You have 13 yrs 11 mths left to buy a GM gas or dsl vehicle

Reisender wrote:
And holy ****. You put double the mileage on it as our 3. Covid kinda took the wind out of our sails in the fall.

28,000 in two years. I still go into work every day and have a side job on weekends in addition to general errands. We almost always take the I-Pace over DWs Equinox when running around together. Would have gone to Vegas in November but with Covid ramping up I did not want to be figuring out how to charge or hanging out during. Took the Chevy :(

The more you drive the more you save :)

Mine is Caesium Blue with standard wheels, gloss black trim (no chrome).

time2roll wrote:
No more rolling coal? So not going to miss that.

Even ev can make lots o smoke Lol

https://youtu.be/JOXDsUCZfgg

Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
I guess, to each his own.

When I sat on my daughter's Tesla X, I felt I am sitting on a cockpit or a launch pad of a rocket -- and everything on that screen panel pushing buttons ready to take off.

So unlike the knobs, dials and sticks of an 'ol ICE.

Way cool that the Cybertruck and their new models will come up with an F!5 fighter jet yoke instead of a steering wheel.

Not sure how practical that yoke steering is without test driving it

Alegedly the regular round steering wheel is stil available as option.

time2roll wrote:
For those that want a more traditional driving experience the Jaguar I-Pace is wonderfully appointed.
Almost 30,000 miles on mine and I absolutely love it.

Smokin Hot. Best looking EV on the road today hands down. Looks great coming and going.





And holy ****. You put double the mileage on it as our 3. Covid kinda took the wind out of our sails in the fall.

For those that want a more traditional driving experience the Jaguar I-Pace is wonderfully appointed.
Almost 30,000 miles on mine and I absolutely love it.

We'll See wrote:
Wouldn't one of the better solutions be that the vehicles themselves were somehow solar panels? Why can't the hood, roof, upper quarter panels, etc have built in seamless solar panels so they charge all day? Think about many of the vehicles that sit baking in the sun and clouds all day while people are at work. Why couldn't the vehicle capture all that solar power.

And when vehicles are move? Why couldn't they incorporate some type of attractive micro wind turbines that would capture wind energy from a vehicle moving forward?

Evolution in these areas would make vehicles more self sufficient and less reliant on charging at night or whenever parked. And it would make less reliance on the government or other third parties to provide energy to the vehicle.

I'm about to buy a new ICE vehicle but I would be very interested in buying an electric vehicle for my wife and kids. However, I think the teslas and other EVs are frickin ugly just like the Prius.

Found it. It’s an Aptera. I’m not into three wheelers but kinda cool.

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.dezeen.com/2020/12/11/aptera-solar-electric-car-no-charging-design/amp/

I guess, to each his own.

When I sat on my daughter's Tesla X, I felt I am sitting on a cockpit or a launch pad of a rocket -- and everything on that screen panel pushing buttons ready to take off.

So unlike the knobs, dials and sticks of an 'ol ICE.

Way cool that the Cybertruck and their new models will come up with an F!5 fighter jet yoke instead of a steering wheel.

We'll See wrote:
Wouldn't one of the better solutions be that the vehicles themselves were somehow solar panels? Why can't the hood, roof, upper quarter panels, etc have built in seamless solar panels so they charge all day? Think about many of the vehicles that sit baking in the sun and clouds all day while people are at work. Why couldn't the vehicle capture all that solar power.

I don't know where you park, but I park in my garage at home and a garage at work, so my car wouldn't collect much energy. And half the year, half my commute is in the dark.

But Hyundai did embed solar panels on their Hybrid car - they say it can generate "up to" 2.2 miles of energy a day if parked in the sun all day. If my commute was only 1.2 miles each way, I'd just walk. It'd be much more effective to install solar panels in the parking lot since they are in the sun all day and can be tilted into the sun for better efficiency.

And when vehicles are move? Why couldn't they incorporate some type of attractive micro wind turbines that would capture wind energy from a vehicle moving forward?

There's no free lunch. Generating energy from wind causes more drag -- every KW of energy generated from the wind is going to cause more than a KW of drag, it's a net energy loss.

I'm about to buy a new ICE vehicle but I would be very interested in buying an electric vehicle for my wife and kids. However, I think the teslas and other EVs are frickin ugly just like the Prius.

You could straddle the line and instead of going full electric, get a Hybrid or plug in hybrid. But in any case, there are at least a dozen EV's to choose from in 2021, from Tesla, Nissan, Honda, BMW, Jaguar, Porsche, Audi and more. Surely you can find one EV that you like.

We'll See wrote:
Wouldn't one of the better solutions be that the vehicles themselves were somehow solar panels? Why can't the hood, roof, upper quarter panels, etc have built in seamless solar panels so they charge all day? Think about many of the vehicles that sit baking in the sun and clouds all day while people are at work. Why couldn't the vehicle capture all that solar power.

And when vehicles are move? Why couldn't they incorporate some type of attractive micro wind turbines that would capture wind energy from a vehicle moving forward?

Evolution in these areas would make vehicles more self sufficient and less reliant on charging at night or whenever parked. And it would make less reliance on the government or other third parties to provide energy to the vehicle.

I'm about to buy a new ICE vehicle but I would be very interested in buying an electric vehicle for my wife and kids. However, I think the teslas and other EVs are frickin ugly just like the Prius.

There is one manufacturer that is integrating solar panels into their vehicle but I believe it is a three wheeler. They claim they can collect enough power for a daily commute everyday. Interesting. I can't remember the name but it was in the news recently.

Yah. A Tesla is not every bodies cup of tee and the interior is super stark. But that's their thing. I kinda like the simplicity of the inside as well as the classic sports sedan look from the outside.





Anyway. If you are looking for a nice looking EV look up a Jaguar I-pace. In my opinion best looking EV on the market inside and outside. Good performer too. I use to have a picture on Flickr but can't seem to find it.

Cheers.

Wouldn't one of the better solutions be that the vehicles themselves were somehow solar panels? Why can't the hood, roof, upper quarter panels, etc have built in seamless solar panels so they charge all day? Think about many of the vehicles that sit baking in the sun and clouds all day while people are at work. Why couldn't the vehicle capture all that solar power.

And when vehicles are move? Why couldn't they incorporate some type of attractive micro wind turbines that would capture wind energy from a vehicle moving forward?

Evolution in these areas would make vehicles more self sufficient and less reliant on charging at night or whenever parked. And it would make less reliance on the government or other third parties to provide energy to the vehicle.

I'm about to buy a new ICE vehicle but I would be very interested in buying an electric vehicle for my wife and kids. However, I think the teslas and other EVs are frickin ugly just like the Prius.