bidens incredible transition to electric cars

[looney2ns]

So should I stop using this charger? Rarely use it but I did revive a old Zero-Turn battery with it, Three days, 12 hour charges, got another 3 years out of the battery topping off the fluid.

I have used it on vehicle batteries in the past, but older vehicles about maybe a decade ago. But now with these Auto Start/Stop Batteries (expensive) and my 2025 RAM 1500 has a second battery, think it is to keep electronics running while the engine is stopped, I was told. May need to not use this old charger anymore for vehicle batteries.

I would never use it on a AGM battery that's for sure.
It's why I bought the one I linked prior, I have an AGM battery in my vehicle.

 

[David L]

Biggest mistake Tesla made was naming it autopilot. Tesla Autopilot is just a better version of Level 2 Autonomous driving.

Level 2 means, you are legally liable for accidents or other driving errors even when you where not driving. Driver must keep his hands on the steering wheel from time to time.

Level 3, which so far only Mercedes S class has it in North America. In this system the car maker is legally liable for when it was being driven in autonomous mode. Speed limit for autonomous driving is 40mph.

It will request the driver to take over in the event it assumes it's unsafe for it to proceed and it will slow down and park the car on the side, if it fails to get a response.
China has lot of cars with them and operate at speeds upto 50mph.

Level 4, this system is only available in China. Where the car maker is legally liable at all times. Not available to consumers yet, only fleet operators.

Guess no off-roading in these vehicles, autonomous wise...

 

[David L]

I would never use it on a AGM battery that's for sure.
It's why I bought the one I linked prior, I have an AGM battery in my vehicle.

When we went to replace the 2019 Highlander battery, which has the Start/Stop that you can't permanently disable, that was my question to the dealership, does it have an AGM. They originally priced an AGM, glad our year/model didn't require one, man those batteries are expensive. But all batteries now a days are expensive...

Have not checked my 2025 RAM 1500, guessing it may have one since it also has the Start/Stop...which I hate...I am still trying to get in the habit of turning that Off Maybe it is ok in the City with stop/start traffic but it is useless out here in the country...very annoying...we don't even have a traffic light in our town, hahaha, useless I tell ya...

 

[David L]

Can't help but laugh at these: