Sometimes people tell us to "get a job" as if it's that simple.

There are multitudinous good reasons why we:
1. Consider our work for Vulpine Labs and the local community more important than any run of the mill "job".
2. Cannot seriously be expected to attain traditional employment.
3. Shun traditional models of pay in favour of Mutual Aid.

And we won't let capitalism grind us down.

Today, Atha:
Reset the mouse traps in the bus
Cleared snow off the bus and car (altitude does not care for your "seasons", mere mortals)
Got a new phone from a good friend
Set up an LELink LeafSpy OBD2 device to help diagnose and fix the car
Did some reading at the library to get back in the mood for learning Python

And Inara:
Did trans HRT injections
Did some cleaning and tidying
Took the car to do a slow charge session
Did some phone setup
Will likely cook food for us and a homeless friend, and do some VR.

If you want to fling us some currency to keep the mardy old system at bay and fill up the bus's thirsty diesel tank, feel free to send to
https://ko-fi.com/athakitsune or
https://PayPal.me/athamanatha or
Cashapp $athamanatha
Wise and some limited bank transfer options also available on request.

#buslife #poor #mutualaid #pleasedonate #helpfolkslive2026 #helpthehomeless #share4reach #boost4reach #queermutualaid #homeless #queer #homelessmutualaid #trans #transmutualaid #hrt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2plus #electriccar #diagnostics #EV #nissanleaf #snow #library #books #python #programming #syntax #code #androidphone #unemployable #unemployed #underemployed #volunteering #community #fuelprices #communesandconvoys

Range anxiety? Yeah, nah.

This was mostly intentional. It is recommended, every now and then, to run the battery down to under 10% and then charge to 100% in one go. This gives the battery management system an opportunity to recalibrate its state of charge measurements, ensuring it will give accurate percent remaining readings.

#ElectricCar #EV #BYD #BYDSeal

Mini's Aceman Stumbles into Spotlight with Parking Mishap

Mini Aceman electric car performed a sideways parking move in London yesterday, May 12. See why it happened and what it means.

#MiniAceman, #ElectricCar, #ParkingFail, #LondonNews, #CarTech

https://newsletter.tf/mini-aceman-sideways-parking-london-may-12/

The new Mini Aceman electric car was seen doing a sideways parking move in London. This is unusual for a new car.

#MiniAceman, #ElectricCar, #ParkingFail, #LondonNews, #CarTech
https://newsletter.tf/mini-aceman-sideways-parking-london-may-12/

Check out the latest electric car design! Stunning aesthetics and cutting-edge technology.

🚩 #ElectricCar #Innovation

So, I just posted this on Reddit, the info here is stuff I've shared in replies here and on my Friendica about the cost of doing gig work in an electric car.

So, since I was talking with someone about this on my Friendica, I pulled together the numbers for the last billing period of what it cost me to be doing gig last mile delivery work using a Bolt. Even thought I expected there to be some savings, its still rather mind boggling just how cheap it is. Right now I'm running a 2023 Bolt EUV Premier that I kinda inherited when my husband passed, but before that was a 2020 Bolt LT (or whatever the base is).
So, I drive a lot, if'n you don't want to bother doing the math on the second pick, that's 1733 miles during that billing period. As well as the $35 the power company sees in the first pic, there was one public charging at a GM Energy station which didn't cost me anything, but would've been around $12, and I really didn't even need to charge that much, I just wanted to have some extra on the trip home in case I decided to pick up some hot shot work along the way. As to maintenance, $0 regularly scheduled maintenance. I did have some tire related expenses, but since those aren't standard maintenance (and also hard to calculate), I'm not counting that. The original tires, well the fronts, needed replacing so I swapped the tires and wheels I'd saved from the 2020 when I sold it, steelies and regular all season tires on, and yes, those do impact range, but the low repair/replace costs are worth it in my opinion considering the likelihood of damage in my job.
To make these savings even more impressive, before I went electric, I was driving a base model 2018 Subaru Crosstrek with a 6 speed manual. Fuel with discounts ran at least $50 a week, most repair parts are dealer only (seriously, even wiper blades are hard to come by), and oil changes required full synthetic 0W30 every 6K miles at $110 from Jiffy Lube.
So for anyone wondering if'n going electric is worth it, I'd say yes, even without the rebate.

Bonsoir Alphonse :)

Maybe one shouldn't be happy about getting a new car. But honestly this year hasn't been very kind so far.
The first hour of driving my own #electriccar was wonderful, even if I got caught in a Freiburg traffic jam.