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Cars: 2015

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LynahFan said:
Just so - having a “charge control unit” effectively built into the battery is the only responsible way to sell lithium ion. You need to individually monitor the health and charge state of each cell and regulate the current to each one to ensure that they are charging evenly. And of course thermal monitoring is a given. Connecting unregulated voltage directly to the cell terminals would be a certain call to 911.
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Darwin awards happen all the time not sure how thats Teslas issue. My buddy has model W, he sets it to charge into the 90s not to 100% as its better for the battery pack. Its like a child to him :)
 
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How complex is charging on these vehicles? Isn't it just a "plug it in and leave it be" deal with them? Granted there are different ways to charge (normal in-home 110v, enhanced 220v in-home, Superchargers at various locations), but I thought the car does all the work.

At my new job I need to charge forklifts whenever they are not in use. The system is simple and takes less than 30 seconds to plug/unplug and is very safe/moron resistant.
 
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It’s only that simple for the user because the engineers designed in a very complex control system that does all the work.
 
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LynahFan said:
It’s only that simple for the user because the engineers designed in a very complex control system that does all the work.
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That's what I'm saying. I don't understand the belief that users are going to burn down their house or electrocute themselves with these systems. Sure, accidents CAN happen. But overall they will be super low count.
 
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It’s because there is so little margin for error. One uncaught bug and it can be catastrophic. It’s an extraordinary amount of energy stored in a fairly new medium. Storing gasoline and moving it from a tank to a car doesn’t require a complicated set of algorithms and safeguards. Those that are designed into the system are well-tested and have been around for a long time.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
It’s because there is so little margin for error. One uncaught bug and it can be catastrophic. It’s an extraordinary amount of energy stored in a fairly new medium. Storing gasoline and moving it from a tank to a car doesn’t require a complicated set of algorithms and safeguards. Those that are designed into the system are well-tested and have been around for a long time.
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Correct. Every new thing that comes out for cars, my mechanic brother has to take a new class on it. When electric vehicles first came out, the first thing he was told was not to touch Spot A and Spot B at the same time, otherwise he's literally dead. In the long run, this is really really new technology being applied for the masses, and there is a lot that can go wrong if not designed correctly.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
It’s because there is so little margin for error. One uncaught bug and it can be catastrophic. It’s an extraordinary amount of energy stored in a fairly new medium. Storing gasoline and moving it from a tank to a car doesn’t require a complicated set of algorithms and safeguards. Those that are designed into the system are well-tested and have been around for a long time.
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Moving gasoline from a tank to a car does involve safeguards, NEC has a whole chapter on Gasoline equipment, NFPA 30 has multiple sections on gasoline safety. DOT has a special license for drivers of gas tankers.
 
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walrus said:
Moving gasoline to a tank to car does involve safeguards, NEC has a whole chapter on Gasoline equipment, NFPA 30 has multiple sections on gasoline safety. DOT has a special license for drivers of gas tankers.
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Yes, and I specifically mentioned that gas has those. I’m just saying they were developed over decades. We haven’t had electric cars in a majority of households for 50 years yet.

The NEC has plenty of these guidelines. I get that. But now we’re dealing with extremely high amperage being put into people’s homes and actively used daily in an entirely new medium. I’m not saying this is like handing people a flask of hydrofluoric acid. But this isn’t as mundane as we would like to think.
 
Question, because something doesn't feel right.

September last year, I took my car (2007 Honda Civic coupe) in for an estimate on some work. The mechanic I talked to said be mindful of the timing belt and I would need to get it replaced soon. If a timing belt was going to go, wouldn't it have gone by now?
 
MissThundercat said:
Question, because something doesn't feel right.

September last year, I took my car (2007 Honda Civic coupe) in for an estimate on some work. The mechanic I talked to said be mindful of the timing belt and I would need to get it replaced soon. If a timing belt was going to go, wouldn't it have gone by now?
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Not necessarily. How many miles since then?
 
How many miles since it was changed? Or has it ever been changed?

If it was just changed by that mechanic, and it breaks, I would not ever take it back. Timing belts of that era Honda should last 100k miles.
 
The timing belt is something that really should be monitored and replaced at the first sign of a problem. If a timing belt goes, you can very well lose the entire engine. It's a $500-1000 job, but the alternative is an entire new vehicle. It's also something that, from an outside perspective, will seem fine and then all of a sudden go.
 
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I bought the car used. I'll take it to another mechanic and see what they say.
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If he's telling you that it may need to be changed sometime soon, as it looks to be original- that could be quite factual. 13 years on a timing belt is a long time. But if it's been changed recently, well....

And to follow up on what RaceBorder posted- the Honda motor is an interference motor- so if the belt does break, valves hit pistons. Which is a bad thing.
 
Agree with everything said. Honda 100k mile maintenance isn't something I'd delay. It's well established as a "shall" than "should"

My Acura has the same thing at 100k. Timing belt and water pump. If you haven't had the pump replaced, most (all?) recommendations I've seen are do both.

I will not risk it when my car's 100k maintenance is due and I wouldn't risk it on yours either.
 
Alright, I didn't understand what that mechanic meant initially. What I'll do is take it to the nearest Honda dealer and have them take care of it.
 
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