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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #141 on: March 26, 2022, 09:54:00 AM »
Volt:
Think of the volt as a measurement of electrical "pressure," like you'd find in a common garden hose. For a given diameter of hose, turning up the pressure moves more water. (Water is equivalent to power in this analogy.)

Ampere:
Continuing the garden hose analogy, think of the ampere (aka amp) as a measurement of electrical "flow," with a larger-diameter hose—higher amperage—flowing more water (electrical power) at any given pressure (voltage).

Watt:
Named for James Watt, who also defined the term "horsepower," the watt is a measure of the expenditure of energy over time. The particulars don't really matter here; what does matter is that the watt measures the exact same thing horsepower does. It's just a different unit. Like liters and gallons. One horsepower is equal to 745.7 watts.



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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #142 on: March 26, 2022, 10:00:09 AM »
Are we really thinking the public is gonna go out and spend $30,000 on an electric car with a max range of around 200 miles

https://www.cars.com/articles/here-are-the-11-cheapest-electric-vehicles-you-can-buy-439849/
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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #143 on: March 26, 2022, 10:06:27 AM »
Some will obviously, but if we all wanted one somehow, the supply doesn't exist.  The ones being made are being bought.

I've noted before that a family with one EV for around town and a hybrid or ICE car for trips would be well situated, in time.  I don't think we're at equal economics yet except maybe in California.

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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #144 on: March 26, 2022, 10:17:58 AM »
Saw one of these on I-75 yesterday. Interesting looks.

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« Reply #145 on: March 26, 2022, 11:24:26 AM »
The US buys around 18 million cars and LTs a year, about a million of them are EVs, some more are hydrids.  That figure is obviously going up, I have read various projections as to how fast, but it's not going to be all that fast, maybe a third may be EVs and plug ins by 2030.  We will have ICE cars around for decades.

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« Reply #146 on: March 26, 2022, 11:40:12 AM »
I like that the German (and some others) EV's are almost the same body as their real cars. 
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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #147 on: March 26, 2022, 11:41:39 AM »
Most of the major mfg EVs look like their regular cars, I think, they have common styling features.


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« Reply #148 on: March 26, 2022, 11:50:12 AM »
Well, there was a whole lot of ugly in the past. 

It's like they did it on purpose so people would not want cars that don't need oil products. 
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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #149 on: March 26, 2022, 11:55:09 AM »



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« Reply #150 on: March 27, 2022, 08:21:23 AM »
General Motors’ 10 New Electric Cars Foreshadow Seachange In What We Drive (motortrend.com)

The stated goals could be missed of course, but a million EVs by 2025 would be significant, and Ford and VW et al. are on similar trajectories.  One wonders if parts shortages will be a limiter.  We COULD see 4 million EVs sold in the US by around 2025, out of 18 million total, which starts to be a real thing.  I'm cautious on these figures.

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« Reply #151 on: March 27, 2022, 09:43:59 AM »
Scotty Kilmer is great if you're not familiar with him great mechanic giving viewers great advice on all sorts of vehicles .I time stamped it where he discusses the ridiculous Government attempt to impliment electric cars


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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #152 on: March 27, 2022, 10:27:56 AM »
I don't think the plan, such as it is, is to happen quickly obviously.  Most cars are going to be ICE for a long time, maybe we hit 50-50 by 2045 or so, maybe.

And yes, the PO doesn't have the money, it would probably make sense for them longer term if they did.

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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #153 on: March 27, 2022, 10:42:04 AM »
I dont think we will see real big EV growth until the problem of how to recharge in the same amount of time to fill a tank with gas is solved

Being able to only use EVs around town is not enough
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