Wednesday 12 November 2014

Lexus CT 200h Hybrid ad attacks electric BMW i3 – update



Update: the Lexus vs. BMW i3 advertisement has been taken down, moved, & taken down again several times. If you follow the link at the very bottom of this post, you may see it, if Green Car Reports is continuing to update their link. You can get the flavour from an earlier post, or check out the videos immediately below for something more measured:





You may remember a recent post about an upcoming survey of public electric vehicle charging facilities in Japan by Toyota & how puzzling such a survey is, when conducted by a company whose corporate attitude to electric vehicles varies between hostility & indifference.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1095388_lexus-ct-200h-hybrid-ad-slams-electric-bmw-i3-gloves-come-off / Toyota threatened electric alternatives hybrid luxury Lexus brand shortcomings alternative powertrain sneer electric vehicle EV BMW i3 electric car vehicle ad advertisement removed taken down withdrawn Funny or Die re-posted YouTube Los Angeles area dealer Longo Lexus 5 minute video driving Van Nuys California Las Vegas Lexus CT 200h hybrid BMW i3 electric car stop to charge a few hours 3 hours fully recharge i3 240-Volt Level 2 charger 20 30 minutes 80 percent recharge public DC fast charging stations fitted CCS connector charge recharge without air conditioning BMW i3 range extending extender internal combustion engine ICE BMW i3 REx photoshopped gas petrol door /

5 reasons you should get a Galaxy Note 4 instead of an iPhone 6 Plus


Credit: newegg.com

Something the linked article doesn’t mention is the Note 4’s adaptive fast charging – zero to 50% charge in 30 minutes – only works with the supplied charger, but could be a lifesaver.

http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2014/11/5-reasons-why-you-should-get-a-galaxy-note-4-instead-of-an-iphone-6-plus.html / Apple massive big screen 6 inch phone Samsung Note series phone phones smartphone smart phone make phone calls device tablet phablet large smartphone Android owners switch iPhone big screen Note 4 Galaxy Note 4 iPhone 6 Plus larger screen smaller size larger display make room circular home button large bezels massive vibrant 5.7-inch display larger smaller 5.5 inch display more display content less wasted space true stylus support Note’s biggest draws S Pen stylus proprietary stylus functional reactive third party stylus variety of options tools software slot back of the phone multitasking open up apps side by side run simultaneously copying pasting copy and paste quicker Ultra Power Saving Mode massive batteries last at least all day huge benefit power users greyscale brick phone phone calls texts SMS manually refreshed email ten percent battery hours of battery life great safety feature removable battery expandable storage unibody design aesthetically pleasing sturdy removable back access battery micro SD slot biggest advantages Android devices iPhones tipping point buyers upgrade storage cost replace your battery /