My first drive of an EV
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Same, both to Jon and Ax.
I'm guessing in the next few years there will be a large anti-battery movement considering the electricity has to come from "somewhere" and the battery uses rare or mined earth materials from "somewhere".
@89th said in My first drive of an EV:
...or mined earth materials from "somewhere".
Recent article:
Serbia has withdrawn the exploration licences of Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto following weeks of protests over plans for a lithium mine.
"All permits were annulled... we put an end to Rio Tinto in Serbia," Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Thursday.
The decision comes just weeks ahead of Serbia's general election in April.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-04-22/unpacking-catl-s-five-minute-ev-charging-video
Today, both CATL and BYD claim to have batteries that can charge electric vehicles in as little as five minutes. However, CATL raised the stakes earlier this week in Shanghai when it revealed that the 320-mile range of its new Shenxing battery is around 70 miles longer than BYD’s claimed 250-mile range, and it can charge that range in 5 minutes. By contrast, Tesla's Superchargers are only capable of providing 200 miles of range in around 15 minutes.
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Second rental of an EV. Against my will. I reserved a standard car. They gave me a Ford Mach E (mustang branded).
Probably trying to get rid of it, as I was renting in LA and returning in Sandy Eggo.
It drives well and more like a regular car than the Tesla with the auto-brake like regeneration. I had no issues finding stuff but the boy was in the car with me so I could ask him to figure out the defroster or whatever.
Couldn’t avoid a charge though. As I write this I’m at a Starbucks as the ‘fast charger’ charges my car for the next 30-40m. I still think these are only acceptable if you have a charger in your garage and never drive out of range.
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Fucking hell. I get back the car and it had only charged from 23% to 46% in 41 minutes.
That’ll tie me over until I leave tomorrow morning, but I’ll still pay an exorbitant fee upon return.
The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.
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Fucking hell. I get back the car and it had only charged from 23% to 46% in 41 minutes.
That’ll tie me over until I leave tomorrow morning, but I’ll still pay an exorbitant fee upon return.
@jon-nyc said in My first drive of an EV:
I get back the car and it had only charged from 23% to 46% in 41 minutes.
That's doesn't seem right. I think those "superchargers" are much quicker than that. #shrug.
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Literally never again will I accept one of these.
My charging cost was reasonable. But it finished charging around 10 and charged me an ‘idle fee’ which was more on an hourly basis than the charging fee.
I doubt I would have paid $50 had I returned it half full.
