โNov-30-2016 05:46 AM
โDec-03-2016 07:11 AM
TyroneandGladys wrote:Yes charge at night.
Just a simple country boy here and I have a question on electric vehicles. If everyone switched over to electric how would people in some areas of the country charge them considering that right now during high demand days some areas of our country have had rolling blackouts and brownouts. It would seem to me if everyone in those areas started charging eclectic vehicles daily then every day would become a high demand days and the current high demand days would go off the chart.
โDec-03-2016 07:04 AM
TyroneandGladys wrote:
Just a simple country boy here and I have a question on electric vehicles. If everyone switched over to electric how would people in some areas of the country charge them considering that right now during high demand days some areas of our country have had rolling blackouts and brownouts. It would seem to me if everyone in those areas started charging eclectic vehicles daily then every day would become a high demand days and the current high demand days would go off the chart.
โDec-03-2016 06:37 AM
Chris Bryant wrote:
Really truly check out the link I gave- they are introducing their tractor tomorrow. Uses a hydrogen fuel cell giving around a thousand mile range, with 15 minute fillup. 1,000 HP (software limited due to tire limitations), 2,000 ft/lb torque. Zero emissions.
They have like $2B (as in billion) in preorders.
https://nikolamotor.com/
โDec-03-2016 05:46 AM
TyroneandGladys wrote:
Just a simple country boy here and I have a question on electric vehicles. If everyone switched over to electric how would people in some areas of the country charge them considering that right now during high demand days some areas of our country have had rolling blackouts and brownouts. It would seem to me if everyone in those areas started charging eclectic vehicles daily then every day would become a high demand days and the current high demand days would go off the chart.
โDec-03-2016 05:20 AM
โDec-02-2016 09:17 PM
time2roll wrote:Brings up another interesting aspect about future electricity production. If we can decentralize the grid sources, is it more efficient? Offhand, I would say yes it is just from the distribution standpoint. Maybe some of the grid operators could weigh in on that.
This is where distributed solar and home battery systems will come into play.
Everything does not have to be provided at the utility scale level of service.
And yes my home installed solar is lower cost that what the utility charges with NO subsidy. Of course I did take the credits and the payback is just that much faster.
โDec-02-2016 07:41 PM
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โDec-02-2016 01:15 PM
RCMAN46 wrote:
Some very large equipment has been all electric for over 60 years.
Do a google on the Big Muskie. One of the largest Drag Lines ever made.
I was an Electrical Engineer for General Electric and had the pleasure to work on that beast back in the 70's.
โDec-02-2016 05:17 AM
westend wrote:
I love me some trains. Took the family by train through Europe one summer. You haven't really experienced what trains can be until you ride in the First Class TGV car. I think they're something like 60' long and you can hear a whisper in the back from the front. Really a wonderful system!
It would be great to ride from say, Chicago, to LA in a high speed train. Mpls/St.paul to Seattle would also be a great ride.
I was reading that Tesla did some crash testing in the regular insurance safety center and got the highest ratings possible. The article I read say they broke the roof collapse machine during the testing. They state there has never been a fatality in their Model S.
โDec-02-2016 05:10 AM
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โDec-01-2016 07:34 PM
free radical wrote:
Id like to see these high speed Maglev in NA going from one side of the country to the other..no need for airplanes
https://youtu.be/cZViuZu51lM