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Wow. People leave their cars at airport parking lots or driveways for long trips all the time without a second thought. Did not realizes these were so fragile.;)

What is the rational of keeping the charge at 50%? I've never heard that before and can't imagine a reason for that. The battery is designed to last many years without any real regard for how you store it and leaving it at anything other than 100% for extended periods should not matter to the...

12V batteries are the Achilles heel of EVs. My 5 year old Jag I-Pace is on its third 12V (there are actually 2 on these cars, so 3rd set) as well as third power distribution module.

I'd consult with the dealer (service centre) with messages like that.

Of course that is not the case. There is certainly a BCM (battery control module) a power distribution module and a DC-DC converter that is supposed to manage the 12V using the HV battery. Every EV has this. Otherwise all 12V batteries would go flat right out of the factory. How else could the...

If the speedo underreported by 1mph and someone got a ticket, class action lawsuit lawyers would be all over it like bees on honey. After for them to underreport a bit.

Are you taking long trips or just commuting and charging at home? If the latter, then the real-life impact of losing a few miles of range is negligible. Instead of plugging in once a week, you end up plugging every 5 days. That’s winter. Longer trips does mean more stops, but once you are...

Earth is a has-been market. He is aiming for 100% market share on Mars.

My point was (maybe not as clearly and I hoped) that people tend to over-associate changes in range estimation as a change in the battery when it is more likely due to one of the many transient assumptions used to predict consumption. Batteries are generally pretty stable (a couple % capacity...

Don't use the range estimate as some sort of measure of what's in the battery. The estimate is based on a bunch of non-related factors that estimate consumption (range is determined by battery capacity and consumption per mile). The battery capacity is pretty much constant but consumption is a...

Yeah, my entire model year in the US is being bought back by JLR due to the ongoing battery issue. I was waiting to see if they expand into Canada as the resale on it now is terrible (maybe $15k USD on a $90k car). Stuck in limbo but after yet another module failure, thinking reliability is...

I bought a 2019 Jaguar I-Pace EV (new) and in the 5 1/2 years of ownership, it has spent over 10 months in the shop being repaired or waiting for parts to be repaired. I brought it in at the start of last winter for winter tires, a battery module replacement (under recall) and a subtle clunk...

Funny I can't find any of that in the configuration page (the standard items are not summarized separately but intermixed with the other options) however if I look at the summary page of an in stock Macan 4S, the page is organized differently and it does indeed show the parking assist and 360...

Not ordered yet, but taking my 2019 Jaguar I-Pace to the shop today for another 12V battery issue (beautiful car, but tons of problems with 10+ months in the shop waiting for parts over 5 1/2 years of ownership) is pushing me to pull the trigger. http://www.porsche-code.com/PSUZ1R34 Was not...

Even before that, the vehicles will have a DHR (device history record in ISO standards talk) and that DHR is probably keyed to the VIN, so the first thing that happens when your car creation process starts is likely the creation of a VIN#.

Make sure you go before you drain the battery too much that you don have the range to get there!

Which Jag if I may ask? I currently have an I-Pace and lurking here as I try to convince myself it is ok to essentially write off $50k worth of residual value that I will likely never recoup (all the recalls of my 2019 make it essentially unsellable) and tun around and drop another $150k CDN on...

The idea of the momentary locking of the wheel is to try to get from kinetic friction to static friction. When there is no motion between the two surfaces, the friction is much higher (the textures of the two surfaces interlock more) than when there is motion (no interlocking of the surface...

I had specced a 4S with ruby red and truffle and Avenura green and truffle interior and was leaning with the green as I worry red and truffle is too much. Glad you like the green (I'll probably go that route). Thanks for the ics and sharing.

That will be the only practical way to collect the equivalent in road taxes that are collected in gas taxes (and roads need maintenance regardless of wh is driving on them of course). You can't separate which electrons go to your HVAC or washing machine (which don't need roads) vs going on your...