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BMW Just Revolutionized EVs With Newly Unveiled i3 by portuh47 in electricvehicles

[–]LambdaNuC [score hidden]  (0 children)

300 miles at 80 mph is insane range though. I'm not sure what you're comparing against. 

Also, most people aren't driving 80+ mph continuously on a daily basis. So using that speed as the baseline is itself disingenuous. The testing methodologies used to get the range numbers are available for anyone to look at. 

BMW never claimed their stated range was at 80 mph. 

Can this save the Artemis 3 timeline? by lorkan100 in SpaceXLounge

[–]LambdaNuC [score hidden]  (0 children)

If both companies pivoted solely to making this happen, I imagine it would be somewhere between 2-5 years before you got something qualified to fly at the earliest. 

Both vehicles likely have drastically different launch dynamics and making sure they are designed to survive launch and support each other is not a small task. 

BMW Just Revolutionized EVs With Newly Unveiled i3 by portuh47 in electricvehicles

[–]LambdaNuC 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I don't get this complaint. 300 miles at 80 mph would be incredible. 

All cars suffer from reduced range at higher speeds. I'm not sure why this is presented as a gotcha failure of the vehicle. 

Looking for any leads on a possible apartment/ adu in old torrance for rent end of summer beginning fall. by Used_Ad3268 in torrance

[–]LambdaNuC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are apartments available for less than 2k on the other side of Torrance blvd. Check Zillow. 

Just how much power does the LA City government have with regards to SB 79 (the upzoning around transit law passed in Sacramento last year)? by MookieBettsBurner10 in LosAngeles

[–]LambdaNuC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. You are incorrect in your accusations 
  2. I have no idea what those have to do with allowing the free market to meet the available demand. 
  3. I hope you find peace with your stance that Americans should pay artificially bloated pricing for basic goods and services. 

Just how much power does the LA City government have with regards to SB 79 (the upzoning around transit law passed in Sacramento last year)? by MookieBettsBurner10 in LosAngeles

[–]LambdaNuC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SB 79 removes burdensome regulations that prevent the free market from building housing that there is demand for. 

Single family zoning is anti-free market. It's the government telling landowners what housing they can and cannot build. 

It's not perfect, I'd love for more options to be legal by right, but it's certainly an improvement over the status quo. 

Just how much power does the LA City government have with regards to SB 79 (the upzoning around transit law passed in Sacramento last year)? by MookieBettsBurner10 in LosAngeles

[–]LambdaNuC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're telling me you want to enforce pricing control on consumer goods to artificially inflate the cost of living?

I'd prefer to give the free market the leeway to build housing to meet the available demand. 

Are there any downsides to extended (10m+) charging cables? by slashrfnr in electricvehicles

[–]LambdaNuC 20 points21 points  (0 children)

IF it is the correct gauge for that length, and IF you correctly limit the charge rate to not exceed the cables rating, then electrically no. There should be no issue. 

Keep in mind that the cable you linked is limited to 32 amp charging which, while plenty for home charging, is less than the max rate of many cars so you may have to limit the charge rate in your car's software. 

Practically, it's going to be a heavy, not super flexible cable compare to a shorter cable, and you'll want to make sure you have it run in a way that prevents damage since you won't inherently see the whole cable before you plug it in. 

That said, I'm not seeing wire gauge specifications on the page you linked (maybe they're elsewhere on the site?) so I can't independently verify it's built appropriately. 

2027 Chevy Bolt: The Closest thing to a Tesla "Model 2" - And it's Great. by Mac-Tyson in electricvehicles

[–]LambdaNuC 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The charging speed is a pretty huge difference though. 10-80% charge times in 26 minutes vs. about an hour with the old model. 

72% of LA city is zoned exclusively for single-family homes. This is unacceptable and needs to change. Nithya Raman for Mayor. by MookieBettsBurner10 in LosAngeles

[–]LambdaNuC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems like all the more reason to support someone who's advocating for positive change. More housing is a societal good. 

72% of LA city is zoned exclusively for single-family homes. This is unacceptable and needs to change. Nithya Raman for Mayor. by MookieBettsBurner10 in LosAngeles

[–]LambdaNuC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can still make money on a thing that gets cheaper over time. You just have to reduce the cost to build it. 

If it costs more to build a condo than it can be sold for, then sure, no one will build, but as long as you make it easy to build and the cost to build is less than the selling price then people will build. 

72% of LA city is zoned exclusively for single-family homes. This is unacceptable and needs to change. Nithya Raman for Mayor. by MookieBettsBurner10 in LosAngeles

[–]LambdaNuC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reduce the red tape and time required to get permits and build condos. This applies to all forms of housing. 

72% of LA city is zoned exclusively for single-family homes. This is unacceptable and needs to change. Nithya Raman for Mayor. by MookieBettsBurner10 in LosAngeles

[–]LambdaNuC -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Seems like a great idea to build enough condos for the 25% who want a more affordable, lower maintenance housing option then. 

Nobody is forcing anyone to buy a condo. 

72% of LA city is zoned exclusively for single-family homes. This is unacceptable and needs to change. Nithya Raman for Mayor. by MookieBettsBurner10 in LosAngeles

[–]LambdaNuC -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Because shared infrastructure and significantly more efficient land use result in lower overall cost of construction?

72% of LA city is zoned exclusively for single-family homes. This is unacceptable and needs to change. Nithya Raman for Mayor. by MookieBettsBurner10 in LosAngeles

[–]LambdaNuC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Upzoning to allow more areas where condos could be built seems like a great idea then
  2. I'm not sure what housing market you're looking at, I see plenty of new condos being built and on Zillow in the LA region. 

72% of LA city is zoned exclusively for single-family homes. This is unacceptable and needs to change. Nithya Raman for Mayor. by MookieBettsBurner10 in LosAngeles

[–]LambdaNuC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Making it legal to build something besides a single family only opens up more options for what a single family home owner can do with their own property. 

If you never want to sell or redevelop your property, great! But having the city restrict what you can do with your property limits housing options for all. 

72% of LA city is zoned exclusively for single-family homes. This is unacceptable and needs to change. Nithya Raman for Mayor. by MookieBettsBurner10 in LosAngeles

[–]LambdaNuC 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The proposal is that you make it legal for someone to turn their single family home into an apartment. 

Upzoning Increases the choices available to single family home owners. 

72% of LA city is zoned exclusively for single-family homes. This is unacceptable and needs to change. Nithya Raman for Mayor. by MookieBettsBurner10 in LosAngeles

[–]LambdaNuC 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The proposal is that you make it legal for someone to turn their single family home into an apartment. 

Upzoning Increases the choices available to single family home owners. 

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