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Re: Voltswagen of America

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Post by gaoshan »

outside1234 wrote: post #17

Does this mean they have shifted their focus to cheating on battery capacity?

From what I have seen VW had a sort of genuine reckoning with the whole diesel issue. They have reinvented themselves, shed cruft, cut all fuel vehicle development and completely devoted themselves to an electric future (vehicles, batteries, chargers). They have turned things around wholesale and are now producing amazing, relatively affordable electric vehicles (their new id.4 SUV will debut in the US for just a little more than a tricked out Honda CR-V, once you factor in the federal tax credit).

I was excited by Tesla but they remained expensive. Now feel like VW will have a chance to bring electric vehicles to a much larger group of people... a group I fit into and I can't wait.

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Post by zwieback »

jeromenerf wrote: post #114

Pronunciation is no longer “folks wagen” but “faults wagen”. The classic German ironic sense of humor.

"V" can be randomly soft or hard, "Volk" is pronounced like "Folk" but "Volt" like "Wolt". THere's no real equivalent sound in English, I think.

But, yeah, I've owned several VWs and electrical wiring is usually faulty so I'll go with Faultswagen as well.

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Post by [deleted] »

minxomat wrote: post #25
MattGaiser wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mistake? Look at all the coverage they are getting when they would otherwise be lost in a crowd.

Maybe they grew tired of Americans pronouncing it wrong (most V are still pronounced as F, Vettel, Volkswagen etc.) ;-) Edit: This German apologizes for an attempt at a humorous / sarcastic comment and will revert to work-machine state at once. Beep boop.

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Post by formerly_proven »

minxomat wrote: post #25
MattGaiser wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mistake? Look at all the coverage they are getting when they would otherwise be lost in a crowd.

Maybe they grew tired of Americans pronouncing it wrong (most V are still pronounced as F, Vettel, Volkswagen etc.) ;-) Edit: This German apologizes for an attempt at a humorous / sarcastic comment and will revert to work-machine state at once. Beep boop.

Folxvagen

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Post by mint2 »

mikece wrote: post #42

What is the relative difference in emissions between a gasoline-powered car and an electric car that is recharged by power from a coal-burning plant?

If you want to know there’s plenty of reliable sources like the doe (and if you want confirmation bias rather than facts, there’s plenty of unreliable sources)

Last time someone made a comment like yours, I actually tried googling and there’s a doe site that actually tells you the carbon emissions by state for an ev, hybrid or normal gas car given that states specific energy sources.

Even W Virginia, the worst state I could find, having about 90% coal, gives much lower emissions for an ev than a gas car. And that’s with the current mix. It’s only getting better from here. And that’s the worst state!

Here you go https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric_emissions.html

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Post by maerF0x0 »

mikece wrote: post #42

What is the relative difference in emissions between a gasoline-powered car and an electric car that is recharged by power from a coal-burning plant?

here's an article I usually reference when this kind of question comes up:

https://web.archive.org/web/20170417164448/https://www.vanco...

tldr;

    In dirty electricity regions, driving on electricity creates similar climate pollution to gasoline.

    Regions that burn mostly coal and natural gas to generate electricity create high levels of climate pollution for each kWh. In Alberta, for example, a Plug-In Prius will cause a similar amount of climate pollution driving on gasoline as it does driving on Alberta's electricity.

    Some electric car owners have worked around this problem by putting up their own solar panels, or by purchasing cleaner electricity directly from their utility.
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