cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24899249

Explaining in good detail why people should care about how modern cars have become a privacy nightmare. From Regular Car Reviews.

17x7.5,, has a made in england stamping but no definitive stampings for pcd, offset or centerbore. Look like RS Cosworth wheels but arent. Has a retaining bolt hole for the flat bolt hole cover (which I'll post in another comment, which matches some 90s ford wheels) owner says they came off a Peugeot but my fellow french car enthusiasts say they definitely arent an OE Peugeot wheel.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24780658

https://lemmy.world/post/22892985

/c/technology was the most active by far (more so than /c/cars), so I'll post here again first.

Stats

The following stats are winter tests (10F to 30F. Or -10C to 0C).

• L1 Charger from Home is 2.05 mi/kwhr (12.0 mi/electric-$$. 17.1c per kwhr home costs) in this deep cold.

• L2 Charger from Work is 2.8mi/kwhr (14.0 mi/electric-$$. 20c per kwhr work-charging costs).

• 43 Miles per Gallon gasoline (13.9 mi/gasoline-$. $3.10 gasoline during test).

• L1 Charger is closer to 2.8 mi/kwhr during 60F (15C+ temperatures).

• L2 Charger is closer to 3.5 mi/kwhr during 60F (15C+ temperatures).

Conclusion: The cold (10F to 30F) has made the Li-ion batteries of this car SIGNIFICANTLY less efficient. We're at the point where L1 chargers are more expensive than gasoline, while L2 chargers are roughly on part with gasoline.

I recommend anyone who gets an EV to get an L2 charger. Not only for the convenience of far faster charges, but also because of the incredible improvements to cold-weather charging efficiency.

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There were some pro-EV fans asking me to more carefully test the gasoline usage in the winter. And now you have the stats. I can solidly say that gasoline is worse during the Winter (down from EPA estimated 48), but not dramatically worse like the electric engine gets.

The above gasoline test was done over an entire week of driving to reach the 200+ miles I thought was needed for a solid test. I performed it by running out of electricity (all the way down to 0%), then driving to a gasoline station and filling up. I memorized the exact pump I filled up at.

Then, after 200 miles across a week, I came back to the same pump and filled up exactly the same. I then counted the gallons that came out of the pump and divided out based on my trip odometer. I was 203.5 miles of driving total with 4.734 gallons reported from the pump.

I can't wait to see one of these on the streets!

This sort of sucks. I think it’s related to all of the commercial diesel trucks that were on Craigslist the last few years with “all sales final” or “up to you to get it registered” note.

So I bought a 2007 Prius and it has the break accumulator issue, and combo meter issues, i also can’t verify the hybrid battery has been replaced, its not throwing a code and seems to fully charge via regen breaking the seller said it was but it was done while his mom owned the car and wasn’t done by Toyota, so no carfax record. The seller offered me 2k back for the break issue. So I’m essentially getting this at 1k, runs and drives, cold AC and working heat. I’m just trying decide do I commit to this car. I also unfortunately need a car in the next 4 months.

Uhm, this can't be a good thing.

What new cars or models are you looking forward to seeing this year? Personally I'm looking forward to seeing reviews of the Corvette ZR1 and Cadillac Celestiq. One will probably be a huge success, the other will probably be a flop lol

The more you know.

I want to be able to sleep in my next car, and not have it be a miserable experience.

Is there anything you can suggest to me that will suit someone who is 6'4" or 193 cm?

I'm not very familiar with cars, so anything that might seem obvious to you I could be overlooking.

I'm also not interested in style, at all. I only want functionality/reliability (I want it to work, bells and whistles don't matter) and low prices.

Jeep used to be a treasured American brand. But after Stellantis bought the iconic brand, workers say execs slashed jobs and quality to drive up profits. Now customers say the new $80,000 Jeep Wagoneer has mechanical issues fresh off the lot.

Video dives deeper than problems with the new jeep highlighting worker grievances on the line, customer experience failures and union struggles.

Some of you may remember my original post from 2 months ago, where I discovered a fist-sized rust hole in my front spring mount and I wanted to post a quick follow-up.

I'm now happy to announce that the operation was a success and the frame has been patched up and a new reinforced spring mount welded on. This has been the only time in years that I've taken my car to a shop instead of doing it myself but I'm very pleased with the result.

The car also has new dampers, control arms, ball joints and strut bearings and drives like new again.

GM has absolutely cooked on this insane thing

Not a car I would want to own, but man I'd love to ride in one once!

It looks like Top Gears YouTube channel is going to continue adding laptimes with the Stig. The leaderboard was always one of my favorite aspects of the show.

Koenigsegg Jesko

Ford SuperVan 4.2

I had a poster of this on my wall as a kid, I wanted one so bad. Seeing it here makes me want one again.

But at original MSRP, not the $250k they said they go for now.....

Not sure this belongs here, but I love Group B and would have loved to experience it first hand! Sadly I got into cars (and adulthood) far too late to enjoy this era.

I figure I'll know if y'all like this type of content or not by the votes.

Just don't look at the price

This is disappointing. I'm not a muscle car fan to start with but to miss this much on a style of car that clearly has a loyal fan base is unfortunate. Hopefully they recover now that their CEO is being swapped out with luck for someone who doesn't think Chainsaw Al or whatever his name was is someone to admire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuxuSLB1hg8

https://youtu.be/8AnhxB8Xh6w?si=CF6gGQT9nz255D3r

The Prius Prime is a dual fuel vehicle, able to run 100% on Electric, or 100% on gasoline, or a computerized blend in-between. This presents me a great opportunity to be able to do a direct comparison with the same car of an EV engine vs an ICE engine.

• Toyota computer claims 3.2mi-per-kwhr.

• Kill-a-watt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_A_Watt) claims 2.2mi-per-kwhr.

• Additional 1.5% losses should be assumed in the wires if you wish. (120V drops down to 118V during charging, meaning 2V of the energy was lost due to the resistance of my home's wires).

• Level 1 charger at home (known to be less efficient).

• Toyota computer claims 53miles-per-gallon (American Gallon).

• I have not independently verified the gallon usage of my car.

• 295 miles driven total, sometimes EV, sometimes Gasoline, sometimes both.

• 30F to 40F (-1C to 4.5C) in my area this past week.

• Winter-blend fuel.

• 12.5miles per $electricity-dollar (17.1c / kw-hr home charging costs)

• 17.1 miles per $gasoline-dollar ($3.10 per gallon last fillup).

If anyone has questions about my tests. The main takeaway is that L1 charging is so low in efficiency that gasoline in my area is cheaper than electricity. Obviously the price of gasoline and electricity varies significantly area-to-area, so feel free to use my numbers to calculate / simulate the costs in your area.

There is also substantial losses of efficiency due to cold weather, that is well acknowledged by the EV community. The Prius Prime (and most other EVs) will turn on a heater to keep the battery conditioned in the winter, spending precious electricity on battery-conditioning rather than miles. Gasoline engines do not have this problem and remain as efficient in the winter.