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But those controls provide both physical and resistive feedback based on function. You're not going to mistake a 6-big-notch fan speed control with a 25-small-notch volume control, they feel too different. They also have 'stops' so you can feel when you're at min/max. I don't love touch...

On the R2 you can use the steering wheel knobs to adjust just about everything. I'm actually very excited about the system, it seems very well thought out.

I think part of the problem Linux has is how dramatically different the experience can be between setups. I did a test run on my "home away from home" pc, and the Linux experience has been incredibly smooth, no issues at all. I finally bit the bullet and installed it on my main computer, which...

That's kinda what WinApps does, which I plan to use for some of my edge-case apps..... eventually. The problem with VMs is for the most part they don't support virtual GPUs (work is being done on this), so to get performant apps in the VM you need a second GPU to pass-through. I plan on using...

I ended up on Cachy instead of Bazzite because I wanted to tweak some things, but I had basically the same experience - install, run. No configuring, no nonsense. If Linux was this good when I was dabbling with it 10-15 years ago I would have switched immediately. Unfortunately these days I...

I kinda hate that "30 minutes" has become the "normal charge time" lingo. It's really more like 15. I drive a pretty slow-charging car by modern standards - 150kw peak and a pretty lackluster curve. Even with that though, getting ~3 hours worth of driving charge takes me 10-15 minutes. If I...

Mate I just did a break-in run of my first EV on a 1000 mile, 12 hour road trip between cities in the US. You know how much time I spent waiting for the car to charge on that trip? 7 minutes. Every hotel I stayed at had free/cheap charging. Every attraction I parked at had free/cheap charging...

One of the perks of my Polestar 2 (and one of the reasons I got it) are the normal door handles. Unfortunately they too have gone electronic with everything since.

I haven't driven one of these, but I assume they're a lot more "fun", in the way that video games are fun. None of it is real, it's all about spectacle and hitting things with the right timing. Sure, for day-to-day I'm glad my EV has no shifts and no noise - but when in the twisties or on the...

The way my Polestar 2 handles this is by blending the friction brakes in if it can't regen the normal amount for whatever reason (charge %, temperature, etc). Varies wildly from brand to brand. Some cars are very difficult to 'balance' as coasting and can get a bit jerky. I wasn't impressed...

I got ahead of this by finally buying this weekend. I've been looking for a few years now, and the combo of knowing this was coming + the dealer being desperate to get rid of it put me over the edge. They were a rural "trucks and bigger trucks" dealer that basically told me "we don't sell EVs...

I've had dealers straight up refuse to talk to me after I mention I'm interested in their EVs. I'd also be driving one right now, but sleazy dealerships gonna sleaze. Don't know why they were so surprised I refused to commit fraud on my financing application. Range anxiety is the thing I...

Don't forget the EV3 which comes to the US market next year, and looks absolutely incredible. It's also smaller than my current Ford Focus, which should appease the "everything is too big" crowd (which I'm a member of, to be fair).

Or powertrain branding, which ultimately is what Ultium is. No different than Ford with EcoBoost and PowerStroke, Mazda with SkyActiv, Hyundai/Kia with E-GMP, etc.

Bigscreen's Beyond solves bulk and weight, but has other tradeoffs as a result. It's also significantly more expensive than the 3 or 3S.

Look at the used prices they actually list. $26k-$30k for a 3-5 year old used Veloster N that MSRP'd at $33k. That's pretty good, even with currently inflated prices. Depreciation on non-N Velosters is nearly triple that. It'll be the same with the Ioniqs. Sure, right now they're estimating the...

The Y Performance is a drag car, this is a track car. Straight line performance, while great, wasn't the point. This car is about handling, cassis dynamics, driver engagement, and a cooling system that keeps power up even during challenges like running Pikes Peak. Reviewers for this car call...

N cars depreciate slower than just about anything else. Used Veloster Ns still go for around MSRP. Personally, I'm waiting for the Ioniq 6 N. We know it's coming from spy shots. Gonna have to really stretch my budget to make it happen, but the lack of depreciation is what gives it the edge over...

Cooper/500: small car = small battery = small range Soul EV: replaced by EV3, early next year ID.3: hatchbacks sell poorly Fit: discontinued, because hatchbacks sell poorly Camry: Toyota is pretty staunchly anti-ev

Opening up NACS was Musk's bid to derail NEVI and other manufacturers, just like Hyperloop was his bid to derail mass transit in California. It was strategically timed to happen after the legislation was passed to cause maximum turmoil and the most expense for other manufacturers (they have to...