A second IONIQ 5 owner in eastern Canada also has a battery protection cover scratched, the owner was also told the battery needed to be replace for more than the cost of a brand new Hyundai IONIQ 5.
A second IONIQ 5 owner in eastern Canada also has a battery protection cover scratched, the owner was also told the battery needed to be replace for more than the cost of a brand new Hyundai IONIQ 5.
Are ye awake?
So what vehicle are you going to buy in 2034? I was thinking of saving up to buy two Nissan GT-Rs. When the first one goes, I switch to the second one. When it goes, I merge the two to make one working car…hopefully that last until I can not drive.
Cubans have kept their 1950s cars running to this very day.
alla unDORK
Yup, and metal to metal brakes work, just not as good as proper brakes. And that applies in central American as well.
Buy vehicles that are popular and have been around a long time. It’ll be easier to find parts at salvage yard. Ford F-150s and other domestic trucks, Accords, Camry and, of course, vintage vehicles that backyard mechanics can fix.
Truthfully though, I think the Liberals will be soundly defeated and their EV mandates will disappear. This Liberal policy is incredibly unpopular. As is mass immigration that is causing economic problems. I’d like to think their environmental and energy policies are also toxic but most people don’t understand those issues very well.
The vast majority of immigrants vote, at least for a decade or two, for the party that was in power when they came. And they are motivated to vote. Mass immigration might still keep the Liberals in power.
Hope for the best but plan for the worst.
Voter turnout is so low that a strong get-out-the-vote campaign amongst that +4 million is all it will take. And the culture of South Asian countries is based on “vote for me and get free stuff”. The Liberals have permanently outfoxed Canada by importing a bloc of loyal voters large enough to ensure at least official Opposition status forever.
RAM WITH A HEMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, they are garbage; Hemi Tick, bad lifters on the variable displacement models.. You can change back to regular engine operation, it requires new lifters and programming to delete the variable displacement feature, a new cam, etc.
Also, lifter replacement requires head removal, they won’t come out of the block with heads in place.
At the very least, replace the oil pump with the Hellcat version, as it has more pressure and volume, that the stock one is lacking, hence the valvetrain issues..
Anything 2017 and up has a Secure Gateway, (a firewall installed in the system to stop remote hacking of the vehicle thru it’s connected cellular network) so you’ll need a bypass cable to work around it, for diagnostics, etc. There is most likely a back door in place that the authorities could use to disable the vehicle. See the Wired article here:
https://www.wired.com/video/watch/hackers-wireless-jeep-attack-stranded-me-on-a-highway
Dodge was owned by FCA (Fiat Chrysler Auto) and is now owned by Stellantis.
Yeah, I had the Hemi tick (2103 Ram 1500) but I was lucky in that it was caught at 98,000 km. so it was covered by the power train warranty. Other than that, it has been quite reliable and now has 215,000 km. on the odometer.
Yeah, I only have 285,000 miles on mine. Most reliable vehicle I’ve ever driven.
We’re not going to make it to 2034.
You may be right. I am reasonably sure I won’t, but that’s an age thing.
We are all Cubans now.. Blockaded by our own government because we refuse to vote liberal..
First car company to make an EV with a replaceable battery will make a fortune.
Like a forklift. Slide the old one out, pop in a fresh one that’s been sitting on a charger, ready to go. Robot arm with a big magnet, never leave the driver’s seat.
Forget charging stations. Need battery stations.
Bunny
You could make a fortune. Find the nearest Liberal MP. Set up a company with one of his/her family members, and propose to make a car with replaceable battery packs.
Team Trudeau will give you millions.
Offer to build it it Quebec, and collect billions.
The interesting thing?
You won’t have to actually build anything.
Bunny
There were “business” people looking in to doing that. But you first need to standardize certain elements of the EV industry. Other wise you would need to have a large inventory of pre-charged batteries of all different types.
Yes, but it would be the same as those propane tank exchange deals, what if you get a duff battery that’s been ridden hard and put away wet? Fast charging at high rates is hard on batteries.. availability is another issue, what if the station is out of modular batteries?
We had one of those electric forklifts in the hangar, it was always on the charger as the battery was weak and the company didn’t want to buy a new one because it was expensive..
Modern internal combustion engines solved all the issues battery vehicles had (and still have) back over 100 years ago..
Tesla has that patent.
Current issue is that the battery case is a structural member, so doing something like that means the vehicle requires a redesign.
Tesla did it (kind of) to harvest California government $$$$ but had to give the money back when their demo station was deemed a fraud. Also the Israeli company Better Place did it but eventually failed and went bankrupt … there is a good book about the scam of Better Place … look it up.
I’m not a fan of ev, but this storey seems a bit misleading.
This was a crash that damaged more than just the battery. And was covered by insurance
Both cars were completely driveable. Not even an idiot light on the dashboard. No damage visible from walking around it. Just some scratches on the plate on the bottom of the car.
If they didn’t bring the vehicle to the dealership, would they still be driving the car today?
Are cars like this an incendiary bomb just waiting to happen? If you are totaling the car, it must be dangerous?
How many cars like these two are on the road right now?
Su said his insurance coverage was going way up for years. That is a big penalty.
Damage to the coolant system is a catastrophic thermal runaway waiting to happen…
And no alarms or idiot lights to warn you that your car is a potential death trap on wheels?
How fast does a Thermal Runaway start? Days? Hours? Or SECONDS? Everything is fine, to a Fireball throwing molten metal!
Insurance that will cost a bloody fortune. That’s kind of like saying all of your family heirlooms are covered by insurance when they have been stolen.
An airbag deployment can be so costly that the insurance companies junk the car. There is a lot of stupid in ruining a country
(maybe a tad off topic, but relevant nonetheless)
Someone needs to start making an effort to publicize what’s actually going to happen here. Canada made a pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050. Someone needs to attend these self-congratulatory back patting press conferences and start asking some relevant questions. I nominate RebelNews.
Example question: “Some people are not interested in contributing to your carbon neutral projections. What do you plan to do to people like those who won’t cooperate?”
It seems like a simple question. But, no one asks it….ever. Get them on record that they plan to demolish your life in the process. As a whole, people don’t like change. But, the whole concept of carbon neutral means nothing to most average people, other than a catch phrase. I’m convinced that a vast majority don’t realized just how much skin in the game they have or what’s in store for them.
America is running out of Communists and Eco-Fascists to buy EV’s.
EVs are an IQ test, which all EV buyers and all elected Liberals have failed.
Its about damaged batteries bursting into flames.. Nobody wants to underwrite that scht.. So its a complete redo..
Imagine an EV on a gravel road as a daily driver?
Better have your own solar charging station.
Or how about driving around cities that use salt as snow/ice control? Does any vehicle manufacturer recommend weekly washing of exterior in salted road conditions?