OT: Electric vehicles
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Speed might be part of it, but making latched electrical seems risky to me.
Unrelated to problems getting out of the car, the biggest issue these days, IMO, is driver inattention, texting or otherwise engaging with devices instead of focusing on driving itself. I see driver inattention constantly, both when driving and when out walking the dog. And I keep seeing near misses of a variety that suggests inattention was at fault.
They can. But less likely to fail then a battery powered electrical latch. Very unlikely that all 4 would fail at once.
Yeah I see tons of people walking dogs with their heads in their phone. Not a big deal, but very emblematic of where we are.
I meant that I see drivers in their cars looking down at some device instead of having their eyes up, when I am driving or I am walking our dog.
But yeah, is also true that people also are fixated on their phones when out walking around. I’m less concerned about that because it largely only creates problems for the person walking. As opposed to distracted drivers who create deadly problems for everybody around them.
I think the article I posted suggests that the mechanical latch didn't release regardless of how the occupants tried to activate it. Meaning the mechanical portion was at fault, not the electronics to activate it. Which is why another forum member mentioned speed as a factor.
It points to a poor mechanical design with the door latches more than an electronics issues.
Looks like they don’t know yet…
“Authorities are now investigating the crash and looking into why the four other people inside the car weren’t able to escape the burning vehicle, reports Futurism. The site adds that the findings so far “implicate to some degree” the electric doors that Tesla fits to cars like the Model Y, which require emergency latches to open if the car has no power”
Nothing about the manual releases not working.
That’s right. It’s all speculation as to the cause.
However, it’s not speculation to want our cars to not fail to open in crashes where fires are involved. So whatever the cause, the engineers need to figure it out and ensure it cannot happen again. And, IIRC, Tesla cars have had other reported issues with not opening, as mentioned in the article.
True, there’s also a chance they just didn’t know how to open them which shouldn’t be an issue but is. The manual release is pretty obvious once you know it’s there on the Model 3 but I didn’t notice it until I accidentally pulled it two years into owning the car. The article says the back release on the model y is even more difficult to find.
Well this will ruffle some feathers…
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Don’t shoot the messenger. 😀
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Something like this "manual transmission" implementation might one-day convince me and other high performance driver-engagement junkies to get an EV sports car. Probably not, but maybe.
Seems like Toyota's on the right track, but it obviously still might never materialize given the relatively small market for manual transmissions in cars today.
Seems like Toyota's on the right track, but it obviously still might never materialize given the relatively small market for manual transmissions in cars today.
Elon Musk said the F-35's makers are 'idiots' for still building manned jets as drone tech rises
Musk, who is set to advise President-elect Donald Trump on government efficiency, has said before that the F-35 program would lose to a drone fighter.
FSF coming soon
He needs to stop doing drugs ASAP.
Elon Musk said the F-35's makers are 'idiots' for still building manned jets as drone tech rises
Musk, who is set to advise President-elect Donald Trump on government efficiency, has said before that the F-35 program would lose to a drone fighter.www.yahoo.com
FSF coming soon
You know this due to your advanced degrees in aerospace engineering and decades of military command experience combined with years of US strategic defense experience, do ya?
Like you, Musk probably ought to avoid looking moronic for making claims about stuff for which he isn’t trained, and has no practical experience. He could be right or wrong and neither he nor you nor anybody else here has any educated way of actually knowing it.
But he said it so you believe it. Smart.
Wrong again - hate to be the one to break it to you - but you have EDS.
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I always find it funny watching zealots and true believers think they’re winning a debate just by restating how anybody who doesn’t slurp their hero’s sack is wrong without a shred of factual or logical support. 🤣
Strong argument you’ve put up there. 😉
Did someone else say he had a hard on for EM? Now he has erectile dysfunction syndrome? Can't be both.
@jtung230 -have you charged at a Tesla charging station yet? I have not, and I don't have driving plans that will require a charge at a public charging station.
Interesting piece on the after market adapters. It pays to pay more.
Interesting piece on the after market adapters. It pays to pay more.
Nope. I haven’t used a public charger since last summer. There is a Wawa’s in town that has the Tesla chargers. Was going to try it out but it’s always full. Think due to the proximity off of 78 and EWR.
I forgot how bad the battery reacts with cold weather. Max power this morning was 85% at 75% charged.
Funny I was thinking the same thing this morning - my hybrid gets 20% less miles charged overnight in my garage.
Israel showed the 'power' of F-35s in destroying nearly all of Iran's air defenses without a loss, UK admiral says
The UK's chief of defense staff said Israeli F-35s took out "nearly the entirety" of Iran's air defenses in a single mission.
Only if Iran had drones
Ford EV sales set record. Some good incentives to buy right now in the link.
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Ford set a new EV sales record in November even as F-150 lightning demand slips
Although Ford set a new monthly EV sales record in November, demand for the electric F-150 Lightning pickup continued falling....
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Good news for investors.
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Agree to disagree. The investors voted to approve the pay, twice. The judge is telling the investors of a publicly traded company their vote doesn’t matter. Doesn’t really seem like that is how it should work.Good news for investors.
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Like Musk, I’m an elitist who understands IQ distribution. So I place very little weight on what a majority thinks about anything, what with the average IQ being not so intelligent. The judge’s logic is sound and he’s doing the investors a favor, even if they don’t realize it.
It’s no secret that I’d like to see him leave and let a professional CEO run Tesla. Musk can run SpaceX or whatever. Or ideally, he can retire, get to rehab for a while and get clean, then run a massive charitable trust to do some good for others which will help him feel good enough that he doesn’t have to engage in such self-destructive behavior.
I’d reconsider if/when he starts behaving like an adult again. But I think it’d be best for him and us if he did the charitable trust thing instead.
Activist judge should back off.
nonsense - but haters gonna hate. and I know who you voted for.Good news for investors.
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Weirdly dissociative post. With respect to Musk and his Tesla compensation, the only voting was for a what, not a who.
You seem very confused. Been joining Musk on his drug binges, have you? Ketamine is not a wise choice in recreational substances.
I am so impressed with your non-partisan and fair analysis - just way too smart for me.
Again with the weirdly off-topic and non-responsive post. You seem to want to talk about politics but this ain't the CE board and I'm not interested. And this childish crying about me not being fair? Are you in grade school?
But hey, at least you are correct with respect to your relative intelligence level. Atta boy! 👍
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At that price, I think a R1S is a better choice.
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