Yesterday. Would you buy and EV?

[milkman636]

The larger 52” EGO zero turn equipped with six 12aH batteries is priced at 6999 at my nearest Ace Hardware. It says up to 4 acres of cutting time, so I believe it should do the two acres I mow. I’m on my second season with an EGO push mower for trimming around the house and fruit trees. So far it has performed very well with the one exception being the battery run time is overstated. I’ll drop a second battery in the charger before I start trimming when the grass is high or damp, in case I don’t make it. My wife thinks I should try the 52” EGO and sell the 1023E I’m currently using to mow. I’ve enjoyed the no gas or lube in everything electric that I have so far. With the direct drive mower spindles there is no belts or greasing either. Maybe she is right.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I like some of this person's take on EVs, and all her reviews. She doesn't seem to give a "Squeek," if her impression, of that the car is a bad design, and this is a rare thing on the internet. She is kind of crazy, but in a good way that she is following her passion.

She's not short on gray matter for sure.

 

[rontaki]

So apparently some of the massive mining dump trucks are now battery powered now. And have 14 hour run time. Which caught me as a surprise. Which comes as a surprise to me, I'm amazed that they could run that long.

World's first 120-ton electric mining dump truck equipped with CATL batteries successfully rolls off production line

On June 23, the world's first 120-ton electric mining dump truck with AC drive equipped with CATL batteries successfully rolled off the production line at Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (XEMC) and is scheduled to be put into trial operation in mines in July. This product will be used...

www.catl.com

That EV mine vehicle was released over a year ago.
I wonder how the trial went, is it still going, etc?

In the article, the 120 ton EV was compared to a 100 ton ICE machine. Does this imply there is a 20% weight penalty for going electric? Certainly easier to absorb on a hulking beast like that, which does not drive on regular pavement.

Finally, if materials for everyday transportation EVs are on short supply, what would fleets of machines this size do to supply?

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Here is an EV option that could meet the needs of many even better than the Nissan Leaf but has an expired rebate option. Having a round trip range of over 200 miles would permit all home charging for destinations within 100 miles. That could go to 200 miles for an overnight family visit who had right power outlet but when the majority are driving EVs this would not be of much concern.

Review: The Chevrolet Bolt EUV is a budget electric SUV that's great for commuters but not for road trips

The Chevrolet Bolt EUV offers 247 miles of driving range and a compact size, but it can't charge as quickly as rivals.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[hornett22]

And ultimately STILL powered by "fossil fuel" .

 

[JasperFrank]

I found this comparison to be revealing. Yet I do have issues with what size ICE truck one would need to tow a 6,000 lb boxy camper trailer. You don't need a GMC Denali getting less then 9 miles per gallon. So I don't think that was fair, yet the E-150 only got 83 miles on a charge while towing? If this was done correctly, the authors should have found the highest MPG ICE that was rated to tow the same and then compare that against the EV Truck.

 

[jyoutz]

And ultimately STILL powered by "fossil fuel" .

Maybe. In my state, 32% of electricity is generated by wind and solar.

 

[fatjay]

Maybe. In my state, 32% of electricity is generated by wind and solar.

That's all well and good, but this is a world-wide initiative. And yet, world wide doesn't have anywhere near the sunny cloudless days of new mexico.

 

[Torvy]

That's all well and good, but this is a world-wide initiative. And yet, world wide doesn't have anywhere near the sunny cloudless days of new mexico.

Or the angle of deflection. I wish more people would accept both-and solutions instead of either-or.

 

[jyoutz]

Or the angle of deflection. I wish more people would accept both-and solutions instead of either-or.

I think Texas has more wind farms than any other state. They are everywhere in the west and central parts.

 

[hornett22]

Maybe. In my state, 32% of electricity is generated by wind and solar.

Sure it is. Got proof other than what the powers that be tell you? If even true,which I doubt, what was the cost to get to that 30% and what is the what are the negatives caused by this technology.

 

[bnold]

I wish more people would accept both-and solutions instead of either-or.

Agree with this.

We are a long way from either-or viability, maybe never.

Both-and can work great for many households.

 

[bnold]

And ultimately STILL powered by "fossil fuel" .

Generating and transmitting that electricity via fossil fuels from a power plant is still more efficient than a small ICE.

 

[hornett22]

Generating and transmitting that electricity via fossil fuels from a power plant is still more efficient than a small ICE.

Then don't buy one.

 

[jyoutz]

Sure it is. Got proof other than what the powers that be tell you? If even true,which I doubt, what was the cost to get to that 30% and what is the what are the negatives caused by this technology.

In 2021, renewable resources accounted for the largest share of New Mexico's in-state electricity generation, about 36% of power from utility-scale (1 megawatt or larger) facilities and a total of 37% from utility-scale and small-scale (less than 1 megawatt) facilities combined.

Homepage - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) › state › analysis

You explain negatives. I don’t see any.

 

[Hay Dude]

In 2021, renewable resources accounted for the largest share of New Mexico's in-state electricity generation, about 36% of power from utility-scale (1 megawatt or larger) facilities and a total of 37% from utility-scale and small-scale (less than 1 megawatt) facilities combined.
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Homepage - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) › state › analysis

You explain negatives. I don’t see any.

1. Darkness
2. No wind

Pretty simple

 

[Fixastuff]

1. Darkness
2. No wind

Pretty simple

Even with darkness and no wind they made 36% of the energy in his state.

Pretty simple.

 

[Hay Dude]

Even with darkness and no wind they made 36% of the energy in his state.

Pretty simple.

Just think if they were actually efficient and could make power around the clock, like fossil fuels

 

[bsekf]

We have had 2 solar farms installed in our area in last 3 years. I have been trying to find out what the pay back has been. Nobody seems to know and don't want to find out. I have a feeling they are a losing proposition.

 

[Hay Dude]

Sure it is. Got proof other than what the powers that be tell you? If even true,which I doubt, what was the cost to get to that 30% and what is the what are the negatives caused by this technology.

The solar/wind guys must dislike American made energy seeing that most of the junk is made in China or Europe.