That’s what I was thinking too. How do they calibrate this properly? Make it drive to Portland, ME and back?

If you say so. Like I said, I have no problem with them experimenting, and if this is something that really bothers you, just don’t buy the car.

Yeah, I disagree with your entire assessment of electronic door handle performance. I don’t think they are anywhere near as bad as you say. I’ve had long term, multi-year experience with both mechanical and electronic door releases, and their failure rates have been similar.

24 and already this angry against companies trying something new. Can’t imagine what you’re going to be when you’re 60...

Nah, its a real cop, but he knows the real Stasi agents are in the Wartburg 2 cars back, and half the rest of the drivers and a third of the crowd are IMs (inoffizielle Mitarbeiter) all reporting on each other...

Sigh. The Trabant.

Golf carts and low speed neighborhood vehicles. DC motors have been used in a lot of conversions due to the simplicity, but because getting regenerative braking is difficult with DC systems, AC systems have begun becoming more the norm. (That and junkyards are starting to produce cheap AC powertrains...)

I’ve driven manual cars that were “capable” of hitting 4.2 seconds 0-60. Its difficult to do that without risking damage to the car, and its definitely not smooth or comfortable. Even the owners of those cars said it was difficult. Since the fastest acceleration in a manual transmission car is challenging and…

I constantly use my P85's power band:

Last I checked, aluminum wire is also approved for use in buildings, and 3rd party tested by testing labs like UL.

You don’t think 0-60 mph in 4.2 seconds is fun?

Shrug. If the EV has pretty strong braking regen, then the driving experience is actually pretty similar to a manual, except for the whole choosing your own gears and doing the clutch pedal thing.

Same here. Grand Rapids is decidedly not close by to me, but I was trying to rationalize buying it, doing a 90s road trip with my wife and taking it to Radwood...

Just FYI:

Depends on the motor, but yes. The higher gears will theoretically give higher speeds, but of course, the power systems (motor, controller and battery) are going to need to be able to deliver the power and torque to overcome the friction found at those higher speeds.

They probably did it because its the easiest way to convert a car to electric and change as little as possible about the donor car. All you have to do is build an adapter plate between the transmission bell housing and the electric motor, then throw in all the controller/charger/wiring spaghetti under the hood with…

and you have to plug the fucker in like it’s the family iPad.

Thanks for the update! I’m in Oregon, have a bro-in-law with a diesel dually and a tow dolly, and family in the Bay Area. Was considering helping, but its not easy from where I am. Benbow is at least 8 hours from me, plus another 4 to SF from there, plus another 9 hours back home.

I love that sense of discovery when you dive into a brand you’re not familiar with. Its like learning a new but similar language.

Rovey McRoveface.