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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by throwaway48476 on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @07:41PM (#43839392)
I want a range extended EV with a easily removable power pack. Unfortunately the EPA doesn't consider it an EV so no one will make one because there's no tax credit.
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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @07:44PM (#43839419)
My dream is a little trailer gas generator. Give you infinite range for longer trips. Day to day, just leave it disconnected.
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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @10:38PM (#43840654)
Isn’t that the BMW i3 range extender?
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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @02:31AM (#43841880)
That does not seem bad! I was imagining something more generic, literally a mini trailer with a generator bolted on top, but this is sleek.
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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by throwaway48476 on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @05:42AM (#43842984)
The motorcycle engine doesn't produce enough power so it can only do 40mph when the battery is dead.
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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @12:39PM (#43847674)
That is less than ideal. Definitely does not fit my detachable range extender vision.
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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by throwaway48476 on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @05:42AM (#43842976)
In the US the BMW i3 range extender gas tank is software limited so the gas range is shorter than the ev range. That's the only way they could get it to qualify as an ev.
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Re:Waymo partners with Toyota to bring autonomous driving to... by floxy on Tuesday April 29, 2025 @11:23PM (#43840954)
Plug in hybrids are eligible for the U.S. Federal $7,500 tax credit if they meet the same battery mineral sourcing requirements as the EVs do.

https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/tax2023.shtml

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