Recent content by Bam Bam

Was there any snow around perhaps drifting into view of the camera?

I thought the heat pump was primarily to heat the battery as well as the cabin.

Agree with all that. China creates industrial targets and uses subsidies to achieve their economic aims (like opening new coal plants, making NEVs, building apartments etc.). These tools are in some ways overly effective and then there is a glut and then they need to deal with oversupply...

As it happens Andy EV Man has a video out today about efficiency...

It's all gone a bit 'prepper' hasn't it? I think there is a strange overlap between solar panel and battery owners and preppers. Must admit I had the backup off-grid system added to our solar and battery "just in case" though I think that if the electricity goes off in a town with a massive...

EVs are already significantly cheaper than petrol cars (for those with driveways) when you take the cost of fuel/charge into account. There is a huge amount of FUD and lies about batteries and so on but people doing leases won't care even if they believe that stuff because it is someone else's...

Yeah I used to think that just setting a low-ish cruising speed would be the best for efficiency but speaking to a few of the speakers at the everything electric event set me straight on that one. The rule is you want to keep the power as close to zero as possible while generally working...

Not sure, but I saw that Bjorn Nyland thinks the Leapmotor B10 is a contender against the MGS5 and other Chinese contenders after taking a long drive in it.

As for the initial question, yes I think we are seeing the gradual loss of US hegemony because China and Asia generally are rapidly catching up with the West and have much bigger populations so will end up more powerful. The West could stay ahead by 1. increasing immigration and 2. investing...

The density might make it harder to extract, but it is the kind that the Americans want. Especially because the US aren't going to do anything to improve the situation in Venezuela. They are hoping that if they take out the leader and make some threats then the country will work out well...

Yes it would be absolutely great if it is true. The more battery options the better, particularly if they are much better for the same cost as this one is claimed to be. Plus if it uses different materials to the other types of battery then it is good environmentally and geopolitically as well.

Very different! You might want to react to my latest stimulating (or infuriating - delete as necessary) post! Or even those of other members.

I don't know, if people like that kind of info that is fine. But for 'normies' (a bit more like me - I'm probably in the middle of the two categories) who just drive the thing you don't want to give them something to worry about all the time.

Is that the sort of size you had in mind? I imagined you wanted more battery.

I don't know about this. I worry people will get obsessed checking something that shouldn't impact their behaviour.