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Comment Re: This is obviously bullshit lies because (Score 1) 165

Brake dust in my EVs is almost non existent. Now and then I will apply the brakes as I learned theyâ(TM)ll rust up a bit from disuse. First brake job was at 106K miles. When it warms up more, Iâ(TM)ll do the second brake job at 220+k miles. In my ICE cars I would have done 4 by now, and those pads were worn down unlike the EV pads.
My younger EVs all have less than 100K so no brake jobs yet on them

Comment Re: Nice idea; won't happen (Score 1) 64

If youâ(TM)ve read the CBC in the last week, there is talk about concerns that US tech companies will interfere in the secessionist movements. Look at the Brexit example. Much of that voteâ(TM)s mis)information was controlled by foreign interests.
There is already talk about home grown social media and other tech.
Perhaps MAPL shouldnâ(TM)t be just for the feedstock of entertainment, but also the channels for delivering information. Though please no great firewall of Canada. What would you build it with anyway. Stale Timbits? (Bad IT pun intended)

Comment Re: Roadside repairs? (Score 1) 107

I just got back home after almost a month of leaving my 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV (over 200k miles) in the dead of the northern USA winter. I was shocked even I hopped in it and drove off with over 170 miles of range. The brakes all clunked when I started to move because they sat so long, but the battery had not discharged by much. The range was less than 200 miles because there is a small loss in range, but mostly because winter driving will use more kWh for the same distance.
So thereâ(TM)s a real world data point for you.
BYW, I did run out of power, once, in 2018 when I was pushing the range during an unexpected cold snap. There was supposed to be several percent of charge left in the battery but the car died a mile from my house. There was a software update being released that would have prevented the problem. At the time some cells werenâ(TM)t being balanced correctly which would lead to sudden loss of power when the system thought it still had room to go. Never had a problem since.

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