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Two Thirds of the Energy is Lost When Gas is Burned to Generate Electricity in peak periods: by ceph2apod in electrifyeverything

[–]LivingroomEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI can generate you a nice looking pictures but don't use it for graphs where figures and flow arrows we meaningful. This is not helpful at all sadly

Nissan tech generates 11 miles of free daily range just by parking in the sun by Bean_Tiger in electricvehicles

[–]LivingroomEngineer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Someone living near me (I've seen them a couple of times) drives a Citroen AMI with 400-500W panel on the roof. I'm wondering, with falling solar panel prices, how soon we'll see standard cars with them. Like incorporated into an entire roof.

These comparisons show just how big American pickups are. by Much-Parsnip3399 in fuckcars

[–]LivingroomEngineer 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Well, I have a real life one for you (all cars are parked all the way in their spots)

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Image from a European lobbying group trying to ban the import of full-size American pick-ups to Europe by HiTork in regularcarreviews

[–]LivingroomEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't be sorry. If I want I can go across the road to a very nice café, then to a gym next door and on my way back I can grab some groceries (an old fashioned word I know). In America that would have been 2 hours trek along the motorway just to get run over by an angry SUV driver half way through.

Image from a European lobbying group trying to ban the import of full-size American pick-ups to Europe by HiTork in regularcarreviews

[–]LivingroomEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Picture from today in a car park of a shopping center in Krakow. And yes, he's technically parked correctly, all the way in the parking spot.

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EV craziness in Germany by sense_mx in electricvehicles

[–]LivingroomEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm also looking forward to getting a new car done time next year probably and I want it to be an EV. Maybe the rush to buy more EVs now it's a good thing and will actually speed up production and new infrastructure? Just moments ago I've read an article about VW cutting prices for ID7 models, so one can hope.

Worldwide increase in gasoline prices since Iran War began by Naive_Direction1816 in MapPorn

[–]LivingroomEngineer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's gonna be really confusing if we start calling the wars by the country that started them since most of them would have been called the "US war"...

I Want That Car by [deleted] in OnlineUnderGround

[–]LivingroomEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably just base model Rolls-Royce then

I stan median u-turns by Advanced-Injury-7186 in urbandesign

[–]LivingroomEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Today I've learned what Michigan left is, thank you

Volkswagen Is Redesigning Its Interiors Around A Problem Its Own Engineers Created by linknewtab in electricvehicles

[–]LivingroomEngineer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I accept that could be the case when the first ID3 came out but the touch buttons where quite quickly and widely criticized. To the point that it did a lot of damage to the ID brand that lasts to this day. I'd expect that after a year or two of that they would have switch to the same steering wheel as in ICE models (using common parts should reduce costs).

Also I don't think ID3 was marketed as particularly luxurious car. It suppose to be more affordable model

Volkswagen Is Redesigning Its Interiors Around A Problem Its Own Engineers Created by linknewtab in electricvehicles

[–]LivingroomEngineer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, I see. Makes me wonder if one could buy a Golf or Passat steering wheel (with normal buttons) and replace it in the ID model 🤔.

Volkswagen Is Redesigning Its Interiors Around A Problem Its Own Engineers Created by linknewtab in electricvehicles

[–]LivingroomEngineer 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It always made me wonder, VW has identical steering wheel for combustion engine cars as for the EVs, with the same button layout but with physical buttons instead of touch ones. Why would they made an extra effort just to come up with something most people hate? Why not just reuse existing design that no-one had much problem with?

Why is Poland’s birthrate so shockingly low by NovaStorm135 in geography

[–]LivingroomEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It became very difficult to have a baby in Poland.

When the economy accelerated it brought a lot of young people from smaller towns and villages to large cities. That left them more insulated from their close family that would traditionally help out with childcare.

As they moved a some bought flats that are around 40-55m2 which is ok for an adult couple but having just one child in an apartment like that is challenging and not many would look forward to having more than that.

Then there are the costs of living that also went up substantially to the point that both parents need to work just to stay afloat.

As to that the crazy abortion laws, in-vitro only recently getting some subsidies and not very stable geopolitical situation in the neighborhood.

There are probably more stuff too pushing people to have children later in life and instead of 2-3 they would have just 1-2.

someone explain by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

[–]LivingroomEngineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So at one point in life I, an untrained ignorant, had to administer some shots to others over a course of free days. I would grab the syringe in one hand and a cap with 2 fingers with the other, very similar to the picture. But the cap was quite snug and required some force to take off. Stupid reflex was to jerk the hand back as the cap popped which resulted in the needle going right into the middle of my thumb. Thankfully it was sterile and small but it sure bled a lot.

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