08-03-2020, 01:55 PM
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I just saw this at Target in Salem last night. It's in a location not well used, away from the regular parking for the store, 5 min from I-5.
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08-03-2020, 08:36 PM
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I just saw this at Target in Salem last night. It's in a location not well used, away from the regular parking for the store, 5 min from I-5.
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That is important. If you place EV charging spots close to the store people in gas cars will park in them. I see it all the time at the Fred Meyer where the EV chargers are right next to the handicap spots. |
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08-03-2020, 08:41 PM
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That is important. If you place EV charging spots close to the store people in gas cars will park in them. I see it all the time at the Fred Meyer where the EV chargers are right next to the handicap spots.
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I thought it was smartly placed. It's out of the way parking for any of those businesses in the area.
Fred Meyer on Market would have been a better spot though since it's only 30 seconds off the freeway. There's a barren spot across from Fred Meyer that often hosts weekend car sales that is even better situated by the freeway and not being utilized much. Would be sweet to have a charger located 15 seconds off the freeway. |
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08-04-2020, 07:57 PM
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I have no doubt ALL PLUGINS will have diy battery replacement worked out in the next 5-10 years
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Neither to I. Well, considering an EV won't be subjected to stricter restrictions based on their age and emissions certification as ICE-powered cars already face in some European cities, it wouldn't surprise me if most EV owners got to prefer battery upgrades instead of buying a new car more often. |
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08-05-2020, 10:47 PM
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We're gonna have million-mile batteries soon. I don't think replacement batteries will be needed at all.
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08-05-2020, 10:50 PM
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We're gonna have million-mile batteries soon. I don't think replacement batteries will be needed at all.
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According to Sandy Munro, we are already there in practical terms even if nobody is yet claiming it.
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08-05-2020, 11:51 PM
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We're gonna have million-mile batteries soon. I don't think replacement batteries will be needed at all.
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I think those "million mile" batteries will fail from age long before they reach a million miles. That is 67 years of use at the typical 15,000 miles per year |
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08-06-2020, 12:33 AM
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They would have residual capacity after suitability for cars is expended (it would appear). People will hand them down to their heirs.
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08-06-2020, 11:31 AM
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They would have residual capacity after suitability for cars is expended (it would appear). People will hand them down to their heirs.
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I believe they will be repurposed. Hard to buy salvage volt packs cheaply right now since they are ideal for solar |
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08-06-2020, 01:40 PM
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They would have residual capacity after suitability for cars is expended (it would appear). People will hand them down to their heirs.
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I have no doubt that EV batteries will be repurposed for other uses. I have very skeptical that any Li-Ion battery is going to work for 50 years (or even 25)
Li-Ion battery degrade based on age and cycles.
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