General EV Discussion

[Oliver]

The Volvo EX30 is dead in the US - did not see that coming 

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a70759357/volvo-ex30-ev-discontinued/

Funny that Canada will get the EX30 and the U.S. the EX90 but not vice versa.

[dkazzed]

I wonder if Volvo would consider importing EX90 from China now that the tarriffs have been significantly reduced, or if the boat sailed for 2026 and they'll consider it in the 2027 model year?

Not that we ever considered EX.

[dkazzed]

Subaru teased this 313 kW (420 HP) EV. I thought it might have been their 3 row, but the Highlander tops out at 252 kW (338 HP) and Subaru and Toyota have been going with the same motor setup with their other models. What could it be?

[RRocket]

Subaru teased this 313 kW (420 HP) EV. I thought it might have been their 3 row, but the Highlander tops out at 252 kW (338 HP) and Subaru and Toyota have been going with the same motor setup with their other models. What could it be?

Trailseeker....

[dkazzed]

Wasn't that already announced alongside the Toyota bZ Woodland?

[RRocket]

Wasn't that already announced alongside the Toyota bZ Woodland?

No idea..just guessing.

How about a new Ascent based on the Highlander?

[Blueprint]

Wasn't that already announced alongside the Toyota bZ Woodland?

No idea..just guessing.

How about a new Ascent based on the Highlander?

That's where the discussion was going on the C/D comment section under the news item. Most probable option.

BTW, Ascent is gone from the Canadian market, as it's only made in Trumpistan.

[RRocket]

In other news, Musk was found guilty of fraud...again.


I will gloat for the rest of my life that I had this guy pegged from day 1!!

[dkazzed]

That's where the discussion was going on the C/D comment section under the news item. Most probable option.

BTW, Ascent is gone from the Canadian market, as it's only made in Trumpistan.

The Toybarxus Traillander TZ is going to be manufactured in Trumpistan as well.

In other news, Musk was found guilty of fraud...again.

I will gloat for the rest of my life that I had this guy pegged from day 1!!

What this time?

[Seafoam]

That's where the discussion was going on the C/D comment section under the news item. Most probable option.

BTW, Ascent is gone from the Canadian market, as it's only made in Trumpistan.

The Toybarxus Traillander TZ is going to be manufactured in Trumpistan as well.

In other news, Musk was found guilty of fraud...again.

I will gloat for the rest of my life that I had this guy pegged from day 1!!

What this time?

Probably this is what he is referring to. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/jury-finds-musk-misled-investors-during-twitter-takeover-absolves-him-of-some-fraud-claims#:~:text=SAN%20FRANCISCO%20%28AP%29%20%E2%80%94%20A%20jury%20has%20found,of%20the%20social%20media%20company%20for%20%2444%20billion.

[GreatBigAbyss]

Anybody have any links to cheap but decent quality NACS to J1772 adapters?  My car has a J1772 port, and there are a bunch of free level 2 chargers scattered around.  Some have the J1772 plug, while others have the NACS plug.  Sometimes the J1772 chargers are occupied, while the NACS charger is available.  I'd like to be able to use a free Level 2 NACS charger by using an adapter. 

The only ones I've found that aren't cheap Amazon crap are $200.  That's far too much money to spend on an adapter for free charging, where I may only use a couple of dollars of electricity over the next few years. 

[RRocket]

Anybody have any links to cheap but decent quality NACS to J1772 adapters?  My car has a J1772 port, and there are a bunch of free level 2 chargers scattered around.  Some have the J1772 plug, while others have the NACS plug.  Sometimes the J1772 chargers are occupied, while the NACS charger is available.  I'd like to be able to use a free Level 2 NACS charger by using an adapter. 

The only ones I've found that aren't cheap Amazon crap are $200.  That's far too much money to spend on an adapter for free charging, where I may only use a couple of dollars of electricity over the next few years. 

This one is CSA Certified. With discounts I think around $112. Don't think you'll do much better.

https://a2zev.com/collections/charging-adapters/products/nacs-j1772-stellar

[Tortoise]

How much gas would a couple of bucks in electricity charges save you?

[GreatBigAbyss]

Free electricity is free electricity, man.  I never park anywhere where I Have to pay for charging, but If there is free charging available, I'll use it.
But because the battery is small, the equivalent amount of gas saved is only worth a couple bucks each time.  Therefore, I'm not sure it's worth it to spend money on such a device.

[Tortoise]

Right. The real gain is in the gas saved, so if it's not a lot then agreed the ROI takes a while. So, it's mostly a convenience thing.