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Except that you don’t have to stay outside… plug-in and walk away.

I’d love to test the R1T, F-150 Lighting, Silverado EV, Hummer EV too!

Yup, definitely do!

Glad you liked it!

I would have LOVED to have the CyberBeast, and I’d be delighted if an owner of one wants to meet me at the track to do this with theirs. I gotta work with what I can, you know?

@EVResource completely understand, but the entire video you spoke as if this was the Cybertruck's full capability without mentioning there is a faster trim or that you didn't have the fastest trim. Not the end of the world. Just found myself as a viewer wanting to know which trim it was because I have a beast on order.

Get over it. ​@@possiblynick

@AGILISFPV good one bud. 🤡

@possiblynick Valid point! I’ll definitely keep that in mind for the drag racing videos we filmed that I’m editing.

Are you comparing the two experience to a car or other motorcycle/autocycles?

@@EVResource Many years ago, I worked for the post office and we had old crappy jeeps. Anytime it rained, water would come through any areas with a gap, the brake pedal, gas pedal and the door. Then there were the times where someone going fast through standing water could create a tidal wave of muddy water. Then the most memorable incident happened during the summer. We got a severe storm that had golf ball size hail that pelted everything. People had dents in their car, dealerships had multiple cars with dents, home roofs were damaged. Luckily my new car was parked in the parking lot at work and didn’t get hit, but others were not as lucky. I was in my truck on the route and the area I was at got grazed by that hail storm. I closed the windows and waited for the storm to pass. I have also been in rainstorms that were slashing sideways, I had to keep opening and closing the door to deliver the mail on one side of the street. That vehicle should at least have a heavy plastic shower type curtain at the very least. Then at least you have something to cover the sides. Even modern day Jeeps have coverings for the weather. Our weather patterns are getting worse because of climate change, not better. Even a rolled up vinyl plastic that could be unrolled if needed, would be better than nothing there.

I hope so! Teach ‘em young… I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Any time!

Next time I hope!

We'll have to arrange a drag race between the CT and your GT... I know a few CT owners now and I'm sure we could work the schedule out.

@@EVResource let's do it!

Thanks for your thoughts! Who’s the “Tesla pro” though?

We ❤️ DCEVGP!

I mean… 🤔

Don’t let the warranty expire! Hold their feet to the fire and get your car repaired. I’d call everyday if I were you.

@@EVResourceThe EV battery warranty was only valid for one year, which expired in 2019. The remaining warranty, expiring in August (100,000 mi or 8-years) is for "general issues," not specific to the battery, and since there is no "battery problem code" appearing on the dash, headquarters is reluctant to declare that it is a problem and doesn't want to repair it under warranty. This week we are tracking range per battery charge so we can return to the dealership with some hard data, since the guy at the dealership "expected" that the range would improve after the diagnogstic test. We are in summer Pacific NW weather and the battery is still only charging to a max range of 51 mi. This is 1 mile above our winter mileage range. No good. If I were to call everyday, what should I say?

@@LaraT-cw1oq it sounds like there is more going on with the warranty situation than usual. My impression that the 8yr/100,000mi warranty was for that it covered the battery and related components. So if your warranty coverage for the battery has expired, I’m not sure it would be worth exploring any further. At least to me, it’s not worth paying out of pocket to keep the Spark EV on the road when there are so many newer and better EV options available on the used EV market.

@@EVResourceThe dealership rep said he would have to get headquarters to approve the repair order under our warranty. So, I guess we just need evidence (before our last remaining warranty expires in Aug) to move forward. I will go for the buy back option if it becomes available. Such an unfortunate situation. We were happy with the car!

Update: The dealership recently conducted a second diagnostic and approved replacement of the battery under warranty! (They did not offer a buy-back option). It should be available between Oct and Dec 2024.

Nope. It wasn’t available yet. I’m hoping to get access to one though.

It was an awesome day and I hope to have more involvement in the future!

Remains to be seen. They’re still fighting to be alive.

@@EVResource All I know is I tried to contact multiple representatives by email and zero people responded. It is sad, because my wife and I wanted one.

Yeah, my wife and I want one too. I really hope they figure something out and survive. Definitely on life support… 😢

I would stay far away from the Spark EV at this point. You will almost definitely have problems getting replacement parts for it. And, the cost of replacement parts after the warranty period ends isn’t worth putting into these cars. You’re better off getting an EV that has much better aftermarket support.

What’s your efficiency?

I really hope things work out for the best. We need to see some serious investment into the EV supply chain here in North America.

If you can’t connect the two I don’t know what to tell you …

@@belzvon You shouldn't need to connect the two. The subject was about graphite and not EV Transition. One more case of click-bait.

⁠@@johnpoldo8817 you can’t have the transition without critical materials and minerals. It is essential.

Garbage post, by a modern day clown. The video was excellent.

I’m sorry you feel deceived, that wasn’t my intention at all! To be clear about what the title means, I found the information and insights shared radically changed the way I think about how we are approaching the EV transition. It’s clear that we are not going to be able to move the needle on EV adoption as quickly as we would like without relying on the supply chain outside of North America. I did say that later on in the video, but perhaps I should have been more clear in connecting the dots. Your comment is noted and I’ll do my very best to avoid that type of confusion in the future!

Sorry you feel that way. Feel free to put it on mute if you’d prefer!

Thank you. ☺️

👍👍

Yeah, that’s a good point!

I think much of those concerns can be fixed with the consumer becoming more aware of the existing infrastructure. Yes, we need more, but people don’t even know where the existing chargers are!

@@EVResource It’s really sad many EV drivers don’t know where to look for chargers. At a minimum, car dealers should give buyers a list of apps that show charging locations. My Tesla advisor provided not only Supercharger app, but PlugShare, Alt Fuel, and suggested Electrify America, EVgo, and others. While I haven’t looked, surely someone has produced a YT video on the best apps to find charging.

You know, that’s exactly what I’ve been thinking too. When faced with the comparison, it’s hard to choose the less practical and more expensive choice. I hope they can figure this out, but I’m worried it’s too late for them now.

No problem! Because it’s so long, it’s very stable.

Awesome! Would love to see it.

The speed limits are 45 on most of the streets. So I would have been going from 0-50mph

I was an ICE engineer and built my own race car for open track days, Road America was 15 mins from my house. I can appreciate ICE engines but as EV powertrains get better and can sustain max power output, it becomes less attractive to run ICE, unless you are just old school and have nostalgia of hearing vroom vroom and turbo noises and supercharger noises.

Pretty sure when you’re faster than everybody else, it’s safe to say you’re dominating. Jon absolutely killed it.

There’s no comparison. An EV, with the right powertrain and tuned properly, can do amazing things. That being said, as much as I’m an EV guy… I LOVE the vroom vroom and turbo and supercharger noises. Mostly turbo noises, but I love a nice cammed out V8 too. Or a V12 revving to 9k. So many nice sounds. That’s the one thing I miss when watching EV Motorsport in person. Don’t miss the sounds when driving one, but when watching it is missing the spectacle.

I'm glad you appreciated it! This topic is definitely behind the scenes a bit, but it affects the EV industry and I too am watching to see what else they're able to be involved in related to EVs.

It’s insane.

I’d love to have more time with the Arcimoto vehicles!

Yeah, that’s my wife and it was for fun! But if we take a more serious crack at it then we definitely will be mindful of those things!

I wish I had the time! It's definitely the ideal way.

Yeah, I hope that someone comes up with an affordable option.

Awesome!

Thanks! I've always felt that any brightly colored car looks good with black rims. This however really turned out great!

It was a decent amount of rain... but I can see where that doesn't come across in the video all too well. The main purpose of the video however was satirical. The reality of EV charging is that there isn't any risk of charging in the rain, even if it were a hurricane, because there is never any electricity flowing through the wires until after the plug is connected to the vehicle and the charger and vehicle communicate. Before charging starts, they go through a process that also includes an "all clear, go ahead" command. As a result of this communication first feature, you could even dunk the charger cable into a bucket of water and it wouldn't cause any issue because there wouldn’t be any electricity flowing.

@@EVResource interesting

Definitely not a good idea. The time and money wouldn’t be worth it.

Oh man. That’s horrible! I’m sorry that you haven’t had a better experience… sadly I get it 💯

I think it’s safe to say that every EV in North America will have NACS a few years from now

@@EVResource 2025 is The Target Year

Yup