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RE: Greenhorn driving from NY to Az
https://koa.com/find-a-koa
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time2roll
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01/28/23 11:20am |
Coast to Coast
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RE: best route, West to East?
leaving from Placerville, would do US-50 thru Nevada then 70.Same for me. Although I think OP wants I80.
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time2roll
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01/27/23 10:19pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
Ahh, the good old days.Yes at less than 10 cents people complained about the gas back then too. Good pay was $5 for a 12 hour shift.
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time2roll
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01/23/23 09:50pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
Next there are almost 1.5 billion motor vehicles in the world, Tesla made 1.37 million last year. So, just over 1,000 years to go. So, if dropping carbon dioxide is your goal, then you will not achieve it by producing cars, that front load the carbon dioxide. Numbers range from 5 to 8 years to pay out an EV on carbon dioxide. Not to mention the greenhouse gas production from the infrastructure.
Just an engineer playing with the numbers. You must look at the entire system, not just one part (car). Better to make a fuel from atmospheric or industrial waste carbon dioxide, with renewable energy, than build a billion cars/trucks, plus powerlines and power plants and charging stations. Just an estimated opinion. Replacing the existing thing is really a monumental job, underestimated by most who discuss the subject.Replacement is in progress no matter the fuel.
And besides how on earth did we build that 1.5 billion in only the past 120 years? Surely we are better at it today than even 50 years ago.
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time2roll
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01/22/23 07:25pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Effect of no absorption on LiFePo4?
Time2roll,
I have seen articles that suggest every 30 cycles or days that the bank be balanced.
https://s2.solacity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/xLiFePO4-charging.gif.pagespeed.ic.yG7HJ5J6K3.png width=395
https://www.solacity.com/how-to-keep-lifepo4-lithium-ion-batteries-happy/
I scanned it. Not sure what you are reading that would indicate the 30 day cycle.
And the article is flat wrong about the battery will only be at 90% charged at 14.4 volts and zero absorption time.
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time2roll
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01/22/23 01:16pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Effect of no absorption on LiFePo4?
Charging to 14.4 on any regular basis as described by the OP is sufficient to keep the cells balanced. There is no recommendation to periodically change the charging cycle for balancing. Yes if the battery is short charged to 13.6 or less it may or may not get any balancing from the BMS. Could go years like that without issue. The primary time balance can be a critical process is when the battery is first assembled to verify the cells are at the same level to start with.
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time2roll
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01/22/23 09:39am |
Tech Issues
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RE: EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
Nikola decided to go with just a battery for the first truck. Hydrogen still in development.
330 miles range. https://promotions.nikolamotor.com/tre
Interesting the hydrogen TRE is described as 500 mile range.
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time2roll
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01/21/23 06:53pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Effect of no absorption on LiFePo4?
At 14.0 to 14.4 bulk volts there is no need for absorption time. Worst case the battery might be 2% or 3% undercharged which will not hurt anything ever.
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time2roll
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01/21/23 05:52pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
Cr@p, now my Cheetos are going to be late!! What is going on here? Been out a month and they are already breaking down.
Musk said that the drivetrain is guaranteed to last 1 million miles and it happens to share many components with Tesla’s passenger vehicles.
Well hell. That didn't age well!!!Yes I understand the Semi has now stopped production due to these two incidents for which Tesla is being sued and will soon be bankwupt and Elon is going to jail.
Déjà vu all over again
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time2roll
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01/21/23 09:23am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: PayPal Money Request Scam
Not a reflection on PayPal.
This junk is all around. Nothing looks legit. Maybe drop the AOL.
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time2roll
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01/20/23 07:34pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Help - jacks are draining my batteries
Slow battery charging is probably the voltage. Post the converter model number for best answers. Better yet measure the charging voltage and post it also. s/b 14.4 to 14.6 while charging.
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time2roll
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01/20/23 07:50am |
Truck Campers
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RE: EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
Actually I've been thinking it's time for me to go. I wouldn't have these conversations with folks like y'all in real life so why bother on the internet? I do wish I could send you some of our deranged politicos.:BDon't post in a thread more than the OP and the issue goes away.
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time2roll
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01/19/23 06:19pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Are the new WFCO's as crappy as the old ones?
I have a "crappy" WFCO 68100. It's 11 years old. I have no idea if it goes into bulk mode.
Is that bad?Have you ever pushed the button?
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time2roll
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01/18/23 05:34pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: Unable to identify model of trailer
Everything you need will either be standard across most trailers or custom made.
Not sure knowing the year, make and model is going help much.
Best of luck. Going to be a fun project.
Is it going to be road worthy or just a guest house?
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time2roll
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01/17/23 10:09pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
APS in Phoenix pays less than retail for excess solar. So customers have to pay more per kWh at night than they receive per kWh when the solar is generating.Yes and this is drawing more people to zero export inverters. Instead a battery is charged with any excess solar and utilized overnight. Allows direct consumption of all or most generated power. Stops the sell back at a discount.
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time2roll
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01/17/23 05:37pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
That's OK, just read that Montana plans to BAN EV sales by 2035I think you mean "Wyoming" to placate the oil and other FF energy business leaders there. Maybe they should ban all vehicles that get over 15 mpg? I mean at least an EV can run on Wyoming coal fired electricity. Lots of wind power in WY too... how does that fit into this?
https://www.msn.com/wyoming-lawmakers-push-for-electric-car-ban-and-to-limit-sales-by-2035
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time2roll
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01/17/23 02:44pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Rivian R1S
What would you be trading up from…..you know, if it could be a 4 on the floor toad?Some day my old truck and 5th wheel will get retired. I expect my next RV is a Class A or Super C. At that point I want an EV to pull behind.
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time2roll
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01/17/23 11:07am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Rivian R1S
Not of great interest to Class A, B and C Rvers. I am still waiting to get a report on using a Rivian as a toad. If it works I might just trade....
Could it be setup to add braking on a downhill? Regenerative?After a bit more reading... Rivian seems to no longer endorse four-down towing of the vehicles. :(
Bollinger had made the same comments and then shifted out of the personal market to focus on commercial.
There are no EVs that can be towed on all four wheels that I am aware of.
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time2roll
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01/17/23 07:56am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Rivian R1S
Hard to say. BC hydro plans to populate both the highway to Alaska and the one to the yukon with DC fast chargers every 80 to 120 kilometers. Big project. At this point they are projecting 2025 as a completion date. They have been pretty good with staying on schedule on other routes. It wouldn’t surprise me if they gitterdun.Amazing how fast a business will move if they can distribute additional product.
Sometimes I wonder why the US utilities are holding back.
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time2roll
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01/16/23 07:13pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
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time2roll
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01/16/23 09:24am |
Tow Vehicles
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