Are Electric Vehicles About To Sweep The Country?

Manhattan Contrarian ^ | 23 Feb, 2023 | Francis Menton

[citizen]

Also freeing the winter & roasting in the summer to save battery.

[citizen]

I’m more like 0-40 or 45 lol But occasionally I might make it all the way to 65!

[usconservative]

They are not ready yet for extensive driving and longer trips.

Or TOWING.

Fastest way to kill an EV's range: tow something.

[citizen]

Sure...one can make allowances for this and can plan for that. There’s a lot of that to do for any distance EV driving. Just say no.

I prefer worry-free driving with minimal time out of my life, which is finite and fleeting, for refueling.

[Leep]

We’ll be able to pick the bugs right off our mud huts.

[citizen]

I stated that poorly. Replace ‘any’ with longer.

[Nifster]

Oh goody protein

[Leep]

Not to worry the clown king said in his SOTU..not ours .. we’ll need fossil fuel for at least another 10 years.

Even the dims were laughing at that one.

[Clarancebeaks]

A little story about a Roomba. My best friends daughter being somewhat of a techno nerd bought one of these infernal devices to vaccum her house at a set time everyday just before she came home from work. Her dog got the shits one day, and shit in the kitchen and living room. The Roomba ran right through it and smeared that diarrhea all over the house. When she got home, she said there were shit trails everywhere. When she picked the evil robot up, she got dog shit on her hands. When her husband got home, he smashed it.

[minnesota_bound]

The democrats want to force you to get a electric car. They do not want competition as everyone with sense would continue to get a gas powered vehicle. What is in it for the democrats? Control. The electric car can be remotely turned off and you can be stranded at home say on election day or just to keep you confined to your local area. No travel allowed without permission.

4 gallons of gas has more energy then the battery pack of the electric F-150.

[minnesota_bound]

Plus they get an experience of paying at least $80,000 to buy the electric vehicle, add a charger at home and worry about massive fires while vehicle is charging or while you and family are driving.

Any minor accident will total the car as the battery pack is compromised and it takes only 1 battery to start a chain reaction that in seconds will kill you. If not dead then they will find out the cost of the $battery pack!

The insurance companies will be the ones to ban as they will not cover them for home or auto.
If you live in an apartment, townhome, duplex you will be banned from charging in a garage.

[minnesota_bound]

Nolte: Another Day, Another Electric Vehicle Battery Fire
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/24/nolte-another-day-another-electric-vehicle-battery-fire/

[Blue Collar Christian]

Looks like you need to lighten up Francis Menton.

I can’t read past the first line of this pompous ass’s treatise.

[MrLucky1966]

Also keep in mind that a 60-amp circuit with both legs (240v) is potentially 4x the current draw of a 110v 30-amp circuit (twice the amps on twice the number of feeder lines).

I keep thinking about this piece from an old electronics hobbyist magazine, "Elementary Electronics"

From 1979 - "Ask Hank, He Knows, Jan/Feb 1980 Elementary Electronics"

What an Outlet

My friend's father invested in a new electric car that he says "Detroit" is trying to suppress. It's a small car that can range up to 150 miles from home and return, and recharge in five minutes due to its very unique battery system. Isn't it a crime how new energy saving systems are being shot down? -L.A., Westland, WI

If all that you say about the car is true, then think of this: assume the car's motor is rated at 40 horse power -remember, you said a small car. Assume it is run at 50 mph for the full range of the car (300 miles.) In six hours of driving, the car uses up 11,040 watt hours of energy. To replace their energy in five minutes would require an AC outlet at your home that can deliver about 92 ampere hours or approximately 1100 amperes for 5 minutes. Just imagine the size of your house wiring. Remember, when charging a battery, you must replace very kilowatt hour of energy that was used. Also, I did not get into the matter of efficiency and heat in the battery system. A very high current charge produces excessive heat -the battery may even glow! That's not too good for the battery. Look again into the facts, you may have your information jumbled.

I know it is form 1979, but even so, the laws of physics are the same, if you charge batteries fast, it isn't too good for them and even cause them to explode, burn, whatever.

[chrisser]

That article is a nice find.

[MrLucky1966]

That article is a nice find.

It is, I posted a link to the PDF, I remember reading it when it first came out. I keep thinking the Tesla fast charge would be Hell on the batteries, I would not use it unless it was a dire emergency. I prefer the 2 amp setting to the 10 amp setting when I used the battery charger for my car, the latter is reserved if I need my car faster. I keep getting into arguments where like, "well is is from 1979, we have advanced since then." True but again, you have the laws of physics that are universal, no matter if you quick charge a battery in 1910, 1979 or today, you would end up sliming the battery where the acid, lithium or whatever would come out as they bust or even causing a fire as he said, "make it glow." Yeah, perhaps electric cars have a role for short, local trips and maybe fun to drive but they just fill a niche, it isn't for everything or everybody. If you want one, fine but don't force it on me.

Elementary Electronics, Jan/Feb 1980

[usconservative]

They are not ready yet for extensive driving and longer trips.

Or TOWING.

Fastest way to kill an EV's range: tow something.