Electric Vehicles: General topics

I have hidden this because of its political nature,
… the Department of Energy should end the … unprovoked war on fossil fuels … and respect the right of Americans to buy and drive cars of their own choosing, rather than trying to force them into electric vehicles …
but it makes me a bit nervous, having just acquired an expensive EV. The idea that there will be hostility directed toward electric cars is troubling. I was anticipating a slowly expanding infrastructure of charging points that would eventually make it practical for me to take extended trips on less-traveled roads, but it looks like the broader practicality of BEVs is likely to be hitting a pothole of sorts.
 
Yoused said:
I have hidden this because of its political nature,
… the Department of Energy should end the … unprovoked war on fossil fuels … and respect the right of Americans to buy and drive cars of their own choosing, rather than trying to force them into electric vehicles …
but it makes me a bit nervous, having just acquired an expensive EV. The idea that there will be hostility directed toward electric cars is troubling. I was anticipating a slowly expanding infrastructure of charging points that would eventually make it practical for me to take extended trips on less-traveled roads, but it looks like the broader practicality of BEVs is likely to be hitting a pothole of sorts.
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That side has been anti EV the whole time, not sure why it is surprising. Since we sell a bunch of oil, it would probably be in our best interest to pivot to alternative energy sources. But that side getting the memo will take some time (and loss of money) before they "come to their senses".
 
apple.news

California proposes EV buyer credit that excludes Elon Musk's Tesla — Business Insider

Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to revive California's EV rebate if Trump ends the federal tax credit. But Tesla, the largest maker of EVs, would be excluded under the proposal. Elon Musk criticized Tesla's potential exclusion from the rebate.
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This is pretty funny. If Trump cans the EV tax credit, Gavin Newsom is proposing that California offers its own. But the proposed California one would exclude Tesla.

And this makes Elon sad.
 
Eric said:
Interesting, you'll have to let us know how it works out for you. Looking at some of the features it's compelling and it has Carplay!
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Well, I took the Ariya to my cousin's house for the dinner thing on Thursday, about 95 miles away. Starting at 98%, she said I had some 280 miles range, but I knew she was lying, especially since we would be coming back after dark. I was getting a little nervous on the way home, but the freeways that I took for the last stretch (I have developed a real dislike for high-speed competitive driving as a means of getting to point B, so I avoid freeways as much as possible) were running a tad slow, so that helped. Got back with 30 miles left, so I guess we must have lost about 60 miles out there somewhere. If you find them, let me know.
 
Yoused said:
Well, I took the Ariya to my cousin's house for the dinner thing on Thursday, about 95 miles away. Starting at 98%, she said I had some 280 miles range, but I knew she was lying, especially since we would be coming back after dark. I was getting a little nervous on the way home, but the freeways that I took for the last stretch (I have developed a real dislike for high-speed competitive driving as a means of getting to point B, so I avoid freeways as much as possible) were running a tad slow, so that helped. Got back with 30 miles left, so I guess we must have lost about 60 miles out there somewhere. If you find them, let me know.
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Heat, lights?
 
Eric said:
Heat, lights?
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Temperature of the battery. There’s basically no way the Ariya has 280 miles range in the cold. Although 220 is a good showing for this time of year. I don’t know if the Ariya has preconditioning, but it only would help if the trip is long enough to require charging stops, same as with Tesla.

We took the GV60 roughly 260 miles for Thanksgiving, and spent 115% of the battery pack on the trip. In the summer when I can get 3.5+ mi/kWh instead of 2.8-3, there’s a good chance I can complete the whole trip without stopping at a fast charger.
 
I have encountered a minor snag.

A couple weeks ago, my right shoulder started hurting, and it got so intense that I got a ride to an ER. They took pictures, saw normal wear from decades of use and concluded I had a pinched nerve, wrote me up for a steroid and sent me home.

Ran the specified course of treatment, the pain is basically gone, but now I have lost voluntary use of my right shoulder. I can move my lower arm any way I like, but my upper arm will not extend on its own.

This means I cannot reach the mirror (to flip it to camera display) or the wiper stalk (without first walking my right hand onto and up the steering wheel. Easy use of the touchscreen is out of the question – but, that is a mixed problem, inasmuch as almost anything I would do on it is probably better left to not-while-driving.

I suppose I could work on getting voice commands set up for my needs, except, I really do not want to go there.
 
Yoused said:
I have encountered a minor snag.

A couple weeks ago, my right shoulder started hurting, and it got so intense that I got a ride to an ER. They took pictures, saw normal wear from decades of use and concluded I had a pinched nerve, wrote me up for a steroid and sent me home.

Ran the specified course of treatment, the pain is basically gone, but now I have lost voluntary use of my right shoulder. I can move my lower arm any way I like, but my upper arm will not extend on its own.

This means I cannot reach the mirror (to flip it to camera display) or the wiper stalk (without first walking my right hand onto and up the steering wheel. Easy use of the touchscreen is out of the question – but, that is a mixed problem, inasmuch as almost anything I would do on it is probably better left to not-while-driving.

I suppose I could work on getting voice commands set up for my needs, except, I really do not want to go there.
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is the nerve pinched in the shoulder or in the neck?
 
Cmaier said:
is the nerve pinched in the shoulder or in the neck?
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I would have to think it is a neck nerve, since the motion I cannot invoke is upper arm extension, which would be scapular muscles. Thirty-five-some years ago, I had a 2nd degree clavicle separation caused by a fall and a backpack strap, which may have a minor contributory effect, but the reluctant musculature is outside the shoulder joint, so a neck pinch seems more likely.
 
Yoused said:
I would have to think it is a neck nerve, since the motion I cannot invoke is upper arm extension, which would be scapular muscles. Thirty-five-some years ago, I had a 2nd degree clavicle separation caused by a fall and a backpack strap, which may have a minor contributory effect, but the reluctant musculature is outside the shoulder joint, so a neck pinch seems more likely.
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Has anyone suggested surgery? I had shoulder surgery that ended up relieving nerve problems due to C6/C7 damage (though that was not what the intent of the surgery was). Chopping and pinning a tendon in my shoulder (bicep) ended up curing pain I’d had in my neck and electrical shocks I felt in my elbow and shoulder for a decade, and the surgeon had no idea that was going to happen.
 
Yoused said:
This is new. I have never had a problem like this before, so I have not been to any kind of specialist.
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I had "frozen shoulder" which was causing pain all the way down my arm, making it numb at times as well. Went to a chiropractor - took a couple of months of treatments to get the nerve unpinched. Something I would look into before surgery. :)
 
fischersd said:
I had "frozen shoulder" which was causing pain all the way down my arm, making it numb at times as well. Went to a chiropractor - took a couple of months of treatments to get the nerve unpinched. Something I would look into before surgery. :)
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i had frozen shoulder AFTER my shoulder surgery. Physical therapy wasn’t helping, because the therapist told me to stop stretching when I felt pain. When I checked in with the surgeon, he explained that was wrong, and what I needed to do was use all my body weight to stretch my arm over my head, behind my back, etc., to the point where it hurt badly. I followed his advice, and it was if I could actually feel scar tissue tearing. Within a month my shoulder was much better, and two months later I had more range of motion in the frozen shoulder than in my other one.
 
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You need a neurological workup, which should be able to pinpoint the nerves involved, followed by a neurosurgical consult (which the neurologist can usually set up with someone he trusts) likely resulting in an intervention to free/remove the nerve compression causing the paralysis you are experiencing. The cervical spine would be my prime suspect.
 
cbum said:
You need a neurological workup, which should be able to pinpoint the nerves involved, followed by a neurosurgical consult (which the neurologist can usually set up with someone he trusts) likely resulting in an intervention to free/remove the nerve compression causing the paralysis you are experiencing. The cervical spine would be my prime suspect.
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Not to mention that the work up is lots of fun. Limbs jerking all over the place as they electrically shock you over and over. And stick needles in you. It’s awesome fun!
 

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