Regardless it’s still fast enough to get around traffic or especially when accelerating to get ahead on highways Much better than my 2020 AWD Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0T (turbo) I did pretty well just getting in front cars on roads or just speeding up in traffic in the Santa Fe when getting ahead of others😁👍🏽
We moved to a floating home on the Columbia River last year. A neighbor rode by on a foil. Although not a Lift branded board, I knew I had to have one. After looking into options ( brands, sizes, etc ), I called the only Lift dealer within hours of us to look at purchasing one but they had no inventory. I ended up finding and purchasing a used Lift eFoil that I was only able to get out on twice due to weather and surgery. You mentioned riding coastal but they are great on the lakes as well. My question is about the battery. I have tried to talk with Lift multiple times over the last month through voice mail, email & their app. but have been given basic responses through email. I did finally get a phone call from Connor and he said he would follow up with tech support to see what they could do. My battery will not take a charge. I can't seem to get a tech to call me and talk about how the charger works. I know I have chargers that will not charge a battery if it is below a certain level of voltage. I own an auto repair shop and deal with standard lead batteries as well as EV systems. Something seems wrong with a 3500.00 battery only lasting 4yrs. The warranty is only 2yrs and the battery cost is about 3500.00. OUCH! I did send a picture of the battery label and was just told my battery and board are 4yrs old. I purchased Lift brand based on quality and support but I'm starting to question my choice.
I have a 2016 spark ev. I cant believe that chevy would help you with any waranty issues after you post videos of you abusing the car burning out and you put sone goofy after market wheels and tires on the car. Chevy should not have honered your waranty.
I would have LOVED to have the CyberBeast, and I’d be delighted if an owner of one wants to meet me at the track to do this with theirs. I gotta work with what I can, you know?
@EVResource completely understand, but the entire video you spoke as if this was the Cybertruck's full capability without mentioning there is a faster trim or that you didn't have the fastest trim. Not the end of the world. Just found myself as a viewer wanting to know which trim it was because I have a beast on order.
A few drawbacks that I can envision is, what happens if a car or truck splashes up muddy water or a stone ? I would at the very least have either button up plastic doors or zips up on the sides. It definitely would protect you better. Plus, if it starts hailing you don’t have any protection from it.
@@EVResource Many years ago, I worked for the post office and we had old crappy jeeps. Anytime it rained, water would come through any areas with a gap, the brake pedal, gas pedal and the door. Then there were the times where someone going fast through standing water could create a tidal wave of muddy water. Then the most memorable incident happened during the summer. We got a severe storm that had golf ball size hail that pelted everything. People had dents in their car, dealerships had multiple cars with dents, home roofs were damaged. Luckily my new car was parked in the parking lot at work and didn’t get hit, but others were not as lucky. I was in my truck on the route and the area I was at got grazed by that hail storm. I closed the windows and waited for the storm to pass. I have also been in rainstorms that were slashing sideways, I had to keep opening and closing the door to deliver the mail on one side of the street. That vehicle should at least have a heavy plastic shower type curtain at the very least. Then at least you have something to cover the sides. Even modern day Jeeps have coverings for the weather. Our weather patterns are getting worse because of climate change, not better. Even a rolled up vinyl plastic that could be unrolled if needed, would be better than nothing there.
I will never understand why people who think they are "pro" about Tesla don't use the Energy app to get the idea of the range the car can do based on the last 10-15-30 miles of driving. Oh well... maybe this is what a "pro" means nowadays. And it is 4.5% the battery buffer, not 10%. The usable battery is 78 kWh (but use the Energy app to figure it out yourself). I gave you a 👍 for the effort.
H ello! I have a 2016 Chevy Spark EV and noticed a lower battery range performance. Dealership performed the Electrical Systems Diagnosis ($175). They determined that the battery is functioning at 22.6 Ah, compared to the minimum 31.5 Ah. Headquarters is reluctant to act on it. They want me to "wait and see" and do another diagnostic in August. Do they think they made a misdiagnosis? Should I push for a repair order to start? The warranty expires in August, two months from now. Any advice?
@@EVResourceThe EV battery warranty was only valid for one year, which expired in 2019. The remaining warranty, expiring in August (100,000 mi or 8-years) is for "general issues," not specific to the battery, and since there is no "battery problem code" appearing on the dash, headquarters is reluctant to declare that it is a problem and doesn't want to repair it under warranty. This week we are tracking range per battery charge so we can return to the dealership with some hard data, since the guy at the dealership "expected" that the range would improve after the diagnogstic test. We are in summer Pacific NW weather and the battery is still only charging to a max range of 51 mi. This is 1 mile above our winter mileage range. No good. If I were to call everyday, what should I say?
@@LaraT-cw1oq it sounds like there is more going on with the warranty situation than usual. My impression that the 8yr/100,000mi warranty was for that it covered the battery and related components. So if your warranty coverage for the battery has expired, I’m not sure it would be worth exploring any further. At least to me, it’s not worth paying out of pocket to keep the Spark EV on the road when there are so many newer and better EV options available on the used EV market.
@@EVResourceThe dealership rep said he would have to get headquarters to approve the repair order under our warranty. So, I guess we just need evidence (before our last remaining warranty expires in Aug) to move forward. I will go for the buy back option if it becomes available. Such an unfortunate situation. We were happy with the car!
Update: The dealership recently conducted a second diagnostic and approved replacement of the battery under warranty! (They did not offer a buy-back option). It should be available between Oct and Dec 2024.
@@EVResource All I know is I tried to contact multiple representatives by email and zero people responded. It is sad, because my wife and I wanted one.
I would stay far away from the Spark EV at this point. You will almost definitely have problems getting replacement parts for it. And, the cost of replacement parts after the warranty period ends isn’t worth putting into these cars. You’re better off getting an EV that has much better aftermarket support.
Excellent video! 3 years is nothing when you look at the big picture. I enjoyed listening to Eric's insight into the progress of NMG. As you said, there are a lot of big pieces to the puzzle, and little by little NMG has been acquiring the big pieces and is close to fully assembling it. The USA tarriffs on chinese vehicles and sourced chinese minerals will help the bull case for graphite. EV's and home energy storage systems will also continue to become more affordable as time goes by. I strongly believe that graphite along with many other resources will continue to gain traction and value in the next 5 to 10 years. Bullissssssh!!!
This is a story about graphite production in Canada and nothing about the EV transition in title. This deception will not grow the channel. I’m disappointed wasting 45 mins.
I’m sorry you feel deceived, that wasn’t my intention at all! To be clear about what the title means, I found the information and insights shared radically changed the way I think about how we are approaching the EV transition. It’s clear that we are not going to be able to move the needle on EV adoption as quickly as we would like without relying on the supply chain outside of North America. I did say that later on in the video, but perhaps I should have been more clear in connecting the dots. Your comment is noted and I’ll do my very best to avoid that type of confusion in the future!
Don’t count items made in Taiwan as revenue going the CCP, because it doesn’t help China. If cheap Chinese EVs come into the US, it will hurt GM & Ford so bad that the American tax payer will have to bail them out. That is bad for Americans.
Increasing EV adoption with the next group of buyers will be extremely difficult. Frankly, I don’t see it occurring for at least 3 years, maybe more. Items severely holding it back are: 1) poor charging infrastructure and Tesla is making it worse by slowing down install of superchargers; 2) interest rates; 3) charger anxiety except for Tesla; and 4) pricing.
I think much of those concerns can be fixed with the consumer becoming more aware of the existing infrastructure. Yes, we need more, but people don’t even know where the existing chargers are!
@@EVResource It’s really sad many EV drivers don’t know where to look for chargers. At a minimum, car dealers should give buyers a list of apps that show charging locations. My Tesla advisor provided not only Supercharger app, but PlugShare, Alt Fuel, and suggested Electrify America, EVgo, and others. While I haven’t looked, surely someone has produced a YT video on the best apps to find charging.
while it looks like fun, I will stick with my Can am Spyder. I can go about 250 miles before fueling up. Maybe if they can get the battery / range up higher I may look at one.
You know, that’s exactly what I’ve been thinking too. When faced with the comparison, it’s hard to choose the less practical and more expensive choice. I hope they can figure this out, but I’m worried it’s too late for them now.
EVs are not dominating any form of motorpsorts . Fanboy delusion. They have their own series .Autocross is a timed event its not racing wheel to wheel. Formula E draws for smaller crowds than F1. Electric dirt bikes have been fairly succesfull in begginer kids classes but once they move out of begginer class they are back on 2stroke bikes. Full size electric mx bikes have been around for a few years and have went nowhere. Alta went out of business, the lastest offering from Stark didn't sell . They also have already closed their doors. Motorsports will continue to be ICE based for years.
I was an ICE engineer and built my own race car for open track days, Road America was 15 mins from my house. I can appreciate ICE engines but as EV powertrains get better and can sustain max power output, it becomes less attractive to run ICE, unless you are just old school and have nostalgia of hearing vroom vroom and turbo noises and supercharger noises.
There’s no comparison. An EV, with the right powertrain and tuned properly, can do amazing things. That being said, as much as I’m an EV guy… I LOVE the vroom vroom and turbo and supercharger noises. Mostly turbo noises, but I love a nice cammed out V8 too. Or a V12 revving to 9k. So many nice sounds. That’s the one thing I miss when watching EV Motorsport in person. Don’t miss the sounds when driving one, but when watching it is missing the spectacle.
Fascinating interview with Wyebot and hope to learn more about their technology as it relates to EVs, WiFi in parking garages, and hospitality industry. Northeastern EE / MBA grad here too.
I'm glad you appreciated it! This topic is definitely behind the scenes a bit, but it affects the EV industry and I too am watching to see what else they're able to be involved in related to EVs.
See at 1min06sec how she is holding the steering wheel. First thing tell your student the seat position, steering position and then take them on the track.
It is always good to be a squeaky wheel & share the news far and wide. If GM hadn't thought about it before, they now realize in this cash-strapped period, replacement battery packs can be a source of revenue for the company.
It was a decent amount of rain... but I can see where that doesn't come across in the video all too well. The main purpose of the video however was satirical. The reality of EV charging is that there isn't any risk of charging in the rain, even if it were a hurricane, because there is never any electricity flowing through the wires until after the plug is connected to the vehicle and the charger and vehicle communicate. Before charging starts, they go through a process that also includes an "all clear, go ahead" command. As a result of this communication first feature, you could even dunk the charger cable into a bucket of water and it wouldn't cause any issue because there wouldn’t be any electricity flowing.
I have a 2016 Spark EV. GM and the dealers know nothing about the Spark EV the dealer that i had test my battery, told me they did not know that there was a spark EV. And GM customer service Reps Just hangs up on you when you ask Question about the car.
