bidens incredible transition to electric cars

[Firefighter]

Not only extinguishing fires, but rescues due to entrapment in an MVA is much more difficult. You can't cut through the posts and pillars anymore. That is where all the high voltage wiring is running. The chance of the car exploding and burning is much higher.

We most certainly do. Before cutting the pillars we pull the emergency response disconnect. We now do a class in electric vehicle extrication and obviously tesla is part of that. Tesla has emergency responder material.

All of tesla emergency response guidelines can be found here.

First Responders | Tesla

First Responders information that assists in safely handling emergency situations involving Tesla vehicles.

www.tesla.com

 

[Smilingreen]

We most certainly do. Before cutting the pillars we pull the emergency response disconnect. We now do a class in electric vehicle extrication and obviously tesla is part of that. Tesla has emergency responder material.

All of tesla emergency response guidelines can be found here.

First Responders | Tesla

First Responders information that assists in safely handling emergency situations involving Tesla vehicles.

www.tesla.com

Good to see things have changed since I was a fire fighter. The original Toyota Priuses were a nightmare to do an extrication on. I hung up my hat in 2009. After 27 years of volunteer service, I finally realized that it is a young mans game!

 

[Firefighter]

Gotcha, Yeah it's crazy how much has changed in just the 15yrs ive been in. I got through the academy and started vol in 2007 and my career dept in 2009. Even since then a ton has changed.
Our Vol. dept ( County ) has 13 stations. Our City where I started in 2009 is smaller with 5 stations. I never thought I would develop and run a drone program when I got into the fire service, use an electric chain saw for truck work in a working fire or electric extrication tools. (EJaws are incredible) Pretty crazy stuff.

 

[Smilingreen]

Gotcha, Yeah it's crazy how much has changed in just the 15yrs ive been in. I got through the academy and started vol in 2007 and my career dept in 2009. Even since then a ton has changed.
Our Vol. dept ( County ) has 13 stations. Our City where I started in 2009 is smaller with 5 stations. I never thought I would develop and run a drone program when I got into the fire service, use an electric chain saw for truck work in a working fire or electric extrication tools. (EJaws are incredible) Pretty crazy stuff.

What????? No more gasoline powered hydraulic power pacs with the hydraulic lines that get caught on every single tiny protrusion when you need that extra 3" of length??? Do they still kick like a mule if the jaws slip while under pressure?

 

[Arjun]

Only a lazy dumb @$$ like him (CNET is crap anyway) would stay home and work from home and live an absolutely spoiled and pathetic lifestyle. A perfect complement to EV's

Real people do real things.



Again....REAL PEOPLE DO REAL THINGS

 

[IReallyLikePizza2]

Only a lazy dumb @$$ like him (CNET is crap anyway) would stay home and work from home and live an absolutely spoiled and pathetic lifestyle

I work from home, It really sucks

• I spend less money on commuting (No gas, tolls, increased wear on my truck)
• I spend less money on food, and eat better (My house has all the food already here)
• More free time, no commute time. And I can do things around the house in between working
• Commute traffic consists of 2 cats trying to trip me up, not 1000 cars actively trying to murder me in Houston
• Less stress, I'm at home with all my nice stuff
• Security is great too, something happens I'm already here

I can't imagine wanting to leave the house to go to work...

 

[Arjun]

I feel like this would create long term implications on social life. I can't imagine people working in the same confined space working from home.

I agree with the less stress part, but studies have shown that engaging in a healthy social life is important. Also, people are more productive in an office versus working from home. There are so many flaws in remote working in that it slows down innovation and a number of things can potentially go wrong technology-speaking as well as working in a potentially distracting environment (i.e. leftover Domino's pizza left in the fridge, etc.) If only companies can stagger a work schedule.

I'm all for the hybrid (work from home and work in office) approach.

CNET's motive has been to make people more dependent on technology and that is what makes me profoundly upset by Brian's approach to his car reviews. He owns not one, but multiple vehicles which only encourages consumers to never be satisfied with what they already have.

I work from home, It really sucks

• I spend less money on commuting (No gas, tolls, increased wear on my truck)
• I spend less money on food, and eat better (My house has all the food already here)
• More free time, no commute time. And I can do things around the house in between working
• Commute traffic consists of 2 cats trying to trip me up, not 1000 cars actively trying to murder me in Houston
• Less stress, I'm at home with all my nice stuff
• Security is great too, something happens I'm already here

I can't imagine wanting to leave the house to go to work...

 

[IReallyLikePizza2]

Honestly I disagree 100% with all points. Maybe it has something to do with the fact I work in IT

During work hours I would MUCH rather interact with people over IM than in person. Just so much less distracting. I don't go to work to have a social life, I go there to work and get money! Better yet, now If I want to I can socialize with actual friends during work hours. If I see my neighbor in the yard at 9:30AM, we can go have a chat, no worries. Someone wants to go hang out at 5:30 after work? No problem, I'm already at home so I can get ready and head out and get there. I don't need to leave work, drive all the way home, change, get ready and then drive somewhere else. Honestly my social life is better since working from home

I am 100% more productive at home than at work, and my entire team is the same way. All my equipment is better, no distractions, AC set how I want it, good coffee, real facilities (I'd much rather do a 2 in my own toilet ). So what if there is leftover Dominoes in the fridge? my fridge is less than 30 seconds from my desk

If my work said we would have to go back to the office, I'd put in my 2 weeks and find another job, and I suspect the rest would do. Its non-negatable at this point. I'd need a 50% or higher raise to go back to the office

I cannot see a single benefit to working from the office

 

[Arjun]

I favor the hybrid approach than strictly remote or only office setting. I understand where you’re coming from and it’s different from person to person. I work in the medical field and this requires my presence in person all the time, thus I can’t afford the luxury of working from home

There are some medical professionals that work from home but is exclusive to counseling and clerical purposes only. Most medical providers believe it is important to see patients in person versus online for a plethora of reasons, mainly for examination purposes.

Honestly I disagree 100% with all points. Maybe it has something to do with the fact I work in IT

During work hours I would MUCH rather interact with people over IM than in person. Just so much less distracting. I don't go to work to have a social life, I go there to work and get money! Better yet, now If I want to I can socialize with actual friends during work hours. If I see my neighbor in the yard at 9:30AM, we can go have a chat, no worries. Someone wants to go hang out at 5:30 after work? No problem, I'm already at home so I can get ready and head out and get there. I don't need to leave work, drive all the way home, change, get ready and then drive somewhere else. Honestly my social life is better since working from home

I am 100% more productive at home than at work, and my entire team is the same way. All my equipment is better, no distractions, AC set how I want it, good coffee, real facilities (I'd much rather do a 2 in my own toilet ). So what if there is leftover Dominoes in the fridge? my fridge is less than 30 seconds from my desk

If my work said we would have to go back to the office, I'd put in my 2 weeks and find another job, and I suspect the rest would do. Its non-negatable at this point. I'd need a 50% or higher raise to go back to the office

I cannot see a single benefit to working from the office

 

[IReallyLikePizza2]

So you want to be half pathetic?

 

[Arjun]

So you want to be half pathetic?

You got that right, haha

All kidding aside, I know how stressful IT is as well. You guys are the backbone of everything the world runs on these days. You all deserve a stress free environment.

Some medical offices now allow folks to work 3-4 days instead of all 5 during a typical work period. There isn’t a universal approach, but since Covid, many companies have been trying to change the approach to how we all work.

 

[looney2ns]

Like it or not, working remotely is the way of the future.
My daughter has worked from home for the past 3-4 yrs, and she won't go back to working in a office. Mainly, because of the other numbskulls there that she would have to tolerate.
As long as she has a laptop, and her cell phone she can work anywhere, it doesn't have to be at her home, it can be anywhere she wants it to be.

 

[JNDATHP]

I’ve been working from home since 6/1/19. My production is better at home than it was in an office. I should also say that I’m self-employed which also spurs me to produce - no workie, no eatie!

 

[TRLcam]

I have been working from a home office for close to twenty years. It would be very hard for me to go back to the grind of a office.

 

[sebastiantombs]

Another "big win" for GMC and the E-Hummer -

Watch: Man Buys $115,000 Hummer Electric Truck - It Immediately Left Him Stranded in Middle of Road

No one wants to be on a highway in a broken-down vehicle. But when the vehicle just cost over $100,000, it's even worse.

www.westernjournal.com

Be sure to read the whole article, the re-boot sequence is hilarious.

 

[IReallyLikePizza2]

Another "big win" for GMC and the E-Hummer -

Watch: Man Buys $115,000 Hummer Electric Truck - It Immediately Left Him Stranded in Middle of Road

No one wants to be on a highway in a broken-down vehicle. But when the vehicle just cost over $100,000, it's even worse.

www.westernjournal.com

Be sure to read the whole article, the re-boot sequence is hilarious.

My faith is lost on the publisher there, they didn't even watch the video!

how the team went through a complicated procedure that involved unhooking the battery to force a hard reboot of the system, then rolling the windows down in sequence, while stepping on the brake.

Every car on the planet that I've used requires you to re-calibrate the auto up/down on the windows. That was prompting them to do it because the battery was unhooked, my F150 is the same! It had zero to do with performing a reboot or getting it to drive

They were also trying to put it in drive with the hood up, which required them to hold the fake for 20 seconds or whatever it was.

Yeah, its BS the car just stopped working, but why are they inflating what happened? Surely not some weird anti-EV agenda? Never!

 

[tigerwillow1]

Yeah, its BS the car just stopped working, but why are they inflating what happened? Surely not some weird anti-EV agenda? Never!

I too wish people wouldn't go overboard with irrelevant issues. I don't see being stranded by a new EV as much different from when in the 60s our rich neighbors bought a new Lincoln Continental, and a the front suspension collapsed as they drove it off the lot. The good news is it didn't have to get towed very far. These design and assembly errors don't have a lot do do with the propulsion type. My former 2003 diesel GMC pickup would occasionally reboot while driving down the road and move the driver seat full forward. My current ICE Subaru won't allow adjusting the radio volume when in reverse, and it keeps the seat belt dinger going when the car is stopped and in park. Stupid design is not confined to EVs.

 

[Arjun]

I agree, German car suspensions suck badly and need to be replaced every 50k miles

I too wish people wouldn't go overboard with irrelevant issues. I don't see being stranded by a new EV as much different from when in the 60s our rich neighbors bought a new Lincoln Continental, and a the front suspension collapsed as they drove it off the lot. The good news is it didn't have to get towed very far. These design and assembly errors don't have a lot do do with the propulsion type. My former 2003 diesel GMC pickup would occasionally reboot while driving down the road and move the driver seat full forward. My current ICE Subaru won't allow adjusting the radio volume when in reverse, and it keeps the seat belt dinger going when the car is stopped and in park. Stupid design is not confined to EVs.

 

[sebastiantombs]

To me, the big takeaway is that it just died, for no apparent reason, in the middle of the highway. For over $100K I would expect far better than that.

EVs have their place, but their place is not in my garage or driveway, at least not yet. I don't like beta testing BI and I sure don't want to beta test a $100K vehicle.

 

[IReallyLikePizza2]

To me, the big takeaway is that it just died, for no apparent reason, in the middle of the highway. For over $100K I would expect far better than that.

EVs have their place, but their place is not in my garage or driveway, at least not yet. I don't like beta testing BI and I sure don't want to beta test a $100K vehicle.

I don't think anything was related to the fact its an EV vs ICE car though, the whole thing just took a dump. Even my F150 which is from 2019 has WAY too much computer nonsense, and newer cars are even worse. The drive-chain isn't the problem here, its new cars in general

My neighbors RAM 2500 refused to drive because the computer thought it had a DEF problem, had to get it towed back to the dealership and have the computer reprogrammed