Setting price aside, if you don’t like this car you can GTFO Read more

Oh well. Whatever.  Read more

Have we ever? Read more

im not sure i’d still be alive without little caesars, they saw me through some dark times and for that will always have my respect.
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We are in the midst of negotiating our union contract. We are down to the 11th hour and we’re showing support for our union reps through our Kinja and twitter avatars. Read more

It happened in Montreal so...something with strippers? Smoking strippers? Smoking strippers making a big deal about sub-par bagels and ok deli meat? Fin du Monde? Read more

When ever touts unemployment numbers, he's touting Obama's accomplishment. Another white man laying claim to something a black man did. Read more

The amoral thrill of finance is such a good turn of phrase.  Read more

Jesus fisting your engine is pretty bad, but I kinda like the other two. Read more

Most BEVs have active cooling of some kind. Read more

Keeping the car plugged in to 220v (L2) your car’s Thermal Management System warms/cools the batteries with its own cooling system. The batteries are very dense and stay warm for hours after a drive if parked in a lot away from a charging station. If left overnight unplugged, you’ll have range loss.

*Not every EV has… Read more

The Bolt has a dedicated battery heater, right up near the front of the battery bolted to the back of the motor. It heats the coolant that circulates through the battery (and a few other things) Read more

Kind of what I was thinking. Like a block heater but to keep the batteries warm? Most sane people have their vehicle plugged in when its -40 out anyways. Read more

They have heaters, but when it’s that cold, the batteries are far from toasty. Read more

Most of these cars have such heaters or other ways of heating the battery (the Model 3 uses its motor as a battery heater) the problem is that there’s a range penalty to using power to heat the battery. Read more

Battery pre-conditioning.  Some systems do this by running the cabin pre-conditioner to draw energy and therefore heat up the battery.  I’m sure other systems do various other tricks, but the effect is the same.  Bring the batter up to operating temp for maximum range. Read more

I *think* that that’s what happens when the car is plugged in, since it can use grid electricity to warm the batteries and ensure that you’re not starting off with ice-cold batteries.  But once you unplug it’s a completely different calculation. Read more

I’ll hold off for the Polestar. Read more

‘Ring time? Read more