Just remembered, if it is really cold it can be hard to get any charge off a level 1 (so I've been told) because there isn't enough power to run the heater to keep the battery warm and get charge into the battery.
ADU's in most cases won't negatively impact a property's value. Though if it's in an area with limited parking they can become an issue. I've actually been involved in the planning of two different ADU's and in both cases the city made the requirements so restrictive that it made the project coat prohibitive in one case, and impossible to build in another.What about a rezoning or other program, say like ADUs? Do land owners have a right to never experience a same type zoning change to their property, adjacent property, or to "nearby" properties from conditions when it was originally sold?
ADU's in most cases won't negatively impact a property's value. Though if it's in an area with limited parking they can become an issue. I've actually been involved in the planning of two different ADU's and in both cases the city made the requirements so restrictive that it made the project coat prohibitive in one case, and impossible to build in another.
Any zoning change has to take the current owners investment into account.
Since changes in zoning usually is a prelude to forced sale and teardown of older homes to make way for condos, I'd say "fuck that with all the rusty everythings."At least in California state law has changed to prevent cities from imposing setbacks, min lot size, fees, and other restrictions intended to negate state law on ADU permitting. It's been relatively successful.
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What if a change to a denser R zoning class actually makes the property more valuable? Should other owners have the ability to decide to accept denser zoning on their properties without the consent of adjoining land owners since the land is in fact theirs?
Sorry, I forget the word for eminent domain.
I think this approach could work if you don't own the battery and just lease it.This quick battery swap is a good approach for people that live in condos.
I think this approach could work if you don't own the battery and just lease it.
If self driving is solved this really becomes a moot point. Then someone could in theory while they sleep at a apartment etc. they send there car out to remotely recharge at a charging station. Several technology issues need to be solved but it is within the realm of possibility.
Ultimately I want to just subscribe to a service and the car shows up at scheduled time and take me to destination. Not owning a car would be great. It's parked for most of its life.I think this approach could work if you don't own the battery and just lease it.
If self driving is solved this really becomes a moot point. Then someone could in theory while they sleep at a apartment etc. they send there car out to remotely recharge at a charging station. Several technology issues need to be solved but it is within the realm of possibility.
That is an interesting idea. However, it seems to me self driving to be able to send you car to a remote charging station is far away if achievable at all. I live in Minnesota, and I dont see how self driving is practical in a snow storm, where road lines and markers are covered with snow and visibility is near zero.
That is an interesting idea. However, it seems to me self driving to be able to send you car to a remote charging station is far away if achievable at all. I live in Minnesota, and I dont see how self driving is practical in a snow storm, where road lines and markers are covered with snow and visibility is near zero.
That is an interesting idea. However, it seems to me self driving to be able to send you car to a remote charging station is far away if achievable at all. I live in Minnesota, and I dont see how self driving is practical in a snow storm, where road lines and markers are covered with snow and visibility is near zero.
Not to mention auto thieves would see self driving vehicles as an easy mark. I mean how hard would it be to carjack an unmanned vehicle, just stop in front and behind it and take control of it lol.
The Chevy dealer includes running to a detached garage. You can also get tandem circuit breakers that use one hole for 2 120V circuits. They are basically two circuit breakers in one. This can free up space in your panel.
Somebody trying to force their way into the car and the car disables itself and calls the po-po. Lol
This quick battery swap is a good approach for people that live in condos.
This article from MotorTrend goes a little more in depth on the decision versus the article posted by pcgeek from the Verge of all places. Anyway, a big concern from executives back in October was repair costs associated with their rideshare venture with Uber.I'm calling BS on hertz. If the cars were damaged, wouldn't they go after the renter for the cost if they didn't buy their overpriced insurance? I've tried to rent a tesla from them for the past two months and can't get one. Depreciation, yes. They bought at peak pricing and new prices have come way down. There is probably some other corporate sleazebag reason for this move. We will probably never know it.
The instigating factor seems to have been repair costs for rideshare EVs, which were much higher than expected. This is not maintenance costs, which Hertz notes are lower than ICE vehicles, but rather collision repair costs. According to Johann Rawlinson, Hertz VP of Investor Relations, "collision and damage repairs on an EV can often run about twice that associated with a comparable combustion engine vehicle." The difference is significant enough that it weighed significantly on Q3 earnings.
This article from MotorTrend goes a little more in depth on the decision versus the article posted by pcgeek from the Verge of all places. Anyway, a big concern from executives back in October was repair costs associated with their rideshare venture with Uber.
From the MT article.
Read more here if interested. It's a good article.
It's nothing personal man. You wouldn't go to a steakhouse and order the fish or go to a burger joint and order the chicken sandwich so why go to a tech news site for automotive news.OMG the Verge!
Was there some glaring error in the Verge Article?
Your article was more in depth. Thumbsup I was only broaching this as a subject of note.