• Have something to say? Register Now! and be posting in minutes!

World Hockey Championships and European autos thread

tducey

Sports discussion
14,562
2,723
293
Joined
Oct 22, 2014
Location
In a house
Hoopla Cash
$ 46,233.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Congrats Team sweden on winning the WHC.
 

DragonfromTO

Well-Known Member
12,006
2,447
173
Joined
Jul 3, 2013
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Chris Lee looking for work in the league. That sure seems like a Vegas fit to me, but we'll see.
 

forty_three

It’s Raining Falafel
44,912
19,386
1,033
Joined
Apr 19, 2010
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Here is a nifty European Auto.

It now lives in my garage.

My old one had an issue where it was chucking metal shavings into the crankcase because of a poor design, and I was just luck enough to be outside the ultra extended warranty period that Audi set up to acknowledge that it was a terrible design. I was 10K past that, so I let the old one go.
 

Attachments

  • 98FF430A-F0D2-40C1-8BF5-458D34008D9F_5.jpg
    98FF430A-F0D2-40C1-8BF5-458D34008D9F_5.jpg
    59.6 KB · Views: 16

dash

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy bacon
126,425
35,683
1,033
Joined
Apr 19, 2010
Location
City on the Edge of Forever
Hoopla Cash
$ 71.82
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Here is a nifty European Auto.

It now lives in my garage.

My old one had an issue where it was chucking metal shavings into the crankcase because of a poor design, and I was just luck enough to be outside the ultra extended warranty period that Audi set up to acknowledge that it was a terrible design. I was 10K past that, so I let the old one go.

Nice looking ride, 43.
 

dash

Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy bacon
126,425
35,683
1,033
Joined
Apr 19, 2010
Location
City on the Edge of Forever
Hoopla Cash
$ 71.82
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Three things need to happen in order for me to buy an electric vehicle:

1. Bring the price down to match conventional internal combustion engine powered vehicles
2. Bring the charging time down (full charge in 15 minutes will do)
3. Build a charging station network in North America (this could take some time, it's quite sporadic presently).
 

Bloody Brian Burke

#1 CFL Fan!
35,236
10,786
1,033
Joined
Jun 28, 2014
Location
West Toronto, BC
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,152.09
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Three things need to happen in order for me to buy an electric vehicle:

1. Bring the price down to match conventional internal combustion engine powered vehicles
2. Bring the charging time down (full charge in 15 minutes will do)
3. Build a charging station network in North America (this could take some time, it's quite sporadic presently).
The way I see it, electricity prices are going to be sky high forever in Ontario because of what the Liberals have done here so even with gas being highly unaffordable as it is it's still likely to be forever cheaper than EV's.
 

forty_three

It’s Raining Falafel
44,912
19,386
1,033
Joined
Apr 19, 2010
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Three things need to happen in order for me to buy an electric vehicle:

1. Bring the price down to match conventional internal combustion engine powered vehicles
2. Bring the charging time down (full charge in 15 minutes will do)
3. Build a charging station network in North America (this could take some time, it's quite sporadic presently).

1) It feels like this is carefully calculated to ensure it's never an easy decision. Hybrids seem to cost the exact amount you save over five years in fuel cost more than gas only options.
2) I'd settle for half an hour/45 minutes if the charging infrastructure includes things to do while waiting. Pull in, plug in, go eat and shop to stretch the legs, get on with it.
3) EPA is trying to find some auto manufacturer to pay for it. VW told them to fuck off and is paying for the infrastructure in Europe instead. Tesla keeps spending it's money on defending it's distribution model in court, so they aren't paying for it. They can't get any energy company to pay for it because they have too much of a reliance on fossil fuels. BP or Exxon won't pay because it will cost them too much in the long run.


It's a very good thing that Volvo is doing this. So many of the safety innovations that make cars what they are today were pioneered by Volvo. When they set their minds to something, it usually gets done. And done well.
 

puckhead

Custom User Title
46,769
15,952
1,033
Joined
Apr 20, 2010
Location
Vancouver
Hoopla Cash
$ 33,861.66
Fav. Team #1
Three things need to happen in order for me to buy an electric vehicle:

1. Bring the price down to match conventional internal combustion engine powered vehicles
2. Bring the charging time down (full charge in 15 minutes will do)
3. Build a charging station network in North America (this could take some time, it's quite sporadic presently).
1. The next Tesla? Hope so, have a deposit down for the wife.
2. 220 volt in the garage, plug in overnight. (I realize not applicable for road trips)
3. Yeah. Can only really be a daily commuter, assuming 2. is in place
 
Top