IGBTs are still used frequently in power electronics. Not sure what this person is going on about. They are cheap off the shelf components that are very durable and robust… Except when they are not, but that’s usually because of bad engineering around it.
Yeah, your dealer is full of shit. Isn’t the warranty a MINI product, not a dealer product? They could go pound sand if they tried to make those claims.
You’re talking about the world of Lifecycle Assessment (LCA). This is a very well understood process. And over the lifetime of the car you have significantly less overall emissions. It’s like paying a big down payment to have a lower monthly. Except rather than it being similar money in the end, EVs have less. Lots of studies have been done to show this. Many countries and power sources have shown over and over again, over the standard lifespan, the emissions are significantly less.
In most cases, you become less overall after 2 years.
That’s bad startup life in general.
Man, the ioniq six had so much room. I’m 6’5" and with the seat all the way back I could just reach the pedals. Give it another go with the AWD limited. You’ll find it’s a pretty great car for a tall person.
I’m 6’5" and the idea of a trunk like this is great. I prefer side swinging myself, but this is better than up swinging.
What about the poor Sandero… It can’t be the but of jokes anymore…
In the latest news, the Dacia Sandero is now a reliable vehicle… and on that bombshell…
As a long time lover of Nissan performance vehicle design, what the fuck. I know they have been trying to have some “cyber punk” in they design language recently, but this is cyber truck levels of ugly. At least the cyber truck is quirky and consistent. This felt like an awful middle ground.
Really bad idea. Different optimization for the batteries. Great when you have a bunch of old, sub optimal batteries you can help share the load. Bad on a single car pack you want to keep optimal as long as possible.
Backup power, great. Grid connected, no thank you.
It’s almost like there are multiple string opinions. Or… And this is just my take on the situation, most people here would like the potential to use their EV as a short term backup on emergencies, but not as a grid connect device.
If the power goes out, having something I can connect my CPAP to do I can sleep would be great. But an extension cord largely solves that problem.
I work in sustainability and have done a lot of work in electronics. I think electronics reuse is fine on the consumer electronics. But once you get to this level of power output the risk associated with fault goes up and you are taking more risk by using used.
Power electronics especially tend to have a life span as well. They heat cycle a lot more than other electronics. If you are concerned about electronic waste, I get it. But the circular economy is a huge myth and honestly, electronics recycling is better than most other streams so long as you take it to an electronics waste recycler directly and not try to send it through a MuRF.
It’s it a lot more risk? Probably not. But is it more? Yes.
I watch him for a few repair things but I don’t watch him regularly… Is he anti EV?