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EV Is First Car To Complete 18,500-Mile Journey From North To South Pole
Jalopnik ^ | Logan Carter

Posted on 12/29/2023 4:55:03 PM PST by nickcarraway

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To: drwoof

I want to see the photo of their car towing the gas or diesel powered electric generator.


41 posted on 12/29/2023 7:58:21 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: Paladin2

“This incredible feat proves that EVs can be just as capable as ICE vehicles, as long as you have the proper planning and ingenuity.”

That’s the stupidest thing I’ve read today. Are people REALLY that stupid?


42 posted on 12/29/2023 7:58:58 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: Flavious_Maximus

They put their EV on an ice floe with a few polar bears on it. Then they taught the polar bears to paddle the ice floe south.


43 posted on 12/29/2023 7:59:45 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

“Are people REALLY that stupid?”

No, they are very purposefully attempting to provide disinformation while trying to blow smoke up one of your orifaces.


44 posted on 12/29/2023 8:17:21 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: toddausauras

” I don’t trust batteries for a few reasons.”

Even though I only own ICE vehicles, they do have batteries that don’t tend to last the life of the vehicle.

Now I also have a ton of electronic devices tha also have batteries that tend to need to be replaced before the end of the life of the device.

Much of my life is now frequently spent setting up and monitoring the recharging of batteries.

ABC -—> Always be Charging.

Batteries need at least a couple of orders of magnitude in no shortage of attributes.


45 posted on 12/29/2023 8:24:24 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

“Much of my life is now frequently spent setting up and monitoring the recharging of batteries.”

LOL...me too. Home automation system. Home security system. Remotes. Power tools. Snow blower. Leaf blower. Hand warmers. Electric socks. Toothbrush. Computer. Phone. Laptop. Christmas decorations. Bluetooth speakers. AC power outage monitor. Dog’s electric fence collar. Ear buds. Headlamp. Flashlights. Emergency lanterns. Wireless headset. I’m probably missing another half dozen or more

My God, the time I spend keeping all these batteries charged or changed!


46 posted on 12/29/2023 8:39:37 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: nickcarraway
Did it travel by "boat", or "airplane"?


47 posted on 12/29/2023 9:30:31 PM PST by guest7
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To: nickcarraway

Of course it took 28 months and required three battery changes....at $20,000 each.


48 posted on 12/30/2023 7:56:38 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: nickcarraway

“This incredible feat proves that EVs can be just as capable as ICE vehicles.”

False. The person who wrote this is an illogical idiot.


49 posted on 12/30/2023 9:45:55 AM PST by Theo (FReeping since 1997 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: nickcarraway

This is the Babylon Bee right?


50 posted on 12/30/2023 9:51:07 AM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: guest7

Looks like they took a boat from Colon, Panama to Cartagena, Colombia. And then from Punta Arenas, Chile to somewhere in Antarctica:

https://poletopoleev.com/expedition-live/

Regardless the political spin given this trip, and the fact that they didn’t technically “drive” the entire distance, it is quite a feat.


51 posted on 12/30/2023 9:53:58 AM PST by Theo (FReeping since 1997 ... drain the swamp.)
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To: C210N

How did they get through the Darien Gap?


52 posted on 12/30/2023 10:03:39 AM PST by SamAdams76 (6,508,933 Truth | 87,456,907 Twitter)
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