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We have quite a few hybrids floating around here, mostly Priuses and I was surprised the other day when I saw a Nissan Leaf. I expect it will be parked for the winter, though if they have heated parking at home and at work it would be a viable winter commuter here. bill On Fri, Jul 12, 2019,

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Paul Stenquist wrote on 7/12/19 8:18 AM: Thanks Rick. I enjoyed driving the Bolt for a week While I was working on the charging piece. I think we’ll eventually see cars with 400 mile range and much faster charging. Paul For most people, an EV would handle the vast majority of their needs.

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The US is much closer to minimizing fossil fuel dependence. A number of states are generating more than 20 percent of electricity with renewable energy. Of course we are better positioned for solar. Paul > On Jul 12, 2019, at 9:23 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > >> On 12 July 2019 at 23:20 Steve

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> On 12 July 2019 at 23:20 Steve Cottrell wrote: > > > On 12/7/19, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: > > >The other big issue with batteries is the the electrickery has to be > >generated somehow and, at present, that means burning fossil fuels. > > On a global scale, certainly. But

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I suspect Bill and his neighbors will be driving gasoline fueled cars for some years to come but electric vehicle cold weather performance is improving. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1115039_chevy-bolt-ev-electric-car-range-and-performance-in-winter-one-owners-log Paul > On Jul 12,

PESO x2: Foundation Car Park, Street Art

A couple of phone shots I took while walking to meet family in the CBD yesterday. What was an underground carpark is now exposed after its building (a hotel) was demolished due to earthquake damage. In the background you can see a mix of old and new buildings.

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On Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 4:23 PM John wrote: > Batteries generate a fair amount of heat when they're under load ... > otherwise > there wouldn't be all those stories about laptops & phones catching fire. > You > can tap the air-flow from battery cooling to heat the passenger > compartment. > That

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Maybe Ricoh could undertake a joint venture with Toyota? On 7/12/2019 17:29:16, jtainter wrote: Interesting discussion. There's not much discussion of Pentax gear on this list, but bring up cars and the guys all jump in. Joe -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for.

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Batteries generate a fair amount of heat when they're under load ... otherwise there wouldn't be all those stories about laptops & phones catching fire. You can tap the air-flow from battery cooling to heat the passenger compartment. I think the bigger problem is going to be providing AC to

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On 12/7/19, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: >The other big issue with batteries is the the electrickery has to be >generated somehow and, at present, that means burning fossil fuels. On a global scale, certainly. But nuclear fission power in the UK has almost completely obliterated

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I thought I saw an announcement recently that the New York Times was closing down their "Wheels" segment. I thought about you when I read it. Glad to see it's still up and running & that you're still writing for them. On 7/12/2019 14:22:44, Paul Stenquist wrote: No, one car will suffice for

OT: Computer Speakers

No big deal. I just thought y'all might enjoy hearing about something in my life that is NOT a minor disaster. At the same time I was going through all my travails with email, I discovered that my old (like 10+ years, maybe even more) computer speakers had failed. I got a new set to replace

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Am 12.07.19 um 23:01 schrieb Paul Stenquist: Fossil fuel electricity generation will be just a memory in 30 years for the most part, although some natural gas plants will continue as backup. But renewables will provide most of the US power needs with battery storage systems to balance load.

Re: Mini-GESO: Neighborhood Fawns

What do you have to spray them with? On 7/12/2019 07:15:39, Paul Stenquist wrote: Nice, Dan. I had to spray my gardens yesterday to keep the little guys off my lawn where they were feasting on my day lilies. Paul On Jul 11, 2019, at 11:02 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: I made a few attempts

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MARK! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 5:29 PM jtainter wrote: > Interesting discussion. > > There's not much discussion of Pentax gear on this list, but bring up cars > and the guys all jump in. > > Joe > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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Interesting discussion. There's not much discussion of Pentax gear on this list, but bring up cars and the guys all jump in. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above

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Fossil fuel electricity generation will be just a memory in 30 years for the most part, although some natural gas plants will continue as backup. But renewables will provide most of the US power needs with battery storage systems to balance load. DC electric vehicle chargers that operate on

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Fossil fuel electricity generation will be just a memory in 30 years for the most part, although some natural gas plants will continue as backup. But renewables will provide most of the US power needs with battery storage systems to balance load. DC electric vehicle chargers that operate on

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Fossil fuel electricity generation will be just a memory in 30 years for the most part, although some natural gas plants will continue as backup. But renewables will provide most of the US power needs with battery storage systems to balance load. DC electric vehicle chargers that operate on

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How about towing a generator? May be a little kludgy, but I can imagine someone scavenging a motor/generator set from a wreaked hybrid, and building a trailer for it. Cheers Beaker Sent from my iPad > On Jul 12, 2019, at 2:22 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > No, one car will suffice for

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> On 12 July 2019 at 20:14 Bill wrote: > > > On 7/12/2019 12:13 PM, Alan C wrote: > > So owners will need two cars - one on charge & one on the road. Oh for a > > time machine! > > > > Nope, it's just going to take a while for battery technology to catch up > to the needs of long distance

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On 7/12/2019 12:13 PM, Alan C wrote: So owners will need two cars - one on charge & one on the road. Oh for a time machine! Nope, it's just going to take a while for battery technology to catch up to the needs of long distance driving. That and more depth of charging stations that can

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No, one car will suffice for those who drive less than a few hundred miles a day, as the battery can be recharged overnight with a Level 2 home charging station. For long distance travels, plug-in hybrids will continue to be offered for many years to come. I explained home charging reasonably

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So owners will need two cars - one on charge & one on the road. Oh for a time machine! Alan C On 12-Jul-19 07:59 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Batteries are extremely heavy and have to be built into the car’s architecture. Swapping them out would be very difficult. They will become more

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Batteries are extremely heavy and have to be built into the car’s architecture. Swapping them out would be very difficult. They will become more compact, but that will be a slow process, and thy’ll probably never weight less than a few hundred pounds. (That’s why, in the days of lesser

Re: Mini-GESO: Neighborhood Fawns

It depends on where you live. Here in Phalaborwa we are on the boundary of the Kruger Park with several smaller game reserves nearby. Very rural & still quite wild. Hunting is big business. Not much game left in the heavily populated urban areas. Alan C On 12-Jul-19 06:18 PM, Daniel J.

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Paul Stenquist wrote: >Thanks Rick. I enjoyed driving the Bolt for a week >While I was working on the charging piece. I think we’ll eventually see cars >with 400 mile range and much faster charging. I think what the electric car industry needs to do is adopt the "propane" business model: You

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You certainly have a more colorful and interesting variety of wildlife than we do.  Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 9:29 AM Alan C wrote: > We used to have Impalas, Duikers & Bushbuck coming into town at night > some years ago but the

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On 12/7/19, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >I think we'll eventually see cars with 400 mile range and much faster >charging. This is the one I am watching with great interest: -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live

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Thanks Rick. I enjoyed driving the Bolt for a week While I was working on the charging piece. I think we’ll eventually see cars with 400 mile range and much faster charging. Paul > On Jul 12, 2019, at 9:48 AM, Rick Womer wrote: > > Paul, that is a really interesting and well-done pair of

Paul's NYTimes piece

Paul, that is a really interesting and well-done pair of articles—and you have a full page of today’s Business section! Since we live in a row house, and take several 250-mile-plus trips every year (a couple with one or two canoes on the roof), I don’t think an electric car is in our future.

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We used to have Impalas, Duikers & Bushbuck coming into town at night some years ago but the many fences & pallisades have put paid to that. The odd warthog doesn't last long - they get eaten! So now the Vervet Monkeys & Baboons have all the fruit & other stuff to themselves. Alan C On

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Thanks, Paul. I planted marigolds in front of my tender bushes to keep them away, since marigolds stink and an the past they always ignored them or pulled them up by the roots and spit them out. This year, they ate all the marigolds -- but they did not touch my milkweed. Dan Matyola

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When I Holland decades ago, they were selling tulip bulb. Knowing how much our deer LOVE tulips., we joked about buying "deer food." Instead, we purchased 8 wooden tulips and brought them home. I painted the tulips bright color, then put on a coat of shellac. I mounted them on 1/4 inch dowels,

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Thanks, Larry and Alan! Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 1:33 AM Larry Colen wrote: > The processing (maybe some heavy noise reduction) leads to a weirdly > artificial, but still pleasing effect, almost like a black velvet painting. > > >

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Seems they have good taste! Better than eating plastic like those poor deer in Japan. Alan C On 12-Jul-19 01:15 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Nice, Dan. I had to spray my gardens yesterday to keep the little guys off my lawn where they were feasting on my day lilies. Paul On Jul 11, 2019, at

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Nice, Dan. I had to spray my gardens yesterday to keep the little guys off my lawn where they were feasting on my day lilies. Paul > On Jul 11, 2019, at 11:02 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I made a few attempts to crop some of my fawn shots from yesterday to > portray the little guys a bit