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Thank you Kaz.

Hmmm what I don’t get is why the rest of the world uses CCS (fast charging) and type 2 (normal charging), but the US has its own connector.

Aptera will ship with NACS

Has anybody other than Tesla actually shipped a NACS car yet? Every Tesla I've bought came with a J1772 adapter, so this advice is for which cars?

They need to cut it off at 80 percent and do it everywhere immediately.

Do we know if lucid if lucid is making money on vehicle sales yet? Previously I had heard that the cars costed significantly more to make than they sold for

I find it interesting that Tesla owners want to be able to charge everywhere with their cars, but hate that the Tesla Network will be opened to other EV's. SMH

Thank you Kaz! Great to have the link to this product, I most likely will order one when I'll get my Aptera (no NACS in Europe).

Thank you Kaz

Thanks Kaz.

Doesn't Tesla give you one of those for free when you buy the Tesla?

I’m first!

So they are extending the life of the battery but limiting the range of the car, just to avoid a long line of cars waiting to charge?

The closer you get to 100% it's the same as really just charging level two so just move to level two charger

I think most supercharging stations do that in NYC. The limit is 80% except at very few locations but the parking fee is more than $20 sometimes $50 so it’s always empty.

Restricting at 40% will make the batteries last forever. And virtually no queues.

This is what Tesla had been doing for ages and for a good reason

I was thinking why not pause the charging at 80% and then display a message on the station that you will be charged double, maybe triple the rate and if you agree there should be an option to continue charging.

I already feel the 100% charge dlc coming from EA 💀

funny more cars are still on the lots not selling

This is wrong approach, sometimes I might need that extra range to get to my destination. A better system would be to just charge more per KW at the top end, either directly, or by splitting the cost into (Energy + Station Rental Time)

As an ev driver, I think this is a good idea.

Most of the chargers in Quebec double the price after 90% SOC

The dumbest thing I have heard in a long time. What the heck! I'd be ticked off if the gas pump would shut off at 85% The argument of a trip is BS, if I am on a trip I defiantly want a full charge. Reason #23423412342344 why tesla is just better in every imaginable way!

Nice video. Thanks, Kaz! I don’t have any problem with 85%.

Thanks Kaz, your experience is awesome.

Because customers would delay others with last 15% (charging will slow down). If they want to charge for a long trip, they can charge it at home. 😏

The company is backed by Volkswagen Group! And they do it for your safety! I guess you have heard, that they had problems with the recall of LG batteries. Well, some have said it's all about money and less about the safety of the drivers. Cars are limited to 80% state of charge to be safe, before it's becoming hot and car will burn down, when still connected to the charging station. Check your NHTSA news. Porsche Taycan, Audi e-tron GT, Audo e-tron. Contact your dealer or better: never buy a used car from that brands, sell your car back to your dealer. keep in mind to never by cars from companies that dont play the fair card with consumers and where money matters more.

Thanks, Kaz! Personally, I'm okay with an 85% hard cap at busy, metro regions where the chargers aren't typically used for travel and there are numerous other charging options nearby. However, for busy travel chargers, I prefer an 85% "soft" cap, where after 85%, they start to charge a per-minute "parking fee" that discourages but doesn't outright prohibit charging past 85%.

imo instead of cutting folks off at 85%, just charge them more for continuing to charge past 80% (like if the normal price is 50c/kw, once you hit 80% it's now $1 per kw, want to amplify this further, make it $2 per kw once you get to 90% another idea, maybe a combination of per kw and per minute would help move things along, like 30c/kw and $1/minute on top of that. then people would move along much faster once they notice the vehicle slowing in charge rate. for those that get free charging, maybe they should revise the situation and say, free charging up to 80% soc and then you have to pay the going rate to continue charging. educating the public is also something that we dont have enough of, sometimes people dont think much of it, just refilling the tank, but unlike gasoline, pumping in the last 20% goes so much slower. charging availability is also an issue. if there was also nearby lvl 2 charging, folks could move from the dcfc into lvl 2 to top up the remainder if they really want to get to 100% soc idle fees are also a good thing, 10 mins of grace period is a lot of time, imo 5 mins is more than enough grace period, then charge them a per minute fee.

This is an excellent idea. Allowing 100% charge is as if everyone at a gas station also stayed parked at the pump while they ate lunch...

Here's a few thoughts: * are these locations specially chosen because they have high congestion? *did EA make sure these locations are operating correctly? *is this policy 24/7, or during really slow hours can they lift this restriction? *do they plan to implement this everywhere, or just in other busy locations, and might they get remove this in the future when infrastructure is more widespread? *will these locations be clearly marked with this policy and on the charging apps? They're are already common issues with the apps not knowing if chargers are working or at full capacity. Sadly, the media and this week are biased against EVs will run with the headline, not the finer details. EA probably has hundreds of locations not affected by this. Oddly, it sounds like they're going to cut off charge at 85% so your car is, in fact, sitting there idle for ten minutes before you get back to move it.

I have no problem with that. I only charge to 80% at fast chargers.

I wont be buying an EV on principle at this point. It wouldn't matter if Ford gave me the EV and paid me to drive it.

I guess Gordon Murray's T25 / T27 was ahead of their time after all. I still wonder what happened to that, as they were supposedly slated to enter production by some unnamed manufacturer. The insanely small size would be perfect for personal transport, and could solve a lot of space issues as well.

Many SUVs have become somewhat smaller over the last ten years, blurring the line between a hatchback and an SUV. Personally I prefer cars (and other tools) which focus intently on doing their job very well, instead of middle ground cars that try to do a little bit of everything. I drive a massive truck which I use to haul large, heavy items, and I look forward to getting my Aptera or another small EV should Aptera not get me a trike soon enough. I've always had a huge truck and a small efficiency car, so I think Ford's move into microEVs is a great thing and I hope they will make them very small and very affordable instead of trying to give them every bell and whistle just to seem silicone-corny. Silicorny?

I prefer vehicles that make sense. Such as smaller compact ones for 1 driver for just to/from work/school. Wish that the small kei trucks were allowed in the US. More and more states are banning them without much of a valid reason. 1 being safety, but then they allow far more unsafe vehicles on the roads. Makes no sense. The few people I know with a big pickup truck rarely ever actually use the bed of the truck and when they do, typically it is for just a few small items that could easily fit into another kind of vehicle. EVs with smaller batteries just mean more stops to charge, but also quicker to full charge, when doing a trip. The Aptera is a dream vehicle that I'm hoping comes out. Have money down on one. The one I'm getting is the launch 400-mile range battery, but that is far more than I'll need. My daily work commute is only 4-5 minutes, depending on traffic and the 1 light I pass through. That battery is way more than I'll need, but I am hoping to travel once I do have it. I keep saying that once I get my Aptera I'll do a road trip with it.

My Kia soul was affordable when I got it ten years ago for $17k. That's still what I can afford today.

We'll see...

A $30k car is at least a step towards affordable.

Ultra hard mode 😂! This is the video I was about to make. Thank you Kaz!! I get the night off! I'll just post yours.

Excellent video.

they are simply so far behind when compared to the European brands. the european cars don't do phantom braking, the windshield wipers work automatically, auto speed automatic speed based on permitted speed, without you having to do anything, and it works almost 100% etc. tesla has fallen behind. simply because they try to save money on different systems and only use the camera😞 my model 3 is just bad vs my id4

Tesla<any other car

Nice, thanks Kaz.

Wouldn't it be sick if they had a blackout glass option, or no glass at all? Dont get it

Nice, thank you