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I can tell my car to fold in the mirrors or set it to so it folds them every time that it is locked. But, I only fold them in when parked next to a Tesla. :-)

My car has lots of features that I don't think I would have intentionally paid extra for, but like. Being able to unlock the car, get in, and start driving without removing the key from my pocket is one. I have gotten so used to it that I have almost hurt myself tugging on the door handle of our SUV when I have forgotten to unlock it first.

Features like that aren't unique to EVs, but at least for now, EVs tend to have those kind of new features.
 
Wowbagger said:
One of my favorite, little features of the Tesla Model 3, that doesn't get much publicity, is the fact that I can set the side view mirrors to automatically fold in whenever the car approaches my garage, for an easier fit. And, they automatically unfold when I drive a short distance away from the garage.
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That's a smooth ballet of technology for sure!




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catsmate said:
You mean you have to rely on vision? :eek:
What is this, the middle ages?
Parking RADAR with a projected overlay of distances to vehicles and objects, with audible alert.
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Directly observing the instruments? That's nicely retro. Onboard AI maneuvering past obstacles once departure is requested.
 
Wowbagger said:
One of my favorite, little features of the Tesla Model 3, that doesn't get much publicity, is the fact that I can set the side view mirrors to automatically fold in whenever the car approaches my garage, for an easier fit. And, they automatically unfold when I drive a short distance away from the garage.
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My Nissan has a similar feature. The side view mirror automatically breaks off when I reverse out of my driveway too close to either of the gateway posts.
 
Myriad said:
My Nissan has a similar feature. The side view mirror automatically breaks off when I reverse out of my driveway too close to either of the gateway posts.
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It's probably cheaper that way depending on how many mirrors you break.
 
I think the only little thing I don't like about the car is that the rear window is smaller than my previous one. It feels like am seeing a lot less of what is behind my car. I suppose it's adequate for safety. But, I am quite used to the rather large rear window of my old Chevy Prizm.
 
That was one reason why I went from a car to a (light) truck: not just a higher position but less of that tunnel effect from giant pillars between tiny windows.
 
Wowbagger said:
I think the only little thing I don't like about the car is that the rear window is smaller than my previous one. It feels like am seeing a lot less of what is behind my car. I suppose it's adequate for safety. But, I am quite used to the rather large rear window of my old Chevy Prizm.
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The rear camera view on a Model 3 is better than looking out the rear window.
 
And now an EV from a new start up company Lucid Air has beat Tesla by travelling over 500 miles on a single charge. (520 in fact.) Rather than juat using a bigger battery pack, Lucid had better areodynamics and better motor efficiency.

https://thedriven.io/2021/09/17/lucid-air-slaughters-tesla-model-s-with-record-breaking-range/

Ironically, Lucid Air is backed by Saudi interests. (So i guess some recognize that they need to deal with a post-oil world.)
I do wonder if any of these small start-up EV companies will succeed. Or will they be bought up by one of the big automakers, or just fail outright.

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90% of new cars for private use sold in Norway in August were electric.

If we include cars for businesses, it was 72% electric.

And I have ordered a Tesla Model Y.. :)
 
Segnosaur said:
And now an EV from a new start up company Lucid Air has beat Tesla by travelling over 500 miles on a single charge. (520 in fact.) Rather than juat using a bigger battery pack, Lucid had better areodynamics and better motor efficiency.

https://thedriven.io/2021/09/17/lucid-air-slaughters-tesla-model-s-with-record-breaking-range/

Ironically, Lucid Air is backed by Saudi interests. (So i guess some recognize that they need to deal with a post-oil world.)
I do wonder if any of these small start-up EV companies will succeed. Or will they be bought up by one of the big automakers, or just fail outright.

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News about Tesla Killers have been reported since the first Tesla hit the pavement. So far none of them has delivered.
 
Ryokan said:
News about Tesla Killers have been reported since the first Tesla hit the pavement. So far none of them has delivered.
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When my wife and I bought our model Y, we had two requirements: Range and charging.

Teslas have the range we wanted (300 miles) and Only Tesla has the Supercharge network. We'll see what happens when the Superchargers open up to other auto makers, but Tesla has a strong advantage.
 
Ryokan said:
And now an EV from a new start up company Lucid Air has beat Tesla by travelling over 500 miles on a single charge. (520 in fact.)
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I do wonder if any of these small start-up EV companies will succeed. Or will they be bought up by one of the big automakers, or just fail outright.
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News about Tesla Killers have been reported since the first Tesla hit the pavement. So far none of them has delivered.
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Technically it wouldn't have to be a "tesla killer" to succeed. It would be possible for both Tesla and other "new" EV manufacturers to both produce successful lines of cars, but serving different niches, price points, etc.

It should also be pointed out that the claim of >500 miles on a charge wasn't some unsupported claim or future plan... the figures are actually posted on the U.S. government's website. So its technology DOES seem to be better than Tesla's (at least as far as vehicle range goes). Even if a company like Lucid Air does end up failing (or getting bought out), there is a chance its technology will be incorporated into other vehicles.
 
Ryokan said:
90% of new cars for private use sold in Norway in August were electric.

If we include cars for businesses, it was 72% electric.

And I have ordered a Tesla Model Y.. :)
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The price of gasoline (or petrol) is quite high there, isn't it? Heavily taxed.

So, no wonder. I imagine it's cheaper if you are just thinking about saving money. Yes? Or is everyone there an environmentalist?
 
Puppycow said:
The price of gasoline (or petrol) is quite high there, isn't it? Heavily taxed.

So, no wonder. I imagine it's cheaper if you are just thinking about saving money. Yes? Or is everyone there an environmentalist?
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Well the price of everything is kinda high there, but I suspect it has less to do with fuel prices and more to do with the shorter distances people routinely drive and perhaps the cost threshold of going electric is lower in a higher income/higher tax country.

And maybe a memory of all the acid rain we in the UK sent them in decades past from our coal fired power stations has made Norwegians more environmentally aware.
 
We're on hols. I hoped to chat the Leaf before parking at the airport, but things weren't straightforward, and I couldn't. I have ten miles of range and a hundred and thirty miles to go upon our return to the UK. Might make it
 
When I visited Norway a few years ago, there were already a fair number of electric cars about. I was told that because of the large hydro resources, electricity is plentiful and relatively inexpensive.
 
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