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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Advertising hasn't talked about technical details of products since probably the 60's when commercials lasted more than 20 seconds. The last time I saw a commercial talking about tech specs on a vehicle is to mention "hemi" as if anyone knows what that means. I suppose truck commercials still like to mention payload, as if consumers care about that other than to brag.
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But we do have reviewers, and now that's not just in magazines but also YouTubers.
I like videos that go over each of the pros and cons and feats of ICE technology, such as direct injection, valve timing, combustion chamber and intake/exhaust manifold designs, piston shapes, rod and crankshaft geometry, etc. etc. There are a few videos like that about modern EV's, but the typical EV reviewer just glazes over everything as "it's an EV, so it's better. You know, lower center of gravity and instant torque and no tailpipe emissions." And everything else in an EV review is usually about costs vs features and range and charging speeds, not how the engineers were able to make a car that reaches those numbers.
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Cars were interesting because of how insanely complex the drivetrain is. EVs massively reduce that complexity and flatten out the differences in character. They are increasingly becoming commoditized, and the industry will tend to arrive at similar areas of optimization.
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That may be true. And TBH, the practicality of a vehicle trumps how exactly a certain valve or bearing makes the car get 0.3% better mileage or performance than the competition.
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
People with time and money (retired folks) are who wrench on old cars as a hobby. I'm going to treat vehicles as an appliance now when I don't have much time.
I'm contemplating EV go-karting as a hobby when the kids are old enough to participate. Basically my hobbies need to include children at this stage, so that's the limiting criteria. I take the canoe out to the lake with kids, or go on truck drives and listen to the radio.
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You're a good person. Spending time with the kids has always been extremely important to my wife and me. Skating, biking, boating, snowmobiling, swiming, fishing, football. It's all been fun. Those days are starting to become history. Hopefully we'll get some grandkids to play with not too far in the future.