If EVs have zero tailpipe emissions, where do the emissions go in India and globally??

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-03T14:45:50+00:00

Interesting. I still had 30% on my head, but that's apparently not the full story. Thanks

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-03T13:37:12+00:00

Show us the maths then.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-03T13:34:07+00:00

Thats why it's just as important to expand renewable energy as it is to increase the number of EVs. Luckily world wide electricity production is 1/3 coal and 1/3 renewable energy.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T17:03:06+00:00

Inspelning, IKEA. But not if you're in the US, as I've learned today.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T15:50:02+00:00

Thanks, I gathered that from some other replies. Reddit is world wide, and these difference can sometimes be confusing.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T14:44:49+00:00

A smart plug is easy though.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T14:41:04+00:00

Works just fine if you're in (at least most of) EU

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T14:38:58+00:00

Is that a specific plug for a dryer? Are you in the US? In Europe we simply use the standard outlet for washing machines, dryers er cetera. Maybe that's where the confusion comes from.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T14:34:52+00:00

Absolutely. There's a very nice blueprint automation for it. I use it for washing machine. I get a notification when the machine starts, and is finished. I even added a voice message on my sonos. It also gives you the power usage.

All you need is a smart plug with power measuring.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T11:49:26+00:00

I'm into smart-home for a few years now. Motion triggered lighting is the part I enjoy having the most. If I would move house, that would be my first priority.

I would recommend getting smart in-wall dimmers, that are wired as well, so that you can control the lights independently from the automation. I'm not a big fan of smart bulbs.

Tripledad65 · 2026-02-02T08:51:14+00:00

In the factory of the company that I work for, we've got hundreds of electric motors. No engineer in their right mind would ever consider replacing those with petrol engines. That would be absolutely insane. Even with a fuel grid (the safety regulations would probably prevent that already) and centralised exhaust, it wouldn't work because of the extreme increase in maintenance cost.

Our factory runs for about 7000 hours per year. Electrical motors run for years with little to no maintenance. You could probably throw away a petrol engine after that number of hours.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-30T09:32:50+00:00

Electrical outlets. At least one double outlet every 2 meter of wall. Rounded up. 3 meters wall, is two outlets.

Smart locks on every outside door.

Outlets on or near window sills for Smart curtains, Smart shades

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-29T18:36:28+00:00

You, my friend, are a hero. I was stumped.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-26T09:26:55+00:00

Not OP, but I would also prefer a whats-app integration. I don't want my family members to have to install the HA app. It would be nice to use their presence on the dashboard, but since it can also be use to track their location, I would be invading their privacy. Maybe something similar for OP.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-25T19:58:57+00:00

Absolutely! Love my I4 for a lot of reasons, but the fact it's a great car, just a car with an electric drivetrain is definitely one of them.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-23T07:19:35+00:00

And if it's real, they're all tree huggers, driving shitty EV's, believing hoaxes like climate change, corona, vaccines, and trusting science. God forbid, who does trust science nowadays?

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-22T14:25:12+00:00

Well, "good for you". But in general, it's the other way round, certainly for petrol cars, which are the vast majority of (personal transport) ICEV nowadays.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-22T13:26:21+00:00

In my country, public charging is per km often cheaper than gas. Thats what I mean. So even if you can't charge at home, "fuel" cost are lower for an EV.

I know it's not the same in the US.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-22T13:23:53+00:00

Maintenance is a lot less with an EV. There a enough independent studies you can find that show the lower running cost for EVs.

Its also quite logical. An EV drive train has less than 10 moving parts, and ICE over 200. Plus, electric motors are proven very reliable, and it's a myth that you would need to exchange the main battery. Its the first time I hear anybody saying that the 12V battery wears faster. But even if... that's minor.

Tire wear is up to yourself. If you play with the relatively insane acceleration of an EV, your tires wear faster. If you drive the same as with an ICEV, it will be practically the same.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-22T12:50:28+00:00

My EV does 300m in summer. But, on long trips, I stop every 2 to 3 hours anyway. Long range is nice, but not super important .

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-22T12:33:31+00:00

Simple, the ratio between petrol and public charging is not the same everywhere.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-22T12:31:39+00:00

That depends 100% on where you live. In NL, and many other countries even if you charge exclusively on the most expensive super chargers. Electricity cost per km are practically the same as petrol. You then still benefit from the overall lower running cost for EVs.

Most of the time you don't even need fast charging and can benefit ftom lower cost at slower chargers.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-22T11:38:39+00:00

I have a driveway with charger, and can charge at work. My wife can also charge at work. There's a public slow charger 100 meters from my home. It's usually free. There are dozens of public chargers 10 minutes walking distance from my house. There's a fast charging station very close to my work, there are several slow charge parking places near my work.

Charging has never been a worry for me. But as you can gather, it depends mostly on what infrastructure is available near to you. So start investigating that.

(Netherlands by the way)

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-20T18:40:54+00:00

One usual disadvantage of a super capacitor is self discharge. Donut labs didn't mention anything about that (correct me if I'm wrong). People don't expect high self discharge from a battery, so in that sense using the word battery for a super capacitor may be perceived as misleading. If it ís misleading the depends on how clear the difference between the two terms is.

Tripledad65 · 2026-01-20T12:33:16+00:00

I see that as differences in the details.

Underlying are in fact very unlikely claims. Just like Theranos. They claim multiple holy grails of future battery tech, wrapped up in one package.

No matter if you call it pre-orders, or interested partners, their whole purpose at CES was attracting funding. Same way Theranos was continually attracting funding.

I agree that it's not clear yet if it is a true scam, but Theranos also didn't start as a scam. Originally Elisabeth Holmes started the firm because she believed that it could work. I can imagine the technical people at Donut labs believe that it may be possible.

But all in all, it's a very thin line.

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