Bilsch
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My latest toy
How many miles did it take before you were completely and irreversibly hooked on EV's?
My latest toy
I think EV snowmobiles make a lot of sense.
How many miles did it take before you were completely and irreversibly hooked on EV's?
Why not go View attachment 736508 ?
About one hundred and thirty thousand reasons why not.
Eh, it's only money!
Range and battery weight problems are an order of magnitude more difficult to solve for airplanes than land vehicles.so now they're talking about electric airplanes... how do ya'll feel about that?
Blew out a tire in the desert yesterday...mild fortune to tow it two plus hours to Vegas yesterday for new shoes. No one carries 21's in the desert, lol.
so now they're talking about electric airplanes... how do ya'll feel about that?
so now they're talking about electric airplanes... how do ya'll feel about that?
so much for being greener if you can't make money off it...
I have roadside assistance through my insurance. My wife had AAA back before we got married. I'm not the handiest guy, and it's helped us out of some jams.
Now that we have a Volt and don't carry a spare tire, I'm really glad we have it. Hopefully we never have to use it again, but I'd hate to be stuck in some random place with no idea who to call.
A Caravan needs a lot more endurance to accomplish its mission.There is a Cessna Caravan turbobrop converted to electric which recently did a 30 minute test flight and it cost them $6 dollars in electrons. Jet fuel for the same half hour would have been $300 so it's pretty obvious what the driver is behind this transition. Airlines would immediately upgrade their entire fleets for a 20% saving in fuel cost. Imagine what they would do if someone said 98% decrease was possible?
Agreed the battery technology does not currently exist for long duration flights but every year that gets better. Just a mater of time.
A little off topic as it isn't land based transportation:
Could electric airplanes propel a third revolution in aviation?
NOVA | Great Electric Airplane Race | Season 48 | Episode 7
A Caravan needs a lot more endurance to accomplish its mission.
Obviously, you can fly an airplane using electric motors. But, unless you can meet the range requirements, it won't supplant fossil fuels (I wish it could.)
[...] the sad part is they came up with car tech that ran on water, zero emissions... the oil companies didn't like it and made sure it was squashed[...]
Why the resistance?I have at least 30-40 years of driving left. At the rate things are going, I won't be able to get anything but an electric car some point in my life. But I'll hold off until that day comes.
even the co-founder of wikipedia said it can't be trusted. There was a guy several years ago that developed a car that ran on water/hydrogen. it was a successful product. the oil companies found out, tried to buy him out, he said no. they found a way to get the info from him, some claim they killed him too and they made sure that tech never made the light of day. if I can find the article again I'll post but it was a while ago.
even the co-founder of wikipedia said it can't be trusted. There was a guy several years ago that developed a car that ran on water/hydrogen. it was a successful product. the oil companies found out, tried to buy him out, he said no. they found a way to get the info from him, some claim they killed him too and they made sure that tech never made the light of day. if I can find the article again I'll post but it was a while ago.
BS! Did you even read the first two paragraphs of the linked Wikipedia article? I have studied both thermodynamics and chemistry at the post graduate level, and what the Wikipedia article says is correct. What's your science background? Are you a fan of other conspiracy theories?even the co-founder of wikipedia said it can't be trusted. There was a guy several years ago that developed a car that ran on water/hydrogen. it was a successful product. the oil companies found out, tried to buy him out, he said no. they found a way to get the info from him, some claim they killed him too and they made sure that tech never made the light of day. if I can find the article again I'll post but it was a while ago.
even the co-founder of wikipedia said it can't be trusted.
There was a guy several years ago[...]
Ok, I apologize I'm not as smart as the rest of you.
I'll give you this, ya'll are very passionate about electric vehicles and don't like anyone pointing out their downsides.
My Dad was an electrician for 30 years at the Claycomo, MO, Ford plant where they assembled mostly F150s. I would truly love to honor his memory by buying an electric Lightning F150.
I plan on keeping both of my vehicles for a long time. The truck is 15 years old, and the Jeep is 4 years old. I'm willing to bet that I can get another 10 years out of both. By then, there won't be many non-electric cars.