Posted on 12/29/2022 6:22:51 AM PST by Red Badger
Little Battery Blankets with
Hand Warmers for dialing a Tow Truck !
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I always wanted a TR-4!
I had to work on mine so much that my nephew told me later in life he learned everything he needed to know about fine and fancy cussing from having his bedroom window open while I worked on my car in the driveway!
I am better at controlling myself, and consciously avoid cussing now that I am older and hopefully more mature!
Uber can get into the game with Uber-eTow. Combined with Uber Eats, battery powered vehicle owners can enjoy lunch as they're being towed toward their destination, all while recharging their batteries.
The Facts.... Exactly!
That was my first thought.................a battery temp sensor that is bad............
I am finding that age has the opposite effect on me. But it's swearing at animate beings and not inanimate objects that does it. I am reaching the point where I have far less patience with abject stupidity than I did when I was younger.
This opportunity has
Epic Implications!
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Rolling EV Jacuzzis!
Movies, Popcorn and
Hot Chick’s!
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Mile High Clubs...
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nah
And if the above saga isn’t exciting enough for you, just wait until there are lottsa EV 18- Wheelers out on the road, but stranded and blocking traffic because the battery won’t take a charge if the temp is below 32 degrees or that vicinity. Stupidity gone to seed. I understand the USPS has ordered 60,000+ EV mail delivery vehicles. Just when you think you’ve seen the greatest stupidity, some government genius takes it as a challenge.
“Put it in the garage and buy a couple of propane heaters. Get the temp up to within operating range and it’ll charge.”
Car owners who frequently encounter subzero temperatures can install an engine block heater, which tend to cost under $80.
https://www.oreillyauto.com/shop/b/engines-—transmissions/engine-block-heater/aa4ff5ba9381
You plug it in with a long extension cord to your house, and it keeps the engine warm enough to start easily.
An electric car could have a battery heater which diverts part of the charging current in cold weather to warm the battery. Keep your car on the charger in very cold weather and you can drive off in a pre-warmed car.
You reminded me of the fact that I once had a Triumph Spitfire. I think it was a 1963. What a total POS. It was almost a daily chore just trying to keep the multiple carbs in synch.
“Stupidity was as necessary as intelligence, and as difficult to attain.”
― George Orwell, 1984
By the way, what year did you have? I loved the 1966 version-that was a sharp looking vehicle!
My 1st, 1967 Spitfire......
Boy, I sure get that. I am less inclined to swear at a snapped off bolt than I am at some of these human snapped off bolts I see!
They are both missing their heads, but for the hardware, it is in their nature to sometimes have their head missing.
For Humans...they have to learn it and be proud of it. Like you, I have less tolerance for that.
It is well known that electric vehicles have problems charging in cold weather
= = =
Where’s that Global Warming when we need it?
That part has to be hyperbole. No one is that ineffectual and still able to hold. job.
Any poke at the cowgirls is fun.
I was a Cowboys fan when Tom Landry was their coach. That generation of coaches knew how to control their criminals.
I only read that it’s owners dependent on superchargers that are bitching.
If you risk your house burning down, you can charge in your garage. Garage space is not likely to hit the extreme low temps the outside environment gets too. When you drive your EV to a supercharger, the air under the car helps COOL the batteries to even lower temps than the air is.
How much you wanna bet that many of the so called ‘heaters’ in the Tesla design to heat the battery are non working. No easy way for anyone to test them except for the extreme low temps of last week. Betcha some EV’s don’t even have battery heater they claim to have.
Maybe Jerry Jones will pay for his fun baby.
I’d like to know if you put your EV in your garage, and leave it even on the trickle charge (1kw) most basis household outlet charge — Will that provide enough heat to keep battery above freezing ? What does the battery heater draw power wise ?
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