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FearlessF

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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #322 on: July 15, 2022, 09:37:27 PM »
Elon the hero, once again!

The Lone star grid - the villian, once again
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« Reply #323 on: July 15, 2022, 11:56:28 PM »
Lulz.  Texas grid has been fine.  

Beware politicos pushing agendas.
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« Reply #324 on: July 16, 2022, 12:44:13 AM »
about 2 weeks ago in the middle of the day there was a big explosion and the lights went out.  I thought oh great a transformer blew which they do from time to time.

I was impressed with the speed CenterPoint came out and replaced it. It was about 90 minutes which is pretty quick.  The only problem was about ten minutes after the power was restored it blew again.  This time it took about 3 hours probably cause they had to fix what they didnt fix the first time.

Still I give a lot of credit to CenterPoint for their quick response.

My dad was an electrician by trade and during the summer break from college I went out with him as a hired summer helper.

Whenever they would power up a new transformer (in one of several chemical plants around my home town) for the first time it was like getting ready to set off explosives in that everybody had to get some distance away before they made it hot.  These things were the size of a phone booth and if they exploded it was jaw dropping.


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« Reply #325 on: July 16, 2022, 06:05:06 AM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on July 01, 2022, 09:47:10 AM
Tested: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Is a Familiar Brute (caranddriver.com)
This is amazing.
Growing up, my favorite supercar was the Ferrari F40.  And now, 30 years later, we have a normal pickup truck that is quiet, has no emissions, weighs well over twice as much, able to go 0-60 in the same amount of time.
Remarkable.
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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #326 on: July 16, 2022, 08:18:06 AM »
I recall that transformers are the most efficient device made by humans.  They are quite simple, no moving parts, I guess at some point they can short out and heat up.

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« Reply #327 on: July 16, 2022, 08:43:52 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on July 15, 2022, 11:56:28 PM
Lulz.  Texas grid has been fine. 

well, since the incident during the winter
but as we all acknowledge, that was a 500 year abnormality 
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« Reply #328 on: July 16, 2022, 09:13:59 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on July 15, 2022, 11:56:28 PM
Lulz.  Texas grid has been fine. 

Beware politicos pushing agendas.
Just repeating the message but your statement cuts both ways as far as pushing an agenda.Not everyone has how much to purchase a like vehicle and the time it takes to charge such a thing.of course those MILLIONS of miles of power lines needed will just appear and not burden the already weighed down grid   just ask John Kerry - it'd frightening he could hold any position at a federal level

PS i hate the oil men if the politicians weren't such clueless hacks it could be regulated
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« Reply #329 on: July 16, 2022, 09:29:41 AM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on July 16, 2022, 09:13:59 AM
Just repeating the message but your statement cuts both ways as far as pushing an agenda.Not everyone has how much to purchase a like vehicle and the time it takes to charge such a thing.of course those MILLIONS of miles of power lines needed will just appear and not burden the already weighed down grid  just ask John Kerry - it'd frightening he could hold any position at a federal level

PS i hate the oil men if the politicians weren't such clueless hacks it could be regulated
Well sure.  It'll be a challenge EVERYWHERE. Which is basically my point.
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« Reply #330 on: July 16, 2022, 09:33:11 AM »
Ever have a Point Beer from Stevens Point Wisconsin? Use to be some decent suds back in the day before one could get their mitts on some Craft or Canadian
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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #331 on: July 16, 2022, 09:40:17 AM »
We are not going to switch to EVs wholesale in short order, they sell everyone they make now pretty much quickly.  It's going to be gradual.  It's not a solution to short term oil prices, even in California.

I've noted before that perhaps in ten to fifteen years most NEW cars will be EVs, OK fine, but even so it takes a while to replace the fleet.  A long while.
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« Reply #332 on: July 16, 2022, 09:44:05 AM »
Quote from: MrNubbz on July 16, 2022, 09:33:11 AM
Ever have a Point Beer from Stevens Point Wisconsin? Use to be some decent suds back in the day before one could get their mitts on some Craft or Canadian
I have not.  I've actually never been to Wisconsin.  Minnesota's the closest I've been.
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« Reply #333 on: July 16, 2022, 10:06:02 AM »
Minnesota is Baja Manitoba. Need a passport to get in there.
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« Reply #334 on: July 16, 2022, 11:15:25 AM »
Ya a Juicy Lucy and a Hamm's
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Re: Electric Vehicle News Items
« Reply #335 on: July 16, 2022, 11:19:52 AM »
I've never been to North Dakota, that's my sole missing state.

I may buy an EV and drive there someday.
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