General EV Conversation
#4411
Lexus Champion
hyundai paid for my charger and some of the install cost and i got a tax credit too, but most importantly, they recommended the electrician to use, and it worked out great. all easier than i'd imagined. and you're right, in most people's minds it's something they don't want to deal with. but once it's done, being able to charge at home is so great. i charge every 3 days typically. i plug it in when i get home and it automatically starts at midnight to get a small credit from my electric company.
that's because their ev and toyota's cousin, are duds. terrible range, slow, front wheel drive. bad.
how much of a discount on the rate were you getting? what's crazy is the electric company clearly knows when you're charging your car(s). they're the biggest power users in your home.
yes, for some reason my iphone's giving me heat advisories for norcal and it's not a saved location in the weather app.
that's because their ev and toyota's cousin, are duds. terrible range, slow, front wheel drive. bad.
how much of a discount on the rate were you getting? what's crazy is the electric company clearly knows when you're charging your car(s). they're the biggest power users in your home.
yes, for some reason my iphone's giving me heat advisories for norcal and it's not a saved location in the weather app.
#4412
Lexus Champion
Are y’all far from the coast?
i lived in LA and it got pretty hot down in SoCal but dry heat is nothing compared to 90(+) degrees and 95% humidity here that we can get.
i lived in LA and it got pretty hot down in SoCal but dry heat is nothing compared to 90(+) degrees and 95% humidity here that we can get.
#4414
Super Moderator
I believe you if you tell me the temperature hit 90F. I also believe you if you say the humidity hit 95%. But they didn't happen together, at least not in Knoxville.
#4415
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (20)
^^^ heat index (or "feels like") might be the dumbest measure ever. here right now:
anything to make it seem worse than it is so weather people can get clicks.
anything to make it seem worse than it is so weather people can get clicks.
Last edited by bitkahuna; 10-03-24 at 06:29 AM.
#4416
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (20)
#4417
Super Moderator
And yet, 85 degrees in the summer where you are tends to feel far more oppressive than the same temp in the summer where I am, so clearly the ambient temperature is not telling the whole story. Dew point is incredibly important to how a given temperature "feels" to a human, but almost no one understands it. Heat index is what captures that distinction and makes different climes comparable.
#4418
Lexus Champion
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#4419
Lexus Champion
We live about 40 minutes from the coast, I'm in the South Bay in the valley. The more North you go, the closer to the Bay, and the cooler it gets. My office is in Fremont, it's at least 3 to 4 degrees cooler than San Jose. It's mostly a dry heat, but humidity is higher than normal. We usually experience these heat waves a few weeks a year in the summer
#4420
Pole Position
It’s not just that, either, because of the geography here with ocean, mountain and valley in the Bay Area we get some insane differences in weather with local microclimates. It can be 30 degrees or more warmer in silicon valley than up in SF which is maybe just 45 mins or so north of here when traffic permits or the coast which is maybe 30 mins over the Santa Cruz mountains.
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#4421
Lexus Champion
I'll take Las Vegas heat over Knoxville heat all day long and twice on Sundays.
#4422
#4423
Super Moderator
I love that they illustrated this quote:
with this picture:
“We really wanted to focus on premium and healthy options for the customer, right? The unique experience of charging a car versus going to the gas station. You have a little more time to potentially make better choices,” explained Gelson’s CEO Ryan Adams.
with this picture:
#4424
Lexus Fanatic
EV "gas station"
I like that they will have on site service staff and security (in Santa Ana)
I like that they will have on site service staff and security (in Santa Ana)
#4425
Have you ever been to a Buc-ees? They seem to cater to those that like to rest during their trip and fill up. Seems like a cool idea to me.
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