11-08-2024, 11:01 PM
(10-18-2024, 05:28 PM)argentus Wrote:
I will build a modest house for $120,000, not spend it on transportation. This is the thing that really burns me. I should be able to ship an Arcimoto down here, and after cost, shipping, and duties, it's USD $30,000. Arcimoto FUV: Let's Golf! (youtube.com) Okay, fine, but if the battery goes kerpoof, then that's a major part of the cost of the frickin' car! And the car SHOULD be plug-and-play, if they want to sell the [religious invective] things!!!!! This is the problem. Modules that require replacement should be plug-and-play.
I came really close to buying one of those awkward-looking Japanese trucks, or South Korean trucks, like the Hyundai Porter. HYUNDAI PORTER II 2017 S/N 265858 Used for sale | JapaneseVehicles.com. I need to haul stuff. Still, they don't really corner well, and they are not great on fuel. I have been looking at Velomobiles -- vehicles you pedal, and some have a battery-assist. That assuages my desire for sustainability, but is also threatened by my sense of reality, which indicates I will get my ass run over.
I redid this post, because I screwed up the previous one.
If it's a lithium battery it's probably just 18650s in series or parallel. I've seen some vids where they disassemble Tesla and Toyota batteries and that's what's in there. Relatively cheap to replace if you know how to change the individual cells. There was a guy on YouTube who bought a wrecked Tesla and did this. The car ran fine but Tesla sued him afterwards for modifying "their" battery. I believe they lost but the refused to update the computer with the new battery capacity so the owner could never realize the full range of the car even if it is now working.
I don't think batteries as the energy source are a threat do much as greedy corps disallowing third party parts which should be (is) illegal. Fill the "tank" with gas fill the "tank" with batteries "six in one, half dozen in the other" as the saying goes. People should be (are) allowed to fix their own equipment however they choose.This is what needs regulation IMHO ie "right to repair". A lot of these companies want you to believe that you don't own your car. I'm not sure of the regulations in other jurisdictions but in the US once you buy it you own it and the seller has no say. Say what you will about the "American Way" but I think this is one thing we have right.
IMHO if the vehicle requires service software to repair then it should be provided at purchase. I have no qualms "stealing" dealer software to fix my own vehicles. Luckily, the brand I deal with "accidentally released" to the public their dealer software after 10 years and has never prosecuted anyone using it. As far as I know, this continues to be their unofficial policy.
