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As someone recovering from back pain from a car accident, back pain (or tightness) often just means there's a weakness somewhere , probably at or anywhere below that location (coul…

Commercial drones like this typically come with enough batteries to run non-stop. Even at the standard 1C charge rate, you'd only need 4 batteries to effectively fly non-stop. In t…

Kinda like how there's ads on the home screen of certain products, but other companies may opt to forgo them for a more premium experience that keeps customers coming back and payi…

Where did you charge? I recently tried the ones at Esso in Canada, it literally feels like 4x the weight. I've never needed 2 handles to manipulate a gas pump or Tesla charger, but…

I actually got a CCS adapter and did exactly that with my Tesla this week. Esso in Canada has free DC charging for a while through their Journie app. It is like manhandling a press…

The Tesla official one is $230. All you need then is a breaker, dryer outlet, and some thick gauge wire between the two.

> Parts can be more expensive than one might think. Couldn't agree more, due to their added size maintaining/operating a Silverado 1500 was similar to maintaining my Lexus. Reliabl…

That's the difference, he's doing his own work. Hell, around here the minimum labour charge is already more than $100. As someone who owned a Saabaru, many 4 figure shop quotes bec…

Don't forget the Saabaru

As a BMW owner, I actually found the repair pricing quite comparable. Maybe not quite to a Corolla, but it was to a Lexus. If anything the Lexus was a bit more, due to how common B…

Depends on how well the wiring is done in the first place. I am an enthusiast of the entire reliability spectrum of vehicle brands. There are people on Range Rover forums wondering…

You attribute it's reliability to it's simplicity, but I'd argue Toyota simply builds things to a better standard. As most people know, Lexus is also Toyota, and I've been driving …

I'm only 30, but at this point a 15 year old car still feels kinda "new" to me. Up until a few months ago, I drove a 2008 Lexus, felt perfectly modern. But in regards to driving a …

Ironically due to being unable to get the Ioniq 5 and ending up with the Tesla, I'm now in the market for a generator. If it's the quiet model and you live in western Canada, I'd b…

I just hope this furthers V2L adoption, unfortunately due to the wait times for an Ioniq 5, I had to settle for a Tesla. Frustrates me so much that I drive a massive power bank on …

When I switched to WFH, it was amazing suddenly finding an extra 5 figures annually in my pocket. Commuting is also the most dangerous thing the average person does. My wife only c…

For me I'm the exact opposite. Didn't mind working in the office, it was nice enough, coworkers are all friendly. But having to live anywhere near my office in a high COL area mean…

It's worse than that, I didn't just gain space and scenery. I went up an entire socioeconomic class. Previously I was priced out of the housing market, renting a small basement sui…

I was wondering the same thing as an infrastructure engineer making Canadian peanuts compared to my friends who moved to the US. I guess it’s mostly my own fault for being nervous …

So unfortunate it behaves like an inefficient gas car 24/7 when it's below freezing out. It was one of only 2 vehicles in it's class (EV with a range extender), which was what I wa…

ICE cars fuelling speed isn't limited by the temperature of the gas tank when you arrive. We could give power users a button to manually do that, but how far in advance you press i…

Oh I'm comfortable with DC, and am unafraid of low voltage tinkering. For mains it's not the 120V zap I'm particularly worried about, it's the possible fire that occurs months late…

I guess not necessarily the "most" consequences, but the best hidden (at least to me as a novice). When woodworking, I'm aware of the spinny bit and can watch a quick video on how …

This is the same reason I moved out of the city. Rents are very high because they assume you can live there without a car, but as someone who frequently drove far out of the city I…

It's funny, in high school due to social perceptions I didn't align myself with the "shop kids", and took exclusively computer-based electives. It's led me to a lucrative career in…