Enjoy. That’s a good price for it. We pay a lot more this side of the pond.
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Who has or is planning to get an electric car / EV Talk
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Happy motoring.
Saw the Europe only Ford Explorer EV, which is actually a rebodied VW underneath.
Very sharp looking vehicle, and I wish it was sold in NA. I don't care for the iD4 styling, but Ford nailed it with the looks on this one IMHO.
Very sharp looking vehicle, and I wish it was sold in NA. I don't care for the iD4 styling, but Ford nailed it with the looks on this one IMHO.
Agreed. Very nice looking...wish they were selling these in the US now. If the price is right, it would be a hit.Saw the Europe only Ford Explorer EV, which is actually a rebodied VW underneath.
Very sharp looking vehicle, and I wish it was sold in NA. I don't care for the iD4 styling, but Ford nailed it with the looks on this one IMHO.
Is GM not providing the adapters like Rivian/Ford?
Sucks to be a GM owner and not have plug and charge. Are v3/4 non-magicdock chargers even setup for in Tesla app "charge your other vehicle"? I have so many questions...
EDIT: I'm seeing reports that you can use the Tesla app "Charge your other vehicle" for sessions.
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In Europe I see plenty of other cars charging on Superchargers. They can do it because most cars are using the same CCS2 standard as the Superchargers. They also charge on existing SCs without a contactless panel, because it's the Tesla app that they use to activate the stalls.
People love to go out of their way to explain why they dont like or want something.
When the thread ask "who plans to get an electric car", the intent of that question is to signal and identify those people who do want one, to participate in the discussion. It is not meant as a survey of who doesn't want one.
When you gather friends over and ask "who wants a drink", the purpose is to know how many drinks to serve. People wouldnt answer "not me", because that's not a very useful answer.
This is very normal social convention, it is not something complex and sophisticated.
Electric vehicles raise safety concerns as to whether guardrails can handle car's excess weight
Guardrails on U.S. roads are typically tested against vehicles weighing up to 5,000 lbs. However, many electric vehicles weigh up to 30% more than that, raising safety concerns on whether guardrails would hold up in a collision.
www.cbsnews.com
Interesting. Makes sense from a weight perspective but I wonder if they are cherry picking video, TMYs don't seem to cross 4500lbs and they claim guardrails are rated at 5000lbs. The Ford Lightning is just a hair over 6000lbs.
Thoughts?
Well, to go a little further. One can say, "not me" and be part of the party. But if you go "not me" then spend all your energy saying how bad drinking is for you, you are going to have to expect some push back.
I used a contactless panel the other day on a Tesla Supercharger.
You can also pay via the Tesla app as well.
Isn't the most popular car in the USA the Ford F150 pickup truck? Base model is what 4,069lbs and fully specced version is 5696lbs...Case closed I'd sayElectric vehicles raise safety concerns as to whether guardrails can handle car's excess weight
Guardrails on U.S. roads are typically tested against vehicles weighing up to 5,000 lbs. However, many electric vehicles weigh up to 30% more than that, raising safety concerns on whether guardrails would hold up in a collision.www.cbsnews.com
Interesting. Makes sense from a weight perspective but I wonder if they are cherry picking video, TMYs don't seem to cross 4500lbs and they claim guardrails are rated at 5000lbs. The Ford Lightning is just a hair over 6000lbs.
Thoughts?
And typically don't get an invitation to come for drinks the next time
Not for free. Yeah I dunno why they chose to not implement plug and charge. You have to click on your account bubble and choose charge your other vehicle option.
Could you take a pic of the panel? I saw some V4 chargers on my way to Charlotte this past weekend, but they were fenced off so I couldn't get a good look.
Next time I'm there, sure. But it might be a while. I don't go that way very often.
It would just have looked like this though.
The main thing for plug and charge for me would be, I don't want to have an app for every charger company I use. Also, what if your cell phone has no signal? or you lost your phone (or battery died)?
There is no mandate here that requires our chargers to have payment incorporated like y'all do. So, we do have the QR code on them printed, not on a screen. We have to have a million apps for every possible charger manufacturer you may use.
I'm jealous of how things were implemented for you guys. I do like the NACS plug better than CCS2 though.
I prefer the way Tesla does it, but if you battery died on you iPhone, you can just charge it in your car no? Using apps is less common than it was back in the day. Most just have contactless payment now from your card or Apple Watch in my case.
Contactless payment has been common here for years (in shops not just at chargers). The US takes a bit of time to catch up on payment methods for what I can see. I don't really mind what plug they use. I'm just glad we all use the same over here without the need for adaptors etc. How it should have been implemented from the beginning worldwide.
RFI, Contactless, no need for the cell phone to have signal. Besides you've got a big battery underneath your bum, why run out of battery on the phone
Sure, smaller plugs have like a size/weight advantage. But, I like 3 phase electricity at home and at destination chargers better. And even with DC there is a higher maximum speed. Both are still easily single-handedly operated, so I rather have a single cohesive system that is faster whithout having to introduce yet another connector.
And ofcourse V2X is already available using CCS2.
I like having my card on file with Tesla, I plug in and go on about my day. I like how Ford and Rivian now allows you to use SC the same way, the card is on file with Ford/Rivian, so no app needed, or card needed to RFID to. But now with GM gaining access to SC but you can't use your card on file with GM, you now have to setup a Tesla account as a GM owner.
When we use 3rd party charges, many of them require an app, there is no user interface (no card system) on the machine. So you have to have your phone to get an app, then create an account, and add funds. I still have a couple dollars on an account that I didn't use all up for a L2 charger.
RFI, Contactless, no need for the cell phone to have signal. Besides you've got a big battery underneath your bum, why run out of battery on the phone
Our chargers don't all take payments directly on them. I have yet to actually see one that does (they do exist). They all require you sign up for an app. So, you HAVE to have your phone. I can drive my car using my backup RFID card, but I can't charge outside of Tesla without a phone.
Not that I really NEED to charge outside of Tesla on a regular basis.
That's how it used to be here, but less so now.
What if you wanted to use a company card for some miles and a personal one for others? How does that work with Tesla? Is it easy to switch between two payment cards?
I'm not sure you can... I guess you could change the card on file, but I don't know how long the delay would be. But if I was going to have a business card, I would use a 3rd party charger and put that work card on file there.
But most people here with business milage, end up submitting miles and get reimbursed for mileage. Most people I know with company cards, also have a company car, so if it was a Tesla, you would use that card for the payment, and only drive the car for work.