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This is why I recommended to have a gas powered generator with you in the past. While funny I was not joking. Here is the proof.

This is why I recommended to have a gas powered generator with you in the past. While funny I was not joking. Here is the proof.

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Wait!

I propose having the government install fast charging stations 100 feet apart on all federal highways so people aren't inconvenienced ever again.

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Patriot, That would work until they have power outages , just like California had during the wild fires. Better hop the car is charged if the fire comes down on you. Because you may have to beat feet with those hush puppies one is wearing. I wonder why they do not apply a generator and allow the wheel to aid in charging these vehicles as they are driving ? easily hidden under the vehicle.

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I wonder why they do not apply a generator and allow the wheel to aid in charging these vehicles as they are driving ? easily hidden under the vehicle.

Those are hybrids and they used to be a bit more common until the full electric hype hit.

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What it comes down to is that electric cars are not practical. That's the reality.

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SSssooo many lessons to learn regarding this situation. Regarding electric cars, I dould do a one hour comedy movie on topic that would also be factual. The brainwashing for global warming, climate change and "green energy' is remarkable, and then we get into fake science. Wow, humans are so abused, it brings tears to ones eyes. We still don't have honest history.

Today we are talking about Nuerenburg and justice for todays insanity, well we have to include the 'crimes against humanity' and the scholastic propaganda should be included.

A great demonstration is firing up a diesel generator to power your electric car. Here, at least 50% of the energy is not lost in the transmission lines.

Most obvious point is China is the largest global polluter and the largest manufacture of parts for electric cars. Of course.

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How the hell does one foot of snow lock down a highway for 27 hours? Or are they trying to conflate that with a single individual that has to wait 27 hours for a tow? Either way it’s retarded.

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LOL, excellent article. It certainly confirms our concerns in a discussion thread we had earlier in December regarding Californians being asked not to charge their vehicles because of the strain on the grid posted by io-io.

https://poal.co/s/QStorm/485626

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Like all things in life, it really depends on your situation. There's situations where electric cars make a LOT more sense. There's situations where ICE cars make a LOT more sense.

The biggest problem is stupid people with no logic or foresight. There's times you should wear a swimsuit, there's times you should wear a parka. If you wear a swimsuit in the arctic, you're going to freeze to death. If you wear a parka swimming in the ocean, you'll likely drown. Figure out what you need, get it, and use it properly.

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electric cars are a pipe dream. if only 10 percent of drivers had an electric car, the grid would fail to charge them. we would have to at least quadruple electric handling capacity if everyone had electric cars like our political puppets are pushing for.

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We just went through a very cold December with -28 lows. I saw one Tesla on the road, other than a few electric cabs and there are tons here. They're great if you have a garage to park it in for a couple months a year.

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You were done if you had an electric car! The tow truck would of found you in the car pretty frozen. They could of made a survival film on you how you survive. Frost bitten and cold you would of been a spoke person for GM after you traded in your Tesla in. You would never buy another one I don't care how wacko liberal you are. That is because when it comes to the individual a person is always ultra conservative about himself or money. Ask any liberal to donate to a cause which will prove what I am saying is true. They never give out of their pocket or it is so small it will make you sick.

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Well said Bruno, and you are so right about LIBERAL socialists not giving to charities and worthwhile causes. They are truly the most selfish egocentric people that I know. Its the Christian Conservatives that give the most to charities by far.

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Very true ! If it were not for Christian conservatives many charities would not exist!

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tesla drivers could deliver a pinprick to the battery pack and stay warm from the resulting conflagration.

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How do electric cars have enough energy to run heaters in the freezing cold? That definitely has to cut down on mileage capabilities.

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How Long Can a Tesla Keep You Warm In A Frozen Traffic Jam? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3E0t0kGeug

Quite comfortable in my EV during winter (Not a Tesla). Heated seats, heated steering wheel. Remote cabin preheat before I get in. I park outside and haven't had to scrape ice from my windows in a good four years now. I lose about 35% of range in winter. Plug it in every other day at work and its always full if I need it to be. Rougly twice per week in Winter, once per week during summer. It's a standard 230 Volt socket like you find in any living space here in Germany. Provides about 3 kW of Power, no wall box required.

Winter range is about 235 km (147 mi), Summer range is about 360 km (225 mi). It's about 20 miles of drive to work, round trip. Rarely do much driving other than that and it's been like that even with my ICE cars years ago.

Would I recommend a non Tesla EV for anyone that drives four or more hours a day for work? Not a chance. With the Tesla superchargers, it's a different story. Fast and very convenient as in no red tape attached. Drive up, plug in, wait half an hour on average and you're on your way. No card or app needed, billing is done automatically. There may be some privacy concerns and I wouldn't use them on the way to my next arson or serial murder :)

People ending up with an empty battery in a snow storm are the same ones that you find on the highway with an empty tank because inexplicably they ran out of fuel when the car was beeping and flashing like crazy when they started their trip on reserve. Have to concede, it's not as easy to pour some kWhs into your battery as it is with a gas canister.

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In the future perhaps the battery technology will be better. I'm envisioning some type of fuel cell looking long rod that can be swapped out and is portable, so you can keep a backup in the car at home, etc. AAA would come to you on the side of the road and pop in a new rod and you're back in business. In the future you'd get these at "gas" stations (really service stations).

It'd be like swapping a propane tank at Home Depot or wherever, you bring an old one to swap or purchase a new one. Pay for the new one and the old one is placed in a receptacle for recharging. No more plugging the car in and waiting 45 mins or whatever. Only if they were able to get the charging time down to say 5 minutes then would the "charging" station idea be moderately tenable.

However, such a solution would take a lot of different industries to be on board. The battery makers, all the car makers will need to argree on the same form factor and voltage standards etc. The current recharge the battery that's in the car is a start but it's definitely not the best option and long term I think the swappable battery solution would be better, unless they miraculously find a way to super charge a battery in 5 minutes.

Right now though they are a tougher sell, especially to people in cold/snowy areas. Alas...

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