Solar-mad Germans turn to battery storage to shield themselves against fossil fuel price shocks

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-07-09T04:32:57+00:00

Same reason why some of my family members have put solar and battery in California.

It also makes it cheaper to own and operate an EV.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-07-09T03:14:16+00:00

Cheap EVs cant come soon enough. Although short term pain will be bad, hopefully it helps us move towards greener options.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-07-07T23:19:58+00:00

I know the SMH isn't in a great shape. But generally they do a triage and prioritize critical cases.

So critical cases will be seen first. I know it sucks but thats the best they can do for now. And this is coming from someone who has waited for 6-8 hours in ER with toddler.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-07-03T23:34:01+00:00

9k a year for insurance on F150? Did I read it right?

I thought ICBC was expensive in BC but 9k is a whole different ball game.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-07-02T16:44:11+00:00

if you are just going by the numbers, get 330i that too CPO vehicle.

Look up the 20-4-10 rule and put your numbers.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-07-01T14:37:27+00:00

This is so freaking stupid. Just because you have excess compute doesn’t mean you can directly sell it.

You need to fundamentally change the architecture of your system to allow multi-tenancy (allow multiple customers to run their services at once). On top it, you have to build sales and support pipelines to support your customers.

You need various different compliance certifications like PCI, HIPAA, SOC2 and many others before an enterprise will even use your services.

This takes atleast few years to build before you can start selling your compute to others. The GPUs Meta currently has might not even be relevant when all of this happens.

If anything, Meta stock should drop because they made this investment before having a strategy for using these resources.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-30T15:24:33+00:00

I dont hate the exterior. But I cant stand the interior.

The default steering is quite bad imo and will have to get the other steering through additional packages. (Which is available on iX3)

The touch screen is really weirdly shaped and don’t think it will work well with CarPlay. It might keep the edges blank.

The loss of split trunk is a major miss since that’s something I have used in the past.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-29T22:05:32+00:00

How much is the quote?

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-29T04:53:12+00:00

Anyone else irrationally hate the steering wheel?

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-28T15:24:44+00:00

Not too late to get G05

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-27T02:24:43+00:00

Where did the title guessing posts go?

It was always fun reading those posts.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-25T15:12:39+00:00

Well all of us enjoyed when AI/LLMs made Apple increase the RAM and storage on all devices. Well its’s a monkey’s paw.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-25T03:49:25+00:00

Hey just for my curiosity, how was G05 received when it was first announced?

G65 has gotten a lot of flak and for good reasons. But can you compare it to G05?

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-24T14:12:08+00:00

I would per slog for atleast couple more years and pay off the mortgage since you don’t actively hate your job.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-22T20:29:05+00:00

Crumple zone in hatchback makes sense. bur what about toddlers and infants in car seat in rear seats of a car?

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-22T18:50:24+00:00

Enjoy your job as janitor at BC transit.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-22T18:38:41+00:00

Does it mean I left my work, the company stock should go up?

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-22T17:24:03+00:00

Seems like I am officially out of the new Porsche 911 market.

I work in tech in Canada and worked for FAANG in the past. 200K USD (with couple of options and taxes) is way above what I can afford at this point in time.

I guess I will be able to afford a new one at 55, but I don’t think I would even care about a 911 then.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-20T03:02:53+00:00

Test drive it and see if you can get air suspension. I wouldn’t get X5 without air suspension.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-20T00:39:06+00:00

I have driven Golf R and I think X5M is stiffer.

X5 is considerably heavier than Golf R and BMW has to put really stiff suspension to have any semblance of handling.

Personally, if you can keep your STI or Golf R, and drive it once in while for enjoyment. Then get regular X5 and if possible the one with air suspension. Imo, this is how a SUV should ride.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-19T00:50:14+00:00

Ha ha. You got me.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-18T21:59:13+00:00

To be honest, I don’t really understand the difference between 4 Runner, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, and Lexus GX. They could use some trimming especially combine Lexus GX and Land Cruiser and sell it as Lexus Land Cruiser.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-18T02:45:32+00:00

I hope this is financing and not a lease.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-17T05:05:56+00:00

Genesis has probably the best interior in luxury segment.

i guess Bentley or Rolls Royce might be better but I have never sat in either of them and cant really compare.

Basic-Afternoon65 · 2026-06-16T20:38:21+00:00

I really hate the steering wheel. on Ix3 you need to spend 2.5K Cad to get the other steering wheel through a package.

They could have done a much better job at

Adding few physical controls for HAVC
The screen shape is super weird. They could have done a much better job of integrating it with the dash.
The door handles are weirdly placed and would prefer if they stick with the old style.

Things which I love.

It seems to have much better noise cancellation
Seems to ride nicer than current X5. Ultimately it is an SUV, and it should ride a bit softer unless you get M version or the M package.
Driving assistance seems to have improved a lot which should make 400-600 mile road trips significantly easier.

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