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Automation since centuries ago (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 25 points 8 months ago (13 children)

My EV doesn't freeze and die in winter and can be parked outside on the street for a week without me needing to leave the apartment. Just imagining riding a horse in an extremely cold spring rain hurts to think about.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

    I mean sure there's all of that... But consider this:

    1. A horse doesn't play music, or pick up where I left reading on my audiobook.

    2. They don't have mirrors or a seatbelt, so how safe can a horse REALLY be? 🤔

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    The horse self driving mode is pretty good though, with its built-in hazard avoidance and lane keeping.

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    I mean, I like my EV... But bragging about it's performance in winter? Not the sales pitch I would go with. I get 1/3 the range of a mild day, and I'm not blasting the heat.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Damn, what EV do you have? I have a '23 Bolt and I only see about a 30% reduction in efficiency in below freezing. The performance of mine in winter was fair, and even in blizzard conditions in Chicago at 20F it still got the job done. But yea, the heater will consume a lot of battery regardless. Charging is my only concern, and that's solved by the fact that I have a supercharger not too far I can use once a week early in the morning for cheap $0.35 per kWh.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    ¢35/kWh is cheap? That's the price of a kWh with a subscription at Ionity. I park and charge at this parking spot with a charger where you pay by the hour. ¢14/hr. 😅 It's close to my gym so whenever I'm there for like 3–4h I just park there and fillerup for basically change. 👌

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    What kind of shitty EV you got brotha? I also see about 30%–50% decrease in range on a Volvo EX40 in like -15–-20°C temperatures, for a car which is built upon a pretty old platform.

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