We have central heat but a wood fireplace as well. The one thing that helps is our fireplace room on main level is a vaulted ceiling open to the 2nd floor. So we turn the fan on high to blow ‘up’ and it moves the heated air through 2 full stories.   Basement though is ice box territory as it doesn’t get much from that.

Fuel air vents reduce this a fair bit. Especially with an enclosed insert and fuel vent, then basically zero inside air is being lost.

Yeah same. Maybe it’s actually some sort of air vacuum setup to ensure the brushes don’t mold up?

Definitely not mechanically inclined but I would always run the engine to empty (with stabilizer so even the drop left weren’t dangerous!) and drain the oil every year. Mostly b/c you’re told you should, and I’d rather do that then pay for engine work.

Hah. I rented my first ‘house’/TH back in the late 90s. One next to us was vacant but I could see a manual push mower left there.

about 4 years ago, I was prepping the mower for winter, and mid oil drain it fell of the bench splattering *everywhere*. Walked into the house and told my wife “that smell in the garage? is us going electric next year”

Or like my retired Aunt....the PHEV has never had gas in it.  lol   I think she filled it for the first time after 2 YEARS of ownership.

Only if the party spends major money against you. The DMCA/230 was written *by* the big media conglomerates for themselves.

Exactly. The problem is the gap between longer EV ownership and enough turnover for the used market.

Higher resale value? uh, not hardly. Expressly b/c of battery losses, they depreciate *faster* than ICEs.

EVs cost more than comparable ICEs to purchase and will for the foreseeable future. To really make it useful, you also need the home charger.

The problem is the car provided *better* utility than the horse. EVs benefit isn’t significantly tied to their immediate use, it’s tied to their long term effect on the environment.

In an article titled “7 more states...”  you’d think that the article would list which states they are?

An interesting idea, especially if combined with mining them.

The effects are months, years or a decade later. Thermometers will tell you screwed up, not prevent you from it.

I disagree. PHEVs are (or should be) the gateway drug to EVs. It solves the range anxiety people have while providing the ability to be almost entirely in ‘EV’ mode for daily usage.

Thx, not sure why a single self reported website poll was included when they had actual real-world data in the CA data set.

So when ‘too much’ is put up, how do you turn it off?

5th Gear, Volvo’s initial EV’s have been a generation behind on range without sporting a similar price reduction.

*Many* PHEV owners - any source that defines what ‘many’ is?