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Electric Vehicles

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[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 30 points 1 week ago

Imagine how many more miles it could do if it didn't have the aerodynamic shape of a brick...

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The IQ weighs over 9,000 pounds

I'll bet it eats tires for breakfast.

[–] Shizu@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

“EU doesn’t buy our cars.”

Literally takes a Truck-license to drive that piece of garbage in most EU countries if not all.

[–] WhyDoYouPersist@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Yo dawg I heard you like microplastics

[–] lefaucet@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Holy crap! More than 200kWh battery

That's 2 Kia EV9 long ranges!

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also 3.125 Hyundai Kona Electrics!

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Or 8.33 VW eGolfs!

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 3 points 1 week ago

I hope they are illegal outside the us.

[–] massacre@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

One commenter asked about the range at 80 mph, which makes little sense considering driving at that speed is illegal in most places, and presumably dangerous.

LOL - what a crock.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Many highways in the USA have a posted speed limit of 80. Don't know what glue that reporter is sniffing.

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The article talks in MPH. Here in the UK speed limit is 70mph. I'm assuming 80 in the US is KPH?

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No. I wish I could share your optimism in believing the US would ever adopt the SI. Or safe road regulations.

[–] Nednarb44@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

70 is pretty standard in the us, though it ranges from 65-85 ( top end is rarer for sure). Most areas I drive that's kind of the average speed, so there's many people doing 80+ in a 70 zone

[–] tankplanker@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Claimed 2.7 miles per kwh @ 60 mph, seems quite high. I am assuming that's with the battery at optimum temperature, small run up to that speed with no more stop/start, likely a tail wind, air con off or very low, and a mostly flat road.

A vehicle that heavy a lot of stop/start is going to kill your efficiency getting that big fatty moving again. Trying to keep the entire car cool in a hot climate, doing the actual speed limit, and on more varied roads and you will be looking closer to 2 and probably under 2 miles per kwh.

Charging this thing at home if you are using most of that battery between charges is going to be brutal. Over 28 hours with a 7kw charger, 18 if you can do three phase and charge at 11kw. If you are just topping up every few days and not using the range regularly, then what on earth do you need such a large battery for?

If you are actually driving 10 hours at a time without any stops because you trying to max out the range, do you pee in a bottle?

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

965KM

So tempted to make a bot that converts these automatically :|

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do it!

Especially useful for temperatures.

For miles, I mentally break it down like so; 1 + 1/2 + 10%. So sum the distance with it's half and add 10%.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

I am always amused by other people's math shortcuts. There's just so many ways to do mental calculations. For all the deserved criticism "New Math" got, I do appreciate them adding mental math shortcuts in the curriculum.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You don't need a bot to multiply by 1.6.
You can do it, i believe in you.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

ah awesome it's that easy, you good to do it on every post here?

[–] Mac@mander.xyz -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

...How else would i estimate such things?

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Cheers! I duno if you're American but you have no idea how damn annoying it is, of all the countries that speak English of course it's the ONE country that uses backwards measurements that has the highest English speaking population

[–] Mac@mander.xyz -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not your doctor but im going to recommend you start microdosing this:

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Why? This subreddit is one of the few places I come across miles and the only place I consistently come across it, if I had a bot it could auto translate from miles to KM and then I can go back to ignoring miles all together :)

[–] Mac@mander.xyz -3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I know it's hard when the world doesn't revolve around you. :c
You can do it, buddy! I believe in you!

[–] timeghost@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Ah! Another child-splattering road tank for the rich. Mom will be safe driving to the post office at last.