Re: [EVDL] Adding a FM radio to a Tesla.

The other option is to download stuff to your phone before going out. Works for podcasts and at least some Internet radio stations (like RadioParadise). Frankly I don’t hear much on FM I like other than NPR. I got a free limited subscription to Sirius when I bought my car - ran through the

Re: [EVDL] Bolt “propulsion power reduced” after 80% update

Ugh- this is why my wife wants to get rid of her bolt. We love the car, but it’s just not trustworthy. And Chevy has not been very proactive when problems occur. It’s a real shame. -Steve > On Nov 15, 2023, at 8:52 PM, Collin Kidder via EV wrote: > > It sure does sound as if the car

Re: [EVDL] Chevy Bolt EV "Final Recall Remedy"

Our 2019 got the new battery - no fuss. You may need to needle them. At one point our Bolt wouldn’t talk to fast chargers and my wife got stuck on a trip and had to stay overnight. She kept after them and they finally reimbursed at least some of her expenses. -Steve > On Sep 25, 2023, at

[EVDL] 0-62mph under 1 sec. Of course it’s electric !

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Re: [EVDL] EV charging is changing

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Re: [EVDL] GM makes a uturn on Bolt production

Yes, it’s good to see. The Bolt is a good car. We really like ours. I was afraid GM was going to forgo the reasonable sized EVs. Maybe the Volt will be resurrected. I really liked mine. Such a good all around vehicle. -Steve > On Jul 26, 2023, at 5:06 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote: > >

[EVDL] Charger

This showed up on my local Freecycle site.: 36v Lestronic Club Car charger It’s northern Virginia. If anyone is interested I could pick it up and hold it for you. I do travel up I-81 to Canada now and then and down 29 to North Carolina and could meet or drop off potentially. -Steve

Re: [EVDL] Let's fix Electrify America's Charging Stations

Since Electrify America was a result of the VW fiasco I imagine they are solely focused on build out to meet their ordained goal of X installations. One would hope that there would it be X operable installations. -Steve > On Jun 10, 2023, at 8:58 AM, Mark E. Hanson via EV wrote: > > Hi

Re: [EVDL] charging infrastructure [EV Digest, Vol 127, Issue 14]

The US system is a bit of a mess. I don’t know how many accounts I have so I am prepared to charge on the road, if I find a working charger. On the other hand, in Quebec province they have one system, Electric Circuit, and it is a really good system. I have four 2-car chargers within two

Re: [EVDL] Why Toyota Isn't Rushing to Sell You an Electric

It is odd that Toyota has not embraced full EVs. However they do have good plug in hybrid offerings now. I recently traded my Volt in for a Rav4 Prime and I really like it. It was the only car that fit my needs: 40 miles electric, 40 MPG on gas, AWD, and 2000 lb towing capacity. I do a fair

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: "The end of the internal combustion engine" via China

I was also a bit perplexed and disappointed about the Bolt news. We own one and really like it. I read they will retool that plant to make SUVs or pickups as I recall. Along with Ford they seem to be killing the sedan. We just traded our Volt in and that model was axed last year. I really

Re: [EVDL] 2 acre riding lawn mower

My 70s Elec-Trak E20 runs good and cuts through all kinds of stuff. Yeah- I need to fix things on it but most of the time it’s because I use it so hard. A ZT would be nice though. -Steve > On Feb 11, 2023, at 5:53 PM, Willie via EV wrote: > >  >> On 2/8/23 23:11, Peri Hartman via EV

Re: [EVDL] Do EVs make green sense?

Well then he’s wrong about solar panels. I went to a talk years back by Steven Chu who had headed up the department of Energy. Many interesting, candid, anecdotes, but, specifically, on PV he said how everyone was complaining that China was competing with us on panels due to low labor costs in

Re: [EVDL] Do EVs make green sense?

necessary > to make headway reducing carbon in the atmosphere. It could be we are years > or decades from solving this. That is the gist of Zeihan's assertion. Now > that we are getting shale oil in North America, that cost is way less for > us in the US. That alone can damage the transition

Re: [EVDL] Do EVs make green sense?

Haven’t read the article, but perhaps he assumes virgin aluminum, which is very energy intensive. However even if virgin aluminum is used, 90% of big scrap (like car) aluminum is recycled, so that energy is essentially reclaimed out the back end. One has to read this kind of stuff very

Re: [EVDL] Tesla accepting CCS

Many highly gifted people are flawed (well aren’t we all?). We do need to balance their contributions against their faults. Consumer choice is an excellent method of ‘voting’ to encourage productive behavior and discouraging harmful behavior. I am turned off from buying a Tesla due to the way

Re: [EVDL] EV Highway Use Fee alternative (Virginia)

I haven’t. I’d probably go over with mileage anyway. Plus it would just remind me all the time how stupid the whole EV tax thing is. I’m in northern VA where we have to get emissions inspections since car pollution is such a problem. Yet now I’m being penalized with an EV tax for trying to

Re: [EVDL] Goodbye old friend.

I think Tesla started off right. Sell a very expensive high performance EV. It let them figure things out on the way and provided good profit margins at low volumes. BUT they did indicate the long goal was affordable EVs and they touched that goal briefly before dropping ‘basic’ models in favor

Re: [EVDL] Chevy Bolt battery recall

Our 2019 was done several months ago in northern VA -Steve > On Dec 6, 2022, at 4:17 PM, Bob Bath via EV wrote: > > I have a 2020 and Jim sigel (grants pass) and Airport Chevy (Medford) won’t > give me the time of day until more 2017s etc are done. I feel your pain. > > Sincerely, > Bob

Re: [EVDL] EV charging v crypto mining

19, 2022, at 12:58 AM, EV List Lackey via EV wrote: > > On 18 Jul 2022 at 22:56, Steves via EV wrote: > >> With only 2 million EVs on the road, EVs would consume approximately 7.9 >> billion kWh annually or less than 1% of the US electric production of 3,980 >> billion kW

[EVDL] EV charging v crypto mining

We hear often how EV charging will overtax our electric grid. I got to wondering how that compares to crypto mining. I found one source, Market Source which said: With only 2 million EVs on the road, EVs would consume approximately 7.9 billion kWh annually or less than 1% of the US electric

Re: [EVDL] $7.5bn for ev charging stations across the US

Tesla has the infrastructure there already. Why not piggyback onto their network. Pay Tesla to add a few chargers for other cars at each of their stations. Be relatively cheap that way. And yes it’s promoting a charging monopoly, but they do have a great system. -Steve > On Feb 12, 2022, at

Re: [EVDL] Join Home Electrification on Nextdoor

The units are pre charged for a certain amount of pipe length. You still need to evacuate the pipes before opening up the system so you need an HVAC person . -Steve > On Dec 3, 2021, at 7:00 PM, EV List Lackey via EV wrote: > > On 3 Dec 2021 at 16:59, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: > >> How

Re: [EVDL] Electric Circuit charging in Canada

> On Nov 18, 2021, at 5:21 AM, Steves via EV wrote: > > I was in Canada last week and it makes me ashamed to be a US citizen from > the standpoint of electric charging infrastructure. My experience is all in > Quebec province , so I don’t know how the rest of Canada is

[EVDL] Electric Circuit charging in Canada

I was in Canada last week and it makes me ashamed to be a US citizen from the standpoint of electric charging infrastructure. My experience is all in Quebec province , so I don’t know how the rest of Canada is, but they have a centralized system ‘Electric Circuit’ that is incredible. Their app

Re: [EVDL] What type of magic is this nut and where to get a tool for it?

I noticed too that the dimples cannot be directly engaged from above ( without done kind of spring loaded device). I wonder if it takes some kind of pin wrench? -Steve > On Nov 17, 2021, at 5:47 PM, Cor van de Water via EV > wrote: > > Others have suggested this secure wheel nut also, the

Re: [EVDL] GM extends recall to cover all Chevy Bolts due to fire risk | WTOP

Yeah I think our notice came today. Glad they are dealing with it . -Steve > On Aug 20, 2021, at 9:49 PM, Mark Hanson via EV wrote: > > Hi folks > I’ve got a 2020 Bolt, looks like I’m included in all Chevy Bolts but only 10 > fires in 100% charged out of >200k seems smaller than gas car

Re: [EVDL] electric riding mowers? =Ryobi variable speed?

I was going to suggest an ET but they are showing their age. This summer , so far, I rebuilt a mower motor, refurbished the mower deck, replaced two mower blades, replaced a main contactor, , etc. noticed yesterday the main cutoff switch is running hot and it seems to run high current in

Re: [EVDL] electric riding mowers?

I’m assuming that lead acid is cheaper than comparable lithium. In a riding mower, weight is of little concern, so lead is much more cost effective. If the mower has any accessories such as a blade, then the added weight is an advantage - my ElecTrak is very heavy and so has lots of traction.

Re: [EVDL] Green car reports - illegible?

t. > > If a designer is going to do these things, why can't they also offer a high > contrast setting ! Maybe it's time for the ADA people to step in. :) > > Peri > > << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > -- Original Messa

Re: [EVDL] Green car reports - illegible?

I had the same trouble with the Washington Post and complained (to no avail). Are you red/green color blind? I don’t think designers take that Into account. On our Bolt, the seat heater shows the heat level with tiny red (I think) dots. I can’t see them. -Steve > On Jun 8, 2021, at 1:26 PM,

Re: [EVDL] Ford F-150 Reveal

They say ‘projected’ EPA range is 230. The EPA ranges for my volt and bolt seem to agree with my actual experience. That said, it doesn’t appear that the F150 is very streamlined; I imagine they wanted to make it look like a ‘normal’ pickup as much as possible. Must be a big battery. I agree

Re: [EVDL] Tesla Y Spare Tire location ?

There also the problem of EV tires tending to be special order, so even if you get towed you may be stuck somewhere several days waiting on a tire. My wife had a sidewall puncture from road debris and luckily got home. So at least the car was stuck at home while we waited on tire delivery.

Re: [EVDL] Wash. will try again to for EV sales mandate

Here in VA we pay a fee if we have an EV. That doesn’t bother me too much as I am willing to help pay for roads. BUT they also charge a fee for fuel efficient vehicles, as they say they don’t pay their fair share. I live in northern VA and we also have air pollution problems . So if I make less

Re: [EVDL] Why SUVs are popular (Solar Panels On EV)

I agree completely. They don’t make the Volt anymore. It was never really advertised, except perhaps before and when it first came out. But it was really never pushed. And it is a do everything car. EV mode for daily needs, gas for long trips, fold down seats and hatchback to carry stuff.

Re: [EVDL] Tesla-Y constant humming when parked in garage, wasting kwh

Could be it was trying to communicate with the coil! -Steve > On Mar 25, 2021, at 9:17 AM, Mark Hanson via EV wrote: > > Thanks Paul/Phil > When I let it out of the garage this morning it was quiet but all last night > when I was working in the garage (about 4 hours building a Tesla Coil)

Re: [EVDL] Tesla Y Operating manual on EBay

You’d think they would have the manual stored in memory in the car, with updates online. -Steve > On Mar 22, 2021, at 5:44 PM, Willie via EV wrote: > >  > >> On 3/22/21 4:28 PM, Mark Hanson via EV wrote: >> Hi folks >> You would think I bought a $500 car not $55k with no operating manual in

Re: [EVDL] Spare tire kit for Tesla Y recommendations?

I don’t think it’s necessarily a question of AAA getting to you, but what can they do if you have no spare and no local tire places have that tire in stock? You’d have to be towed somewhere and wait for a tire to be shipped. And of course this will happen on a Saturday evening. I like the idea

Re: [EVDL] Fwd: Tesla Y

Remember that the Bolt also doesn’t have a spare. Remember too that EVs don’t always use readily available tires, so if you get a flat, you could be stuck for a few days waiting on tire delivery. Yes, they (Chevy anyway) give you an inflator and something like fix-a-flat but it’s useless on

Re: [EVDL] Tesla Y trailer lights wiring?

Mark, I’d be interested to have any info on wiring up trailer lights on the Bolt. I have a hitch but right now it’s just for a bike rack. Do you tow with the Bolt? -Steve > On Mar 19, 2021, at 1:19 PM, Jay Summet via EV wrote: > > I believe the Y comes with a 7 pin tow package, but you

Re: [EVDL] tesla in trouble with "full self driving" marketing

Those caveats pretty much sum up my daily driving experience in Northern Virginia. -Steve > On Mar 12, 2021, at 1:15 AM, Haudy Kazemi via EV wrote: > > Cost is a factor but it alone does not always win the day. After all, if > up-front and operating costs were the only winning factors, we

Re: [EVDL] Affordable Long Range EV

21 are not subject to the recall. > > The temporary work around is to only charge to 90%. > > Ed > >> On Mar 3, 2021, at 4:55 PM, Steves via EV wrote: >> >> That’s odd it went up to 100%, did it throttle back to a lower rate? >> >> Also be awar

Re: [EVDL] Affordable Long Range EV

That’s odd it went up to 100%, did it throttle back to a lower rate? Also be aware Bolts have a recall because of potential battery fires. While they figure out what to do they are changing the programming to only go to 80% charge. -Steve > On Mar 3, 2021, at 6:31 PM, Bob Bath via EV wrote:

Re: [EVDL] aptera in the news

Yeah I liked that original one - so cool. -Steve > On Feb 26, 2021, at 2:23 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: > > I want one with wings. But, then, I guess they'd have to change the name ... > > << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.org/ >> > > -- Original Message --

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Your mail may arrive by EV - or it may not

Good article about postal vehicles and why they should be electric. https://www.greatbusinessschools.org/usps-long-life-vehicle/ Biggest take aways: - 96% of them drive less than 40 miles a day. - current vehicles get 9 MPG - 83% are urban (think pollution) Such a perfect fit for an EV

Re: [EVDL] Chevy Bolt Level3 fast charging time

Just to fact check on the $17000 electric bill. It really wasn’t hyped up. News account I read says: Last month, his bill for all three was $660. So far, for this month’s electricity, he owes more than $17,000. That’s 25x , ok so maybe he uses more in the cold , but note the bill is ‘so far

Re: [EVDL] Chevy Bolt Level3 fast charging time

The thing that most impresses me about Tesla is the charging infrastructure. A good many times I take my Volt or Bolt and try to charge , the charger is in use or broken. Or it’s some charger i haven’t signed up for. And, as I’ve stated, when you try to fast charge the price is all over the

Re: [EVDL] Chevy Bolt Level3 fast charging time

Something else occurred to me. Did you have the max charge level set to 100%? It defaults to 80. It’s possible that if set to 80 it starts backing off the rate even sooner? Pure conjecture on my part. -Steve > On Feb 23, 2021, at 10:15 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: > > Mark, you may want

Re: [EVDL] Chevy Bolt Level3 fast charging time

I’ve had variable charge times with our bolt as well. Fast charging also can be extremely expensive . I don’t mind paying a surcharge for speed, but at times it’s been way too high. On Texas , the key word in you paragraph is ‘regulated’. The utilities there are essentially unregulated. People

Re: [EVDL] DC/DC converter at Electronic Goldmine

I checked out the info video on the Iota and they can be attached in series or parallel. And the ‘smart module’ does make it a 4 stage charger and is only $20. Worth trying out. Of course I found a few other goodies I ‘needed’ on the Goldmine site -Steve > On Feb 12, 2021, at 7:37 PM,

Re: [EVDL] DC/DC converter at Electronic Goldmine

Hey Lee, Do you know if these can be used on a series string? I’m thinking 3 of these on my ElecTrak 36v pack. -Steve > On Feb 12, 2021, at 2:31 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote: > > For those hardy hackers still out there building/converting their own EVs, > Electronic Goldmine is selling the

Re: [EVDL] Bad Dealers (EV acceptance training)

g out options. You > decide what you want and order a car. > > Just watch what happens over the next few years. New dealerships will open, > and I'll be some will use a model something like this. > > Peri > > << Annoyed by leaf blowers ? https://quietcleanseattle.o

Re: [EVDL] EV acceptance training

I think dealers of all makes are bad at this. We had similar experiences with Ford. When my daughter was looking for a car I tried to find her a plug in hybrid. They basically don’t exist in Virginia. She finally found a hybrid RAV4 which is really nice. -Steve > On Feb 8, 2021, at 11:13

Re: [EVDL] Pandemic Cell Fade

t; >> I'll try a few more charging cycles. Right now, whenever I take it out, >> it's doing its mandatory running of the ICE engine, so the charge hasn't >> gone down yet. >> >> Bill >> >> -Original Message- >> From: EV [mailto:ev-boun.

Re: [EVDL] Pandemic Cell Fade

One possibility is that the mileage varies with temperature . I typically show 60 miles in summer and 40 in winter ( northern VA). Also I think it projects mileage based on recent usage. So the trips to and from mailbox may be poor mileage trips. Does it show 40 miles after several more

Re: [EVDL] Prius Prime or RAV4 Plugin Prime?

The volt also runs the engine a bit in cold weather to warm up the batteries which probably helps the life. It’s a ‘feature’ I didn’t like at first but have accepted. -Steve > On Dec 19, 2020, at 11:07 AM, Peter VanDerWal via EV > wrote: > > Depends on how the vehicle is designed. I

Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] EVs not greener than fossil-fuel vehicles?

I was just pondering this the other day. Until we figure out a good completely green grid with green backup, we need to compromise. So install as much green power generation as possible and augment it with gas turbine or other backup. Charge double when the backup is running . That will

Re: [EVDL] new EV in family

Excellent! We love our 2016. We ferried two kayaks on a roof rack to the Shenandoah last week and it handled it fine without really losing much range. I thought it would be cut way down. I did mostly take the scenic route which kept it under 55. -Steve > On Oct 5, 2020, at 7:55 AM,

Re: [EVDL] Big Oil’s green makeover

If I owned a rest stop store , I’d be pushing to put in chargers. You get a captive customer for an hour. Sounds like good business. Might even pay off to make the charging free. -Steve > On Sep 16, 2020, at 12:35 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote: > > From: Peri Hartman via EV >> But adding

Re: [EVDL] Is there enough mass to solder? Fw: Soldering vs. spot welding

Something that may help would be use hemostats or similar between where you are soldering and the battery connections. That should help limit the heat flow into the battery. -Steve > On Aug 23, 2020, at 1:02 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote: > >  I have made a video of my battery

Re: [EVDL] Destination J1772 hotel charging stations?

Yes, some hotels have a 115 plug near the parking lot for RVs to plug into. I’ve had success with that. Most are pretty accommodating. Also one place we stayed at was next to a restaurant that had level 2 charging. I remember when I first got my Volt and took a trip (2916) a lamented to the

Re: [EVDL] Destination J1772 hotel charging stations?

They should be. I’m near Leesburg, VA and the Best Western there shows up. I found a charger at the Courtyard in Blacksburg that is within walking distance of my daughter’s condo which is real convenient when we visit. Maybe they are new and haven’t been entered yet? -Steve > On Aug 14,

Re: [EVDL] Fast Charging Various Companies CCS Chevy Bolt

Congrats! It’s a great car and fun to drive. I think, in general, fast chargers take credit card and the regular ones are generally on a network. You’ll end up joining several depending on where you travel. I don’t think ChargePoint has a fee- but you do have to preload your account. I use

Re: [EVDL] Can a DC fast charging option be added to a Chevy Bolt ?

Oh and I’m not so sure fast charge is worth it. It isnt fast if you are more than 2/3 full and I’ve found it to be really expensive. I’ve had it quit during a charge and have to start again but there is a ‘start up’ charge each time you plug in. I drove ours to NJ from VA and when they had free

Re: [EVDL] Can a DC fast charging option be added to a Chevy Bolt ?

Our 2019 is a base model LT with the only options being fast charge, comfort package, driver confidence package, and some stupid little stuff (like wheel locks!). It was a car on the lot with that stuff. -Steve > On Aug 3, 2020, at 2:01 PM, Mark Hanson via EV wrote: > > Hi folks > How hard

Re: [EVDL] car advertising

My advise has been to steer away from heavily advertised autos, as I imagine they push the vehicles with the highest profit margin. Even in ‘group’ ads I don’t think I ever saw a Bolt or Volt. That’s because they aren’t profit centers. More of the price you pay actually went into the vehicle

Re: [EVDL] Chevy Bolt EV towing ... aaerodynamics

That’s good . I got 38 MPG going down 81 last week (70 MPH speed limit) in my Volt. So you are doing well! -Steve > On Jun 22, 2020, at 5:18 PM, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: > >  >> >> I used to have a Saab 900 Turbo and I was towing a trailer full of tall >> furniture >> at 55 and after

Re: [EVDL] Chevy Bolt EV towing capacity NOT!

Yeah, I imagine it’s easier to say no towing than specify how much weight, aerodynamics, etc. I used to have a Saab 900 Turbo and I was towing a trailer full of tall furniture at 55 and after a while realized I was in continuously in turbo. I bet it was the bad aerodynamics. Probably be fine

Re: [EVDL] George's farm truck/van EV project

When I first heard about the Tesla pickup (and before seeing what it was ) I started thinking about what I’d want in an electric pickup that opens up possibilities not available in an ICE. It would have a bed that could hold 4x8 plywood and an opening that would extend to the front that could

Re: [EVDL] George's farm truck/van EV project

My 99 odyssey will just barely take a sheet of plywood flat. If I pull the front seats forward I can close the tailgate, but it’s cramped for my 6’2” frame in the drivers seat. -Steve > On Jun 16, 2020, at 5:25 PM, Lee Hart via EV wrote: > > Willie via EV wrote: >>> On 6/16/20 3:12 PM,

Re: [EVDL] OT: motor/generator

Thanks Lee! I’ve learned a bit about motors messing with ElecTracs, but I don’t think I even know enough to be dangerous. Googling around I ran across pancake (axial flow) motors and i see some that are close to having the torque in the size needed. But they seem to be very specialized. It

Re: [EVDL] OT: motor/generator

The generator mounted on the shaft is only about that long. Some models did have a vibration damper on top of the generator and used a timing case cover with a bulge. I’m guessing that would give another inch or two of room, but one would have to find one of those covers and modify the front

Re: [EVDL] EV Minivan (Ohio EV tax reduction)

We have 1999 odyssey along with a Bolt and Volt. The odyssey is the work truck- sees just a few thousand miles a year. At the moment only the drivers seat is in as I used it to haul 16’ boards for my deck (hard to do with a pickup). The ‘bed’ happens to be the height of the Lowe’s lumber cart

Re: [EVDL] Riding mowers

Elec-trac? -Steve > On Mar 25, 2020, at 12:37 PM, Willie via EV wrote: > > I've been using battery push mowers for a couple of years with a diesel > Kubota for use when I can't keep up using a push mower. So, I've been > shopping for a riding mower to avoid some diesel use. Not finding

Re: [EVDL] Charging station density

Montreal has also been rapidly expanding its system - Circuit électrique. Best part of it is, in places that it’s normally hard to find parking, there is usually an EV charging space open and charging cost is cheaper than the parking rate in most areas! In the US the Tesla stations seen pretty