Be sure to identify as "an avid driver... but sometimes I want to bike on Central, and it's just not safe!" ;)
The way I read it is:
Sadly, it sounds like Porsche drivers may fall into the first category and Toyota drivers in the second. And there are enough Porches to skew the MPG of the whole PHEV class.
(it's also possible that Porsche/VW/Audi just make PHEVs that score well on gov't tests but poorly in the real world, though I'd lean towards the drivers. But the article title really implies that all PHEVs get shockingly bad mileage)
The article is horribly unclear: it seems to say that PHEVs are no good, but "the main reason for the higher-than-stated fuel usage was ...that the PHEVs use two different modes, the electric engine and the combustion engine". Well, so do non-plugin hybrids. I doubt they're saying that plug-in hybrids are worse than non-plugin, but you might guess that from the title.
The article states that Porsche PHEVs used 7 liters per 100 miles (33.6mpg), but Kia/Toyota/Ford/Renault used "85% less" (1.05L/100k or 223mpg... maybe about right if driven 75% from plug-in energy).
Porsche mentioned "different usage patterns". I can buy that a typical Prius owner is plugging-in every night, filling low-rolling-resistance tires to 54psi and driving like grandma, and a typical Porsche owner... isn't. If you want apples-to-apples, then compare a gas Corolla vs a Prius vs a Plug-in Prius, where the cars are from the same city/suburb, and similar owners (e.g.: no ubers, no regional sales reps).
This "study" is evaluating real-world use of one class of vehicles, and not other vehicle types; then using the dismal ways some people drive to imply that this particular class of vehicles is the problem.
~~There's also the risk that credit card companies are claiming that fraud done using your phone app (for example, someone stole your unlocked phone(*)) is not covered, and you are on the hook for losses.~~
But stolen physical credit cards are always covered.
(*)EDIT: I thought I'd read a report that someone who had been mugged and forced to give their phone+PIN had an issue with their CC company; but it looks like this is mostly a problem with money transferred out of a bank account, not credit card purchases... and even then, hiring a lawyer will usually get the bank to pay-up.
I use several banks and several credit unions, and the only thing I can't do with a laptop is deposit checks (which is getting pretty rare).
FinTech products like PayPal, Venmo, Cash.app, BlueBird and such often require a phone app, but aren't regulated banks, and are best avoided when possible.
Reading the Houston city council discussion, it looks like they intend to curfew standup (platform) e-scooters. But the ordinance uses the term "micromobility device", which is not really a legal definition of anything, and could include lots of things (even 50cc scooters). Hopefully the ordinance could be amended to clarify.
Since the vast majority of these will be app-rented e-scooters (ERYD/Lime), and those companies already operate under franchise agreements with the city, it seems like the easier path would be to put hours-of-operation limits on the rental companies.
Not that I think limiting e-scooters is a good idea, either.
I have separate profiles:
Some compromises I've made:
But... I think starting-out, don't worry about it. If you load all the same apps as on your old phone, into a single main profile, it'll still be a huge improvement.
Facebook's app is in Play Store. Google knew FB was violating ToS for months.
Blocking sideloaded apps would have done nothing against that.
Unless the take is: Google wants to know who, exactly, they are permitting to do crimes on your phone. They don't like the not-knowing part.
I seem to remember that when it opened, they had radio ads recorded by Fancy Ray... for a long time, I thought he must be the owner :haha:
Bosch sells its 2A charger (~80w) for $93, and it's still 3x6x8 inches and weighs a pound. If I could use my MacBook Pro 96w brick, I wouldn't have to haul the Bosch charger to work.
I also have a Serial1, and there were no available chargers for a few years.
There is also fire risk when bodegas try to charge many bikes. If the bikes had the BMS and DC-DC on-board, and just used USB-C to get the electrons, we may see fewer fires.
Minneapolis MN USA allows them on light rail, but the racks on the front of the bus are limited to 55lbs (so a 46 lb Soltera is OK if you can lift it into place)
AFAIK, all EV6's, IQ5s etc have the ICCU issue, which appears to be under-spec MOSFETs . One tally on a forum I'm on estimates 2%-10% of owners have experienced failure. However, the 10yr/100k-mile electric warranty covers it.
There is a new part number last month for the ICCU (from old 36400 1XFA0 to new 36400 1XFA0A), so there's some hope that it may be sorted. Maybe your dealer can verify that a new EV6 has the new ICCU part number (I've also heard that it can be read via CarScanner).
We are at 80k miles, so hoping either ours pops within 20k, or else there is a recall or class-action.