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oxxo
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Quote: Originally posted by JDCanuck  | In addition, I would guess driving a BEV down Baja would require a significant AC load. If each of those legs is actually doable with AC running and
still having 15-20% left in reserve when arriving and also how long they had to wait to get going again
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I drove my personal BEV in the Palm Springs area for the first 4 years I had it, where it can get to 120F during the summer. I know I ran the HVAC
system regularly and it did cost some additional load, but I never measured it or worried about it because I would just recharge at night, at home, as
needed. I can say that the heater mode (going up to the snow at Big Bear in the winter) seemed to cause more load on the HVAC system than the AC
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Perhaps until Baja develops far more charging options than they have presently, we will have to live with something like this.
https://www.motortrend.com/news/2024-byd-shark-phev-pickup-t...
If you installed about USD 10,000 additional solar charging capability (providing 20 to 30 daily kwh) including a level 2, 240v 50amp outlet you
should be able to charge this off your own excess solar daily for the 60 miles of precharge it would provide easily. This was what we had installed at
our place there, with the plan of charging a similar EV with the excess daily power available. Unfortunately, by the time we sold, this BYD truck was
not available.
[Edited on 6-7-2024 by JDCanuck]
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| Quote: Originally posted by Tioloco | | Quote: Originally posted by oxxo | OFF TOPIC posts will not be tolerated! Do not respond to the post above that is factually inaccurate. If the poster wants to talk about BEV's in
general, he should start a new topic. This thread is about BEV use in Baja California.
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? What exactly was not "tolerated"? |
Negativity about EV's? Personal experience that differs from OP's? Funny.
Doubt OP has experience in how things work in Baja. What happens when a EV needs a charge in GN and power is out? Or Loreto? Trusting CFE is a
risky proposition.
Google ''EV reliability.'' Reviews are sobering.
Happy driving Baja with my 25 mpg and ability to be in and out of gas stations in minutes!
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Doubt OP has experience in how things work in Baja. What happens when a EV needs a charge in GN and power is out? Or Loreto? Trusting CFE is a
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Power outage will impact refueling of both ICE and EV cars. In my recent experience, during a power outage the gas stations will not pump gasoline.
In GN we waited for elec power to return before stations would dispense gasoline.
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True. Unless they have an alternate source of electricity, gas pumps don't work in a power outage.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Lee | | Quote: Originally posted by Tioloco | | Quote: Originally posted by oxxo | OFF TOPIC posts will not be tolerated! Do not respond to the post above that is factually inaccurate. If the poster wants to talk about BEV's in
general, he should start a new topic. This thread is about BEV use in Baja California.
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? What exactly was not "tolerated"? |
Negativity about EV's? Personal experience that differs from OP's? Funny.
Doubt OP has experience in how things work in Baja. What happens when a EV needs a charge in GN and power is out? Or Loreto? Trusting CFE is a
risky proposition.
Google ''EV reliability.'' Reviews are sobering.
Happy driving Baja with my 25 mpg and ability to be in and out of gas stations in minutes!
Hope this post isn't too intolerable. I don't post at OT anymore so it's not an option.
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I have a 2,100 mile range with my diesel pickup and auxiliary fuel tank. Cuts down to about a 1,300 mile range when towing my boat. EV is a lifetime
away from those numbers.
For Baja traveling, EV is a very inconvenient choice.
Hopefully, this is On Topic enough as to not get ridiculed by the OP.
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