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    Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

    I think the Chinese manufacturers are getting PHEVs right. Many of their PHEVs have electric ranges over 100 kms, while not a single PHEV with 100 kms range is available here yet (the coming Ramcharger will be the first). I think if one was available, I'd rather have a PHEV with an all-electric...
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    Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

    I'm a big fan of the 2022+ Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. Over 60 kms of electric range. Also lets the driver choose whether you want all-electric mode or to use the gas engine. Lots of nifty features like a 3rd row seat which folds into the floor.
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    Any Movement on Price

    Used ones seem to hold their value really well though. I'm looking for a 2nd bike for 2-up touring duty as my girlfriend says my bike is too uncomfortable for anything longer than half an hour. sellers are asking $6000 for 2005 models, and anything newer than 10 years old is over $10,000.
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    Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

    Are you just using a standard 5-15 plug now? You might be able to replace it with a 5-20 (depending on the gauge of the wires). It'll only boost your charge speed slightly over 5-15 but it might be worth it.
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    Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

    I snagged a brand new EV charger from the King of the North auction for $60. The same one retails for $200 on Amazon. Charges my car at 32 amps or 7KW, for my car that works out to about 10% per hour. They seem to sell a few different models every week: Search Results | King of the North...
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    Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

    I guess it's one of those things that's up to the officer to decide. I'm sure an officer having a bad day could say, your plate is registered to a tesla but I see you're driving an audi, here's a ticket. I've heard of people getting ticketed for having a clear licence plate cover.
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    Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

    Just checked it, and don't see anything specifically about badges, but I bet the cops would get you on the "false statement" like in section 12(1): Every person who, (d) uses or permits the use of a number plate upon a vehicle other than a number plate authorized for use on that vehicle; (e)...
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    Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

    It's actually illegal to rebadge a car if you're adding something that isn't true, eg replacing a tesla badge with an audi one. If the car is involved in a crime and someone who doesn't know cars well reports it based on the badge, now the cops are looking for the wrong car.
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    Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

    Jay Leno test drives the new Scout prototype: I'm really liking the new Scout SUV and pickup. I love the idea of a gas range extender too. Unfortunately these cars will be a bit beyond my budget.
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    BC Roads - What to ride, what to skip?

    Remember, on these roads the limit is 80 or 90, and the roads often go through small towns where you have to slow down to 50. You are not maintaining highway speeds all day. I rode from my house to thunder bay in one day, that was like 1300kms or something. Tough but doable if you start riding...
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    BC Roads - What to ride, what to skip?

    Haha nobody is making it to edmonton from the GTA in 2 days on a motorcycle, and you're definitely not maintaining an average speed of 120, there's cops all over those roads. I got a ticket for going 98 in a 90 on hwy 11 somewhere near geraldton.
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    BC Roads - What to ride, what to skip?

    Hwy 20 Sedro-Woolley to Winthrop Hwy 31A New Denver to Kaslo Hwy 12 Lytton to Lillooet Green Lake Rd Westside Rd
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    Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

    I think the point the article is trying to make is that even if you jump into the market at the worst possible time you'll still do fine if you don't panic sell. Of course that assumes you have a long investment horizon to wait for your portfolio to bounce back if it crashes. I am nowhere near...
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    Motorcycle dashcams

    How are you viewing the video? If on your phone, it's probably hard to make out the plate. If you copy the video to a laptop you can zoom in on it and see, at least that's the case with my camera. I mean I can't make out plate numbers on every vehicle way off in the distance, but it doesn't need...
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    Motorcycle dashcams

    In my opinion the key to a good motorcycle camera is that it needs to be set it and forget it. You wire it into a switched power source on your bike and it automatically turns on when you start your bike, turns off when you stop the bike, and you never need to remember to do anything. I used to...
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    Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?

    Bad choice, even if you correctly predict that the market will crash, you can't predict how long the crash will be and when or how fast it will rebound. You will almost certainly be worse off than if you just stayed in the market. Here's a good story about "bob, the world's worst market timer"...
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    Converting old video tapes?

    Another way to do it is to use a usb tv tuner (one that supports NTSC) and hook up a VCR to it, then use video capture software to save it to your hard drive.
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    Electric Lawn Mower?

    The wheels on my 2 stage spin a lot in snow. I wonder if tire chains would help.
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    Electric Lawn Mower?

    I'm worried about what's gonna happen when it starts melting, hope the sewers can handle it.
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    Electric Lawn Mower?

    Yeah I doubt I'd pay $150+ for one but I'm seeing a lot of them on the king of the north auction website and thinking of getting one if I can snag it for under $50. Example CORDLESS SNOW SHOVEL ADJUSTABLE FRON… | King of the North Auction
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