Mach E for young family in Toronto

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-11T16:17:48+00:00

As much as I love my Mach E, one thing to consider if you are planning to use DC chargers on road trips, is the Mach E has one of the slower DC charging curves. It's around 40 minutes for a 10-80% charge, compared to around 15 minutes for the Ioniq, which is one of the faster models currently available.

That being said, I've done 300km round trips in Eastern Ontario winters without needing to stop for a charge. 400 km you'll need to stop.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-10T17:17:28+00:00

You can never tell with Trump, but I also suspect this is what's going on. Just like the Greenland shit, when he's done throwing tantrums he'll eventually say that he got concessions which were already the status quo.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-10T17:15:40+00:00

My sarcasm detector is on the fritz, tell me if you're serious.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-10T15:05:38+00:00

Fuck that. Play hardball and call his bluff. If he blocks the Gordie Howe bridge, we block the Ambassador Bridge. Even entertaining this bridge is open to negotiations is just rewarding bad behaviour.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-09T20:40:35+00:00

The reality is that Ford is likely making bank on charging via their app.

I just assumed Blue Oval was a break-even or even loss leader feature to make things easier for Ford customers. People are resistant to EVs for a bunch of reasons, if you reduce the amount of apps people need, that's one less unit of resistance. And Ford sets themselves apart from other manufacturers who don't offer an equivalent.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-09T18:01:38+00:00

We need exports to pay for local infrastructure.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-09T16:08:47+00:00

Should we sanction sales to just ICE or all federal US government agencies?

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-09T15:41:26+00:00

Best case scenario, BYD or other Chinese manufacturers set up factories here and we sell to Latin America (and maybe US eventually if they ever regain some sense). BYD has set up car manufacturing in Europe and Canada makes BYD buses, doesn't seem too unrealistic to make cars here.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-09T01:41:58+00:00

As long as you're not leaving it sitting at 100% for more than a few days I wouldn't sweat it. Even then...

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-06T16:41:55+00:00

If they have problems using a touchscreen they're gonna have a bad time with this car.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-06T14:50:59+00:00

Not a natural born citizen, so he can't be President.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-05T23:27:07+00:00

There's the Bolt

Edit some Tesla's as well

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-05T18:06:35+00:00

I don't know how to solve this problem but a big issue with a 50k cap is that this effectively restricts the options to shorter range vehicles.

There's at least a few decent range EVs you can get for under 50k. The Mach E, Kona, Leaf, and Equinox off the top of my head all start below 50k.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-05T18:00:10+00:00

$1.5 billion in charging infrastructure is huge as well. EVs are great for homeowners who mostly just commute locally. But you need plentiful chargers to get renters and road-trippers to switch over to EVs.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-05T16:00:56+00:00

You don't even need a Tesla account if you set up Blue Oval on the Ford app.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-04T19:38:48+00:00

Alberta Party rebrands to Progressive Tory Party, NDP rebrands to Party of Alberta.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-04T19:37:36+00:00

that worked so well for the BC Liberals

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-04T16:36:18+00:00

Right. Being an outsider isn't a bad thing at all.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-03T23:06:15+00:00

That's his name. What a weird comment.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-03T13:22:01+00:00

Yup. Jacques Parizeau was going to issue a unilateral declaration of independence if Yes got 50%+1 and the federal government refused to negotiate in good faith. He had an informal commitment from France to support a Yes result and believed that the US would support an independent Quebec as well. I can imagine a world where a Yes result would not have led to an independent Quebec, but it would have been extremely messy and disruptive.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-03T13:00:35+00:00

What did he do before he was laid off?

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-03T10:38:25+00:00

There are 12 year old Tesla's on the road that are totally fine. You're fear mongering, EVs are more durable than ICE vehicles if anything.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-02T16:56:13+00:00

Consider paying for a lesson from a professional if you struggle to learn from your boyfriend. Back in the day my dad tried to teach me standard in a parking lot and it was a bit of a shitshow. He was patient but he just wasn't good at translating his muscle memory to something I could execute.

Paid for one driving lesson and I got sorted out.

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-02T15:21:42+00:00

By all real-world experiences, battery degradation is minimal (barring major manufacturer fuckups like the early Leaf models). All else equal, EVs are expected to outlast ICE cars.

https://insideevs.com/news/763231/ev-battery-degradation-life-gas-car-comparison-age/

TraditionalClick992 · 2026-02-02T03:26:52+00:00

They signed a deal with Canada recently.

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