What vehicle do you drive?

ToeMissile said:

I’m curious how long ago this was, from what I understand they’ve made quite a few improvements with infotainment. Redesign and just/are about to offer the fancy tonneaux cover.

At this point we’re still in “early adopter” territory so you pretty much have to expect some stuff like this. From what I can tell they’re moving in the right direction

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I drove it last winter, but it was definitely a launch edition vehicle.

I guess, for reference, that powered tonneau cover on the vehicle I drove was completely dropped, it's not even available now. In a way it's too bad, it was nice conceptually, but it definitely sounded terrible in operation. I predicted it wouldn't have any lasting durability and I guess I was right.


I should say, I don't think driving one for a day is giving any infotainment system a fair shake. Frankly, though, I'm pretty biased against OEM bullshit when Android Auto / Carplay are just about perfect. Just let me plug in my damn phone and use a superior interface that has a working data connection and all my accounts/settings already present.

Nothing wrong with being an early adopter, but for that price, I'll let someone else suffer. I would agree, they do seem to be moving in the right direction, but they have a big uphill battle considering they've got a big gap to close for profitability and some of those quality issues show a clear lack of polish. In my mind, they're sort of in the same situation as Ford right now - they have a great product, but sub-standard execution.

Edaw said:

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Obviously the cement truck

Interesting


Will have to see the stats. But I would have to wonder if this makes sense. You're taking 100% of EV power train complexity and marrying it to 95% of ICE maintenance. I'm sure it's going to be ungodly expensive.

Really I just want a dirt cheap fun 2 seat EV commuter car that I can charge 110 with no issues, but no can't have that.

Palum said:

Interesting

Stellantis' new Ram pickup is an EV — with a gas-powered generator in case the battery runs out

The new Ram pickup can operate as an EV until the battery dies and an onboard generator — powered by a 3.6-liter V6 engine — kicks on to power the vehicle.

www.cnbc.com

Will have to see the stats. But I would have to wonder if this makes sense. You're taking 100% of EV power train complexity and marrying it to 95% of ICE maintenance. I'm sure it's going to be ungodly expensive.

Really I just want a dirt cheap fun 2 seat EV commuter car that I can charge 110 with no issues, but no can't have that.

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That truck is essentially how the Pacifica plug in hybrid works but with a full sized EV battery rather than a small one.

I have the Pacifica, rarely does the v6 drive the car even when the battery is out, and it is in hybrid mode.The v6 makes the energy to drive the electric motor. You can feel when the v6 gas takes over the drive if you push it hard, hills etc.

Siliconemelons said:

That truck is essentially how the Pacifica plug in hybrid works but with a full sized EV battery rather than a small one.

I have the Pacifica, rarely does the v6 drive the car even when the battery is out, and it is in hybrid mode.The v6 makes the energy to drive the electric motor. You can feel when the v6 gas takes over the drive if you push it hard, hills etc.

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The article is saying the engine is only a generator.

Palum said:

The article is saying the engine is only a generator.

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yes it’s an advancement on the platform, that the plug in hybrid Pacifica uses.

when my Pacifica battery is “out” the v6 turns on, it is not driving the car, it’s powering the battery / the electric motor. You can tell because acceleration does nothing to the v6 engine noise etc.you can watch you ev power consumption and when the gas kicks “completely” in you watch the ev power consumption drop to nothing, now yes in the case of the Pacifica if I push it hard or go up a hill, it kicks in to have the gas v6 drive the cars powertrain as a) the ev motor can’t do it, or b) it needs more power than the v6 can generate.

this truck is an advancement on that in terms of the v6 can now make enough power to always have the ev motor drive it

sleevedraw said:

We Drive Toyota's EV Prototype with a Manual Transmission

Looks like they still have some work to do, but pretty cool.

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The only rational company, except for their vehicle naming schemes bz345781294x81y crossover or whatever.

Cad said:

There are a lot of people doing corvette/mustang/miata conversions.

I'm with you and I'm eyeing the 718 EV as long as they don't jew me too bad on pricing.

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I'm sure it will be cool, but how will that be any different than every other luxury branded EV right now?

I guess my primary problem isn't just EVs, but the pricing and framing of the entire industry goes to the moon when you add inefficient low volume EV drivetrains on top of it. It's so bloated and with post-COVID pricing and inflation is in stark contrast to the minimalist schemes these cars now have. It's literally just a computer screen and two pedals now.

I realize there's a lot of regulatory differences and whatever, but at least the Asian automakers seem to be having some sort of vital innovation going on.

Palum said:

Interesting

Stellantis' new Ram pickup is an EV — with a gas-powered generator in case the battery runs out

The new Ram pickup can operate as an EV until the battery dies and an onboard generator — powered by a 3.6-liter V6 engine — kicks on to power the vehicle.

www.cnbc.com

Will have to see the stats. But I would have to wonder if this makes sense. You're taking 100% of EV power train complexity and marrying it to 95% of ICE maintenance. I'm sure it's going to be ungodly expensive.

Really I just want a dirt cheap fun 2 seat EV commuter car that I can charge 110 with no issues, but no can't have that.

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I really want to see full price and mileage stats. I'm interested enough that I put in the $100 for a reservation - mostly as a gamble to re-sell my spot in line if it's an early model, but I might bite if I like it regardless. 140 mile estimated range on the battery seems low considering it's a 91 kWh battery. The F150 Lightning standard range can do 230 miles with a 98 kWh battery.

Bros, I had a dream I was driving a baby blue Singer Porsche. It has been prophesized!

Cad , who and how do I sue someone for easy money?

Hekotat said:

Bros, I had a dream I was driving a baby blue Singer Porsche. It has been prophesized!

Cad , who and how do I sue someone for easy money?

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It’s a dream car for sure.

Cad said:

Go provoke a walmart employee to attack you and then sue them, easy millions if you don't mind the risk.

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