Just my view but it would be pretty unreasonable and ridiculous to require ongoing payment to use an FM radio that's worth practically nothing relative to the overall cost of the car and which was almost certainly paid for in the original purchase anyway.
I am not actually sure how the radio is set up, but the only reason I could imagine that the radio would be affected is if it uses internet radio rather than tuning into regular broadcast radio.Just my view but it would be pretty unreasonable and ridiculous to require ongoing payment to use an FM radio that's worth practically nothing relative to the overall cost of the car and which was almost certainly paid for in the original purchase anyway.
Features that actually require internet sure but not a radio, they've been standard equipment in cars for half a century.
Just my view but it would be pretty unreasonable and ridiculous to require ongoing payment to use an FM radio that's worth practically nothing relative to the overall cost of the car and which was almost certainly paid for in the original purchase anyway.
Features that actually require internet sure but not a radio, they've been standard equipment in cars for half a century.
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Bit of a non event seeing as we cannot get SirusXM in Australia. (or Panda for that matter.)I agree, and I hope that Tesla will continue to allow access to radio if an owner decides not to sign up to the subscription service. We’ll find out in 8 years.
Why Tesla Will Add Internet-based SiriusXM streaming to Model 3, Model Y and Others
Tesla's Model S and Model X vehicles offer SiriusXM radio through dedicated hardware that includes an antenna to receive the satellite-based signals. This is
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Remember the góod old time it was forbidden to carry batteries bigger than a few watts in airplanes...Don't know if this should be in another thread, coz it aint electric cars, but electric airplanes are going to be a reality soon.
Rex says it will retrofit planes with electric-propulsion engines, saying it's the future of air travel.
The regional airline has unveiled its plan to replace some of its fleet's jet engines with electric-propulsion engines. Trial flights are to start in 2024.
I forecast a few coming headlines:
BYD Atto 3 electric SUV approved for sale in Australia
The Australian Government has granted approval for the BYD Atto 3 EV to be sold here ahead of deliveries beginning in August.
The BYD Atto 3 has been approved for sale in Australia just weeks before deliveries are set to begin.
A government approval notice was published today, advising the Chinese electric SUV is compliant with Australian Design Rules (ADRs).
Requests for approval are often done months in advance, so it’s unusual that this particular approval notice was issued just weeks before deliveries are set to begin.
It lists a tare mass of 1680kg and 1750kg for the Standard Range and Extended Range, respectively.
Interestingly, braked and unbraked towing capacity is 0kg.
17-inch alloy wheels are also listed as standard fit for the base model, despite the Australian website noting standard 18-inch alloys for both variants.
Distributor EVDirect emailed customers earlier this month that local deliveries of the Atto 3 would be delayed by 6 to 8 weeks, and would begin in August – not July, as had previously been claimed.
The delay pushed not only deliveries but also the timeline for test drives into August or September.
It has subsequently notified customers of the Standard Range model that it’ll be delayed further as BYD is prioritising production of the Extended Range.
“Unfortunately, we have received advice from BYD in China that the production of the Standard Range Atto 3 vehicles will not commence until estimated mid-October with delivery to Australia scheduled to start in November-December,” said EVDirect in a letter to customers.
“This is due to the high-volume production requirements of the extended range option.”
It’s giving customers the opportunity to keep their place in the queue by securing an Extended Range in the same colour, with an estimated delivery time of August/September 2022.
EVDirect says almost 90 per cent of customers have opted for the Extended Range model.
If you’re not already in the queue, you’ll be waiting until December 2022 or January 2023 for a new Standard Range according to the website.
In the past week, the wait times for new Extended Range orders have also ticked over to December/January according to EVDirect’s website.
Customers will pick up their cars from an Experience Centre location and not a mycar location, as had previously been the plan.
Servicing, however, will still be available at both Eagers and mycar locations.
There’s also the option to have your BYD vehicle delivered to you, for a fee, if you live more than 50km from an Eagers location.
The company says it’ll release warranty and servicing information shortly.
BYD vehicles have previously been offered in Australia – you may have taken a previous-generation BYD e6 taxi in Sydney – but the EVDirect-led push of the new Atto 3 small electric SUV is the Chinese brand’s biggest step here yet.
While not a household name in Australia, BYD is a giant in the ‘new energy vehicle’ space, which as well as cars produces electric buses and even batteries for other companies. Warren Buffett is a major shareholder.
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It now exclusively produces electric and hybrid vehicles.
BYD has established an Australia-focused line at one of its factories in China, and plans to commence production of the first 15,000 cars for this market. That is the kind of healthy supply only Tesla can compete with.
Beyond the Atto 3, a further two BYD vehicle models will go on sale both online and in-store by December 2022 in Australia, expected to be a small EV hatch and mid-sized EV sedan.
The Atto 3 will tackle the heart of the electric vehicle market in Australia, giving the MG ZS EV a direct rival while also vying for prospective buyers of the Kia Niro EV and Nissan Leaf – both more expensive vehicles.
It’s priced from $44,990 drive-away depending on your state, with the Extended Range model costing $3000 more.
The Extended Range costs an extra $3000, and offers 420km of range on the WLTP cycle – an increase of 100km on the Standard Range.
Both variants use BYD’s in-house ‘Blade’ LFP batteries, with base cars packing 50kWh of capacity and extended range models 60kWh.
The battery powers a 150kW and 310Nm front-wheel drive electric motor, capable of pushing the Atto 3 from zero to 100km/h in a claimed 7.3 seconds.
There’s a 400V charging architecture, with maximum AC charging capacity of 7kW and DC charging at up to 80kW.
BYD claims it has taken more than 3000 orders for the Atto 3 already, which would put it among Australia’s best-selling EVs already.
To put this 3000 figure into context, market-wide EV sales in Australia between January and June 2022 inclusive of Tesla sit at 9680 units, about half of which are the Model 3.
The company says the Atto 3 is currently undergoing safety testing in Europe by Euro NCAP, which will allow it to get an ANCAP rating.
Just four paint colours will be offered: standard white, along with grey, blue and red. The latter three will cost an extra $700.
EVDirect also says there’ll be just one interior trim option and one alloy wheel option available, at least at first.
Wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are in development and will be added as over-the-air updates.
Ohh sxxt yes...electric buses all over, and Tesla
Technically, they don't catch fire, they have a runaway thermal reaction that generates enormous heat.
Lithium batteries: safe to fly?
Today, Lithium batteries play a barely visible, yet essential role in both our daily life and aviation alike. Manufactured and handled correctly, Lithium batteries are safe. But production failures, mishandling, or not being aware of their specific characteristics can have serious repercussions.
Lithium batteries are today’s power source of choice. As we become ever more reliant on Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) to provide at your fingertips information, entertainment and communication, then so increases the demand for more powerful, yet lighter, sources of power.
Hundreds of millions of Lithium batteries or equipment with Lithium batteries are carried on aircraft annually. These can be as part of passengers carry-on items, as aircraft (e.g. Portable IFE, defibrillators) or aircrew equipment (such as Electronic Flight Bags). They can be shipped as cargo in battery form or within other purchased items to support the demand for “just in time deliveries”, or indeed as power supply for aircraft equipment. Lithium batteries are becoming continually more common place in the aircraft environment.
But the introduction of Lithium batteries included some highly visible cases of cell phones or laptops self-igniting and burning. Likewise, several events have occurred on aircraft, ranging from localized and limited fires to large, uncontrolled in-flight fires resulting in hull losses and fatalities.
The air industry has become more aware of the specific characteristics of Lithium batteries and the associated risks can now be mitigated. Procedures have been developed to address the risks for Lithium batteries being part of the aircraft design, those belonging to passengers or crews carry-on items, or indeed procedures linked to the shipping of Lithium batteries as cargo.
LITHIUM BATTERIES: A POWERFUL AND VERSATILE TECHNOLOGY, ASSOCIATED WITH A COMMON RISK
Lithium is the metal with the lowest density, but with the greatest electrochemical potential and energy-to-weight ratio, meaning that is has excellent energy storage capacity. These large energy density and low weight characteristics make it an ideal material to act as a power source for any application where weight is an issue, aircraft applications being a natural candidate.
While the technology used and the intrinsic risk is the same for all applications, different solutions and procedures exist to mitigate this common risk depending on where and how the Lithium battery is used (i.e. part of the aircraft design, transported as cargo or in passengers and crews luggage and PED).
This section will highlight the benefits of this new technology irrespective of its use in applications, and describe the associated risk of “thermal runaway”.
Lithium: an increasing use
Experimentation with Lithium batteries began in 1912 and the first Lithium batteries were sold in the 1970’s. In the nineties, Lithium battery technology began to be widely used by a number of industries that were looking for light, powerful and durable batteries.
As it turns out, Lithium use in batteries has been one of the major drivers of Lithium demand since the rechargeable Lithium-ion battery was invented in the early nineties (fig.1).
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Forecast Lithium demand by application (Source: TRU Group)
Today, Lithium batteries are progressively replacing previous technology batteries – e.g. Nickel-Cadmium, Lead-acid – and can be found in most of electronic and autonomous electric systems or equipment. Development and applications are evolving with latest uses including ultrathin (down to 0.5 mm) and flexible technologies.
The Lithium battery market is extremely dynamic and expanding fast, with a growing application as the power source for a wide range of electric vehicles. In fact, no level off is foreseen in the coming years. In 2014, 5.5 billion Lithium-ion batteries were produced (fig.2).
(fig.2)
Worldwide batteries production
Different types of Lithium batteries, different applications
Different types
I will strongly disagree on putting it as same same but no point arguying, just look at what will happen in the coming years.As for electric planes, i hope not to have to use them.
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