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Old 04-13-2019, 06:35 PM   #391 (permalink)
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Old 04-14-2019, 01:16 PM   #392 (permalink)
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All-electric is stupid for the expense. Public and private. Hybrid was and is the ONLY smart approach. Dollars and destruction and unreliability kill all-electric.

Single “fuel” makes no sense ( in a manner of speaking). Not when grid access or cold weather or WHATEVER makes charging a problem.

A big cruising sailboat without an auxiliary diesel? No thanks. Hire more crew is “the solution”. Life is such that small craft warning signs are also a caution in tight circumstances, not a prohibition.

A get it home, get it to the shop, fix it when I can afford it, little liquid fuel motor is what makes sense.

Those who believe or justify all-electric are Enemy to man, not friend. For that way is about control of others, not problem-solving.
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Old 04-14-2019, 02:37 PM   #393 (permalink)
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Electric Terry Hershner did the world's first and only electric motorcycle Iron Butt 1,000 miles in 24 hours on a Vetter streamlined Zero motorcycle with extra batteries and chargers. He could suck 4, 7kW level 2 chargers dry at a time with long, home built extension cables. But was mostly only able to find 2 at a time. Had a moving AVERAGE speed of 73 mph. And energy efficiency of 270 mpge. He gets 295 mpge when not in such a rush due to the excellent cdA.
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Our new car is a plug in hybrid.
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All-electric is stupid for the expense. Public and private. Hybrid was and is the ONLY smart approach. Dollars and destruction and unreliability kill all-electric.

Single “fuel” makes no sense ( in a manner of speaking). Not when grid access or cold weather or WHATEVER makes charging a problem.
The flexibility of a plug-in hybrid is hard to beat, plus we could mention some newer technologies on their way to get widespread on ICEs in order to get them further.


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Those who believe or justify all-electric are Enemy to man, not friend. For that way is about control of others, not problem-solving.
Electrics have been proven suitable for short-distance routes, but the recharging time and lack of supporting infrastructure renders them unsuitable for a one-size-fits-all approach.
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Old 04-16-2019, 07:41 PM   #396 (permalink)
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This is an interesting article about how the switch to electric vehicles will effect the Germany auto industry.

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2...erman-engines/
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Old 04-16-2019, 09:14 PM   #397 (permalink)
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Heh, heh. He said "Dingolfing'.

They do give a nod to Porsche winning a race in 1899 in his electric.

Meanwhile Jay Leno is retrofitting his Baker electric with Lithium-ion batteries and piezoelectric heaters. This video is 5 years old.



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One million miles

Musk said the current battery packs have a longevity of 300,000 to 500,000 miles, which would be sufficient for most cars. However, the drivetrain lasts a million miles, so chances are if you do drive a lot the pack would be first to go.
For now.

Tesla has filed a patent for a different battery and electrolyte chemistry which it expects makes the packs last for a million miles...!
https://electrek.co/2019/04/23/tesla...les-elon-musk/
Coming next year. That should speed up de-ICEing.
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Old 04-24-2019, 04:09 PM   #399 (permalink)
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I thought the supercharger idea was cool until I saw they charge $0.28/kwh. Only three times more expensive than electricity in my area, but better than nothing. I still really don't see EV's taking over as the grid would need to be huge, and then the energy would just come indirectly from "clean coal."
I did the calculations and my 22k miles/yr would consume the same amount of electricity as my house.
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Ha, that's 4 times more than my base rate.
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