Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

[Gale Hawkins]

Still apprehensive since there is no free market for electricity and I don't like being without choices as I have for fuel now.
I don't know how you concluded my apprehension was dissolved since that concern has not been resolved. I guess you must be one of those conclusion jumpers.

You don't seem apprehensive if you're still on the grid for lighting. An EV is just another electrical appliance that can cost 50% less to power than it would cost at the gas pump.

 

[lman]

Last year when fuel prices were good, before our new leader was in the picture, it was cheaper to drive my hybrid suv that gets 38 mpg. Fuel prices generally go up and down, however I've never seen the price of electricity come down. In 3 years policies could shift back to promoting energy independence and it could again be cheaper to drive a gas powered car. We can only hope.

 

[3930dave]

You don't seem apprehensive if you're still on the grid for lighting. An EV is just another electrical appliance that can cost 50% less to power than it would cost at the gas pump.

Not too may viable options (other than being off-grid, my personal favourite...) for residential lighting.

Enjoy the cost savings, as they likely won't last. Whether it's the extra charger licensing, "safety" inspections etc that have already cropped up here, that is going to change too.

Simple #'s. Province, State, Country..... there are few jurisdictions that are well balanced enough (I'm talking financially) to walk away from even 10% of the billions they haul down in fuel taxes.

Things change..... seemingly quicker as I get older. IIRC, even Elon has mused openly about killing off Free Supercharging.

Enjoy this moment in time for what it is....

Rgds, D.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Not too may viable options (other than being off-grid, my personal favourite...) for residential lighting.

Enjoy the cost savings, as they likely won't last. Whether it's the extra charger licensing, "safety" inspections etc that have already cropped up here, that is going to change too.

Simple #'s. Province, State, Country..... there are few jurisdictions that are well balanced enough (I'm talking financially) to walk away from even 10% of the billions they haul down in fuel taxes.

Things change..... seemingly quicker as I get older. IIRC, even Elon has mused openly about killing off Free Supercharging.

Enjoy this moment in time for what it is....

Rgds, D.

I expect the marketing objective of the Super Chargers to drive sales are no longer critical but may help boost end of quarter sales from time to time. Currently there is a one stall Supercharger 60 mile from my house. I don't use fast chargers since Nissan put a new 40 kWh battery pack in our 2016 Leaf SL to limit heat damage Leafs do not have active battery cooling. By charging at home I can better manage the battery pack temperature. Fast driving can really heat up our battery pack. I can discharge a full battery in two hours but charging at the max rate it will take about 5 or 6 hours to fully recharge. To get max range the top speed is said to be 22 MPH. Elon Musk stated 18 MPH for max Tesla battery range.

 

[3930dave]

To get max range the top speed is said to be 22 MPH. Elon Musk stated 18 MPH for max Tesla battery range.

Holiday Weekend here. Yesterday, I saw much more than the normal amount of Teslas at the bank of Superchargers near where I work. People likely will use them to travel longer than normal distances. Then, there's the free charging that some qualify for. Either way, his Build it and They Will Come move with Superchargers was a good and needed one, IMO.

Those ^ #'s you just posted are very interesting. Directly relevant if you are doing cab duty in a Downtown core, but other than that, if they were highly emphasized it would only add to people's Range Anxiety when evaluating vehicles.

But, I may have just missed those datapoints vs. Range, as I can't say I've gone looking for that data...

Rgds, D.

 

[dragoneggs]

Sounds like grocery getter pickups for now vs long trip towing vehicles. Nothing wrong with getting groceries.

My F150 is handy for trips to Costco!

 

[dragoneggs]

I have really enjoyed watching this guys DIY Solar videos. Impressive young man if you read and learn about his life story.

 

[3930dave]

While killing time today, waiting for something else, I saw a Canuck news clip on EVs.

Hadn't seen this one before; posting in case I'm not the only one...

The Lion Electric Co. | Electric School Bus

Lion. Producing school buses in Quebec, and have been selling well enough they are planning a big jump in USA production.

School bus routes makes sense. I'd like to see the Winter operational data, but being Canucks, kids should be wearing ski-doo suits 8 mos/yr anyway

Looks like they are building trucks too, but the news coverage I saw didn't address those.

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

I have really enjoyed watching this guys DIY Solar videos. Impressive young man if you read and learn about his life story.

Interesting video. Scrounging and elbow grease.... often productive.

Strategic move, using the trailer.

Rgds, D.

 

[dragoneggs]

Interesting video. Scrounging and elbow grease.... often productive.

Strategic move, using the trailer.

Rgds, D.

Great channel if you are into solar and DIY. Love his attitude.