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Munro Associates Open House June 20
Munro Associates is having an open house, June 20 and for tickets:
https://munrolive.com/electronics-open-house
I bought my 2014 BMW i3-REx after seeing Sandy Munro on Autoline After Hours. Two years later, I bought my 2019 Tesla Model 3 after seeing his review on Autoline. My first Model 3 cross country trip was to Munro's "EV Day" in 2019.
This is the engineering "E" ticket, $49.
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Ford to Provide Access to Supercharger Network; Will Add NACS Port to Future EVs
- Starting early next year, Ford EV customers will have access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the U.S. and Canada, in addition to the over 10,000 DC fast-chargers that are already part of the BlueOval Charge Network. This will give Ford EV customers unprecedented access to fast-charging
- Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning and E-Transit customers will be able to access the Superchargers via an adapter and software integration along with activation and payment via FordPass or Ford Pro Intelligence
- In 2025, Ford will offer next-generation electric vehicles with the North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector built-in, eliminating the need for an adapter to access Tesla Superchargers
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The Toyota bZ4X AWD Sets A New Low Record In Our 10% EV Road Trip Challenge (US Spec / CATL Battery)
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EVs are driven less
Source: The Most and Least Driven Electric Cars - iSeeCars.com
iSeeCars analyzed the data of over 860,000 vehicles to determine which electric vehicles were driven the most and the least, and to compare the EV numbers with traditional 3-year-old cars powered by internal combustion engines.
“Tesla drivers come the closest to matching the driving behavior of traditional car owners,” said iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer. “Without Tesla, the average miles per year for EV drivers would drop from 9,059 to 6,719. It’s also interesting to see the Porsche Taycan, a direct competitor to the Model S, being the least-driven electric car. At 4,846 miles a year, it’s driven about half as much as the Model S at 9,340 miles per year.”
With 108,000 miles on my 2019 Tesla Model 3, guess I didn't get the memo.
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Gov. Greg Abbott signs electric vehicle fee into law
Gov. Greg Abbott signs electric vehicle fee into law
Texas electric vehicle owners to pay annual tax under new law | kvue.com
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2024 Toyota Tacoma is the Ultimate Adventure Machine
- Available i-FORCE MAX turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder hybrid powertrain produces 326 horsepower, 465 lb.-ft. of torque.
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Tesla driver shoots and kills another one over supercharger station
An argument over a Tesla supercharger station led to the shooting and killing of one of the drivers.
These Tesla supercharger stations are perilous.
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Parked Tesla Model 3 explodes, kills man
It is very sad. EV fires and explosions can be unforgiving. Hopefully, the battery safety will be improved over the next few years.
Here is the news article with a video clip showing an obliterated Tesla Model 3:
Tesla fire in Valley Village leads to LAPD finding burned body nearby; cause still under investigation—ABC7 Los Angeles -
Toyota Patents Working Manual for Performance Hybrids
https://www.thedrive.com/news/manual-equipped-toyota-performance-hybrids-may-be-coming-soon
The Drive article describes how a manual might work in Toyota's performance hybrids:
"There is still effectively one master cylinder for the clutch. The inlet for that cylinder is the output of a shuttle valve, though. The valve takes two inputs from two separate cylinders and, depending on which cylinder provides more pressure, allows that stream of fluid to get into the master cylinder. One of these input cylinders is connected directly to the clutch pedal. The other is controlled by the car's ECU."
So by using this setup the driver has partial override of the ECU's cylinder if they so choose by applying more pressure on the clutch. It even has an option to make it manual full time, disabling the ECU's cylinder, when selecting Sport Mode. Maybe this can be applied to EVs as well...
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