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Originally Posted by Ecky
It's definitely a point that different places in the world have different needs and different use cases. North America has the challenge of extreme cold and long driving distances. Some places have clean grids and others are less so. Fuel is also very cheap, while electricity is often not (though it is reliable).
Where I live now, the grid is around 85% "clean" and getting cleaner (I'm not denying hydro and wind don't have downsides) with low electricity prices and high fuel costs, and the weather is always mild, so what works well here may not be ideal in other areas.
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Yep. In cold places it makes sense to have an ICE as a heater that also produces electricity!
There's battery heating too.
And there's no reason a 'linear motor except for the power stroke' cant do 1 or 2 'rpm' and be off mostly. if all you want is X amount of heat.
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Originally Posted by Ecky
The downsized genset is definitely a point, and something I'd consider, as is a removable one, but without intelligent management (route and intention awareness) it's at the mercy of the competence of your average driver. I suppose any idiot-proof system naturally has compromises. Pick your poison.
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Yes; a computer that asks you here you want to go, with choices sorted by where you normally go on a Monday morning at 6.30 for eg.
Something that's GPS etc connected and also logs data for work n back trips, with perhaps plugin while there, etc-etc.
ie; knows about traffic and every route, robot, up n down, etc in the trip.
I believe that would help tremendously and go down well with the public.
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Originally Posted by Ecky
I wonder what percent of the world's (car owning) population has high levels of electricity insecurity? South Africa's case seems relatively uncommon, though I may simply not be aware of others.
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Here 'electricity anxiety' is high.. atm
In the rest of Africa it's now largely: "Why be anxious about something that doesn't exist. Hakuna Matata!
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