Aug-24-2022 05:31 PM
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Aug-26-2022 05:38 AM
NamMedevac 70 wrote:
Scoobydoo I like your excuse for letting the other big polluting countries have free ride on continued global air pollution. I do not share your guilt complex of blaming America first for everything. And except for this forum I think most Americans would agree with me. Compared to the jet set crowd and some RVers my carbon footprint is very small indeed. I now fish and camp without the small TT. No hypocrite here bubba joe just the facts. Cheers
Aug-26-2022 04:45 AM
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Aug-26-2022 04:25 AM
free radical wrote:schlep1967 wrote:
Just saw in the news today that They are shutting down EV chargers in certain cities in China so they can have electric for the households. Just what do you think is going to happen when the Hoover dam stops making electric because there are too many people living off of that pool of water in the desert?
1st mistake is beliving anything our media says about China
2 see Living in China chanel and or Reporterfy media travel.
3 enjoy https://youtu.be/GWZzwLFlDIQ
Aug-26-2022 01:29 AM
Aug-25-2022 08:23 PM
Aug-25-2022 08:02 PM
FishOnOne wrote:
Like the title says "California to ban the sales of new gasoline cars by 2035". I can see it now all those used cars being hauled to Mexico will now be hauled to California.
Link
Aug-25-2022 07:53 PM
shelbyfv wrote:
Obviously vehicle to grid is not ready for prime time but indications are it will be part of the solution as we move from ICEs. Certainly as a concept it is not "laughable." The issues you mention are not unknown to those involved and they seem optimistic. I think it's a safe bet they are better with math than I.;)
Aug-25-2022 07:47 PM
schlep1967 wrote:
Just saw in the news today that They are shutting down EV chargers in certain cities in China so they can have electric for the households. Just what do you think is going to happen when the Hoover dam stops making electric because there are too many people living off of that pool of water in the desert?
Aug-25-2022 07:43 PM
shelbyfv wrote:
I think it's a safe bet they are better with math than you or I.;)
Aug-25-2022 06:24 PM
Aug-25-2022 05:34 PM
blt2ski wrote:Tesla's website says one of their models is around 400 miles on a charge. The only sure thing I know about these electric cars is that the electricity they use comes primarily from coal or natural gas so what's the benefit to an electric car?azdryheat wrote:
So these electric cars have a range of around 400 miles. I just drove 500 miles from Tucson to Newport Beach in 8 hours. How long would this same trip be in an electric car, considering the time to charge the battery? Would I have to spend the night somewhere enroute?
Not sure where you're getting the 400 mile range ... I'll admit, depends on vehicles batter bank, like how big the fuel tank is. Older sisters BMW is around 175 Mile's in DC, another 75 or so Mile's using the her words, motor cycle engine to sorta kind recharge the batteries before running out of gas.
Then again, this particular vehicle may be designed for local use only, vs some having a longer range ability.
We're too soon IMHO to say electric has come into a real usable reality for most of us. BMW is working fantastic for sister. Me, it would be useless!
Marty
Aug-25-2022 05:28 PM
Grit dog wrote:Obviously vehicle to grid is not ready for prime time but indications are it will be part of the solution as we move from ICEs. Certainly as a concept it is not "laughable." The issues you mention are not unknown to those involved and they seem optimistic. I think it's a safe bet they are better with math than you or I.;)
It’s only “brilliant” if you’re challenged with doing basic math and comprehension of such things like:
When is peak demand and when are people with daily drivers not home or just got home from ( work , hauling the kids to soccer etc).
How much of your charge are you depleting and have to top up before morning.
How much power is each vehicle selling back.
How many Ford Lightning’s will there be in the next ___years in these states
How many will lease or whatever and go through all the hoops to do this.
How much real world gain for folks degrading their vechiles and essentially putting “miles” on the most expensive single component of a very expensive vehicle.
What is the total power consumption of the utility and what real world % will be returned. (Better be good at decimals of 1% to the __th power to even calculate the minuscule amount).
Bottom line it’s a laughable program that I’d bet money was heavily subsidized to promote sales.
Actually laughable is much too mild of a descriptor.
But it does make me realize how many people in this world are woefully gullible and how others are able to craft or take advantage of that.
PS, if you think this is a solution, as you put it, then I apologize for the above comment and want to officially say I was speaking of people hypothetically who are gullible.
Aug-25-2022 04:04 PM