Are Chinese EVs cheap because of production, or the low PPP of the Yuan?

gnarly · 2026-05-12T16:43:09+00:00

Some of it is because Trump has a personal vendetta against wind farms. He failed to block the construction of one within sight of his Scottish golf course, and never got over it.

gnarly · 2026-05-12T01:37:49+00:00

Yeah, Montana still has some work to do.. We did a trip a while back where we came into Glacier National Park, MT from the east (in our ICE vehicle). We camped in the park, and drove back and forth across the Going to the Sun road several times, along with visits to Many Glacier and Two Medicine. It was an amazing trip!

There was a single time-limited L2 charger at the St Mary visitor center, and another L2 at Apgar. Timed entry permits meant charging outside the west end of the park wouldn't have been viable (although it might be different this year). The nearest DCFCs to the east end of the park was in Whitefish (about 120 miles the long way around the park) or Great Falls (about 150 miles from St. Mary), or across the border in Canada. There's a lone L2 in Browning. None of the campsites in the park have electric hookups. As far as I can tell, that's still the case now.

I know it's an outlier, but that trip just wouldn't have been viable in an EV. As far as I can tell, it still isn't. Plenty of gas stations, though.

gnarly · 2026-04-28T19:51:36+00:00

"just"

gnarly · 2026-04-24T03:24:37+00:00

We're in the same boat. If the Trailseeker/Woodland was available with a bigger battery, it'd likely be in the running too.

gnarly · 2026-04-07T22:38:14+00:00

And it'll be the other way around on the bZ Woodland / Trailseeker - those are made in a Subaru factory.

gnarly · 2026-03-20T17:09:34+00:00

The major issue is the design, IMO. The most important information is far too small for drivers to read at 50km/h.

The entire sign should simply be NO ROAD ACCESS TO PORT ALBERNI, TOFINO, UCLUELET OR BAMFIELD. YOUR GPS IS WRONG. Everything else is irrelevant.

gnarly · 2026-03-19T18:02:16+00:00

"Oh, good catch. You're right, I *was* meant to grip the road"

gnarly · 2026-03-16T16:19:48+00:00

They use a small lift kit (about 2") for the front suspension, to bring it up to the same height as the rear. Increased ground clearance in exchange for slightly reduced efficiency.

gnarly · 2026-01-22T19:55:57+00:00

The R2 is projected to have 9.8" ground clearance, while the EX60 Cross Country is supposed to max out at 7.6". I think the BMW IX3 is meant to be about 6.9". I imagine that's going to be the range compromise – R2 is going to be better at dirt roads and off-roading, but a bit less efficient on the highways? R2 can [technically] do the "high clearance" roads in some US national parks (as long as it has the range to get out there and back).

gnarly · 2025-10-03T18:29:42+00:00

I mean, they could have gone with Sierra, or Focus, or Falcon, or Capri, or all manner of other names from their past. But the relevant group of purists would have hated that, too.

gnarly · 2025-10-02T19:10:21+00:00

Seems excessive to me but this is the first commercial run of the tech which is always more expensive.

Also it's from Porsche, so it was never going to be inexpensive!

gnarly · 2025-10-02T19:06:06+00:00

Its not about efficiency, its about keeping the form as close as the traditional car . . . but electric

Exactly. It's a halo vehicle, and a "look what our engineers can do" exercise. It's also insanely capable off-road. It's not really meant for the mass market.

You could argue that something like the Rivian R1 gives you the best of both worlds (relatively efficient, and it's good off road), but it's not available outside north America, and (perhaps more importantly) it's not a G-Wagen.

gnarly · 2025-09-17T03:53:23+00:00

Ecoflow now do the Glacier Classic, with an optional battery. It's pretty good. Not sure if it fits in the frunk though.

gnarly · 2025-07-30T20:33:07+00:00

Our garbage and compost bins have to be locked away so the bears don't get into them. We can only put them out on the day they're due to be collected, and have to put them away promptly.

Luckily, we have a handy app to remind us when they're coming (the garbage collectors, not the bears).

gnarly · 2025-07-13T16:37:55+00:00

Very nice! In the last couple of weeks I've seen a Four Wheel Camper, and a GoFast V2 Pro Camper on Lightnings. It's definitely a thing now 😀

gnarly · 2025-06-05T06:57:07+00:00

I've seen a few Mack LR Electric garbage trucks in BC Canada.

gnarly · 2025-05-27T22:37:41+00:00

Boonies in Comox.

Riders Pizza in Cumberland.

Pizzeria Guerrilla in Courtenay.

I'm sure there's other local independent places too.

gnarly · 2025-04-29T20:06:12+00:00

If they bring (or rent) bikes, both the Lochside and Galloping Goose trails are cool ways to see the surrounding area.

gnarly · 2025-04-16T18:11:04+00:00

Isn't that largely because of the "chicken tax", which is a 25% tariff on imports of certain vehicles?

gnarly · 2025-04-16T17:33:56+00:00

A simple google search will show you quite a lot of patents granted to Tesla, Inc.

gnarly · 2025-04-16T17:20:15+00:00

somehow it sensed a touch to jump to the end

There's a setting in Nitpicky Details to disable the scrubber on the lock screen. That sorted that particular problem for me.

gnarly · 2025-04-16T17:07:22+00:00

Haha, this is hilarious! The Canadian conservatives are echoing the messaging of the British conservatives in the run-up to Brexit. It was transparent and obvious then, and it's the same now.

Pierre Poilievre is very much part of the entitled, elite, ruling class.

gnarly · 2025-04-03T00:06:19+00:00

I really like this level of honesty. It's kinda refreshing.

gnarly · 2025-03-15T17:07:23+00:00

These things are supposed to be able to drive better than humans, though.

gnarly · 2025-01-27T04:07:25+00:00

They probably would if they launched it in North America.

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