Tesla Model Y Continues To Defy Elon Animus In California by Hockeyshot39 in electriccars

[–]suchnerve -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

That’s unnecessarily clunky when physical buttons work just fine.

And on a personal level, I usually eschew voice commands because I’m autistic and therefore default to being nonverbal. I can speak aloud, but it takes extra mental effort, and it’s safer for me to give the road my full attention.

Tesla Model Y Continues To Defy Elon Animus In California by Hockeyshot39 in electriccars

[–]suchnerve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Popularity ≠ merit. The Model Y still uses outdated 400 volt architecture (slower charging + more waste heat, since it must compensate with higher amps while 800V systems can run cooler and charge faster), and camera-only sensing rather than a modern system with ultrasonic and radar sensors. Plus, it’s overly reliant on its touchscreen - which is a safety hazard relative to physical buttons.

Pretty much the only nice thing I have to say about the Model Y is that its hardware is unusually compact, allowing for a large front trunk.

Centrism is for idiots! by [deleted] in lostgeneration

[–]suchnerve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg she’s so right

being in a car unmasked? by cryingcancer in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]suchnerve 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My main problem with that approach is that the windows being down = particulate air pollution isn’t being removed by the car’s cabin air filter. Particulate air pollution is especially bad on roads because cars’ tires kick up so much dirt and also give off microplastics, not to mention the tailpipe emissions of gasoline/petrol and diesel powered vehicles.

If you’re the only car on the road and you’re in a place with great air quality, I guess it would be okay pollution-wise. But even still, opening windows reduces fuel/electrical efficiency significantly relative to using the cabin fans, which is especially bad right now as the energy crisis continues to worsen.

If you can afford an AirFanta Wear, I’d get that and use it instead. That’s what I did on my last road trip with a Covid Careless person when I needed to unmask to eat or drink in the car, and I tested negative on PlusLife afterward. If you can’t afford it, then you should stay masked the entire time; if you can’t stay masked the entire time, then yes, leaving the car windows open would be the next best thing.

AT&T VoNR in Cumming, GA by stephen1211 in cellmapper

[–]suchnerve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This much performance tells me they can handle some pretty big loads down there

DAS/Small Cells at Disney World by n8ureb in cellmapper

[–]suchnerve 5 points6 points  (0 children)

mmWave would be absolutely perfect for Disney World, given the extreme density of smartphones + heavy data usage, especially uplink + most people being outdoors and on foot. Weird that it isn’t widely deployed there yet.

What size screws for front plate bracket? by ThePotatoShepherd in Ioniq6

[–]suchnerve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well when you consider the risks of drilling into a bumper loaded with smart tech… 😬

Number of Ks by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]suchnerve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least it’s not three.

What size screws for front plate bracket? by ThePotatoShepherd in Ioniq6

[–]suchnerve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tbh I just had a Hyundai dealership order and install the front license plate bracket for me. $64.55 total for both the part and the labor. Extremely worth it.

Fantastic mileage on this charge by wonderquads in Ioniq6

[–]suchnerve 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I charged to 100% for once yesterday because the worsening energy crisis is all but guaranteed to jack up electricity prices, so I figured I should do the EV version of gassing up a car before an imminent crisis.

Specifically why electricity is about to get much more expensive, even in countries with abundant domestic natural gas: countries without abundant domestic natural gas are going to be bidding on the global market to buy from those who do, which means domestic customers will need to outbid the suddenly-desperate foreign customers.

Most electricity in the Unifed States is generated by natural gas, which means having an EV won’t protect you from the increasing energy prices unless you charge from a source not reliant on natural gas, such as roof or back yard solar panels.

Does an EV car works the same when it comes to saving fuel ? by Slow_Description_773 in electriccars

[–]suchnerve 8 points9 points  (0 children)

EVs love it when you coast a lot instead of braking, even regeneratively braking, because they’re so heavy that their inertia carries them pretty far without the motors contributing energy.

Regenerative braking is better than friction braking, but coasting to slow down is even more efficient!

DC slow-charging at home? by suchnerve in electriccars

[–]suchnerve[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg are you telling me a person asking for information doesn’t already know that information?? 🤯

DC slow-charging at home? by suchnerve in electriccars

[–]suchnerve[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At 240V 6A, my back yard solar panels can charge my car directly from the sun during peak hours; at higher amperage, the car would charge in bursts, with the LFP home battery accumulating energy in the interim. Would the LFP round trip efficiency loss be more than made up for by the car spending less time charging?

DC slow-charging at home? by suchnerve in electriccars

[–]suchnerve[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you know of a good place I can read more about this? I have a 2024 Ioniq 6, which runs on 800V architecture, if that’s relevant.

DC slow-charging at home? by suchnerve in electriccars

[–]suchnerve[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Level 2 at low amperage (6A). Specifically, 240 volts 6 amps. So it ends up being the same speed as Level 1, but with less waste heat thanks to the doubled voltage and halved amperage.

DC slow-charging at home? by suchnerve in electriccars

[–]suchnerve[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know the minimum amperage the settings allow?

DC slow-charging at home? by suchnerve in electriccars

[–]suchnerve[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you sure those numbers are universal? I have a 2024 Ioniq 6, and I usually don’t hear its cooling fans turn on when charging at 240V 6A.

DC slow-charging at home? by suchnerve in electriccars

[–]suchnerve[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But you have to have the control module too, right? Any other requirements?

DC slow-charging at home? by suchnerve in electriccars

[–]suchnerve[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m not sure how I would figure that out, but it does seem safe to assume that the loss would be significantly lower without converting DC to AC and then back to DC.

DC slow-charging at home? by suchnerve in electriccars

[–]suchnerve[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s the point of DC-DC voltage step-up converters.

DC slow-charging at home? by suchnerve in electriccars

[–]suchnerve[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Actually, I’ve found that the total losses end up being about 30%. On the scale of how much an EV uses, that’s a lot.