Bengt Halvorson
@ben-gt.bsky.social
Tracks and unpacks tech in the EV, efficiency, mobility space. Geeks out about cars. Former Green Car Reports mastermind. Now contrib to Car and Driver, others.
As for gremlins-- Unexpected starts of nav to far-away places; switching to a 300+ mile tangle to a 22-mi-away charge stop (+ canceling precon).
Some of this *might* be related to this demo vehicle being registered to other users, but I really can't say for sure. And no ACP workaround yet.
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Some of this *might* be related to this demo vehicle being registered to other users, but I really can't say for sure. And no ACP workaround yet.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:45 AM
As for gremlins-- Unexpected starts of nav to far-away places; switching to a 300+ mile tangle to a 22-mi-away charge stop (+ canceling precon).
Some of this *might* be related to this demo vehicle being registered to other users, but I really can't say for sure. And no ACP workaround yet.
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Some of this *might* be related to this demo vehicle being registered to other users, but I really can't say for sure. And no ACP workaround yet.
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Not critically flawed, but not flawless either!
Clearly positive progress. This one is on 3.3.20. Entry/access and screen/menu behavior has been flawless, and the app has been near-instantaneous even on spotty coverage, so happy to report this is all working fine now.
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Clearly positive progress. This one is on 3.3.20. Entry/access and screen/menu behavior has been flawless, and the app has been near-instantaneous even on spotty coverage, so happy to report this is all working fine now.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Not critically flawed, but not flawless either!
Clearly positive progress. This one is on 3.3.20. Entry/access and screen/menu behavior has been flawless, and the app has been near-instantaneous even on spotty coverage, so happy to report this is all working fine now.
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Clearly positive progress. This one is on 3.3.20. Entry/access and screen/menu behavior has been flawless, and the app has been near-instantaneous even on spotty coverage, so happy to report this is all working fine now.
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Files for 3D-printed parts!
But the tone of this, I sort of expected one of these to be thrown at some point...
But the tone of this, I sort of expected one of these to be thrown at some point...
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Files for 3D-printed parts!
But the tone of this, I sort of expected one of these to be thrown at some point...
But the tone of this, I sort of expected one of these to be thrown at some point...
Attitudes toward thrifting, reuse, and upcycling are so different by generation too.
And chalk this one up as "evergreen personal finance stories we revisit once every five years with a new lede" ?
And chalk this one up as "evergreen personal finance stories we revisit once every five years with a new lede" ?
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Attitudes toward thrifting, reuse, and upcycling are so different by generation too.
And chalk this one up as "evergreen personal finance stories we revisit once every five years with a new lede" ?
And chalk this one up as "evergreen personal finance stories we revisit once every five years with a new lede" ?
My sample of the EX30 Cross Country felt especially fitting, as the California canyons were all muddy...
December 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
My sample of the EX30 Cross Country felt especially fitting, as the California canyons were all muddy...
And if I’m understanding the spec sheet correctly, its maximum bed payload capacity is 100 pounds lower than that of the Maverick…
December 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
And if I’m understanding the spec sheet correctly, its maximum bed payload capacity is 100 pounds lower than that of the Maverick…
A reality check from science and economics, snap
www.ucs.org/about/news/t...
www.ucs.org/about/news/t...
Weakened Fuel Economy Standards Will Likely Harm People, Environment While Raising Prices at the Pump
The Trump administration rolls back fuel economy standards.
www.ucs.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A reality check from science and economics, snap
www.ucs.org/about/news/t...
www.ucs.org/about/news/t...
Reposted by Bengt Halvorson
Literally, the last time NHTSA bothered updating its data (from the friggen 2021 model year) the fleet achieved better than the Trump administration is proposing today, and the standard would be moving backwards. www.nhtsa.gov/corporate-av...
December 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Literally, the last time NHTSA bothered updating its data (from the friggen 2021 model year) the fleet achieved better than the Trump administration is proposing today, and the standard would be moving backwards. www.nhtsa.gov/corporate-av...
Moving backwards *is* the goal here, right? Let's not disguise the motive.
But the idea that a past economic reality will rematerialize in this smog-forming haze is reckless.
But the idea that a past economic reality will rematerialize in this smog-forming haze is reckless.
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Moving backwards *is* the goal here, right? Let's not disguise the motive.
But the idea that a past economic reality will rematerialize in this smog-forming haze is reckless.
But the idea that a past economic reality will rematerialize in this smog-forming haze is reckless.