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Felix 🇨🇦 🇩🇪 🇺🇦<p>This page describes the ordeal you have to go through co completely disconnect your <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> from phoning back.</p><p>Can anyone recommend any EV manufacture where you don't get any bloatware but simply an electric car?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Kona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kona</span></a> EV: no more <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Bluelink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bluelink</span></a><br><a href="https://techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/cars/ev/offnet.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/cars</span><span class="invisible">/ev/offnet.html</span></a></p>
Kevin Russell<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/@solarpapst" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>solarpapst</span></a></span> </p><p>Electric vans and trucks beat the Porsche in the quarter mile. Not by a little bit, not sometimes.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a></p>
RealJournalism<p>Hundreds of Old <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> Batteries Have New Jobs in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a>: Stabilizing the Grid <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30072025/texas-ev-batteries-reused-to-stabilize-grid/?utm_source=InsideClimate%20News&amp;utm_campaign=17900a1419-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_08_02_10_10&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-17900a1419-330481950" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideclimatenews.org/news/300</span><span class="invisible">72025/texas-ev-batteries-reused-to-stabilize-grid/?utm_source=InsideClimate%20News&amp;utm_campaign=17900a1419-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_08_02_10_10&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-17900a1419-330481950</span></a></p>
Christian<p>Good progress on building the front battery box. The mounting hardware is all in place and here all six modules are attached to the tray that will make up the bottom of the box.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/WeirdCarMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeirdCarMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EVconversion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EVconversion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/classiccar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>classiccar</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>EVs are 73% cleaner than <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a> cars – even with battery production<br>Meanwhile, hybrids and plug-in hybrids haven’t made much progress. The study confirms what clean transportation advocates have been saying for years: If Europe wants to seriously slash emissions from its dirtiest mode of transport – ICE passenger cars, which pump out nearly 75% of the sector’s pollution – it needs to go all-in on battery <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a>. <br><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/07/09/evs-are-73-percent-cleaner-than-gas-cars-even-with-battery-production/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2025/07/09/evs-are</span><span class="invisible">-73-percent-cleaner-than-gas-cars-even-with-battery-production/</span></a></p>
Vancouver EV Association<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@iamlayer8" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>iamlayer8</span></a></span> nothing like all electric all the time! Speeding up, slowing down, sitting at idle, with heat or ac on as required. Quiet, powerful, comfortable, reliable.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ev</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/electricisbest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricisbest</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/offoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>offoil</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/evaffordability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evaffordability</span></a></p>
Damien Scully<p>Despite the breathless headline the article suggests this breakthrough <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> may be a way off! <br><a href="https://www.drivencarguide.co.nz/news/ford-s-breakthrough-electric-car-incoming/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=copy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">drivencarguide.co.nz/news/ford</span><span class="invisible">-s-breakthrough-electric-car-incoming/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=copy</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ford</span></a></p>
gtbarry<p>Tesla sales in Europe are in free fall and the pain is just starting</p><p>Tesla sales in Europe are continuing to decline rapidly, and it appears the pain is just beginning.</p><p>The numbers for July are coming in from Europe and Tesla registrations are down 41.6% despite EV sales surging across the old continent. </p><p>In fact, the decline appears to be accelerating in most European markets.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricvehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricvehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EVs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/automotive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>automotive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/auto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a></p><p><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/08/05/tesla-sales-in-europe-are-in-free-fall-and-the-pain-is-just-starting/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2025/08/05/tesla-s</span><span class="invisible">ales-in-europe-are-in-free-fall-and-the-pain-is-just-starting/</span></a></p>
Manish Vij<p>Bare-bones Slate <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> looks like Mater from “Cars” <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/electricvehicles/comments/1milrx1/slate_pickup_spotted_in_vegas/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/electricvehicles/</span><span class="invisible">comments/1milrx1/slate_pickup_spotted_in_vegas/</span></a></p>
Jiří Eischmann<p>Another <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> in the family! My sister-in-law has bought an <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Volkswagen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Volkswagen</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/ID3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ID3</span></a>. I have to say it's a really nice car. If you're looking for an affordable EV, it's a great option. You can find a used one in excellent condition for €16-17k. Still with a range of 350 km.<br>She also considered the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BMW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BMW</span></a> i3, but ID.3 is definitely a better option. i3 with a 38kWh battery is just city car. This one is much more versatile.</p>
Das<p>So we do have to find an electrician to put in a 240v line and receptacle in the garage, but in the meantime,<br>Wow we're filling up the car tank/battery via a regular 110v plug point in the kitchen near the garage</p><p>(Just got an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> last week)</p>
Ian<p>“The Australian Automobile Association’s vehicle-testing program, funded by the federal government, has examined 114 fuel-powered vehicles since it began in 2023 and found 88 models, or 77 per cent, failed to meet their advertised energy consumption.”</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/climateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/deGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://michaelwest.com.au/news/electric-cars-pull-up-short-in-road-test-of-range-claim/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michaelwest.com.au/news/electr</span><span class="invisible">ic-cars-pull-up-short-in-road-test-of-range-claim/</span></a></p>
Auscandoc<p><a href="https://taf.ca/cancelling-ev-sales-targets-could-cost-11000-canadian-lives-climate-and-health-experts-warn/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">taf.ca/cancelling-ev-sales-tar</span><span class="invisible">gets-could-cost-11000-canadian-lives-climate-and-health-experts-warn/</span></a></p><p>“Analysis by The Atmospheric Fund in 2023 indicated that the <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> Availability Standard would result in over $90 billion in health benefits for Canadians over the next 25 years, including up to 11,000 avoided premature deaths.”</p>
A Sweet Gentleman<p>"Tell your U.S. representative: Don’t sell off the USPS’s electric fleet.</p><p>They have already been paid for, and are unlikely to make money at auction, as they were built specifically for the USPS.</p><p>It would also cost the USPS additional money to replace them and remove the charging infrastructure already in place."</p><p><a href="https://environmentamerica.org/take-action/tell-your-u-s-representative-dont-sell-off-the-uspss-electric-fleet-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">environmentamerica.org/take-ac</span><span class="invisible">tion/tell-your-u-s-representative-dont-sell-off-the-uspss-electric-fleet-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/usps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usps</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fossilfuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>green</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>And just to emphasize the point, we don’t use our car lightly.<br>We have gone on numerous road trips including from the Pacific to the Atlantic cross Canada in 2022. We have a hitch on the Kona that I use to pull a trailer for everthing from camping, to road trips, to hauling a yard of soil or rock.</p><p>We have certainly had some maintenance costs for the Kona. Some regular (brakes, after 150,000), checkups, 12V battery twice, etc. and some self inflicted (alignment and back shocks due to trailering). Visits to the dealer are your standard $500 to $2000 affair once a year. We have a second set of rims for the winter tires. We have bought 2 new sets of tires, one winter, one all season. The all seasons will be replaced after this summer.</p><p>The main battery was replaced under recall in February 2022 (before our road trip) at about 50,000km so we have a slightly newer battery than the car but not significantly, and we have not noticed any degradation in charge life.</p><p>On this day in 2022 we were visiting Wanuskewin, Saskatchewan just outside Saskatoon on our way back. We stopped to charge in Saskatoon, North Battleford, Lloydminster and Vegreville on the way to the West Edmonton Mall that day :)<br><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/ElectricCar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricCar</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/bchydro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bchydro</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/bcpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bcpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/endfossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endfossilfuels</span></a></p>
Definitely Doc D<p>Used EV batteries to store <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> and <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> energy long duration. </p><p>Long duration energy storage is key to running the grid on clean energy - fill batteries during day, use stored energy at night. (So, yes, electricity still flows at night)</p><p>Many tech options for this in devt, but used batteries are proven and cheap.<br>Doubts about their lifespan.</p><p>Could be big recycling win.</p><p>#<a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleanenergy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storage</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>battery</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recycle</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/climatehope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatehope</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/electrification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electrification</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/long-duration-energy-storage/second-life-ev-grid-batteries-succeed" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">canarymedia.com/articles/long-</span><span class="invisible">duration-energy-storage/second-life-ev-grid-batteries-succeed</span></a></p>
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸<p>EV Charging Cost by the Numbers.</p><p>I charge my car at home almost nightly wirh a Level 2 Flo 30A/240V charger.</p><p>I noticed today that they have added an "estimated rate" for my address based on my utility (BC Hydro) charge so that it can estimate the cost of the charging.</p><p>Their estimate is $0.11400/kWh. I drive alot. 160km a day when I am commuting to work and then 50-100km in the evening 4-5 days a week Dashing. Thanks to dashing I have a solid record of odometer readings.</p><p>We have both tiered and time of day pricing so it's complicated to do this manually. I do most of my charging during the lowest rate overnight. I have the Flo charger set to only charge at full 30A power between 11PM and 7AM to match the overnight rate, then 15A in "off peak" (standard rate) and to turn off completely during on-peak 4PM to 9PM times.</p><p>I think their estimate is quite accurate considering the overnight rate is usually $0.14 - $0.05/kWh. Ill include my latest electrical bill. (we are billed monthly)</p><p>Here are the numbers.<br>A "full tank" of battery is 65kWh</p><p>Monthly: eg. March (full time commuting plus dashing) 4668km<br>30 charging sessions<br>853.4kWh<br>$97 ($2.07/100km)</p><p>Last 12 months: 56,107km<br>8793kWh<br>$1,002 ($1.78/100km)</p><p>There are a few free charges at work in there (15 in the year?) but any saving is eaten up by $6/day parking cost.</p><p>As a comparison if I drove our 2014 Prius C hybrid 56,000km at its general fuel mileage of 5L/100km and an average price of $1.60/L that would be $2,800. So I am saving by more than half, and probably more than that, compared to one of the best mileage hybrids out there.</p><p>It makes less and less sense to buy a gas car. </p><p>(We have 222,607km on the 2019 Hyundai Kona and about 250,000 on the Prius)</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/ElectricCar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricCar</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cost</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/bchydro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bchydro</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/bcpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bcpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/tags/endfossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>endfossilfuels</span></a></p>
GailWaldby@bsky.social❌👑<p>Tell your U.S. representative: Don’t sell off the USPS’s electric fleet<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <br><a href="https://environmentamerica.org/take-action/tell-your-u-s-representative-dont-sell-off-the-uspss-electric-fleet-2/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">environmentamerica.org/take-ac</span><span class="invisible">tion/tell-your-u-s-representative-dont-sell-off-the-uspss-electric-fleet-2/</span></a></p>
Manish Vij<p>Just saw an Audi A6 <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> in the wild. Also an <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Acura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acura</span></a> ZDX.</p>
fedops 💙💛<p>Saw my first electric tractor/trailer truck today, a Volvo FH Electric.</p><p>The specs are a bit unassuming. 360-540 kWh of battery, with a max. range of 300km and a max. charging power of 250 kW. This one was charging with 230 kW at 45% on a 300 kW charger. I don't think the numbers add up for over-the-road trucking (yet).</p><p><a href="https://www.volvotrucks.com/en-en/trucks/electric/volvo-fh-electric.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">volvotrucks.com/en-en/trucks/e</span><span class="invisible">lectric/volvo-fh-electric.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ev</span></a></p>