Electric Vehicles?

[highfigh]

The charge rate of EVs is not linear with time. It varies with how far along the battery is in the recharging process, as well as air & battery temperatures, among other things.

It’s kind of like rating a speaker’s impedance as one fixed value … such as 8 ohms … when it varies widely with frequency.

Charging rates always vary by the current state of charge- I was wondering if they show an average. A fixed rate would make BOOM! happen more often- recharging generates enough heat under all conditions that it needs to be monitored.

 

[Trell]

Charging rates always vary by the current state of charge- I was wondering if they show an average. A fixed rate would make BOOM! happen more often- recharging generates enough heat under all conditions that it needs to be monitored.

Of course the charging is monitored, as we wrote above. A battery for an EV contains much energy and strict monitoring of the charging as well as discharging is required, and is.

The charging circuitry resides in the EV, same as for mobile phones. While wall warts used to charge mobile phones are called chargers they actually are just PSUs, and the same goes for EVs: A charging station for EVs just supply the power the charging circuitry demands.

 

[haraldo]

I saw a Tesla Model X today that was driving slower than the speed limit

 

[haraldo]

I have seriously considered the transition to a latest EV, but looking at the economy it is not close to sustainable to sell the car and replace the BMW 730D with a new EV, so I started the "up-finishing" of my car.....

A lot of fixup recently... two rounds of treating leather seats with BMW leather kit, full washing and polishing with Swisswax two layers, first wax and then shielding layer.

As far as I know, Swisswax is the brand that Ferrari itself recommends for its own cars.

 

[Mikado463]

I trust you 'clay bared' the car before you waxed it ?

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

I trust you 'clay bared' the car before you waxed it ?

Should machine polish after clay bar.

 

[j_garcia]

NIce work. I use Jay Leno's leather cleaner and treatment on the Lexus.

I haven't used wax in years. Ceramic costs more, but it also lasts about 8x longer and protects better. That wet look still is deeper with wax, but wax doesn't last long enough, especially during harsher weather.

 

[haraldo]

I trust you 'clay bared' the car before you waxed it ?

Well, the Swisswax products come with some things to do this but I never managed to make it work that well..... there are some "trouble areas" low on the doorside and under, so I did not get to do this properly ... but when hoogling here I found some more products that maybe may help me better out !

 

[j_garcia]

Amazon.com

With a few microfiber towels, and you obviously need the detailing spray to "lube" it, works like charm. I am still using my Griot's garage clay because I still have some, but I buy all my other stuff from a local shop called P&S. That shop was just bought by Chemical Guys.

 

[haraldo]

Amazon.com

With a few microfiber towels, and you obviously need the detailing spray to "lube" it, works like charm. I am still using my Griot's garage clay because I still have some, but I buy all my other stuff from a local shop called P&S. That shop was just bought by Chemical Guys.

Thx for the tips, I will look for some of this... overseas

Actually, I never heard of, or seen these things ... ever

 

[j_garcia]

Thx for the tips, I will look for some of this... overseas

Actually, I never heard of, or seen these things ... ever

Doesn't have to be those brands, plenty of companies offer something similar.

 

[haraldo]

My wife set an absolute veto on Chinese EV
Fair dinkum to me, Chinese are also backing ruzzia fiscally enabling the continuation of the war

 

[haraldo]

This is cruise control on a slightly older BMW 730D
(sorry about bad focus here)

Here is everything:
on the left hand side, set cruise control, reset to previously set speed, switch on/off
On the right hand ide, adjust up/down distance to the car in front, in the middle, up/down speed 1 km/h or 10 km/h depending on pressure
Super logical and extremely easy to use....

In particular, I use the distance button to the car in front a lot, depending on driving conditions etc. Especially on motorways this must be used IMHO.

When I look at the BMW iX, a lot of this has been taken away to make steering wheel more elegant?
When I then asked BMW sales: where are the controls for adjusting the distance to the car in front.... yes, they are far down in a screen menu

Wait a minute, if you are going to adjust important controls in the adaptive cruise control, they are so difficult to adjust that you have to stop the car to go into a menu, submenu and adjust the cruise control settings... have the BMW engineers completely lost their minds here

I think showstopper to me that you can´t use cruise control on the new BMW EVs in a safe manner!

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

This is cruise control on a slightly older BMW 730D
(sorry about bad focus here)

Here is everything:
on the left hand side, set cruise control, reset to previously set speed, switch on/off
On the right hand ide, adjust up/down distance to the car in front, in the middle, up/down speed 1 km/h or 10 km/h depending on pressure
Super logical and extremely easy to use....

In particular, I use the distance button to the car in front a lot, depending on driving conditions etc. Especially on motorways this must be used IMHO.

When I look at the BMW iX, a lot of this has been taken away to make steering wheel more elegant?
When I then asked BMW sales: where are the controls for adjusting the distance to the car in front.... yes, they are far down in a screen menu

Wait a minute, if you are going to adjust important controls in the adaptive cruise control, they are so difficult to adjust that you have to stop the car to go into a menu, submenu and adjust the cruise control settings... have the BMW engineers completely lost their minds here

I think showstopper to me that you can´t use cruise control on the new BMW EVs in a safe manner!

The beatings will continue until you start liking everything on the touchscreen and buried in 5 levels-deep menus!
j/k aside, while I could do some basic temp control on my KIA EV9, some critical functions like Climate Auto, Climate Off, AC ON/OFF, External Air intake - These are only on touchscreen and some hidden at least one level deep.

 

[highfigh]

I trust you 'clay bared' the car before you waxed it ?

Kneading the dirt into the clay strikes me as similar to eating potato chips while chewing gum.

I decided against that and bought a non-abrasive scrubber for non-stick cookware at Ace Hardware. When it's loaded with dirt, it just needs to be swished around in the soapy water and it did a phenomenal job of removing the grit/stuff from the paint. Ace Hardware's search function is terrible, so I'll post a photo.

 

[Trell]

This is cruise control on a slightly older BMW 730D
(sorry about bad focus here)

Here is everything:
on the left hand side, set cruise control, reset to previously set speed, switch on/off
On the right hand ide, adjust up/down distance to the car in front, in the middle, up/down speed 1 km/h or 10 km/h depending on pressure
Super logical and extremely easy to use....

In particular, I use the distance button to the car in front a lot, depending on driving conditions etc. Especially on motorways this must be used IMHO.

When I look at the BMW iX, a lot of this has been taken away to make steering wheel more elegant?
When I then asked BMW sales: where are the controls for adjusting the distance to the car in front.... yes, they are far down in a screen menu

Wait a minute, if you are going to adjust important controls in the adaptive cruise control, they are so difficult to adjust that you have to stop the car to go into a menu, submenu and adjust the cruise control settings... have the BMW engineers completely lost their minds here

I think showstopper to me that you can´t use cruise control on the new BMW EVs in a safe manner!

Not only is those design decisions moronic but also dangerous as your attention is digging into menus instead of keeping you attention on the surroundings. Same goes for the moronic touch buttons on the steering wheel some brands loves. Or overuse of touch screen.

Yeah, I'll keep using the bus going to work and rent a car when I need it.

 

[Mikado463]

Kneading the dirt into the clay strikes me as similar to eating potato chips while chewing gum.

I decided against that and bought a non-abrasive scrubber for non-stick cookware at Ace Hardware. When it's loaded with dirt, it just needs to be swished around in the soapy water and it did a phenomenal job of removing the grit/stuff from the paint. Ace Hardware's search function is terrible, so I'll post a photo.

Nah, not an issue at all(when done properly), watch a few videos and you'll understand

 

[Mikado463]

This is cruise control on a slightly older BMW 730D
(sorry about bad focus here)

Here is everything:
on the left hand side, set cruise control, reset to previously set speed, switch on/off
On the right hand ide, adjust up/down distance to the car in front, in the middle, up/down speed 1 km/h or 10 km/h depending on pressure
Super logical and extremely easy to use....

In particular, I use the distance button to the car in front a lot, depending on driving conditions etc. Especially on motorways this must be used IMHO.

When I look at the BMW iX, a lot of this has been taken away to make steering wheel more elegant?
When I then asked BMW sales: where are the controls for adjusting the distance to the car in front.... yes, they are far down in a screen menu

Wait a minute, if you are going to adjust important controls in the adaptive cruise control, they are so difficult to adjust that you have to stop the car to go into a menu, submenu and adjust the cruise control settings... have the BMW engineers completely lost their minds here

I think showstopper to me that you can´t use cruise control on the new BMW EVs in a safe manner!

Well, as an owner of a newer BMW '23 X5 I too have had a few moments of frustration but have quickly overcome them to realize this is the best daily driver I've ever owned.

 

[haraldo]

Well, as an owner of a newer BMW '23 X5 I too have had a few moments of frustration but have quickly overcome them to realize this is the best daily driver I've ever owned.

Well, someone around here got a BMW i5 M60, it´s pretty pricey but guess once if he is happy

 

[j_garcia]

The beatings will continue until you start liking everything on the touchscreen and buried in 5 levels-deep menus!
j/k aside, while I could do some basic temp control on my KIA EV9, some critical functions like Climate Auto, Climate Off, AC ON/OFF, External Air intake - These are only on touchscreen and some hidden at least one level deep.

I don't mind SOME features being in a menu, but core functions need to be physical. Seat heaters can be buried in a menu. A/C should not be, I guess depending on where you live. I would be hard pressed to buy a car that had NO physical buttons like a Tesla. The Hyundais have sufficient buttons that can take you directly to the menu where the main functions are, I can mostly live with that.

Kneading the dirt into the clay strikes me as similar to eating potato chips while chewing gum.

I decided against that and bought a non-abrasive scrubber for non-stick cookware at Ace Hardware. When it's loaded with dirt, it just needs to be swished around in the soapy water and it did a phenomenal job of removing the grit/stuff from the paint. Ace Hardware's search function is terrible, so I'll post a photo.

I have been using it for many years. It is used by body shops to completely clean the surface when working on your paint without damaging it. You scrub a bit with it, then knead it, scrub some more. It literally pulls the contaminants our of the surface, When it discolors, you toss it a get a fresh piece. The main thing is, it is less harmful to the paint than any other method of cleaning, while also cleaning better.