The Core

EV-speak;

    Vehicle-to-grid or V2G - EV exports energy to support the electricity grid.

    Vehicle-to-home or V2H - EV energy is used to power a home or business.

    Vehicle-to-load or V2L * - EV can be used to power appliances or charge other EVs

    * V2L does not require a bidirectional charger to operate

>It has V2L but no V2H

Debbie said that ev tech in general is close enough to some significant upgrades and I should postpone buying the Bolt. V2H is one of them, good level 3 driving, solid state batteries and/or better electrolytes is another, and -hopefully/UNlikely- a consumer backlash against subscriptions.

Louise isn't happy, but I told her to feel free to work the deal and write a check.

https://www.dnv.com/to2030/technology/are-solid-state-batteries-the-holy-grail-for-2030.html

https://www.nasa.gov/aeroresearch/nasa-solid-state-battery-research-exceeds-initial-goals-draws-interest

Allowing for a vaporware component to most prognostications about EVs and SDVs, my gut tells the solid state battery will be the aftermarket replacement battery for the car I buy in 2025 and not the stock battery.

In any case, my daily driver will be old enough to drink in all 50 states by 2025 and I can’t wait forever.

If the Ioniq had V2H, Theresa was ready to buy one in MN (no $5000 dealer charge) and drive it home. We were able to get in the back and confirm sleeping comfort.

>Real-world towing

He makes a good point about drive through recharging points for EV's towing trailers.

>subscriptions

Volvo Promises to Skip the Worst Trend in Automobiles – Review Geek

https://www.reviewgeek.com/140411/volvo-promises-to-skip-the-worst-trend-in-automobiles/

Pros and Cons of Electric Cars
https://www.theonion.com/pros-and-cons-of-electric-cars-1819594206

Linked from Electric Cars are Bringing out the Worst in Us
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/electric-vehicles-suv-battery-climate-safety/672576/

Tidbits
They are heavy

The forthcoming electric Chevrolet Silverado EV, for example, will weigh about 8,000 pounds, 3,000 more than the current gas-powered version

According to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, the 9,063-pound GMC Hummer EV contributes more emissions per mile than a gas-powered Chevrolet Malibu... That Hummer EV’s battery weighs as much as a Honda Civic,

The government likes them that way

The Inflation Reduction Act that Biden signed in August includes a tax credit of up to $7,500 for those buying an electric car with a price tag below $55,000; in an implicit incentive to buy a larger vehicle, eligible SUVs can cost as much as $88,000 and still qualify. The new law offers nothing for buyers of e-bikes, e-cargo bikes, or electric golf carts—all of which produce a fraction of the emissions of an electric car while posing much less danger to road users.

They are dangerous

At the risk of stating the obvious, such blistering acceleration serves no practical purpose on a public road, where it can jeopardize everyone’s safety. In Europe, an auto insurer recently linked EVs’ quick pickup speeds to an uptick in crashes. Once again, the most vulnerable street users bear particular risk: A 2018 study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that hybrid vehicles, which, like EVs, can accelerate more quickly than gas-powered cars, were 10 percent more likely to injure a pedestrian than their gas-powered equivalents.

Mercedes-Benz is first to get approval for Level 3 autonomous driving in US - ArenaEV

https://www.arenaev.com/mercedesbenz_is_first_to_get_approval_for_level_3_autonomous_driving_in_us-news-1267.php