And? So this specific problem is with the EV component. You know what else charges the 12v from a high voltage EV pack? Every Toyota hybrid. This is written as if it’s just EVs that have teething problems. That’s not an accurate statement. 

You could have just written “New cars sometimes have problems.” Nothing you wrote is inherent to EVs. Things break, recalls happen, Ford and VW aren’t strangers to thing like that with any of their vehicles.

That shifter is great. I drove a friend’s and while it looks weird, it’s right there next to the wheel and has a great feel. After that drive I decided that the shifter is the best part of the car.

Whoa. I’ve never said this about a recent Camaro before, but that looks great.

You add a whole bunch of needless complexity, weight and drag by putting it in between the motor and the wheels instead of the single speed setup that all production EVe have. Aka, make the car worse and more expensive. You won’t see it in a production car because it makes no sense with an electric  motor.

Like you said, “nobody cares”.

Pretty much nailed all the stereotypes, fellow high speed aluminum tubing operator.

Can confirm. Probably 70% of them fit that profile.

Mercedes, how did he hurt you to warrant such treatment?

I’ve said it many times. FSD and the Robotaxi future Musk has promised is complete fantasy when the entire thing breaks when the person getting out of the car doesn’t close the door.  

Today I learned that the Legend name is still being used. In Japan. Fuck your alphanumerics in the USA, Acura.

Jesus. What the fuck?

I’ve watched it a couple of times. Know what would have been safer? Just continuing to drive straight and not going into the shoulder. I’m actually very pro-Tesla. I think they make a great product, albeit poorly. AP is also a nice product that is not used the way it should.

Sweet. I bought a 2106 2 weeks ago. This could add a lot of excitement to the ownership experience.

I picked up one of the generic ones from eBay ($150 or so) a few years ago I while working on an extremely rusty BMW I bought for $500 here in NH had a couple bolts I broke or couldn’t budge.

That’s not what happens. There is still the Magnussen Moss Warranty Act. They can void the warranty on the 12V battery that was killed, maybe other electronic components, but it has to be proven to be related to that inverter use. A suspension component not working isn’t related.

Fair point. Plugging in as you get out of the car is far too much responsibility.

You’re an adult, this should not happen. When it gets to 1/4 put gas in the damn thing. Also, this wouldn’t have happened with an EV, every time you leave the house it has a full charge. 

With the tech where it is, an EV and a gas car are the perfect combination, and what we have (Rav4 and a Bolt). The thing keeping the Bolt from being useful as an only car is the charging. It takes a long time, but even beyond that I never know if a charger is going to be working when I get to it, so we don’t even…

There’s your answer, faster speeds and in one you needed heat, the other you needed AC. Unfortunately, I spend a lot of time with my wife at a hospital that is 80mi away, and when it’s really cold ie last time we went down it was 10F, I drove her there, sat in the car with the heat running for 3hr (thanks to Covid I’m…