Had my first electric car experience tonight. Neighbour's 2026 tesla. Torque was insane, silly entry/exit, full self-driving was impressive.
Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?
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The new RS e-tron GT looks impressive. 925 HP in launch mode.
Found this interesting...
Vinfast is closing half of their Canadian stores. Not surprising.
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CLOSURE: Car company shutting half of its stores in Canada | insauga
An electric vehicle company is closing half of its stores in Canada. VinFast confirmed to INsauga.com it will be shuttering five of its 10 stores. “VinFast Canada is announcing the closure of our three boutique mall locations and two showrooms in outlying areas as part of a broader strategy to...
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Saw my first Vinfast yesterday. Guy couldn't stay in his lane if his life depended on it.
Spoilier: Yes, it was in Milton.
Spoilier: Yes, it was in Milton.
"Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda claims that 27 million Toyota hybrids produce the same carbon emissions as just 9 million electric cars—a 3-to-1 ratio that suggests EVs aren't the environmental silver bullet everyone thinks they are.
Toyoda's math centers on Japan's electricity grid, which still relies heavily on fossil fuel power plants. When you charge an electric car using coal or natural gas electricity, the environmental benefits shrink dramatically compared to regions with cleaner power sources. Toyota argues that manufacturing 9 million EV batteries in Japan would actually increase carbon emissions rather than reduce them, making their hybrid strategy more environmentally sound.
The company backs this up with their "1:6:90 Rule," revealing that the lithium needed for one electric vehicle battery could instead produce six plug-in hybrids or 90 regular hybrids. Toyota claims those 90 hybrids deliver 37 times more carbon reduction over their lifetime than a single electric vehicle, though this calculation assumes optimal hybrid usage and suboptimal EV charging conditions."
Toyoda's math centers on Japan's electricity grid, which still relies heavily on fossil fuel power plants. When you charge an electric car using coal or natural gas electricity, the environmental benefits shrink dramatically compared to regions with cleaner power sources. Toyota argues that manufacturing 9 million EV batteries in Japan would actually increase carbon emissions rather than reduce them, making their hybrid strategy more environmentally sound.
The company backs this up with their "1:6:90 Rule," revealing that the lithium needed for one electric vehicle battery could instead produce six plug-in hybrids or 90 regular hybrids. Toyota claims those 90 hybrids deliver 37 times more carbon reduction over their lifetime than a single electric vehicle, though this calculation assumes optimal hybrid usage and suboptimal EV charging conditions."
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Getting a Tesla Y next week, looking forward to getting rid of my Subaru Outback and just using the Y which is a company vehicle as my main and only car. Getting a used Y that has the accelerator add on which gives a crazy amount of take off power, never felt anything like it in a car.
Something like a throttle enhancer (eg. Sprintbooster)?
What bev doesn't eat tires? High weight, low cog and normally high hp.it would be interesting to see the environmental impacts of going through three to five times the tires as a comparable ice.
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not sure, it is some add on you can purchase, just gives you more power when you put the accelerator down. We have 3 other company Teslas and 2 of them have this and I think if I remember what they were saying is it makes the car able to do 0 to 100 in 3.5 seconds? Not sure if that makes sense, not a car guy or a speed freak.
Mine doesn't. Easing into the accelerator off a stop vs using it as a switch. Works on all vehicles
Trickery and magic!Mine doesn't. Easing into the accelerator off a stop vs using it as a switch. Works on all vehicles
The second half of that quote is the very important part - in areas where there is even remotely clean (non coal generated) energy, that claim doesn’t even remotely stand up.
Aside from that, Toyota still has a 2 x 4 in its ass over the whole EV thing because they are so far behind now, having bet the farm on the hydrogen car flop and still refusing to accept that it’s dead.
Mine doesn't. Easing into the accelerator off a stop vs using it as a switch. Works on all vehicles
Same. Any car will eat tires if you drive like a goon all the time. Ask corvette and hellcat owners how long their tires last.
Anyhow, in related news, yeah, range anxiety? Not a thing anymore. Next time someone brings it up I’m going to show them this screenshot from my BlueLink app this morning.
Speaking of the elephant in the parking lot..........
Toyota Mirai drivers file suit over hydrogen car's usability
Owners and lessees in California allege that they were deceived regarding how easy it would be to top up the fuel-cell-powered EV
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I can’t believe Toyota is still beating this dead horse.
Electricity is literally almost everywhere. But is there even a single hydrogen filling station anywhere in Ontario?
Electricity is literally almost everywhere. But is there even a single hydrogen filling station anywhere in Ontario?
One in Quebec city. Three in Vancouver. One in Victoria. One in Kelowna.
Yet they are still selling them in Ontario? Not sure how that whole situation works lol.
