real world EVs review
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turbobrick240
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Cool. It's a goofy looking vehicle for sure. I wonder if the owners ever get tired of the attention they draw. Sometimes it's nice to be incognito. Jealous of the green grass there, but I'm going to enjoy the eclipse up here tomorrow!
tikal
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Mass. family among Tesla owners who waited hours to charge car after total solar eclipse
The rush to get home from Vermont was made worse for electric vehicle owners who were searching for charging stations, only to find them with lines dozens of cars deep.
www.wcvb.com
"The Livesey family waited more than four hours to charge their Tesla and the last ticket they handed out before leaving was No. 189, and they saw more vehicles pulling up to the stations."
IndigoBlueWagon
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I'm always game to point out disadvantages of EVs and the charging network, but in this case I have to think that people should have done a little planning and not expected available chargers right after an event that attracted a big crowd from many miles away.
gearheadgrrrl
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I'm still amazed how so many people run out of gas in a big city where there's gas stations every few blocks.
Lightflyer1
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No matter what technology people have at their disposal, they will find ways to be stupid.
ie:
Dad Takes Aim at Cruise Staff After 20-Year-Old Son’s Fatal Jump
Francel Parker told his hometown newspaper that his family doesn’t drink, so he’s unsure how his son got so drunk just before he leaped to his death in the Caribbean.
turbobrick240
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Stuff happens. We were headed up about 80 miles N, NW to get into the eclipse totality zone Mon. when my serpentine belt broke about 25 miles in. Luckily about a tenth of a mile from an O'Reillys that had the belt in stock. Pretty easy job on the 2.5 I5, but enough to derail the trip. Just as well really, traffic was jammed up along the route we were going to take for hours following the eclipse. Got a good look from the O'Reilly parking lot.
El Dobro
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I guess the word hasn't gotten out in NJ that EV's are out and hybrids are in. I'm seeing more Lucids and Rivians on the roads, Mach-Es and Lightnings are popping out and now I'm seeing two and three Teslas in driveways. A guy right around the corner from me has a Lyriq.
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