Here comes the electric pickup

[e30addict]

GMC gets the W. for a TOTAL DISASTER video.

"Safe mode"

[TheIglu]

You won't get clicks if you don't post headlines that are shocking.

[e30addict]

You won't get clicks if you don't post headlines that are shocking.

TFL does have a lot of drama for the sake of drama, but a 115k vehicle, or even a fraction of the price, that is a giant paperweight week one would send me orbital too.

Surprised that truck driver didn't have skates or dollies to haul that thing up.

[jhawley]

TOTAL DISASTER in this case means it needed to be recharged.

It gets worse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZbJ7PFlnH8&t=320s

Kinda shocked alex jones is still making videos as his ass in the courthouse down the road from my office. getting his dick sued off for his sandy hook non-sense

[jhawley]

As much as i want to like the hummer is SOOOOOOO much, power, size, weight, inefficiency, the rate it consumes power.

Did you see the tfl video where it charged and hit peak draw at 300 kwh holy shit.
annoying i had to charge my wifes bolt euv at an evgo charger and that thing maxes out at 50 kwh (because old tech)

[TheIglu]

It gets worse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZbJ7PFlnH8&t=320s

Kinda shocked alex jones is still making videos as his ass in the courthouse down the road from my office. getting his dick sued off for his sandy hook non-sense

OH MY GOD I MADE A VIDEO WITH A MISLEADING SHOCKING HEADLINE AND NOW IDIOTS ARE USING IT WITH THEIR BULLSHIT ARGUMENTS

And now he gets more views with his explanation.

God I fuckin hate that people make money from this stupid shit.

[OreoGaborio]

OH MY GOD I MADE A VIDEO WITH A MISLEADING SHOCKING HEADLINE AND NOW IDIOTS ARE USING IT WITH THEIR BULLSHIT ARGUMENTS

And now he gets more views with his explanation.

God I fuckin hate that people make money from this stupid shit.

I don't even want to click the link.

[PurplePackage]

TFL does have a lot of drama for the sake of drama

they literally added scary music to the video. I'm all about fail video, but I don't smash that like button when I hear crap like this.

[Kurlon]

I don't even want to click the link.

I can TLDR it for you:

Driving a new Hummer with very few miles on it, threw and alert about the steering rack needing service. At a stop he shut it off, turned it on and it refused to move from that spot after, sticking it in a busy intersection. Main console has a 'safe mode' option that didn't appear to help, truck was ignoring most controls. Ultimately had to use a manual cable override to pop the frunk and get to the 12v battery, disconnect and reconnect reset the truck and got it driving again, at which point it was driven directly to the dealership. At one point I was ready to toss the father out for wanting to repeatedly fuck with the knobs for no good reason.

Next vid is them using a GM provided rig to go offroading, multiple internal buttons physically borked, rear locker didn't actually lock, front locker couldn't be engaged due to busted switch, truck couldn't agree on what ride height mode it was in and often refused to switch modes and threw all sorts of errors during the ride.

[Garandman]

Ford just raised price on F150 Lightning Pro additional $5,000.

So starting price has gone from $40,000 in June to $52,000.

[PurplePackage]

Ford just raised price on F150 Lightning Pro additional $5,000.

So starting price has gone from $40,000 in June to $52,000.

Still a better deal compared to ICE truck markups from dealers.

[e30addict]

Still a better deal compared to ICE truck markups from dealers.

Banks sells trucks at MSRP. They wouldn't throw in an $100 accessory though

[Gixxer]

Did Rivian recall all their trucks do to a loose bolt on their front suspension?

[e30addict]

Did Rivian recall all their trucks do to a loose bolt on their front suspension?

Yup.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wire...tener-91194936

[Gixxer]

Yup.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wire...tener-91194936

Told you these EVs are bad news.

[tsorfas]

Still a better deal compared to ICE truck markups from dealers.

Comparing apples to dildos lol

[Gixxer]

Comparing apples to dildos lol

I mean… an apple could be a dildo….

[Gixxer]

Comparing apples to dildos lol

Ask me how I know

[TheIglu]

Yup.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wire...tener-91194936

Yup, got it last night. 7 trucks have had an issue so far. It's the nut that secures the upper control arm to the steering knuckle.

[OreoGaborio]

I mean… an apple could be a dildo….

Everything's a dildo if you're brave enough

[FriskyDingo]

Obviously a ways off, still some issues to overcome, BUT....
Cooling Technique Developed for Space Use Makes Charging Electric Cars on Earth Quicker and Easier
https://science.nasa.gov/technology/...ker-and-easier
PROJECT
Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment (FBCE)

An advanced temperature control technique developed for future NASA missions can also make charging electric vehicles easier and faster—potentially paving the way for increased adoption of electric cars.
Numerous future NASA space missions will involve complex systems that must maintain specific temperatures to operate. These systems—including nuclear fission power systems for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond; vapor compression heat pumps to support Lunar and Martian habitats; and systems to provide thermal control and advanced life support onboard spacecraft—will require advanced heat transfer capabilities to execute the thermal control required.

A team sponsored by NASA’s Biological and Physical Sciences Division is developing a new technology that will not only achieve orders-of-magnitude improvement in heat transfer to enable these systems to maintain proper temperatures in space, but will also enable significant reductions in size and weight of the hardware. What’s more, this same technology may make owning an electric-powered car here on Earth easier and more feasible.

A team led by led by Issam Mudawar, Purdue University’s Betty Ruth and Milton B. Hollander Family Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has developed the Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment (FBCE) to enable two-phase fluid flow and heat transfer experiments to be conducted in the long-duration microgravity environment on the International Space Station......

Before electric cars can become widely used, certain challenges must be overcome. First, a network of charging stations must be deployed along highways and roads to enable charging of electric vehicles. Second, the time required to charge a vehicle must be reduced. Currently, charging times vary widely, from 20 minutes at a station alongside a roadway to hours using an at-home charging station. Lengthy charging times and charger location are both cited as major concerns of people who are considering electric vehicle ownership.

An electric vehicle charging system contains a charging cable ending with a plug that is inserted into the vehicle’s charging inlet. The electrical current supplied through the charging cable is delivered to the battery inside to the vehicle, which powers the vehicle’s electric motor. The passage of electrical current through any conductor results in a finite amount of heat generation, and the higher the current, the greater the heat generated. A charging station conductor typically consists of a bundle of wires and due to temperature limits, charging cables for conventional, 350-ampere, “fast charging” systems require sizable conductors, rendering the charging cable quite heavy and inconvenient for customers to maneuver. The cable weight is also increased by the large charging connector and liquid coolant passing through the cable to remove the heat.

Reducing the charging time for electric vehicles to five minutes (an industry goal) will require charging systems to provide current at 1,400 amperes. Currently, advanced chargers only deliver currents up to 520 amperes, and most chargers available to consumers support currents of less than 150 amperes. Charging systems providing 1,400 amperes will generate significantly more heat than current systems, however, and will require improved methods to control temperature.

Recently, Mudawar’s team applied the “subcooled flow boiling” principles learned from the NASA FBCE experiments to the electric vehicle charging process. Using this new technology, dielectric (non-electrically conducting) liquid coolant is pumped through the charging cable, where it captures the heat generated by the current-carrying conductor. Subcooled flow boiling allows Mudawar’s team to deliver 4.6 times the current of the fastest available electric vehicle chargers on the market today by removing up to 24.22 kilowatts of heat. Purdue’s charging cable can provide 2,400 amperes, which is far beyond the 1,400 amperes required to reduce time required to charge an electric car to five minutes. Application of this new technology resulted in unprecedented reduction of the time required to charge a vehicle and may remove one of the key barriers to worldwide adoption of electric vehicles

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Now if they could figure out how to generate electricity from the excess heat.....

[PurplePackage]

Everything's a dildo if you're brave enough

Obviously a ways off, still some issues to overcome, BUT....
Cooling Technique Developed for Space Use Makes Charging Electric Cars on Earth Quicker and Easier

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[PurplePackage]

New Tesla Cybertruck bodies spotted at Gigafactory Texas
https://electrek.co/2022/10/14/tesla...factory-texas/
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"These two units could double the number of electric pickup trucks in Tesla’s fleet."

Absolutely brutal comment

[PurplePackage]

GMC Sierra EV is up for pre-order. Has vehicle to home power, super cruise, 400+ miles of range and a $107,000 MSRP.








So 2 more years to go to know if Tesla, Dodge, or GM finishes in last place for the electric pickup truck.

[xrocket21]

$107,000.00?!?!?!?!?!?!!?