Random EV Thoughts 2 - The Jimnying

Similar in kimmage and now newlands cross.

I hope they don't find the apps to locate chargers ..

There's a fundamental problem with measuring battery capacity which is that it's impossible to measure the remaining capacity of a battery at any one point in time

This is in contrast to a fuel tank which can easily be measured

So the only true way to measure it is charge to full and then discharge to empty and see how much energy you took out

Doing a partial discharge is somewhat inaccurate since the 75% SoC is only an estimation by the car

It also won't account for cell imbalances within the battery. One cell can discharge faster than others which can cause the SoC to drop suddenly

Some cars can be forced to rebalance the cells by leaving at a low SoC for a few days. After that it may appear to "recover" some kWh from the battery health estimate

There's a few EV specific forums around, SpeakEV in the UK is one example off the top of my head. There's also Reddit which I think has a fairly large EV community

There's the social media platforms obviously, but I personally don't want to go near them to have various crypto scams and right wing conspiracies shoved in my face

Someone could always volunteer to setup a community on Mastadon or something similar

The problem is always how you manage moderation. Boards has generally managed to have very decent moderation in my view which is hard to find elsewhere. However that's partly because the community is quite small and not a major target for spammers or bots, a bigger platform would probably require a harder stance from mods

I'm not sure other platforms will manage to hit that balance

Or they get to the only fast charger in the area and the cables have been cut 🤣 Foiled by there own kind.

True, I think the idea of running a forum site as a commercial venture is long gone. You either do it as part of a business (e.g. MyEnergi forums or similar) or it's a community effort dependent on volunteers

I don't think Boards will go either but it's going to be going steadily downhill as members move on. Younger people nowadays aren't looking to forum sites so there isn't a stream of new members to replace people leaving

I'm getting Musk and Twitter vibes 😀

A ‘Mexican standoff’ has ended at Greystones Marina over the electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, which have not been operational for several months. Councillor Stephen Stokes said the issue has now been resolved, following the intervention of Merlin Ovington and the Environment Section of Wicklow County Council.

"There was a bizarre situation where the developer and their management company were pointing at each other as the responsible party. The result was that the EV chargers went out of operation for several months. This fresh development by Wicklow County Council (WCC) ensures improved access to essential EV infrastructure for residents, commuters, and visitors alike," he said.

Concerned residents had contacted Cllr Stokes about the matter and the local authority has now taken over the service. WCC has also engaged a contractor to service the units and manage the mobile app used for connecting to the charger and to process payments.

https://m.independent.ie/regionals/wicklow/bray-news/mexican-stand-off-resolved-over-ev-charging-points-in-greystones-harbour/a760702337.html

See "public" EV charging is easy

Can't see how it will solve any of the problems mentioned in the article? From reading the article it sounds like they will be provided by a commercial supplier charging similar to what charging providers already do. Councils won't let private residents install their own. And they'd get vandalised here in many areas.