It just makes me laugh. People are so polarized about everything these days.
The Cybertruck on the other hand..... I'm pretty sure we can all get behind what an abomination that is.
When do you think you will buy a 100% pure electric vehicle?
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The Cybertruck on the other hand..... I'm pretty sure we can all get behind what an abomination that is.
Yeah, not having an engine really leaves a lot of space to do what you really want with it. Obviously keeping aero in mind as well.
Old man??!? It is a great looking vehicle besides the headlights. I saw one on the interstate the other day and it looked sharp for the most part.
BEV still need radiators and airflow for cooling purposes. Those batteries have an optimal range to run in and once you hit 100F the batteries start to lose the amount of current they can supply.
BEV's do not cool in the same way as ICE. I know you know this...
With liquid cooling, BEV's that have any sort of air used, they are usually drawing that from down low, near the bumper. Still leaving all that space empty where a traditional grill would go.
Not all the batteries are air cooled.
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Not all the batteries are air cooled.
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How It Works: Electric-vehicle battery cooling
Electric vehicles don't often come with the large front grilles their gas-powered cousins do—don't batteries need cooling, too?
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Radical designs provoke both strong reactions - positive and negative. LOTS of people love the Pontiac Aztek's looks.
The Rivian headlights make me think this is the designer:
I guess I should qualify this a little since I'm way more focused on the off road side of things where a tesla sized battery is good for about 30 minutes of runtime. Cars may lose the grill but they still need a radiator if they have a liquid cooled battery.How It Works: Electric-vehicle battery cooling
Electric vehicles don't often come with the large front grilles their gas-powered cousins do—don't batteries need cooling, too?
The Rivian's eyeballs... I mean headlights are one thing... but why bring the abomination that is the Aztek into this discussion?
The front of of the Rivian looks like a surprised anime character. They are also stupid expensive. But you do you too.
Haha, well at least we know why you're so defensive about it!
True, Rivian's headlight looks creepy and repulsive. But overall the car is pretty good in terms of technologies applied. But I would buy my first EV only after they hit 1000-km-range mark. I don't know why but for me it is of paramount importance. Thus at the moment I am driving a Toyota Land Cruiser 2019, bought back in 2021 on abetter.bid.
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What’s the range for your current vehicle(s) fully fueled? The median range for a 2021 ICE is something like 650km/400 miles, though a few (usually hybrid) models can top 1k.
Just kind of asking because it seems like a lot of people expect EVs to blow ICE cars out of the water on every metric before they’d consider one. It seems like over-engineering for 95% of drivers 95% of the time.
