Lee65

Hard to find anything healthful or of good value in 7-11.

Agreed wholeheartedly. On top of this, I suspect that they carve out territories where they agree NOT to open stores on each others' turf, not even bothering to exist side-by-side.

Or maybe .... Given the light manner in which this incident was resolved, it never happened as was so breathlessly reported. In today's world of AI-generated news stories it may even not have happened at all. But it sure got clicks & outrage!

Easy there hombre ... "The male passenger later issued a verbal apology for his behavior and was provided an Air India flight ticket to Bangkok by Lufthansa. He departed on the subsequent flight around 3 pm, as confirmed by a senior officer involved in the resolution of the incident."

AI-controlled dynamic pricing & product selection. "You will buy what we want you to buy, at the price we want you to pay." Or, consumers might just balk at this latest manipulation. My local supermarket seems to have ever fewer customers ...

Fortunately, people can learn about EV ownership w/o having to buy one: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ev+horror+stories

AN seems better to me now. I quit it for quite a long time for the express reason of overzealous moderation. I found myself self-censoring and that irritation actually made me more negative as I tried to twist my writing into what would escape what I considered to be ridiculous censorship. One other thing that astounded me: one's posts could at any time be deleted without warning, explanation, or notification to the author. IOW, even something one might have spent some time and thought on might just be disappeared at any time at the whim of a moderator - and the author would ne no wiser. It made me reluctant to write my best stuff. Could this arrangement be modified?

Indeed. Even if an EV owner doesn't follow that advice, the range is considerably less than maximum quoted as for practical real-world reasons one will almost never drive the car from full charge to completely empty. But we're off-topic again ...

If you read it you'd have also noted that apparently the battery type you've claimed cannot suffer thermal runaway ... can suffer thermal runaway: "The thermal runaway occurs when the battery surface temperature reaches 126.7 ± 2.2 °C and releases the combustible gases. After its ignition, the combustion generally undergoes first jet fire stage, stable combustion stage, second even third jet fire stage, final stable combustion stage and extinguishes stage." But you've satisfied yourself that the risk is worth taking with the specific type of batteries in your house and car. You may be right and I hope you are.

Unfortunately I was too slow in deleting my admittedly off-topic post before you responded. It's arguable whether that form of battery can self-combust or suffer thermal runaway. I wonder whether you are an unbiased source of info - and I'm no expert - so let's leave it here. On-topic: you used your car as a backup battery to power your house. You called it a "game-changer".

deleted my own post as off-topic

Yes, I have and also had watched both of your very good videos. Please see my twice edited comment above and accept my apologies for those late edits.

1) At what rate does your car charge "during the day when it's sunny"? (i.e. sunny hours per % charge?) 2) How is this "a game changer"? Why not just use your Powerwall (or similar house battery) to "draw a few hundred watts" at night? 3) Is it cost-efficient to use your battery cycles on your expensive vehicle vs. using a Powerwall designed specifically for the task? Edit: Sorry Bandersnatch, I read your reply late to another post where you addressed the battery lifecycle impact of using your car as a backup battery. Basically, your new bi-directional capable car can serve as a large backup battery. I get it. But so could an array of probably much cheaper house batteries designed for the job. 2nd Edit: Hang on! I've just realized why you may have called this car bi-directionality a game changer! It allows you to obtain energy from an outside source (vehicle charging station, for example) and bring it back to power your house (should it become necessary)! OK I get it!

The goal is less toxicity and negativity on these forums? Fix Thai Immigration!

I see your point. Semantics. Never-the-less, if we're going to be reasonably, usefully, accurate, an EV is never a source of power. While the solar panels are.

Apparently you missed my point. An EV can never be a source of power. The solar panels were the only source of power Bandersnatch mentioned. What he describes is the use of his EV as a battery.

How can an EV be a source of power?

Males, not men. This is a man:

Earn it. Your generation wants every thing given to them.

I gather "misinformation" is that which is outside the consensus reality. Often, in some communities, a narrow definition which excludes many interesting, thought-provoking, leading edge ideas and info.

Actually, this voting idea is no good. I take it back. The Total Votes would be too low to yield a useful score. (Which is also a reason the current 5-Star scheme is worthless. Readers have no idea the number of votes counted and, anyway, that number would be too low to be meaningful.)

MORE moderation will only bring more problems. How about a better way for users to vote on a thread (or individual posts)? For example Thumbs Up or Down - as with YouTube before it also became too controlling. The ratio between these can be useful in deciding whether to bother with a thread or post. Useful feedback also for those posting. How about a better way for users to vote on a thread (or individual posts)? For example Thumbs Up or Down - as with YouTube before it also became too controlling. The ratio between these can be useful in deciding whether to bother with a thread or post. Useful feedback also for those posting.

Not bad looking for a dude

Can we now see the day coming when staring at screens becomes so tedious/unrewarding/soul-sucking that even the great unwashed masses switch off? Then what will the overlords use to control us ...