Is Ecomodder an environmental website?

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by rmay635703

Many here historically could have been considered liberal or environmentally focused despite running a twin cylinder diesel in a Geo

For me it still sounds more reasonable than relying on coal-fed powerplants to recharge the batteries of a gigantic electric SUV just to go pick a bag of groceries.

[freebeard]

Originally Posted by may635703

but a kurmudeony subset has taken root.

[Looks around nervously]

Here's my thrifty hippie bona fides:







I only had that Forest Green Super for a little while. It would start on one revolution.

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

For me it still sounds more reasonable than relying on coal-fed powerplants to recharge the batteries of a gigantic electric SUV just to go pick a bag of groceries.

My primary issue with US facing certain EVs is the cost, materials, waste aspects.

An EV should be small, light, thrifty.

My c-car is that way, focusing on semis and hummers is not only very expensive but also wastes a finite resource that could go in to make 10 or more small EVs, PHEVs or many more hybrids


If we had much larger supplies of batteries have at her it’s just at this point we have limited capacity that could be used more wisely


However that goes against capitalism freedom, Blergle brergle


Unfortunate it’s so difficult to sell a small cheap vehicle like an Aptera or “insert failure to launch here”

[freebeard]

Blergle brergle

Is that like argle-bargle?

An EV should be small, light, thrifty.

I can't find the picure of the city steet with all the cars replaced by FUVs. But it isn't just the batteries, it's parking spaces and everything else. Since I can't find that picture, here's my favorite color scheme:


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By the way, I'm still watching for even a single vote for environmentalism in the poll thread I started.

[Nissandriver]

Originally Posted by freebeard

here's my favorite color scheme:

That´s the color scheme Brabham used in the 1960s. It reminds me of Rolling Rock beer.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by rmay635703

An EV should be small, light, thrifty

Only problem would be fitting a battery pack large enough to prevent range anxiety. For people who rely on a single vehicle at home, often using a small one for budget reasons. An uncle of mine is willing to convert his Gurgel BR-800 to electric, which I don't expect to turn out any good actually...

focusing on semis and hummers is not only very expensive but also wastes a finite resource that could go in to make 10 or more small EVs, PHEVs or many more hybrids

Had I been really into EVs, most likely my choice would be some random minivan, exactly in order to retain an useful interior volume while placing a reasonably-sized battery pack. Eventually some Japanese model with the engine under the front seats, and RWD, would have plenty of underbody room to fit the battery pack, and either hub-motors or some compact motor which wouldn't take much more space than the stock rear axle.

Unfortunate it’s so difficult to sell a small cheap vehicle like an Aptera or “insert failure to launch here”

In contrast to Europeans and Asians who became more austere right after WWII, and many Latinos who grew up surrounded by European and Asian econoboxes, the average American was more influenced by a bigger-is-better marketing approach, leading to an entitlement mentality which rendered it easier to push those who think they "deserve" a V8 into a highly profitable full-size truck or SUV.

[Piotrsko]

What are you considering as reasonable sized battery pack? 66kwh fits in a bolt which isn't necessarily the largest sized vehicle. Not sure what I would do with 160 mile range if I had one in the ranger other than think of solar panels on the bed cover to recharge wheni mostly don't use it.

[aerohead]

Put me down for 'yes'. By default.

[freebeard]

You'll find opportunity in the ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/wtf-ecomodder-40977 thread.

It was created for OP to vote Environmentalism, but he didn't*. Two votes out of 44, so far.

*OP posted three times in that thread but never voted.

[Gasoline Fumes]

https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...dding-256.html