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By bwilson4web
They don't stick to our aluminum doors: However, the rear quarter panels are steel and work fine. Bob Wilson
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Electric Airplanes!
By Domenick
There are a number of exciting electric aircraft efforts underway, but to start this thread to discuss them in, I came across this great story, so I thought I'd use it to kick things off. Basically, it's about a young model airplane builder who decides to make his own passenger-capable electric airplane. Enjoy!
Battery capacity took a beat this summer
By coutinpe
I suspected the hellish summers of these deserts would take a toll on an EV battery life. Last winter in PHX it "only" went down from 49.6 to 49.3 Ah from Nov/25 to May 26, but dropped from 49.3 to 48.3 from May to today, a fall of 0.3 Ah during winter against a full Ah during summer. I think I saw somewhere that driving more on HV mode could mitigate this. I drive almost exclusively on EV mode. Any ideas?
ChargePoint Problem... anyone else?
By brentac
We have a hardwired chargepoint charger at home. My wife drives a leaf and I drive the clarity. Yesterday afternoon I plugged it in the clarity for an hour. When we left the house we plugged it into the leaf. When we got home about an hour and a half later the leaf was fully charged (turned it on to confirm). I went ahead and was going to plug it back in my car when I noticed it wouldn't start charging. The unit on the wall would turn blue, as though it knew it was plugged in but clarity... Read more
Lexus ES-350e Less Than Impressive
By Steadfast
Toyota's Best is Less Than Impressive And Is Still Pricey This isn’t a full blown modern software experience like you'd find on a BMW iX3, for example. You can’t stream videos while the car is charging. The voice assistant can’t handle conversational commands just yet. Changing drive modes requires four taps on the screen when using phone mirroring and three when navigating through the native system, which was frustrating. (Drive modes should have a dedicated physical button and not... Read more
VW Downward Spiral
By Steadfast
More VW Troubles In China Not Even A Partnership With Xpeng Can Save VW In China Certain VW EVs are way off the mark when it comes to projected sales Compared to VWs sold in Western markets, the ID. Unyx 08 has a radical new design and a tech-laden interior similar to many other new EVs in China, with expansive infotainment and passenger displays. However, customers have found it lacks the same technology as rivals like the Xiaomi YU7, and it doesn't offer fast charging to match... Read more
Charging Infrastructure
By Steadfast
More Super Fast Chargers Are Coming But Not To The USA Yet Chery challenges BYD, Geely, Huawei with 1.44MW charger, promises 500km in 5 minutes Chery challenges BYD, Geely, Huawei with 1.44MW charger, promises 500km in 5 minutes Chery is now the runner-up in China's megawatt charging race, with a 10%-97% charge taking 6 minutes and 50 seconds. carnewschina.com
Canada allows Chinese EVs into market
By electriceddy
"Canada, which imposed 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles in 2024, will allow up to 49,000 Chinese EVs into the Canadian market each year, at a 6.1 per cent tariff." https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-meeting-xi-china-9.7047880 I guess we are going to need some more categories
App not synching
By Darrell Hayes
The Mini App stopped syncing to my car about 10 days ago. I tried rebooting the phone & the location sharing is enabled in the car settings. Has anyone else experienced this or have a fix?
Reduced charge rate warnings?
By Outagas
This issue has appeared the last few weeks (at various ambient temps between +5 and -10C) and wondering if anyone else has experienced it… Dealer suggested it was because my charge schedule indicated an 8am departure plan and it was just “stretching out the charging period to meet that”. Unlikely I think - my schedule has been programmed for a year and this issue just started. And any message that includes “to protect in-vehicle systems” doesn’t fill me with a sense of... Read more
SS Batteries For EV's
By Steadfast
Well, We're There. SS Batteries Are Finally Being Mass Produced For EV's. These were tested in April and production started just 6 months later. There is still some ramping up to do as the video shows.
Service Campaign 9C5, BMS Battery Logic Improvement, issued August 13 '26
By mtd
I saw mention of this on an unrelated group, didn't see it here, presumably this is a simple software update but I've seen no details yet.
Request A Charger
By Steadfast
Apartment Dwellers Can Request A Charger For Their Street This is a great idea and I wonder if you can request from other companies. Seattle plans 200 curbside EV charging stations – and you can request one Photo: Seattle Dept of Transportation Seattle plans to add up to 200 public curbside Level 2 EV charging stations by 2030, and residents can now request one near their home or apartment... Read more
A Tariff Beater?
By Steadfast
An Interesting Way To Get Around Tariffs. Will This Eventually Come To North America? Europeans discovered used EVs from China, price 40% under MSRP, CEVM says According to data shared by CEVM, pre-owned vehicle sales to EU customers grew 280% year over year in January–September 2026 to 7,900 units, while new vehicle sales fell 44%. “Our Shanghai-based team searches for those opportunities. We regularly find cars with around 6,000 km on the clock priced 40% below their... Read more
October Poll of the Month
By brianc35
Do you use dedicated Snow/Winter tires or wheel set on your EV? Perhaps it doesn't get cold where you live, so this is not really relevant to you. For the folks closer to the poles, even if it doesn't snow, winter tires can have benefits in colder weather offering softer compounds which respond better to cooler temps.
Canada Service Campaign, C0714, Improved battery monitoring.
By BernieNS
I received a Service Campaign Notice today in the mail, telling me my 2021 Kona should get a BMS update. I called my local dealer and they knew nothing about it! (Bridgewater, Nova Scotia). My car has 120Kkms, and has been terrific and almost trouble-free. I'm 75 and it is the first car I bought new. Still delivers 420kms summer, 360kms winter. Averages 6km/kwh. Trailering and wet foul weather, your range will obviously vary, but is predictable when you get used to it. The dealer has made... Read more
EV-only operation question
By jazdean
Suppose I were to continue to drive my 2018 clarity PHEV locally and just stopped putting gas in the tank. Eventually, I would burn all the gas and it would run only on the battery, albeit at reduced power. With the vehicle software allow me to run it like that indefinitely? Has anybody tried this?
Drivetrain malfunction while driving
By Qisl
When recently driving to work my SE stalled out with a drivetrain malfunction. I was too flustered in traffic to take a picture. The car restarted and proceeded without issue. The dealership found a fault in the EME. Corporate was consulted. Diagnosis involved fully depleting the battery to 0%, and then charging to 100%. The issue was resolved with a software update (programming encoding control unit). I have been driving my U25 SE while my F56 SE was being worked on. The cloud of darkness... Read more
gas engine coming on at low speeds with full charge?
By CarsonGrey
I've had two episodes recently where my Clarity was in Eco mode, with a full or mostly full battery and the gas engine came on inexplicably. The first time was several weeks ago. I was stopped at a light and all of a sudden the engine came on and stayed on for a mile or two after I pulled away from the light, before switching off and back into EV mode. As it should have never come out of EV mode while stopped, much less on a full charge, I had the dealer look at it and they ran a diagnostic... Read more
Collision Mitigation System Problem and LKAS Problem and ACC problem and Road Departure Mitigation Problem
By ProspectiveBuyer
I got a barrage of dashboard warnings this afternoon and I have no idea what triggered it or what the problem is. Has anyone else experienced all these warning signs all at once? Is there a way to avoid taking it to the dealer? Any DIY fixes would be greatly appreciated or at least an explanation of what could be causing it. I was able to get home okay with no apparent problem driving the car. It's just unnerving seeing all these warnings out of nowhere all at once.
Clarity - Any ideas on a bike Rack?
By cowgomoo
I am considering a PHEV Clarity (recovering Prius and Leaf driver). Any thoughts on how to transport a road bike? My preferred is alway a hitch mount, but not sure that'd work on this car. Thanks
Witnessed a crime (dash cam recorded)
By bwilson4web
Saturday I witnessed and Tesla dash cam automatically recoded this: FSD detected the pedestrian and slowed down instead of veering to the left. Another car approached and came to stop which also stopped FSD The *$$ sprayed the pedestrian with what looks to be bear mace Then he drove past my car which recorded the Nissan, Versa, and license tag I parked to render aid: water and paper towels as she was blinded and in... Read more
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