I deliberately don't have a car (e-bike nerd) but we charge my wife's Bolt EV on 110v only and haven't had any problems with this. People really overestimate the amount of range they need and how quickly they need to replace it.

I highly recommend getting a Comma, which is one of the only practical and useful AI derived products I've seen outside of the machine translation space. They really like going after the Tesla full self driving type bullshit for marketing, but it's incredibly useful for augmenting or replacing poorly implemented or entirely missing features like Lane-Keeping Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control.

A bunch of people will jump down my throat over this I'm sure, but ADAS features make driving significantly less stressful to a point where I have gone from being physically unable to drive without becoming sick due to anxiety and stress to easily able to drive 100km. They're a life changing improvement for anxious drivers or anyone who gets overstimulated.

[–] CarsAndComrades@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm glad it helps you, but I don't trust the clankers to drive for me.

I charged with only a 110V outlet for a few months before I got the level 2 charger installed, and it was mostly fine. A couple times I got close to running out of range, but only when I was driving 200+ miles in less than 48 hours. 110V is fine if you're not going on road trips, or if you have a plug-in hybrid.

Ebikes are fantastic. I just got one, but haven't ridden it much.

[–] FloridaBoi@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

My e-scooter has replaced half of my trips and I live in the suburbs. Total game changer and I love speeding by cars stuck in traffic

[–] jack@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

what? this is crazy, I had no idea about this as a retrofit

I have an Equinox EV and if I'd gone up to the model with supercruise (full highway self-driving) it would've cost like $6k more whereas this is $1k. Not trying to drop that any time soon, but to have the option eventually...

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

It really depends on whether or not your car is supported. If it's on the list, dope. If not, cooked.

Comma is absolutely better at driving than GM supercruise.