So the rumors about ventilated seats were true it looks like?

Sure but the company can still be found not hiring their contract and fined accordingly. If unions continously repeat this eventually the company would go bankrupt as no one would want to work with that company.

From what I understand there is no law saying they have to but there is a law allowing other unions to strike against them if they choose not to.

The question here is that this is a public service offered by government and I think courts are right in stating that Postnord (a government owned company) must find a way to fulfill its obligations or be fined which in practice is a fine to government and its people.

Chargepoint charger supports 48amp on a hardwired 60amp breaker. Looks like he used a 50amp breaker since you set the continuous load to 80% (40amp).

That doesn’t make sense to me so a source would really be nice. For example ioniq 5 V2L adapter has a regular US outlet where one is hot (120v), one is neutral and other is ground. There must be a neutral for it to work.

If you are saying they can only have one hot, then I can understand nema 14-50 not working but I am pretty sure it can be solved with additional equipment. There are already bidirectional chargers that I would be fine with purchasing as long as there is a standard.

I am in US :) so if a vehicle here supports 240v with V2L it would for sure be one with a nema 14-50 outlet or similar with two 120v hots.

It is not about using 240v devices, it is about being able to power both phases of the house. Otherwise we don’t run any 240v device while on generator really (AC, oven, dryer etc)

I dont know if one exists yet but if ex90 in US supports 240v output via V2L, I will use the car as my generator in the rare cases we lose power in winter.

I can also see it being useful in camps etc.

which is why I plan to lease EVs for the time being, it also helps me to get the credit which isn’t available to me normally but there are improvements every ~6 months nearly so I really don’t believe my cars value will be above its residual amount at the end of the lease.

Nissan is leasing Ariya with a 65% residual value for a 3 year lease. There is no way it is going to be valued as such in 3 years.

To be fair, Tesla’s lost similar amount of value just based on price reductions on new vehicles. A used Tesla can’t cost more then a new one including federal rebates today since inventory is not in short supply anymore.

Tesla adjusts their MSRP monthly based on market conditions, for other cars you have to shop to learn about manufacturer incentives which can be a pain to deal with.

It has been about 20% for my EQS with short trips when it is under my 40F. 2023s dont have heat pump so you lose 10% just for heating. It is especially bad for short trips since car has to heat up from cold all over.

You realize they already have an EV that is fairly modern using CCS and will be transitioning to NACS in 2025. It also has many new tech in it like very good highway driving assistance (lane change assist etc), heatpump for efficient heating.

While its peak charge is 130kw, its charging curve is less steep so 30 minute charge amounts are comparable.

A likely big reason is it being a Chinese brand. Politics change here every 2 years, even if current administration lifted tariffs which they won’t there is no guarantee that they won’t be backup in few years. It is not worth investing here for BYD right now.

Tesla may have a case here as postal office likely has a legal obligation to deliver mail as a government entity. Tesla may not be able to sue the union but they can sue the government to force delivery of mail by other means.

Unfortunately you won’t be able to look at too much for ex90 at least. It will be a demo model with computer systems all locked down or in demo mode. The interior will also be not in final state. They may not even allow you at 2nd and 3rd row seats based on demos last month in Seattle area.

I test drove both recently at top trims ID4 is missing a bit in US, there is no HUD, no ventilated seats (the trim with HUD is impossible to find). Also the small driver display was hard to use without a HUD. Generally the display interface was worse. The trunk space was also less usable since id4 trunk was narrower and 2nd row wasn’t as comfortable.

Also VW didn’t adopt NACS in US as the only remaining company so that plays a role too.

I am not in California but I don’t understand why you would have to switch to an EV plan? Also is your panel old in that it requires replacement?

I just installed a charger to a 240v circuit and our utility company doesn’t care if I charge my car or run a heatpumps. Electricity is electricity. We do enjoy very cheap rates here though (Seattle)