evenglow

One of the things wrong with reddit is you are told to report comments. Mods delete and ban the ones they don't like. They keep the ones they like.

This works well if you agree with mods and agree with approved trolls...

One of the things that went wrong with reddit, is some mods weaponized that rule itself, using it to provide immunity to rule breakers they agreed with by banning people who reported the rule breaking behavior.

I've yet to find USA made. But here's what I know.

https://www.18650batterystore.com/
https://szluyuan.en.alibaba.com/
https://diysolarforum.com/

1st one is out of Georgia, USA. If you sign up for email they will let you know when sales happen. I've only ordered cylindrical. I missed a 50% off sale on cylindrical the other day because I decided to go LFP cylindrical but haven't made it around to buying any yet.

2nd is where I bought my 280ah prismatics direct from China.

3rd has good info and where you catch Amy sometimes. She is the 2nd link. Sometimes people organize a group buy to help with costs.

When I bought from China (awhile back) it was the best deal at the time but more important the reseller is solid (Amy) and came highly recommend from the forums. At the end of the day I wanted cells in good condition and no funny business. If you talk to them they will work with you but they are limited to what they can do. Don't waste their time. Keep in mind the time zone and language issue. I'm not sure where things are at now since all the new laws as I bought a shit ton before "The War On Green Energy".

Which country are you looking to buy in?

They use the software. They don't use the driving dynamics.

There's models that have expensive driving dynamics though.

It's like in USA people want pickup trucks and SUV and cheap EVs but we banned cheap EVs.

Or look at people waiting in lines for a cell phone.

China is further ahead with EVs and they've been available longer. They are at the point where manufacturers have to do more to attract customers away from competitors.

In USA GM discontinued it's best selling EV in history.

Yeah but those Chinese EVs made in Mexico sold at a much lower price will not be sold in USA.

People in Mexico already buy Chinese EVs. It'll just be cheaper.

China has no plans to sell in USA while the laws and tariffs change as soon as the US government finds out Volvo is planning to import a Chinese made EV and sell it for $35,000.

It would be built in Mexico. Just like Equinox and Blazer.

Requirement. Not gimmick.

Battery passports will be mandatory for new electric cars sold in Europe starting in February 2027.

Geeley, Volvo, Polestar are a very tight business group.

Like all BMS track this data. Every EV has a BMS. Most apps let you access this data. It's up to the EV maker to block this data from EV owners.

This is a great step in the right direction but doesn't change the beauty of buying used EVs vs ICE. App on phone and OBD scanner. Don't need a mechanic inspection.

Home battery banks are a thing. EVs also work. We are moving towards virtual power plants and micro grids just that most power grids were not designed for power consumers to also be power generators. They are working through the technical standards like OCPP. ...

The large-scale electrification of vehicles, fleets, and marine ports presents a threat to the grid, and as such it is crucial to bring chargers into the equation of energy demand and response systems. The combination of the OCPP with the Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) protocol or the Open Smart Charging Protocol (OSCP) turns a charger into a flexibility provider that can react to changes in demand response (DR) within a distributed energy resource (DER) energy ecosystem. Accordingly, an uninformed charging process can be converted into a smart technique, which is able to throttle or postpone a charging process based on currently and locally available grid capacity.

Drive a car, there in 15 minutes.

Take a bus, there in 2 hours. Takes 40 minutes to walk to the fitst bus stop.

Bus does not run after 9pm.

It's a step in the right direction. Another example of legacy auto copying Tesla. It is a good thing.

Keep in mind that some people buy private party to not go through a dealership.