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Car A has a 0.000001% chance of a failure occurring, with a 100% chance that a failure would be drivetrain related. Car B has a 99.999999% chance of a failure occurring, with a 50% chance that a failure would be drivetrain related. Which car has the more reliable drivetrain?

It just so happens that I do, as do the others posting here. Understanding rates and percentages all comes back to asking that one simple question... Of what? It's not spelled out each time because it supposed to be self-explanatory. When they say the EV breakdown rate, it's per 1000 registered...

Against my better judgement, I'm going to give this one last honest shot... It was very clearly stated multiple times in this thread (including your own posting), in all of the articles, and in the study data itself, that the units of measure is breakdowns per 1000 registered vehicles, more...

I actually think that Slate is one of the best configured vehicles for my desire to explore mode-decoupled suspensions. That's probably my craziest mod idea. I also like the idea of enhancing the natural EV sounds, rather generating synthetic sounds. Think an acoustic guitar with a pickup...

One should always look for the best in people. Just because somebody denies the validity of any articles or studies that contradict their beliefs without first being provided (rather than finding for themselves) the supporting data while offering zero equivalent data to support their own...

Just having a little fun with the 'other' option before people start taking themselves too seriously. ;)

The answer is obvious. Of all the engines that are operable on any given day, there is a greater probability that all of the ECEV's will still be operable the next day than ICEV's, HEV's, PHEV's, or EV's. ...Thus external combustion engine vehicles are more reliable. :punch:

Nobody argued that non-grayscale plastics can't have UV stabilizers added, only that they wouldn't use the same UV formulation as graycale and seem to be at least more difficult to get equivalent properties from. Tractor hoods do not have to meet automotive lifecycle testing standards. If other...

1,040 of every 100k registered ICE required roadside assistance, and of those 104 were powertrain related. 417 of every 100k registered EV required roadside assistance, and of those 76 were powertrain related. 104 may be a lower percentage of 1,040 than 76 is of 417, but 104 is (37%) more than 76.

Comparing well-to-tank of EV to tank-to-wheels of ICE has zero logical or rational basis. Well-to-wheels is ~50% (30%-70% depending on location) better for EV than ICE. Greater load on a part does not make it more likely to fail when it was equivalently engineered for that load.

Good eye! :clap: That's interesting though, as it would also mean they did the test noticeably above their stated tow rating... So they're either doing that for an additional safety factor or considering upping the rating a couple hundred pounds. In addition to the possibility of some rampless...

1) Tire and fender proportions. 2) Extra vertical supports on the front. 3) The Davis Dam test is a technical tow rating requirement. For their stated tow rating goal, an obviously empty 5x8 meet the test requirements while an obviously empty 4x7 would be meaningelss.

The Davis Dam test is run at Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR). This means the maximum combination of payload and towing. That's a 5x8 U-Haul trailer, which is right at their 1,000 pound tow rating. The sandbags are to get the rest of the way to GCWR. On the one hand, they successfully passed...

I find the topics around here less challenging than the willful ignorance. I have not seen it stated that some color pigments are more prone to 'color' degradation than others. What has been stated is that preventing UV degradation* requires UV stabilizers. What that means is materials like...

Yes... But the cost to develop and set up production for just a single modern emissions compliant engine family from scratch, not even including the transmission, is in the hundreds-of-millions of dollars... So like at least 50% of their entire fundraising so far. The only realistic ICE option...

Polypropylene is naturally an undesirable milky white and NOT naturally UV resistant. The UV stabilizing additives will also affect color pigmentation. So not only does each additional color require unique formulation to achieve equivalent properties, it may not even be possible to achieve it in...

I still have many concerns about the costly environmental impact of nearly every aspect of modern society too, including even the 'best' solutions we have readily available so far. But all I can do is make the best decisions we can with the information available to us at the time. Thankfully...

Similarly... https://www.slateforums.com/forum/threads/what-is-slate-competing-with-for-your-money.13345/ I don't know what to select here, as for me it's: "RWD fun commuter" :rock:

"...But for only $5/day more, on the 8 year loan, you could have this $10k more expensive one instead." There is certainly a segment that would prefer Slate as an ICEV over an EV. But it seems to me that more people interested in Slate as an ICEV would still buy it as an EV, than people...

On the one hand, even the low end of skilled labor gets billed at $150-$200+ per labor hour. I'm doubtful that Slate has only 1 person working the wrap when they do it in an hour, they've got all of the pre-install prep work done that isn't getting counted there, and it still doesn't come out...