that bothered
Maybe they could offer a revised version:
Build Your Dreams (small font) Or Be Too Lazy To Rip It Off -
@Machpants said in Electric Vehicles:
I have just got a BYD Atto 3, loving it.
Not so sure about having 'Build Your Dreams' across the back
Did you change the Atlas Batman A51 tyres? I read that makes a substantial improvement..
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@nostrildamus said in Electric Vehicles:
@Machpants said in Electric Vehicles:
I have just got a BYD Atto 3, loving it.
Not so sure about having 'Build Your Dreams' across the back
Did you change the Atlas Batman A51 tyres? I read that makes a substantial improvement..
No I'll wait until they wear out, won't take long on Northland roads
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World's largest battery maker announces major breakthrough in energy density
"A new era of universal electrification of sea, land and air transportation." CATL announces new battery that doubles energy intensity.
How does this compare to Tesla batteries?
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@Machpants said in Electric Vehicles:
I have just got a BYD Atto 3, loving it.
Not so sure about having 'Build Your Dreams' across the back
Rented one of those today ("Mevo") - for a quick blast across the Rimutakas and back, in rain, first time I've driven 4-wheels in a LOOOONG time.
Cars have plenty of fucking shit going on in them nowadays, don't they? Or is that just these 'lectric ones? Bloody big tablet in the middle, which I did NOT expect to turn landscape-to-portrait - even if that's what the button quite clearly showed it would do.
The Adaptive-Cruise-Control was quite nice... I did a BIG chunk of the trip with that turned on, and just letting the car in front dictate the pace. -
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@Machpants said in Electric Vehicles:
@Kruse Yeah electric cars, even base ones, are starting to get a lot of tech. Because you pay more than the equiv petrol, they often have a high base model spec
Basically take the top spec model and add $15-20k to it for the drivetrain. Gets all the toys
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Interesting question
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@MiketheSnow said in Electric Vehicles:
Interesting question
I forgot that petrol and diesel grow on trees.
I imagine an EV on idle is actually pretty economical.
Fact Check: Electric cars not more likely to get stuck in traffic jams
A graphic circulating online has claimed electric cars run out of power in three hours when stuck in traffic jams, leaving people stranded with no heating. However, electric cars use little power when not moving and would likely last longer than petrol cars with the heating on in a traffic jam,...
Perhaps a car with built-in solar?
Hyundai's new electric car has a solar panel roof and can charge other EVs
Meet the new Hyundai Ioniq 5
Apart from national disasters (like say choosing to live in Florida) a big issue for me is recycling EV batteries. Not easy.
The triple threat posed by lithium batteries means electric vehicles risk a major downside
As Australia passes the milestone of 100,000 electric vehicles on our roads, an environmental downside is looming: huge numbers of batteries that could end up in landfill.
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I love electric vehicles – and was an early adopter. But increasingly I feel duped | Rowan Atkinson
Sadly, keeping your old petrol car may be better than buying an EV, says actor Rowan Atkinson
