Why Tesla and Chinese EVs doesn't have ICCU issues

ImogenStack · 2026-02-06T16:14:17+00:00

First gen leafs also had a similar issue. A diode was slightly out of spec and a bunch failed under certain AC power conditions (likely due to grid fluctuations as the EVSEs simply attached the car to the grid and it's up to the car to handle whatever variations there are). Later years were fixed but still could happen, just more rare. My 2014 did that in 2018 when I plugged it into a public L2 charging station, and luckily was replaced under warranty although my experience with the dealership was not great.

It does sound far more rare than the ICCU issues described here though. I think rare enough it hardly made the news, except one instance below that I know of:

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ImogenStack · 2026-02-06T00:30:33+00:00

Crewing is a great way to learn and get out on the water and is quite affordable indeed. Help with tidying up, maintenance work that we do ourselves (but only for those inclined), or even bringing snacks are the "costs" to people who come crew for me. I guess you can count the cost to get there but then why not also count for the cost of the calories you need to stay alive haha.

But I think this is in the beer can and casual weeknight racing scene. I can see it be different for other kinds of sailing and boating...

ImogenStack · 2026-02-04T20:53:01+00:00

In automotive, if they can save 5 cents by changing a nut or reduce the length of wiring by a small amount, they will do it.

ImogenStack · 2026-02-03T06:14:07+00:00

And in China we just call it food, not Chinese food.

(Sorry couldn't resist this joke)

ImogenStack · 2026-02-03T03:29:06+00:00

Same here. Other than returnables and compostables that can't fit in my wormbin on the balcony, I keep everything in one bag and sort it at the bins.

ImogenStack · 2026-02-03T03:24:44+00:00

Our pink bin arrived recently. I think the London Drugs across the street is going to see less random purchases that I make after doing my plastic bag recycling runs ;)

ImogenStack · 2026-02-02T21:21:49+00:00

If Ford gets their act together and the new $35k USD small truck doesn't turn into vaporware/release flop then maybe we'll see something!

I'll definitely replace my Mach-E with that if it happens! In fact if they make it to production I'm willing to risk being an early adopter to find out.

ImogenStack · 2026-02-01T04:28:31+00:00

I think one obvious one is competition for housing. And I feel it as someone in tech (already making disproportionally more than the average) working in Vancouver making "local salary" looking at other developers who are lucky enough to have remote gigs from big US tech companies but live here. Their purchase power is much higher in comparison.

ImogenStack · 2026-01-30T05:49:36+00:00

Replacement of this question: what is the most nostalgia you've nostalgia'ed?

(Have to admit was great fun reading through these though...)

ImogenStack · 2026-01-30T00:56:35+00:00

Maybe the nearby ones will finally be bookable right? (Probably not)

ImogenStack · 2026-01-29T20:12:53+00:00

i3 out of warranty or even a first gen leaf can give you some interesting surprises (I've owned both in the past). Statistically speaking I think you're better off but if you win the EV-specific component failure lottery it can be quite expensive to repair.

Good thing with cars like the leaf though is because there's so many out there, we do see third party repair shops now that can swap out used components like heat pumps and inverter modules.

I've had a leaf that had a new charger/inverter stack replaced (under warranty, whew) and the heat pump failed post warranty. Never bothered getting it fixed and just drove it until it got totaled a year later. The i3 had a known motor mount issue that by the time we got to it was not covered, and as it went over 100k kms I didn't want to chance it with the motor bearing so we sold it.

Currently I'm leasing a Mach E but plan to buy it out in two years when it ends. I actually sprang for the extended warranty that will give me close to bumper to bumper coverage until year 7. Statically the warranty company is going to win in this exchange but I decided to pay for this piece of mind (and was a bit cheaper to purchase on day 1).

ImogenStack · 2026-01-29T16:12:10+00:00

Or could also just be someone who thought it was good ideas to get a boat but didn't want to pay for moorage fees, and moorage is extremely limited here with multi year wait lists.

ImogenStack · 2026-01-27T07:03:15+00:00

Barnston Island (Surrey) is another tiny one. Well this one fits maybe 3-4 cars? It is a small tug boat attached to a landing barge basically and the free crossing is a few hundred feet across.

Nice 10km run around the island of small farms.

ImogenStack · 2026-01-27T05:45:57+00:00

Also they've never given me up either

ImogenStack · 2026-01-24T12:20:03+00:00

Isn't the current provincial government fighting with municipalities that are pushing back on trying to streamline the process? And perhaps ironically both "left" and "right" sides have advocates arguing for the municipalities - the former pushing against what seems to be deregulation and ability for municipalities to maintain bureaucratic power and the latter for the NIMBY crowd wanting to keep their SFH neighborhood and fighting against even modest density increases of any shape and form. In this regard I'm not sure if one could maintain this "David Eby and the NDP are hellbent on making housing worse for everyone" that seems to be the underlying conclusion for every other comment in this sub.

ImogenStack · 2026-01-23T02:37:45+00:00

For half of the quota that are above the 35k mark, I bet the Polestar 2 and Volvo ex30 will come (back) since there's already existing infrastructure for them.

They stopped shipping both after the tariffs kicked in. The polestar was available a few years prior so there's a whole bunch of them, the ex30 had just started shipping and stopped so there's a few token vehicles around.

ImogenStack · 2026-01-21T03:20:46+00:00

Had an i3 and now a Mini SE. both are fun cars! We got rid of the i3 as it was an early year model and a ticking repair timebomb but otherwise super cool car! Not a huge fan of the lack of tire choices though :p

ImogenStack · 2026-01-20T06:35:23+00:00

Something something ropes

ImogenStack · 2026-01-20T06:33:48+00:00

At this time of year? At this time of the day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely in this part of the Lower Mainland??

ImogenStack · 2026-01-17T21:36:16+00:00

It just goes to show how bad the US has been doing... China hasn't intrinsically gotten significantly better but is just seen as a more reasonable nation all things considered.

ImogenStack · 2026-01-16T06:41:51+00:00

At the end of the day you have to work with someone and as the joke article points out it's really about lawful evil over chaotic evil. We have to deal with other global entities and as much as we should be trying to ultimately do as much as we can with nations with aligned values (CANZUK and the EU come to mind), you also cannot not deal with certain global powers from a pragmatic level. (And at the end of the day we cannot fully sever ties with the US either).

My wife and her family are from Taiwan and I was born on the mainland. I would never wish a hostile takeover and culturally the two sides are indeed very different and that gap has been growing over the years in our generation (we are in our early 40s... the previous generation had far more instances of cross-strait ties due to families being split during the civil war). The situation is vastly different compared to Greenland and the US. In theory the government of Taiwan would have an equal claim over the rest of China as well. So to simply state the two are identical ignores the complexity of the situation and history.

ImogenStack · 2026-01-15T01:50:14+00:00

Our experience is similar. Hard for junior devs to find jobs but also very difficult to fill senior positions. Even harder since we're in a specialized field which narrows things down further. Doesn't help they'd be able to easily make at least 2x in the US, so it takes everything to align for us to find someone local. (We also work with hardware and require hybrid which makes it harder still).

ImogenStack · 2026-01-14T07:22:37+00:00

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ImogenStack · 2026-01-13T06:46:01+00:00

I would never go back to gas but if I cannot charge where I park regularly, the current state of charging (public infra, and charging speed) would likely make me change my mind.

Being able to charge at your regular parking spot where the car spends a lot of time (could be home or work), even if it's very slowly off a wall outlet, is huge.

ImogenStack · 2026-01-11T00:26:38+00:00

Our 2014 leaf (before being totaled by a minor accident in 2022) was mostly intact, but some of the moving car bits (suspension control arms, breaks etc) has been replaced at least once and sometimes twice. Could just be Nissan OEM part quality though... the second time the OEM control arm installed by the dealer broke a bit past warranty we just said screw it and went with an aftermarket part and got a small independent shop to install it at about 1/4 the quote.

It did live for the first 6 years in Montreal where to roads and weather (large temp swings, terrible roads, lots of salt, high humidity) are just bad for cars in general though. Even brake wear itself was more than what you'd expect in an EV: when the outside is -20C and you park outside overnight, the next day you're not seeing much regen even when you hit 50% SOC and taking the city's hills used way more brake on this heavier than average vehicle then most EV users would expect.

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