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@aussieideasman8498 8 күн бұрын

I have watched with interest, since I have owned an Atto for 53,000kms (not km/s, lol). I mainly agree with you and can add depth to what the car is like. I have also done two videos about very long road trips that exceed your total drives by a long shot. In addition, I have driven BNE-TVLLE and back where I made no video, and the charging infrastructure was far worse. I, too, like the car overall, but wish I had bought the Renault Arkana (ICE) I tested a few weeks earlier 20 months ago, or maybe a Toyota CH-R Hybrid I didn't even test, looking back. 0:33 Agree. There's nothing wrong with its appearance, inside and out, and is a pleasure to drive - even all day. 1:11 Range is sufficient for city use; insufficient for road trips. It's about 3hrs of driving to 1hr of charging. Poor infrastructure makes even that difficult. 3:02 It's the right size for me, but to each his own. I have some alternative suggestions for you and others like you later. 3:37 Visibility has never been a problem. In fact, the cameras are so good I know more about my surroundings than any car I have been in during over 50 years of driving. The flashing in the mirror tells you it's not safe to change lanes. If it doesn't flash you don't need to see anything, however, be sure it's not turned off. 4:20 I don't need to do other things when reversing. The Atto has enough quirky things that really annoy, but that's not one of them for me. 5:30 What's worse than the bridge thing is the sticking in full night mode that can only be solved by putting your lights stalk into certain settings - sheer madness. Google it. In general, there are many other screen weirdnesses that shows BYD haven't been making cars long enough. 6:20 Dead right about the lane assist, plus it's too jerky. And the irony of making you grab the wheel every 15 seconds or so while it steers for you and when you steer for yourself you can keep your hands off for as long as you like. Go figure? It's also madness. Who thought that was a good idea? BTW, you can use adaptive cruise without lane assist - there's a toggle for on and off on the left steering wheel buttons. 7:56 Look at the closest view of the screen at 7:58 and you will see my biggest gripe about adaptive cruise, though I have a new one. To the right of the speed and to the top of the range to empty the set cruise speed is showing, but you can't see it because it's pale green on pale blue, and I struggle to make it out whine driving. It could be two points larger, too, but the colour needs to change. I wouldn't buy another n that point alone. My new gripe is the button doesn't work to add 5kph and/or resume, but in a couple of days It's going in for a warranty fix. I'll keep you posted on the results. The system is not user-friendly and there are much better ones out there. My 2011 SLK350 is far better. 8:28 You are spot on. About 400kms around town for a 480km estimate is unacceptable. Drive on the highway and it drops to about 300kms. I later discovered I could get about 20km more on the highway if I drop the regen to Standard mode. When the battery drops to 10% the EV chokes well before it should and it dies when your range to empty shows 10 more kms. It caught me out on my first road trip. The only EV to buy is one that can turn regen completely off, as it causes drag at speed. 9:57 Right also about onboard nav. Fortunately, with wireless connectivity we use Google Maps or Waze. Waze drops out in remote areas on the main highways, so Maps is switched. Waze has better features when you can get it. 11:06 Entry is good, but flakey - works only at very close range and sometimes takes two and three tries. Most other cars work much better. 12:23 There's a better view of the cruise readout - much closer than you see from a driving position, and how well can you see that? He hasn't set a speed, BTW. 12:57 I notice as the car passes you that your blind spot flashing in the mirror is turned off. No wonder you didn't like visibility. 13:28 The base model Dolphin is among the worst options in that class, while the top model is among the best. It's a strange thing, but do your research and see why. As for me, I would wait for the Hyundai Inster. You 'll pay more, but probably save more in the long term and have a better car that better suits your needs. A little bigger is the yet to come Kia EV3, as a recommend from me, but it sounds too large. For most people, the long range (for an EV) is a great asset. Cheers.

@evsmarts 8 күн бұрын

Wow thank you so much for the VERY insightful comment and thoughts. So much good info there and no doubt you have a lot more experience with the nuances of the car than I do. Interesting point you make about the base model Dolphin being pretty bad, while the more expensive option is very good. Something to consider for sure. RE visibility, I mainly just didn't like when I try to turn my head to look out the side windows that I can't see much. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I like to have a manual look out the side windows before changing lanes rather than relying too heavily on cameras and sensors. But you're right, I didn't even know about the mirror blid spot flashing option - I'll have to check that out next time I get my hands on one.

@aussieideasman8498 8 күн бұрын

@@evsmarts You're welcome. I just had a lot of free time to give, since my Aptera-bashing is waiting for something to happen, lol. Another week and I will be back into it. As for the blind spot monitor, there's a button on the left of the centre console that is easier to use than going into the screen menu. While it makes it convenient, I wouldn't want a child to sit in front and turn it off without me knowing. At least my wife knows to leave it alone. All the best with your channel.

@evsmarts 7 күн бұрын

😂😂 thanks, good tip! 😎

@rikimarizard 15 күн бұрын

Hey mate, do you know which software this was on when you rented it?

@evsmarts 13 күн бұрын

Not sure about that sorry

15 күн бұрын

I can confirm that from the experience with my BYD Dolphin after 16 months and 37,000 km. I want call it «not safe» but it is not good; especially compared to my former Mazda CX-5. I got a lot of phantom breaking issues. I suggest, that is because the system is too slow and not properly calibrated. It is useful in a city traffic (low speed traffic jam) and on the highway when the vehicle flow is constant. The more expensive models like the BYD Seal seams to have a better system.

@evsmarts 13 күн бұрын

Very interesting and I would absolutely LOVE to get my hands on a Dolphin to test and compare vs the Atto 3 (it's my dream car). Interesting to hear that you think the system is better on the Seal, that's not something I've heard before.

13 күн бұрын

@@evsmarts We also have an Atto 3, but I drive and prefer the Dolphin. The Atto 3 is more spacious and has air vents in the back. But it can be bumpy on an uneven road. The Dolphin is lower and firmer. The Dolphin is getting to small, but I wait for the Sealion 5 which may replace the Atto 3. I could drive the Seal for a week and I think, that its ADAS is smoother. I also saw test videos where the drivers don't complain about its ADAS.

@evsmarts 12 күн бұрын

Super jealous that you’ve got a Dolphin and an Atto 3 😃😂 I would love to get a Dolphin eventually, they look great

12 күн бұрын

@ The conditions/offers were so good and our Mazda CX-5 was getting older.

@evsmarts 12 күн бұрын

Good for you 🙌

@afozaydin 19 күн бұрын

How can I get your notes about the vehicle? I clicked on the link but I guess I couldn't do it :(

@evsmarts 19 күн бұрын

Here's the link to sign up to get all my notes: ev-smarts.kit.com/90da33a704

@afozaydin 19 күн бұрын

@@evsmarts I signed up from this link but I still can't see your notes. I don't know how to use this program :(

@afozaydin 18 күн бұрын

@@evsmarts It's okay now. Thank you sir.

@evsmarts 18 күн бұрын

@@afozaydin great 🙂

@rikimarizard 15 күн бұрын

I tried and had an issue as well. After entering the email in the first box it takes me to a Notion auth page and after signing in/authenticating Notion it says I need to request access to your doc. Must be something in your doc settings Marty?

@afozaydin 19 күн бұрын

Hello, thank you for the video. I just bought a new atto3 1 week ago. When I started driving the vehicle, I noticed that the lane assist system was not working very efficiently. The system sometimes unfortunately cannot keep the vehicle in the lane. I was sad about this, to be honest. But on the other hand, I saw that the ACC worked very successfully. This is also satisfying. I love the Atto3 and I am waiting for your videos to continue. Greetings from Turkey,

@evsmarts 19 күн бұрын

Yep, I also prefer the ACC system over the lane keeping of the ICC system. Even with the shortcomings, the car is a pleasure to drive 👍

@fwmack1 22 күн бұрын

like adaptive but lane keeoing turned it off

@evsmarts 22 күн бұрын

Yep, I also like the adaptive cruise control system too

@junaidasghar-w3s 22 күн бұрын

Very helpful

@evsmarts 22 күн бұрын

😎✌️

@nsmlsof 29 күн бұрын

It’s not the light sensor dimming everything, it’s the maps and geolocation. It’s the same mechanism as google maps on your phone switching to dark mode in a tunnel or under a bridge.

@evsmarts 29 күн бұрын

I would be absolutely shocked if you were right about this. I'm not saying you're wrong (I don't know), but to be able to geo-locate with such precision and then also bother to dim the screen just for going under a bridge seems like a stretch. If anyone else can confirm how this is done, I would be interested in learning more.

@nsmlsof 29 күн бұрын

@@evsmarts I can bet money that this is the case. If you know where the ambient light sensor is, you can saturate it with your camera's flashlight while going through a tunnel and then observe if the lights still dim. The GPS sensor itself doesn't need to be super precise because it is able to deduce with pretty good accuracy based on your speed when you will hit that bridge over you. There is also delay there for the screens to light back up after you exit the area with the bridge over you.

@nsmlsof 29 күн бұрын

It's also not that hard to do the dimming once all of your car runs via a computer. It's probably 5 lines of code to accomplish that once you have a deep integration with the map provider.

@evsmarts 22 күн бұрын

Very interesting feature if this is the case. I wouldn’t have designed it that way! 😆

@KevinEarthy Ай бұрын

"Know where you're going before getting it into gear" Bill Burr's dad, who doesn't know that communist Electric car companies agree with him

@evsmarts Ай бұрын

Yeah I can’t argue with that I guess 😂

@kestut Ай бұрын

]Chinese crap. A fire hazard.

@evsmarts Ай бұрын

Have you driven one?

@mojsejko01mkd Ай бұрын

Kms is km per second

@evsmarts Ай бұрын

😂😂👍

@aussieideasman8498 8 күн бұрын

Kms is the plural of Km; Km/s is Kilometers per second (they drop the plural because it's too many s's). If you want to be a pedant, get it right.

@moollar Ай бұрын

FYI, whilst the best efficiency conditions for driving a petrol/diesel car is on the freeway at a constant speed, it's the opposite for electric vehicles. This is partly because you're not taking advantage of regenerative braking in those circumstances. EVs really shine in efficiency over their internal combustion counterparts in stop/start traffic.

@evsmarts Ай бұрын

ah very interesting, I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing ✌

@bxm61 29 күн бұрын

@@evsmarts Also, drag force / wind resistance is proportional to the square of the speed of the car. The faster you go the engine has to work much harder to combat drag.