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Comment Re:Same solution as with ICE (Score 1) 292

Except that BOTH of you should be taking a few minutes, not seconds, to get up and walk around a bit. It's the sitting down that is the problem, not just the driving.
Unlike refilling with gasoline, you both can be going and doing something else.
You're looking at maybe an extra half hour of driving.

Comment Re: Chargers can be moved. (Score 1) 292

Uh, say what? Lots of people are concerned about making them work "as well as ICE". Are you after "as well as" or are you actually after "Works identically to"? Because the two are different standards.

In my time we've gone from under 30 miles of range to over 300. We've gone from mandatory overnight charging to being able to reach 80% in 15 minutes. Batteries have gone from like a 3 year life to "longer than the rest of the car". We've gone from almost zero charging stations to over 200k publicly available.

You seem to demand instant home charging, when with ICE the only way to refuel at home is to mess with fuel cans, and most of us don't bother with that, and it's a very limited ability. Empty that fuel can, and you'll need to refill it at a gas station before you can use it again.

Buy an EV, and suddenly visiting a charging station isn't an option, for some reason?

Comment Can't speak for the judges (Score 1) 37

Honestly, once one realizes that the constitution was written even before electricity, I think I can easily argue that the geofence describes it.

The trick is to realize that "particularly" does not mean "specifically" really. A warrant can be rather vague on what is to be seized, like "money", "documents", "drugs", etc...

In this case the location is rather specific in location and time: The vicinity of the Bank during the robbery.
Things to be seized: Digital data stretches this a bit, but "phone number and associated account holder" is also being specific.

In this case, even if it is 500 innocent bystanders being identified, I know of modern non-electronic searches that inconvenience far more people, like setting up blockades during a manhunt.

The founding fathers were, for the most part reasonable. The questions would thus be:
1. Does this have a fairly good chance of identifying the perp?
2. Can the search be restricted more without reducing the odds of identifying the perp?

In this case, the answer to 1 is yes, and 2 is no. That gives the court a strong argument to allow this.
It'd be equivalent to seizing a hotel's guest registry, for example, if a murder happened in the hotel and they thought a guest did it.
Would actually be LESS invasive than that, come to think of it. A guest registry of the 18th century could have months and maybe years of entries.

Comment Re: Chargers can be moved. (Score 1) 292

I'm not seeing how that applies as a response to my post then. There's 4 cars there, presumably one wants to charge all of them if they're EVs?
Also, nothing says that you need to replace all 4 (or more?) with EVs at the same time. Logical move would be to replace 1, get used to it, and if it works out well, consider a 2nd.

Comment Same solution as with ICE (Score 1) 292

Actually, the solution to those problems is basically the same as if you have an ICE car with less than a quarter tank left. Stop and refuel/recharge at a supercharger or similar. It will just probably cost a bit more than home electricity, but get you back on the road in about 15 minutes.
Emergency at night: call an ambulance for a medical emergency.
Or realize, oh wait, I still have 200 miles left because I didn't run the EV down to darn near empty.
Your MIL in the next province needs immediate help? How about calling somebody local before you go driving the 3-4 hours it will take to drain the battery and almost certainly require a fill up with a gas vehicle.

Comment Re:Chargers can be moved. (Score 1) 292

Slower charging is generally good for the battery.
Unlike gas pumps, the EV charges while you do something else.
So as long as it can match the driving load, it is all good.
Drive the average 40 mile total commute, even a 120V outlet can do around 4.5 mph. So in less than 10 hours one can be fully charged again.
A 30A@240V circuit could do this with 4 cars.

Comment Re:Chargers can be moved. (Score 1) 292

As said, you can charge at 6kW without significant modifications.
Slow charging is generally better for batteries, remember?
Also, EVs can be smart and divy up the supply intelligently.
6kW is roughly 18 miles of range per hour.
That is 180 miles in a 10 hour period.
So, even if you have 4 vehicles to charge, how likely is it that they average 200+ miles a day? 50 miles per car? I barely average 12 with mine.

Finally, nothing stopping you from getting 1-2 EVs and keeping the rest gas for the moment.
Plus, the more cars you have, the more likely somebody has access to a charger(or will have access) while out and about.

Comment Making an EV go faster (Score 1) 292

Generally speaking, making an EV go faster would start with just buying a sporty EV. Then installing grippier tires, because EVs just have so much torque that they'll beat drastically more expensive ICE sports cars off the line.
Modding an EV to be faster, not from the factory? That might come up eventually, but would be beefing up the electronics to be able to deliver more and higher voltage to the motors, and replacing the motors with more powerful units.
But that still runs into that many EVs can absolutely smoke tires as is. They don't need more power.

Comment Re:Same as it ever was (Score 1) 292

If you're living in an apartment with no garage, how are you doing an oil change yourself? Most places don't let you work on a car out in the open.
It's also like boasting about how you only need to wind your mechanical watch once a day so it is superior to a electric quartz that only needs a new battery once a year.
Maintaining an ICE might be pretty easy (I've done my own work for years except when a special has the dealer doing it for less), but the point is that maintaining an EV is even easier.
No need to regularly change the oil at 5-10k miles. No sparkplugs to change. Cabin air filter only, which can generally be done just by replacing it from the glove box (every car is different though). No need to replace the alternator.
Brakes and rotors generally last orders of magnitude longer due to regenerative braking. So that maintenance goes from a regular event to maybe once in the car's life.
Power steering pump? That isn't what I'd call routine maintenance.
Most CANNOT replace that in their driveway or garage.
No, not "everything" has to be done at the dealer or "authorized" shop. Tire places can still replace the tires and do work in the wheel area, like brake jobs if that becomes necessary.
Computers? ICE tends to have almost as many of them as EVs. And they're just as easy (or not) to swap. I've read about F-150 headlights that need dealer programming to replace correctly.
Not have a car with a in-dash computer: almost impossible today, EV or ICE.
Closest thing to what you say today would actually be the proposed Slate EV.

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