Mercedes sold 0 EQE in October in China despite almost 50% discounts.

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I’m in Colorado, and drive over mountain passes on occasion. I do ok with the heat situation, but my feet really get cold. how do you keep your feet warm when it’s really cold and you’re driving mountain passes. Does something exist, that can use a USB and not the energy off my battery, and I can charge using the USB but not use energy off my battery that would help my toes not feel like they’re falling off?

Got an EV. Trying to figure out if it’s better to rent charger from Xcel or buy my own.

Have a quote from one of the Xcel approved vendors where they charge 1200+ for install/permits etc. I pay zero, it’s all covered by Xcel + City rebates. I just pay 13/month to rent from Xcel.

I think vendor is overpricing install, knowing consumer pays zero (it’s all covered via rebate). I’m installing right next to panel. I can’t believe hard wiring the charger can be more than a few hundred?

Alternative is buy charger for 500 and have installed by a “competitive” vendor at a real market price ($400-600??). Claim rebates myself? And not have the 13/month from Xcel? Unclear if I can claim the same amount of rebates as above…

Quick math: Rent 13month x 3 years = $468

Thoughts?

So the much anticipated day for me to visit the first ever car exhibition in my life - the Bangkok Motor Expo Nov 2024. There are a lot of interesting cars to watch but way over my budget e.g. the Deepal E07, a crossover between a SUV and a pickup.

Because we had limited time, I focused on the models I like and I can afford. Here the takeaways:

1. JY Air by Juneyao Auto. Lovely car to watch. Also the quality level is not bad. Unfortunately no one ever heard of Juneyao Auto. Until now no car bookings received.

2. Aion V by GAC. The most interesting is the range of 600km NEDC and a price below 30K USD. Interior space is also not bad. However quality feel and small boot space means I take a pass.

3. Neta X by Hozon Auto. Price is well below 28K USD. Also does not look bad. Quality feel and the financial situation of the company are the things to reject this car.

4. MG ES5 was not at the show unfortunately

5. Deepal S05 was also not at the show. So I checked the bigger brother S07. Has good looks and is quite a large car. Price is a bit above 29K USD. Unfortunately it uses NMC battery and dc charger is below 100kw.

6. BYD Atto 3. BYD had the crowdiest booth with Sealion 7 and BYD Shark as the new kids on the block. Atto 3 exterior does not look bad. However sitting in the back does not give good support below the thighs. Looking at the interior like the ventilation flaps behind the middle console gives a plasticy feel. Comparing the specs and the reviews vs the Geely EX5 makes me to reject the Atto 3, even without making a test drive. Even though they lowered the price of the extended range at the level of the Geely EX5 Pro [no ADAS/sunroof]

7. Riddara RD6 by Riddara Geely group. This full electric 2WD pickup with a bigger battery has a range of a bit below 400km WLTP. The price is within 1M baht. It has loads of luggage space and the reviews compares the ride to a SUV instead of a pickup. Unfortunately the dealer shop in our province will likely be opened in June 2025, and is not certain yet.

8. Geely EX5. This car was the first we checked. Impressive interior space and quality feel. Sitting in the back feels also very comfortable.

Only gripes are that the front door glass is not layered and there is no felt cover under the hood. Probably not necessary to keep NVH low. Interestingly the wheel arches is a felt like material and not plastic. Probably to limit road noise. Exterior looks very bland. The screen is very responsive on the touch. We were sold when my wife and I sat in front and the sales lady started the seat massage and turned on the speakers. To my surprise the driver seat also has a massage function.

A few things that hesitated me to choose the EX5 in the beginning. The launch event was very underwhelming compared to the company's size worldwide and the 4 brands they had on the Expo [Volvo, Zeekr, Riddara, Geely]. This car is also import only, as Geely does not have plans to produce in Thailand unlike BYD, Changan and GAC.

After visiting and rejecting the other 7 brands in this Expo we went back to the Geely booth to ask some support related questions. In Feb 2025 a dealer shop will be opened in my province. Although maintenance schedule is not yet published, the items to maintain are limited [gear oil every 80k km]. In the end we decided to book the EX5 Max with ADAS and massage seats, although we prefer not to have the sunroof with cover, because the sun can be very unforgiving here in Thailand.

I live in the New York Area and I was interested in getting a "new" 2023 Mercedes GLB. But once I started calculating the monthly finance, it was a bit more than I would like to pay.

Then I saw a used 2020 Tesla model 3 which I was interested in. It only had 11k miles and The monthly finance was cheaper than the Mercedes.

But then came the insurance. I got quoted $240/m to fully cover the Mercedes. So I assumed to insure the Tesla would be roughly the same or cheaper.

Boy was I wrong. I got a quote from GEICO for $880/m to fully cover the USED Tesla, that has already depreciated in value to $25k.

Finance + insurance the Mercedes was waaaay cheaper than getting the Tesla. Is this typical in every other part of America or is this just in New York thing? I tried progressive insurance and got a similar priced quote.

I would have loved to get the Tesla but insurance price tag just killed me.

Background: I just read an article about a guy who bricked his Cybertruck running the defroster. Read a different article yesterday about how snow can block Cybertruck headlights. And apparently, there have been 5 Cybertruck recalls.

But I haven't heard anything (positive nor negative) about EVs from other manufacturers. Why?

Is it just because people love to hate on Tesla? Teslas are just more common? Are other brands actually better engineered?

Context: Definitely not an Elon fanboi. I'm considering buying an EV or hybrid for my next vehicle, so this is part of my research.

Tesla owner here, last weekend I was driving through pennsylvania when I arrived at a supercharger and every station was in use, with 3 additional teslas waiting. So I whipped out my phone to check plugshare, sure enough there were some CCS chargers at a sheetz only a few miles away so I drove there to see if any were free. It was even worse than at the SC, there were only 4 stations, all in use, and an additional 6 cars waiting. So I drove back to the SC, and after waiting about 25 mins it was my turn to charge.

This got me thinking, what is it really like to road trip in a non-Tesla EV? I shudder to think how long those poor people at the CCS station had to wait to finally get their turn. How do you ever get anywhere when every charging stop requires a long wait before you can even plug in? With superchargers, having to wait for a charger has happened to me only 4 times in the 1.5 years I've owned my car.

I know the SC network is now open to non-Teslas, so why have I seen so few other EVs use them? In all my travels I only remember seeing 2 non-Teslas (a Lightning and a Mach-E) use superchargers. And what do you do in a non-Tesla if you show up and there's a wait, unless your charge port is on the rear left or front right (which most EVs are not), then you gotta wait till a spot opens so you can pull into that spot, then you gotta wait till the spot next to you also opens so you can plug into that charger. Now you're taking up two spots, surely upsetting others who are waiting. This is sure to cause arguments/fights in the future. We really need to standardize charge port locations, or cars should come with some kind of extension cable so they can charge from either side.

I'd be interested to hear the experience of people who have road tripped in a non-Tesla, especially on busy holiday weekends.

Statistically high-performance vehicles have always been associated with a higher probability of collisions and deaths.

But, the numbers of high-performance vehicles on the road has always been low enough to not become a general safety issue.

However, today we are seeing increased media stories around EVs (mainly Tesla) being driven with excessive acceleration and speeds on public roads never designed to accommodate this level of performance.

This will inevitably result is new regulations, not just for EVs but all vehicles, to restrict an individual driver from unintentionally putting the public in harm's way.

I don't think this is an "if" question but a "when". I see it happening within the next 5 years with the amount of media attention we are now seeing with high speed Tesla crashes.

Hi everyone! I'm curious about practical (non-gimmicky) features that could enhance the integration between a car’s system (EV or not) and home automation using the Matter protocol.

I had a few ideas, but they’re pretty basic:

• Activate driveway/garage lights when the car approaches the house.
• Unlock the house door once the car is parked completely.
• Sync home air conditioning to the car’s settings when it’s nearing home (and the destination is set to "home").

These are just a starting point, and I know there’s a lot of potential for other innovative automations!

What features do you think would be beneficial? I’d love to hear your suggestions and ideas!