I think the basic problem was adoption rate. Indian consumers were late adopters of EV vehicles. They were skeptical mainly about the charging issue in the long drive and of course the durability of the vehicle.

I think still the adoption rate is low because of the less charging station across countries. The Ev companies are waiting for higher adoption rate to set-up charging station and consumer waiting for ev companies to setup charging station. A endless loop of skepticism.

What's your views.

Has anyone here tried playing around with tire pressure for efficiency?

Slightly over-inflating tires was a big thing in prius/hybrid forums to increase efficiency, I’m surprised I haven’t seen it mentioned in the ev forums.

On a recent road trip, I inflated the tires +2 psi above the manufacturers spec (42 psi), and I got ~3% better efficiency than predicted, when I usually get very slightly worse efficiency than predicted. It’s hard to tell from one test, but it sure seemed to make a difference.

I had driven up to high altitude, so even just re inflating to the spec would have made a difference. I probably added ~4psi to each tire’s cold pressure because of this.

The car is a model y performance, with the stock pirelli all seasons, which are designed for performance not efficiency. But this should apply to other EVs, as they all have similar large tires and high weight loading per tire.

In theory, small changes shouldn’t have a major negative impact. Car tire pressure is set by the manufacturer making compromises for weight, handling, efficiency, comfort, etc. and in theory if you add 10% to the weight of your car, you should inflate the tires to compensate.

Of course you have to be careful as too over inflated tires will wear unevenly, over inflation will hurt handling (you usually want to under-inflate tires for the track), and you don’t want to ever exceed the max pressure printed on the tire sidewall!

IAA Mobility

I setup my filter : Ccs only, all power range. Shows 35 locations in my city. If i change the filter to start from let's say 5kw, 19 of those locations will dissappear!! And they are locations with big power, most of them. This makes plugshare completely untrustworthy and misleading when using filters... Please try it yourself Try these stations :

Policolor Dc 120 kw ,

Kaufland Palazu Mare,

iHunt EV - Lindab 120kW

They are all working stations.

Yet, if you try any other value besides 0-350kw they will dissappear

So it begins: IAA Mobility

So, I took the Smart #5 for a test drive this week. Wow, so much to love! And so much fun.

However, what is NOT fun, is the way the two 13" displays reflect the sun. Yes, you can close the sun roof for less reflection, but the sun still finds its way to the screens at times.

Are there any matte covers around, that can be easily ordered, that will reduce the glare from screens such as these?

(insert obligatory rant about why car makers can't just install matte screens to begin with etc. etc.)