Must have come a long way since I test drove an Audi eTron in early 2020. Went with an SQ5, and no regrets. Sure would like to have those digital headlamps though here in the hinterland where the deer population exceeds the human population.
Why have you deleted all of your posts regarding your new e-tron purchase?
You started the conversation and responded numerous times. Everyone has been polite and respectful. But now you gutted the conversation. Why?
I didnāt post them here.
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Especially your false statement I think was uncalled for.
Yes, you posted off-topic in the MKII thread.
Little excursions into off-topic is no problem, but once they become substantial I try to catch them and move them into the relevant thread - in this case to the car thread where they belong.
I can understand that however weedeewop kept responding to this old post. Maybe I should have ignored him as I will in the future.
It is a public forum. People will post opinions and observations with which we do not necessarily agree.
No one hesitate to post they disagree with me.
As it should be.
ā¦to keep from crying.
I am approaching the purchase of an all eclectic vehicle with some anxiety. So, I briefly surveyed the world usage of electric, I learned China is the leader when it comes to electric cars, about 10 million vehicles. In the US I believe rural Farmers are huge users of electric windmills.to power their buildings and vehicles, a plus is they sell power to aid themselves financially in lean crop times. Oil companies are among the biggest investors of electric industry.
When I survey the money trail, I realize that the critics on the side of the āroadā will fall away like decaying leaves.
I work for the largest power supplier in the North East. The only thing critics should be listened to is the pace of which they want to roll out, and how it effects the grid. This is not an easy task and will cost much. Solar panels will only do so much. The push to shut down natural gas power plants which the gov pushed 10 years ago cannot happen over night as well. Take out 60% of our power and increase the usage by 20%??? really? I am all for EVs. I am thinking of going form two cars to one EV. I will not buy a Chinese car. I try as much as I can to not support them, but its impossible. But as far as a car goes its pretty easy. My company just installed a bunch of EV charging stations at my work location. Free power. I need to get me some.
Nice to have a car thread. I was confused for like 10 seconds on the DS MK2 thread when I thought there was DAC brand called Merc with a model configurable for 95 grand. Incidentally my brother-in-lawās solution to get the purchase order approved for the AMG EQE was to say that it was for my sister!
My personal criteria for an EV, based on our location and driving patterns, is: ā500/15/50.ā
500 mile range / ~15 minute charge time to 80% battery capacity / $50,000 or less.
Thatās likely to require next-gen solid state batteries and some serious grid overhauls to handle the number of charging stations to service the increasing fleet of EVās on the roadā¦ A <15 minute charge time assumes no line at the charging station. Thereās a new Buc-ees (if you know, you know ) being built within about 15 miles that will have a crap ton of chargers. though.
But for the moment, our power companyās base load comes from burning Powder River Basin coal and natgas fired peakers. So an EV in our location is simply a CO2 emitter once removed. We have rooftop solar, but adapting that 10-year old system to a fast charging station in the garage would require some extensive upgrading, rewiring and engineering.
You will be waiting a long, long time for your EV spec.
Unfortunately the possibility for home fast charging wonāt be available in residential communities. One would need commercial 3 phase 600 amp service. Besides fast charging is hard on the battery pack. No need to fast charge at home. It only takes less than 8 hours to fully charge with the 40a 240v home charger. I charge while I sleep. The car automatically starts charging according to when it needs to be fully charge for the time you set out for your trip. It will even pre- heat / cool the cabin for your comfortable trip
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I can be very patient.
I guess I should be more specific, given that there are three levels of EV chargers. Level 2 - the 240 v/40 amp variety - is āfastā enough. The ārapidā Level 3ās are DC, as I understand the tech.
In my case, it would still take some serious re-wiring to get the service pulled where it would need to be. Plus the sun donāt shine at night, at least not at this latitude, so Iād still be using base-load coal-fired electrons to charge the thing.
IMHO plug-in hybrids with a ~50 mile range before the ICE kicks in seem to be a lot more practical and makes more sense for the grid infrastructure and those in combined city/highway situations.
There are several level 2 amperage. 30,40,48.
I just installed a NEMA 14-50 plug. Not that expensive. Most EVās come with the 40 , 48 amp chargers.
There are also several high speed DC chargers. 50, 150, 300 and soon 600 amp. Also some EV battery packs are 400v some are 800v. With the news of Tesla opening up their charging network to CCS plugs makes EVās a good choice today.
I do not miss going to gas stations.
Nothing is āfreeā.
Pedantically yours,
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Anecdotally, I would assume that is the case in most, if not nearly all, locations.
FWIW.
Even if the power generated in your area is using fossil fuels, itās still less CO2 polluting than ICE vehicles.
I happen to have solar and a power wall so I get free power.
Yes.
The pollution is merely moved from driving the car to where the power is generated, coupled with multiple stages of inefficient changes in state, such as charging the battery and depleting the battery.
Hardly a panacea.
Solid, legitimate cite?