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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah, the new platform is way better - one of the reasons we held on to the Tesla until the ID.7 was available.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Ahh then I might know where it comes from. People who use Tesla's Sentry mode don't realize that it uses up several percent per night. Now, it does turn off automatically when the battery is at 20% but I know people who parked at an airport and didn't have charge enough to get home when they got back because of this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I haven't owned it through winter (no ID.7 owner has tbh) but I don't expect that to be an issue. It will only heat the battery if you schedule departure times.

I've noticed no battery drain with the car parked otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I have a VW ID.7 and it does - but I also believe that's the first model on their "new platform".

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Which EV do you have where this is an issue? The ones I've had pre-heat the battery to optimal charging temperatures.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Harder to start? That sounds extremely weird - it's electric :D I've never had such issues (Sweden, on my second EV) while ignition when really cold has always been problematic with my gas/diesel cars.

Range goes down, yes. That's true also for gas/diesel cars, but when the range is good enough we tend not to notice/care. My previous EV (Tesla Model 3 SR+) had lousy range both summer and winter (Tesla lies about their range) but in the winter it was indeed painful.

The current one (VW ID.7) has about double the range and also performs as stated. I expect a 20% drop in range in the winter and that's just fine.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (4 children)

It's no different in Sweden. While I'm on my second EV and will never go back I can't motivate it for people who live in apartments. To be able to use an EV effectively you absolutely have to have your own charger to connect it to while home, and very few apartments have that possibility.

Norway has way more incentives compared to us, which is somewhat unusual between us Nordic countries.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 days ago (11 children)

Very well. It's much more enjoyable to own an electric vehicle in colder climates than a gas/diesel powered one actually, since you can let it heat up and defrost completely before going anywhere.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a60344222/does-an-ev-work-as-well-in-cold-weather/

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Well. Aren't those two exactly what open source licensing is about?

Either you follow the license, or you are in violation of copyright.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

When you live in a sane country. I can't imagine this applying anywhere in Europe for example.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What part of their existing plan were they in breach of? And why was there no description of what difference in cost there would be for different usage once they were told of the plan Cloudflare considered right for them?

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