wonder if semi trailers could be built with solar panels on top.. and its own battery array it charges. Hook up multiple trailers you extend your battery array with each trailer. Why not use that view of the sky to charge up the rig pulling you. Given truckers drive at night, so this wouldnt work well, not to mention driving in non-sunny states :)
> On Apr 1, 2016, at 9:06 AM, Simon Westlake <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, I guess we will have to agree to disagree since neither of us have a > crystal ball into an alternate reality which doesn't exist. My personal > feeling is that if there was a clean slate, and the collective engineering > might of all the car manufacturers and all the companies devoted to > transporting and refining oil were instead focused on developing electric > vehicles and the means to power them, we would have a different reality. > > On 4/1/2016 9:54 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> Being able to transport an entire car load of people without having to wait >> an hour between charges would be science fiction in a world where everyone >> all had electric cars. >> >> Good or bad is generally subjective, but when you're paying someone to sit >> and watch the battery meter go to full I think economically it would >> certainly be good to have cheap fuel and go versus cheaper electric and wait. >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Simon Westlake <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Not sure if you're saying that's good or bad, I'm pretty sure the >> infrastructure would be a solvable problem if it was a choice of that or >> building an entire fuel supply infrastructure from scratch. >> >> On 4/1/2016 9:46 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: >>> In that scenario... >>> >>> "Whoa you can go 500 miles and then recharge in 2 minutes to go another 500 >>> miles?! Over and over?!" >>> >>> Imagine if semi/cargo trucks were dependent on electric/charging. The >>> shipping industry would collapse. >>> >>> >>> Josh Luthman >>> Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340> >>> Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343> >>> 1100 Wayne St >>> Suite 1337 >>> Troy, OH 45373 >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 10:41 AM, Simon Westlake < >>> <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> I would imagine that if we were designing cars from scratch today, using a >>> combustion engine definitely wouldn't be the choice. I can imagine the >>> outcry if the infrastructure plan for new vehicles was to ship explosive >>> fuel all around the country, to power vehicles that will emit huge amounts >>> of pollution versus having charging stations everywhere. >>> >>> On 4/1/2016 9:14 AM, Adam Moffett wrote: >>>> I read recently that in the US electric cars were considered the better >>>> option in the early days (like 1890-1910). Then we found out Texas was >>>> made out of oil and the economic argument went the other way. >>>> >>>> On 4/1/2016 9:54 AM, Bill Prince wrote: >>>>> I honestly wouldn't get in line for one today. Tesla has never been "on >>>>> time", but they make decent cars when they cost around $100 grand. When >>>>> they're "giving them away" for $35,000, it may be a whole new ballgame. >>>>> >>>>> But the arguments for an electric car are getting better day by day. In >>>>> 18 months or so, they may tip over to the point of working for a majority >>>>> of buyers. I can wait until then to see how it works out. >>>>> >>>>> bp >>>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>>>> >>>>> On 4/1/2016 6:50 AM, Josh Reynolds wrote: >>>>>> It does now... >>>>>> >>>>>> but can it blend? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 1, 2016 7:29 AM, "Ken Hohhof" < >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> But does it have SFPs? >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Mike Hammett <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2016 7:17 AM >>>>>> To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? >>>>>> >>>>>> Coal? Mine is mostly nuclear. I'd imagine for others it may be mostly >>>>>> hydro. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- >>>>>> Mike Hammett >>>>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>>>>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>>>>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>>>>> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>>>>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>>>>> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >>>>>> From: "Josh Luthman" < >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>> To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 11:36:49 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? >>>>>> >>>>>> Coal and oil are kind of the same source for energy. >>>>>> >>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340> >>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343> >>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 1, 2016 12:33 AM, "Chuck Hogg" < >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> At a pretty cheaper cost too. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Chuck >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 12:30 AM, Mike Hammett < >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> You're just replacing a pump with a plug into a wall or charging >>>>>> station. No difference. Same actions, just different object. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- >>>>>> Mike Hammett >>>>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>>>>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>>>>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>>>>> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>>>>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>>>>> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >>>>>> From: "Chuck McCown" < <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>> To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 11:28:36 PM >>>>>> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? >>>>>> >>>>>> But you don’t. That is the point. I have a charger at home and at work >>>>>> and at my other work. 3-5 seconds. None if you have a passenger do it >>>>>> for you... >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Mike Hammett <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 10:25 PM >>>>>> To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? >>>>>> >>>>>> You still have most of those hassles with electric. You still have them >>>>>> all if you're not at a free charging location. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- >>>>>> Mike Hammett >>>>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> >>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>>>>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>>>>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>>>>> Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> >>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> >>>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> >>>>>> <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> >>>>>> The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> >>>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> >>>>>> From: "Chuck McCown" < <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>>> To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 11:17:50 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? >>>>>> >>>>>> Time it. You will be surprised. 5 minutes. Gotta drive in, park, get >>>>>> out, gas cap off, swipe card, wait for authentication, select fuel, wait >>>>>> for beep, put hose in, pull trigger. Wait a couple of minutes, reverse >>>>>> all of the above, stand in rain, snow gas fumes, noise. >>>>>> >>>>>> From the moment you leave the street to being back on the street 5 >>>>>> minutes. >>>>>> >>>>>> And it costs you money! >>>>>> >>>>>> I charge with solar. >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Josh Luthman <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 10:13 PM >>>>>> To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? >>>>>> >>>>>> We drive past gas stations every day. It's what, 2 minutes? >>>>>> >>>>>> If you travel >200 miles your time table is screwed as you need to >>>>>> charge. Your route also can't be the scenic one. >>>>>> >>>>>> It costs more than my current car which I have today and I doubt it >>>>>> comes close in terms of comfort. >>>>>> >>>>>> Oh and the auto pilot doesn't try to hit oncoming traffic. That's a >>>>>> nice upside! >>>>>> >>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340> >>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343> >>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 1, 2016 12:03 AM, "Chuck McCown" < >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> Silent neck snapping acceleration and never stopping to gas up... >>>>>> If your daily trips are fairly short, you would only have to plug in >>>>>> once a week. >>>>>> There is nothing but upside here. >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Josh Luthman <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 10:00 PM >>>>>> To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? >>>>>> >>>>>> Even if it were 5 seconds that would be more time every two weeks than >>>>>> what I spend at a gas station. Then I have to pay for power anyway... >>>>>> >>>>>> Not a fan of the front end duck bill. The rear has too much Prius. >>>>>> Side looks great. Interior looked unfinished or space aged. >>>>>> >>>>>> 115k preorders for something you won't see in two years, though? Woof. >>>>>> >>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340> >>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343> >>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 31, 2016 11:34 PM, "Chuck McCown" < >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> It takes 5 seconds to plug in and you wave at every gas station as you >>>>>> pass it. >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Josh Luthman <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 9:02 PM >>>>>> To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Tesla Model 3... who else is getting one? >>>>>> >>>>>> No interest really. Plugging in every time I get home? Yuck. I love >>>>>> the updates they do with the Model S and the API power is really >>>>>> awesome, but I'm more for NA over boost, let alone electric. >>>>>> >>>>>> I saw the website and thought "Who's going to preorder a car that won't >>>>>> be announced for another hour?". IPhone users :P >>>>>> >>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 <tel:937-552-2340> >>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 <tel:937-552-2343> >>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 31, 2016 10:57 PM, "Simon Westlake" >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]><[email protected]> >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> One day! >>>>>> >>>>>> On 3/31/2016 9:54 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote: >>>>>> Gerard and I just put our pre-orders in..anyone else? >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Chuck >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Simon Westlake >>>>>> Skype: Simon_Sonar >>>>>> Email: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>>> Phone: (702) 447-1247 <tel:%28702%29%20447-1247> >>>>>> --------------------------- >>>>>> Sonar Software Inc >>>>>> The next generation of ISP billing and OSS >>>>>> <https://sonar.software/>https://sonar.software >>>>>> <https://sonar.software/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Simon Westlake >>> Skype: Simon_Sonar >>> Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Phone: (702) 447-1247 <tel:%28702%29%20447-1247> >>> --------------------------- >>> Sonar Software Inc >>> The next generation of ISP billing and OSS >>> https://sonar.software <https://sonar.software/> >> >> -- >> Simon Westlake >> Skype: Simon_Sonar >> Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Phone: (702) 447-1247 <tel:%28702%29%20447-1247> >> --------------------------- >> Sonar Software Inc >> The next generation of ISP billing and OSS >> https://sonar.software <https://sonar.software/> > > -- > Simon Westlake > Skype: Simon_Sonar > Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Phone: (702) 447-1247 > --------------------------- > Sonar Software Inc > The next generation of ISP billing and OSS > https://sonar.software <https://sonar.software/>
