Or cellphones, door knobs, and microwave ovens at the work-place
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~just kidding with you.
It still has the kidney grill on the front, so it still defines itself as a BMW, but the side view reminds me of a Jaguar.
I think Mercedes and Porsche said they were going to only be making EV's after 2025 or so.....ICE engines are on the way out. But.....no one's electrical grid can currently handle the extra load that would be required to power all the cars in this country or any other nation. They are putting the cart before the horse. It takes several years to design and build a new power station. But it's good PR for politicians and CEO's to tell the public that they are going green. And most of the sheeple that hear it, believe every word.
BTW, I am impatiently waiting for the new Toyota 4Runner to be released in the Spring of 2024.
And a new RAV4 is scheduled to be introduced in 2025. That should be nice as well.
Don't forget public restrooms. I don't even like touching the doors to enter or leave. I always ball up my fist and push it open without actually touching it. And when I leave, I try to use one finger, maybe two.Or cellphones, door knobs, and microwave ovens at the work-place
~just kidding with you.
Public Restrooms are nasty, I don't care how clean they appear to be.
No one’s grid can handle it? You sure? Aren’t they at 80% EV adoption in some countries already?
In smaller countries I would think that is. I know for a fact the UK couldn’t handle every motorist right now moving to electric vehicles. EDF need to invest close to £2T before 2035 to get us up to a point where we are not having regular power cuts due to demand on the national grid. This is why there is a huge drive to finish Hinckley Point and the other 64 mini nuclear power stations across the entirety of the UK. You and me are enjoying the benefits of EV’s right now, but it would be a different story if 28 million other motorists switched to join us right now.
Texas has enough electrical capacity to handle its increasing population and economic growth. But when we have record cold days or record hot days, like we are currently having, the network is stressed.
It takes several years to plan, design and construct a new power plant.
It would take several decades, at the current rate, before we matched the potential EV demand with the electrical grid's capacity.
One potential solution is to insist that all new homes be built to zero energy consumption standards. Net zero. Homes constitute about 40 percent of all the energy consumed in the U.S. If they were built to be super insulated, had enough solar panels to produce as much energy as you consume, and possibly storage batteries to store energy to be used at night, we could eliminate 40 percent of the energy consumed. And your EV could be charged 'for free' or even be used as a storage battery as well. A Tesla Solar Roof would be ideal. Theoretically, at least.
But imagine what it would do for the environment if 40 percent of electrical production was eliminated. We could eliminate the use of coal, tear down a few hydroelectrical plants that block migrating fish or encourage flooding, or even eliminate a few nuclear plants.
We can do it, but we have too many political cowards that won't stick their necks out to recommend the changes.
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So true. If we invested in renewables we could easily overcome these issues. But I know that certain large corporations are dead against it. They have a lot of power especially in the US.Texas has enough electrical capacity to handle its increasing population and economic growth. But when we have record cold days or record hot days, like we are currently having, the network is stressed.
It takes several years to plan, design and construct a new power plant.
It would take several decades, at the current rate, before we matched the potential EV demand with the electrical grid's capacity.
One potential solution is to insist that all new homes be built to zero energy consumption standards. Net zero. Homes constitute about 40 percent of all the energy consumed in the U.S. If they were built to be super insulated, had enough solar panels to produce as much energy as you consume, and possibly storage batteries to store energy to be used at night, we could eliminate 40 percent of the energy consumed. And your EV could be charged 'for free' or even be used as a storage battery as well. A Tesla Solar Roof would be ideal. Theoretically, at least.
But imagine what it would do for the environment if 40 percent of electrical production was eliminated. We could eliminate the use of coal, tear down a few hydroelectrical plants that block migrating fish or encourage flooding, or even eliminate a few nuclear plants.
We can do it, but we have too many political cowards that won't stick their necks out to recommend the changes.
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But with overnight charging and the like (managed by cheaper night time electricity rates) a lot of these issues go away. Demand is low then.
Increase solar, storage for solar and wind turbines etc and we can deal with a lot of the extra power demand.
Like everything it’s a choice. We just have to make those choices now or face more environmental challenges down the road.
Exactly, and with the mandatory smart chargers that can be managed even further. Sure, it is a risk, but in reality it has very low likelihood and very low probability.
Overnight charging is fine at the moment, but less than 700k motorists have EV’s. There’s also a significant amount of motorists who rely on daytime charging too, especially those who drive for a living. The investment in renewables is definitely the key, but it comes at a huge cost. The infrastructure for power stations to store wind and solar energy is tens of millions per plant and we ultimately have to cover that with our bills. Going towards an EV used to be attractive due to cheaper running costs, but we all know those days are numbered. Nuclear power is the best option and one that is often protested against by the public. The same public who protest against wind farms and fields full of solar panels.
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My wife drives a 2010 RAV4 V6, and she likes it quite a lot. It shows 78,000 miles, but the engine has quite a lot of hours of RPM idling. I took it to a local mechanic to replace the brake pads and rotors, but the way my wife drives (slow and gentle), this car should last a good number of years. She wants to keep it for life, and so she says
True. Lost of germs in public bathrooms, specially the ones in shopping centers, or even the ones at the workplace. The ones at the local Costco store and Lowe's don't have an entrance/exit door, so one doesn't have to touch a door when entering or exiting. What I do in places that have doors is to grab a piece of toilet paper, or paper towel, to open the door on my way out. On the way in I may have to touch the door handle, but what I do next is to wash and dry my hands before I "take care of business," then wash/dry my hands on the way out.
I sound like a germaphobe, but only whenever I am at public places
That's a very nice truck. I have an older Silverado (325 V8 engine, 217,000 miles), and just this year I inherited my son's Toyota Tundra (5.7L engine, 88,000 miles). What I like about these trucks is that you can tow heavy trailers such as the one my son left my wife and I (he passed-away in March). But a travel trailer such as a R-Pod 153 would be just about perfect with any truck (including yours) for a small family.
My wife drives a 2010 RAV4 V6, and she likes it quite a lot. It shows 78,000 miles, but the engine has quite a lot of hours of RPM idling. I took it to a local mechanic to replace the brake pads and rotors, but the way my wife drives (slow and gentle), this car should last a good number of years. She wants to keep it for life, and so she says
True. Lost of germs in public bathrooms, specially the ones in shopping centers, or even the ones at the workplace. The ones at the local Costco store and Lowe's don't have an entrance/exit door, so one doesn't have to touch a door when entering or exiting. What I do in places that have doors is to grab a piece of toilet paper, or paper towel, to open the door on my way out. On the way in I may have to touch the door handle, but what I do next is to wash and dry my hands before I "take care of business," then wash/dry my hands on the way out.
I sound like a germaphobe, but only whenever I am at public places
The car will outlast her if you guys take good care of it, Toyotas with horrible/zero maintenance seem to last well past a quarter million miles
Per the germ thing, have you ever talked to a shrink about any of that?
Oh man I hate that Toyota V6. Was given one as a rental in Australia, such a lazy engine. I’ve driven 1.2l three cylinders with more poke.My wife drives a 2010 RAV4 V6, and she likes it quite a lot. It shows 78,000 miles, but the engine has quite a lot of hours of RPM idling. I took it to a local mechanic to replace the brake pads and rotors, but the way my wife drives (slow and gentle), this car should last a good number of years. She wants to keep it for life, and so she says
True. Lost of germs in public bathrooms, specially the ones in shopping centers, or even the ones at the workplace. The ones at the local Costco store and Lowe's don't have an entrance/exit door, so one doesn't have to touch a door when entering or exiting. What I do in places that have doors is to grab a piece of toilet paper, or paper towel, to open the door on my way out. On the way in I may have to touch the door handle, but what I do next is to wash and dry my hands before I "take care of business," then wash/dry my hands on the way out.
I sound like a germaphobe, but only whenever I am at public places
They do a bunch of effectively the same engines but with different displacements. The RAV4 had a 3.5 version. All of them are sluggish and underpowered for their size in my opinion.
Nope
3.5 is a world apart from the 4.0
Can get on any Tacoma forum and see tons of topics on it
Yeah, the 4.0 is better with the supercharger kit, but the smaller 6 is really more than a few rungs down
You may not have a 2GR version/generation engine. They never did a 4.0 in the RAV4 that was being commented against.
Sure a supercharger is always cool, but lol I rather have a JLR engine than those sluggish things.
In the US for a Tacoma type we’d ether put the blower on it or just LS swap it
But if you want performance you’re not buying a rav4 in the first place 🤷♂️
Toyota built a few different V6 engines, including one inline-6, and later the 2GR-FE V6 like the one on my wife's RAV4 V6.
www.vehiclehistory.com
I have three Toyota vehicles at home: V8 (Tundra), V6 RAV4, and a four cylinder one (Corolla). These have been the most reliable, ever.
Then there is another popular V6, the 5VZ 3.4
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I have three Toyota vehicles at home: V8 (Tundra), V6 RAV4, and a four cylinder one (Corolla). These have been the most reliable, ever.
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Figured there might be a car thread on here somewhere and thought I'd share an experience with a Ford Escape.
Rented one for a week for a road trip (didn't want to drive my truck to Chicago) and it had a wireless charging pad in it. Plunked my 12 Pro Max down on it and wow did it get HOT.
When I noted the heat, I of course immediately removed it, let it cool down and stopped using the charger. Phone is in a thin Spigen case and has had no issues on any other wireless charger, including my friend's Tesla. But the Ford Escape cooked the phone.
Nice wireless carplay, which I miss in my 2015 Canyon but avoid the wireless charging.
Rented one for a week for a road trip (didn't want to drive my truck to Chicago) and it had a wireless charging pad in it. Plunked my 12 Pro Max down on it and wow did it get HOT.
When I noted the heat, I of course immediately removed it, let it cool down and stopped using the charger. Phone is in a thin Spigen case and has had no issues on any other wireless charger, including my friend's Tesla. But the Ford Escape cooked the phone.
Nice wireless carplay, which I miss in my 2015 Canyon but avoid the wireless charging.
There is a pretty good wired to wireless CarPlay adaptor out there. I use it with good (not perfect) results. I think they are on gen 5 now, but I have the 4.0. Search Amazon for Carlink Car play and you should turn it up.
I have a wireless charger adaptor that takes the place of the smoker’s package I don’t use, but it is specific to my car. Looks like it was 3D printed though, so could be easy for your car if you have a spot. I never noticed my phone getting hot using it.
I have a wireless charger adaptor that takes the place of the smoker’s package I don’t use, but it is specific to my car. Looks like it was 3D printed though, so could be easy for your car if you have a spot. I never noticed my phone getting hot using it.