EVs

After issues getting people to "find" this group along with the difficulty of searching for the information you need I have elected to move this "idea" to https://a42.com. The scope is intended to be a bit broader covering all aspects of electricity -- grid, generation, home use, vehicles and more. Check out the site and let us know what you would like to see covered.

The final "winners" for the Electric Vehicles that qualify for the Inflation Reduction Act mess are in. The Electric Viking translates the information. And, wow, big changes. https://youtu.be/Rs1-R5CD-ZI

As groups don't really do what I want here, I have been posting EV stuff on MeWe in the EV group: https://mewe.com/group/61da1edd357d290b6428b136

Dacia Spring -- Renault's Dongfeng-made "city car". It's a twisted story but it sounds like a deal. Renault designed it. Dongfeng, a partner of Renault in China makes it. It is branded as the Dacia Spring and is for sale in Europe. The Electric Viking offers the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJqhe4nozFA Even if it is not the car you want it is a good indication of how things are changing. It's a small car but with enough space and enough power to get you around, has Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries and it's cheap -- less than $10,000 in China.

There has been so much happening. Sorry I got behind. But, Tesla just reduced its prices all over the world. There are short waits so if you are serious, I would check out what you can get right now. The Electric Viking covers this in https://youtu.be/ICwSNtppV_8

https://youtu.be/WudUn3p1_s4 This is a really good discussion about EVs (including big trucks). Sandy Munro really knows the business and fields a lot of questions.

Wow, electric taxis in 1943. https://www.bitchute.com/video/Iz52hoeh6pdS/

https://youtu.be/4sTLEAUhwlM There is an interesting trend in China right now. Consumers are demanding higher compute levels. And, not just on the new car market but demanding the manufacturers make upgrades available for cars that consumers have already purchased. We are used to...See more

https://microlino-car.com/en/microlino As they say, space for two adults and three beer crates. The #Microlino is about as small as a car can be but it appears to be well built and pretty functional.