I'm one of those people.

An app I used from the Google play store (paid app) quit working because it was removed from the play store and would no longer authenticate/validate.

I found it was still on the Amazon app store and it worked to purchase it from there and use it. The app syncs my exchange shared mailbox calendars to my Android calendar. Haven't been able to find a replacement app that works with exchange shared mailbox calendars.

I really hope this app doesn't quit working. I've done everything I can to contact the dev of the app. The domain has expired and not been renewed, so I think they have either moved on or died. Sad.

Pretty sure Tesla insurance is backed by Liberty... working in the insurance industry I can guarantee that Liberty is in on any "analytics" they can get their hands on.

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/...

I'll take a swing at this since I'm in the middle of it.

I've owned an EV for 4 years and live in the northern Midwest where range really is impacted by cold weather. I use my Bolt EV to commute ~60 miles a day for work, soon to be ~75. It works for me, I have a heated garage and level 2 charger installed at my house.

Never have level 3 charged, and never worry about charging while I'm out and about during the day. I also own a full size truck and 6 person SUV for all our other family needs. I would never consider taking my EV further than 200 miles round trip (during the summer) or 160 miles round trip (during dead of winter). I'm a tech person, so I like the challenges of being an early adopter, always have. My family, mostly non-tech people, want nothing to do with "planning a route with charging" ahead of time to take a 300+ mile trip.

This is one of the pain points, you can just make an assumption that gas stations are going to be everywhere... charging stations are years away from that comfort level. Especially out in the middle of nowhere where I live and travel mostly.

I deal with EV questions and concerns from my family and friends constantly, some are "right" people, some "center" and even some moderately "left". The biggest problem all of them have, although the really right people are the loudest, is that they feel like the tech/cars aren't really ready for prime time yet and they hate the thought of the federal/state governments mandating that they can't buys gas cars starting in year X.

I've spent quite a bit of time explaining to them my usage scenarios, the money savings on things like charging at home and minimal vehicle maintenance. Usually those conversations go over quite well and they are interested, I let people test drive my car and they love the quietness of it, the simplicity of the transmission (no shifting) and the acceleration.

Although I did find myself pondering some things this morning, like the fact that I pay a registration surcharge (state) of a constant amount to make up for the fact that I'm not paying a gas tax.

My thoughts this morning were if I was an older person or in a big city, did like 1000 miles a year, I'd be paying just as much as somebody who is putting on 20,000 miles a year. Whereas a gas tax fairly effectively taxes based on road usage (gallons used per mile traveled). This seems wrong to me. That surcharge also jumped up this last year by $75, so a $175 total charge on top of registration (currently $85).

Until they figure out how to effectively charge a gas tax equivalent and implement it, this is going to be a problematic area for people.

You do realize that GM didn't make the battery/monitoring systems for the Bolt EV, LG Chem did. This is why you don't get updates, because GM would have to have LG Chem do updates for something that is already "finished" Do your research before you buy something otherwise limit your expectations. I'm a 2019 Bolt EV owner, but have the later produced model where my battery was manufactured at a different plant than the one with the problem batteries. There are other "cheap" EVs on the market which have had worse issues than this. And a lot of new EVs haven't been out long enough to start showing any of the issues that crop up with wear on the systems.

If you are waiting for a politician to save your life you my friend are already dead.

they quit at 5 because they usually start their day before you even think about getting up. Construction guys I know usually are on the road at 4 or 5 to get to where they need to be for work to start at 6... working till 5 gives you about 11 hours and you might as well budget in not taking lunch every other day. Construction workers are just like you and me... who wants to work a night shift when you got kids and other things going on at home during the evening. Also I believe there is an added cost with working at night... I believe it requires lighting equipment and energy to run that equipment.