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Great video! This truck will work for me!
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So you thought I was joking about a speed tax, well it did not take long to align with current events after reading about Bitcoin's 40% crash yesterday.So when you get it in 2023, let us know how the timestamp, allocation, whining dealers, battery manufaturer delays and the speed tax for driving fast and consuming excess electricity goes. /s
That's a perpetual motion machine and it's impossible, though you can get some of the power back once you take your foot off the gas....throttleI don't know much at all about EVs....... maybe this is a dumb question, but why is it that they can't constantly be charging the battery by utilizing the spinning of the wheels as the EV drives?
The hidden speed tax will come when theSo you thought I was joking about a speed tax, well it did not take long to align with current events after reading about Bitcoin's 40% crash yesterday.
If the future amount of power required for EV's is the same as Bitcoin, and that is bad for the environment, then likewise will there be enough power to charge all the EV's or will we face power rationing or a speed tax?
(Please, don't turn this into a political discussion, it is my own technical point on how will we charge all the EV's, maybe we all have to pay for solar panels on our roofs.) For now I'll stick with ICE or a Hybrid Bronco would be okay as well.
I think the real game changer will be the van.They are going to sell an absolute shit ton of these things. Game changer.
shouldn't considering it doesn't have anything near the mechanical parts as a gas f-150The batteries are reported to weigh 1800 pounds. Figure a short bed F150 with a V8 weighs in around 5500 pounds. V8 probably weighs under 500 pounds...Thinking the Lightning is going to push 7000? Interesting.
https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/... this unit will,10 and 13 hours, respectively.The problem is any electric car with that level of range effectively eliminates this as a vacation vehicle. And it probably destroys completely the American road trip. Sure they replace the short daily grind, but the overall culture impact about what the car is really about, "freedom", will inexorably change.
Live in Boston and want to go to Niagara Falls, now that is likely a 2 day trip
"Let's go skiing in Park City this weekend"...... whoops sorry your trip from Denver will take the whole long weekend just to deal with the charging delays.
"Woohoo road trip to Disney World !!!!" Not happening (unless you live in Jacksonville - in which case bless your heart), the sheer inconvenience of that will make people fly.
Airlines and rental car companies are going to have a massive resurgence when electrics are mostly rolled out. It will be the only way to vacation.
Except good road trip people don't stop unless there is a sight to see. The idea of a stop in a 3 hour drive to take a break cause you have to changes the entire nature of the activity. Plus none of that technology actually is deployed.https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/2020-ford-f-150-lightning-ev-pickup-debuts-300-mile-range-priced-at-40k/#:~:text=F-150 Lightning Charge Time&text=Ford says this unit will,10 and 13 hours, respectively.
"Buyers with access to an Electrify America DC Level 2 50 kW fast-charging station can increase the battery charge from 15% to 80% in 91 minutes for the standard battery and 122 minutes for the extended battery. A DC charger that operates at a full 150 kW output drops the times to around 40 minutes for both batteries. Additionally, a quick 10-minute charge session can add up to 41 or 54 miles. "
As those faster chargers become available in more place it just means you're planning your road trip a bit more. Let's be serious, from Boston to NYC is around 3 hours with light traffic...and a heavy foot...you can stop, put the car on the charger, take a piss, grab some lunch and you're back on the road with a decent amount of power. Again, the faster chargers aren't widespread yet but they will be in due time.
If there is a standardization of charging, then I disagree with your opinion. The notion of the "gas station", premises on tanks and volatile liquids, changes to parking spaces with charging stations. They can be placed at rest areas, restaurants (as attractions), road side or anywhere else there is electricity. They don't have to be refilled or serviced daily. They can be unattended. Hotels, campgrounds, department and grocery stores...they can have them. Enterprising people will buy parking lots, invest in charging infrastructure and generate greater revenue off their parcel.The problem is any electric car with that level of range effectively eliminates this as a vacation vehicle. And it probably destroys completely the American road trip. Sure they replace the short daily grind, but the overall culture impact about what the car is really about, "freedom", will inexorably change.
Live in Boston and want to go to Niagara Falls, now that is likely a 2 day trip
"Let's go skiing in Park City this weekend"...... whoops sorry your trip from Denver will take the whole long weekend just to deal with the charging delays.
"Woohoo road trip to Disney World !!!!" Not happening (unless you live in Jacksonville - in which case bless your heart), the sheer inconvenience of that will make people fly.
Airlines and rental car companies are going to have a massive resurgence when electrics are mostly rolled out. It will be the only way to vacation.
I'm assuming your good road trip people don't have young kids, bring their lunch, and wear diapers. The rest of us won't mind a stop after 3 hours of driving. For the record I've driven from Seattle to San Diego, Boston to Key West, and Camp Pendleton, Ca to Boston.Except good road trip people don't stop unless there is a sight to see. The idea of a stop in a 3 hour drive to take a break cause you have to changes the entire nature of the activity. Plus none of that technology actually is deployed.
North Carolina, own a few coffee shops, so different type of brewing. Just launched franchising though, so hopefully coming to a town near you soon!Aye. There is hope. Now to source a widebody.......
You a brewer? Where @? my liver hates me.