Useful & Interesting Articles

[FrankinCarp]

I think there should be a repository of useful and interesting articles so I am starting this new topic.



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[FrankinCarp]

Here is one that looks at what if you are stuck in a highway snow jam for many hours. There recently were such events in Virginia and Ontario. People stuck for 12 hours or more.

Titled: I Idled in an Electric Car for 12 Hours in the Freezing Cold to See What Would Happen

https://apple.news/A-VST8Zg0QjiLnhh1LnJelg

https://www.insidehook.com/article/vehicles/electric-car-12-hours-freezing-cold-test


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Using Frank’s iPad Inside EVs

 

[teslarati97]

The dangers of a full skateboard style pouch battery pack on the Mach-E.

https://insideevs.com/news/562050/flatbed-truck-damage-battery-report/

Sometimes it's nice to have a T-shaped battery pack retrofit.

 

[Carsten Haase]

The dangers of a full skateboard style prismatic battery pack on the Mach-E.

https://insideevs.com/news/562050/flatbed-truck-damage-battery-report/

Sometimes it's nice to have a T-shaped battery pack retrofit.

That damage has nothing to do with skateboard vs T pack, it was just a dumb mistake by the tow truck driver and frankly bad design by Ford making that look like a possible hook point.

 

[teslarati97]

You're right! It's asking too much for tow truck drivers to consult the owner's manual first. It also looks like the jack is on the battery rail.

 

[FrankinCarp]

2022 New US BMW owners will get 2 years of 30 minutes charging for free


https://apple.news/AxoVyq7ZPT06zkjml0P5APg


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[Urbanengineer]

Ive been doing my best to avoid buying a Tesla. The I4 is pretty, and looks like it would be proper to drive.

 

[insightman]

Ive been doing my best to avoid buying a Tesla. The I4 is pretty, and looks like it would be proper to drive.

It would be properly non-Tesla and properly range-enhanced, but it wouldn't be properly fun to drive like the SE.