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Piles of Tesla owners stranded at charge stations abandons their EV's.

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SeanB:
Yes the smell depends heavily on the vehicle type, and the condition of the engine. A Trabant is not exactly going to be a star emissions wise, simply because of the 2 stroke engine and full loss oil it used. Lada somewhat better, provided it has been serviced, which many were not exactly done to OEM level, admittedly poor as it was. Depends, though the biggest change was going to entirely unleaded fuel, which was a great change in making city air better, not dumping tons of soluble lead into the environment every year.

Siwastaja:
I hate the smell of modern diesel engines the most. Those that most definitely pass on emission tests, while running a cheat program (which everyone has, not just VW who was made the scapegoat), or when brand new from the factory, in ideal conditions. Yet in real world, especially in cold weather, these stink like crap. With old diesels, at least you get the oily smell, not that weird, sweet smell of new diesels. I don't know which one is worse for your health. Probably both.

AVGresponding:

--- Quote from: tom66 on January 26, 2024, 05:30:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: AVGresponding on January 26, 2024, 05:29:48 pm ---Worth remembering that EV-specific tyres have less grip than ordinary ones.

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My car runs on regular tyres, not eco or EV specific ones.  (Bridgestone Turanza.)  I'll probably swap the rear ones - with the most wear - for some Michelin CrossClimates and then the front for the same when they come due.

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If you don't use EV-specific tyres, you'll be giving up some range to the higher rolling resistance of normal ones.

tom66:

--- Quote from: AVGresponding on January 27, 2024, 09:07:16 am ---
--- Quote from: tom66 on January 26, 2024, 05:30:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: AVGresponding on January 26, 2024, 05:29:48 pm ---Worth remembering that EV-specific tyres have less grip than ordinary ones.

--- End quote ---

My car runs on regular tyres, not eco or EV specific ones.  (Bridgestone Turanza.)  I'll probably swap the rear ones - with the most wear - for some Michelin CrossClimates and then the front for the same when they come due.

--- End quote ---

If you don't use EV-specific tyres, you'll be giving up some range to the higher rolling resistance of normal ones.

--- End quote ---

The same is true for any car.  There is a tradeoff between grip and economy.  It looks like VW chose grip in this case, though it does vary between the models.  The base ID.3 (with the smaller 45kWh battery and smaller 148hp motor) does come with eco tyres.  Since I'm rarely running on electric fumes, I don't need to eek out the last few percent.

nctnico:
In the end your life / safety is worth more compared to saving a few bucks.

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