Tesla Inc. is no longer selling the majority of new electric cars registered in California, the state that accounts for almost a third of all
  • anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.caEnglish
    102·
    3 days ago

    I’m currently driving that VW TDI – best car I’ve ever owned in 35 years. Next vehicle wasn’t going to be a Tesla, but perhaps an F150 Lightning if they ever get their head out their asses and offer a regular old e-pickup – I don’t want quad cab and a short bed, just two doors and a regular full size bed would be great. Alas, that’s hard to find in ICE, let alone electric.

    • parody@lemmings.worldEnglish
      41·
      2 days ago

      That emissions cheating soured me on them

      (Though I do believe they used a clever method)

      Glad it’s so good!

      • anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.caEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        The dumbest part is that after I got my car updated (the Passat only needed a firmware update) the fuel economy was not even one MPG worse. It’s been a decade and I’m still regularly getting slightly better than 50MPG on the highway and low-30s in the city. There was no reason to cheat.

        • parody@lemmings.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          No way!

          Was the cheat focused on the rest of the fleet (larger cars?), but applied to all [JIC]? 🤔

          50+ wao

          • anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.caEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            It’s my understanding that the cheat was in all TDI models, but the smaller Jetta was particularly bad because it didn’t have a urea system and the fix for that model was to retrofit one. My Passat may have needed a more robust urea injector and not just software, but I can’t remember now. Either way on my year/model the fix was barely noticeable.

            • Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              1·
              1 day ago

              How do you fill a urea tank on a passenger vehicle? I don’t see those pumps at the gas station, and doubt it’s as easy as peeing into a bottle…

              • anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.caEnglish
                1·
                23 hours ago

                It’s just like the DEF tanks on 18 wheelers. I buy a 10L jug of it from Walmart for something like $10. In my trunk there’s a panel you remove and under it there’s a small cap very similar to the gas cap. Remove that, hook up the DEF bottle hose (the bottles come with a 12-15" corrugated hose) and very slowly pour it in. You don’t want to spill that stuff, it’s nasty not because it’s urea, but because when it dries it kind of crystallizes and makes a real bloody awful mess.

                Replace the cap, replace the panel cover, close the trunk and you’re done for another 9-15mos.