One is making the ultimate long journey "Where we're going we don't need roads!"
Curt
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On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 8:15 PM, Allan Streib via
Mercedes wrote: A first-year (2008) Tesla Roadster
would be 14 years old. I wonder if any are still on the road?
On
Put up a lot more solar, it's point of use power, generates during the heat of
the day when demand is highest and shades structures it's installed on
Curt
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On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 12:26 PM, OK Don via Mercedes
wrote: Turn off all chargers during the
A first-year (2008) Tesla Roadster would be 14 years old. I wonder if any are
still on the road?
On Sun, Jun 26, 2022, at 8:05 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
> 20 year old Tesla? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>
> On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 12:50 PM mitch--- via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
20 year old Tesla? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 12:50 PM mitch--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Those of us who can climb in a 20-40 year old Benz and drive to work...
> Imagine trying to do that in a 20-40 year old Tesla.
>
> On 2022-06-26 12:25, OK Don via
Lithium chemistry is more sensitive at the extremes of charge. As I understand
it, the best battery life is achieved by maintaining the battery "in the
middle" e.g. between 40% and 80% of capacity. This is why when you get a new
cell phone, it's roughly half-charged.
In fact if you discharge
Yeah after 20 years the Tesla will have been long gone.
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> On Jun 26, 2022, at 1:50 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Those of us who can climb in a 20-40 year old Benz and drive to work...
> Imagine trying to do that in a 20-40 year old Tesla.
>
>> On 2022-06-26
25% decline in range over 4 years is pretty terrible.
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> On Jun 26, 2022, at 2:47 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I drove in a red Tesla today. Owner says the range has declined 25% in 4
> years, currently about 180 miles. Says it takes 20 minutes for
On Sun, Jun 26, 2022, at 2:46 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
> Tesla charging stations are abundant and rapidly growing.
This still varies wildly on location. We have one, and it's on the wrong side
of town to the demographic who might buy a Tesla (though they would mostly just
I drove in a red Tesla today. Owner says the range has declined 25% in 4
years, currently about 180 miles. Says it takes 20 minutes for a 50%
charge, which is usually adequate. To "top up" the battery to 100 takes
disproportionately longer. Tesla charging stations are abundant and
rapidly
Those of us who can climb in a 20-40 year old Benz and drive to work...
Imagine trying to do that in a 20-40 year old Tesla.
On 2022-06-26 12:25, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
Turn off all chargers during the heat of the day - afternoon. Charge
only
at night - it will help even out the load - the
IIRC, Otto, Diesel, and turbine engines are all approximately
equally efficient at rated output. Turbines have disgusting
throttle lag, and poor fuel economy at partial throttle. (Which
makes them a very poor choice for a prime mover in a traditional
vehicle, such as the old Chrysler turbine
As in the "Back to the Future" Delorean ---
I love it.
On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 2:33 PM G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> I have another point of view on the future of EV's and available
> electricity.
> My view is to design and produce a desk top size Thorium reactor which
> would be scalable in
AFAIK, turbines are insanely thirsty.
On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 1:54 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > Aside from the pollution caused by making the batteries, I think the
> real solution is a plug in hybrid with a small Diesel engine. I wonder if
> such a thing exists
Turn off all chargers during the heat of the day - afternoon. Charge only
at night - it will help even out the load - the utilities should appreciate
that.
I still think that the life span and recycling of the batteries is where
the real limits are.
On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 1:05 PM Allan Streib
well until electricity is 100% wind, solar & water power generated I will
hang on to my fossil fuel MB's. I think right now with >30% electricity
generated by fossil fuels, E cars are fake green. YMMV
On Sat, Jun 25, 2022, 11:58 AM OK Don via Mercedes
wrote:
> Like it or not, the future is
Thank you !! Just send the winning lottery numbers so I can fund
development and you win the first one for free. :))
At this moment, my very fertile mind is exploring just how to do it. But,
I've alway loved a challenge and I may have just found one.
Thorium is not a rare element, it is in good
Are you taking pre-orders? Put me on the list.
> On Jun 25, 2022, at 3:33 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I have another point of view on the future of EV's and available
> electricity.
> My view is to design and produce a desk top size Thorium reactor which
> would be scalable in
> Is 0.17 Cd possible in a production sedan? That's almost 10% cleaner than the
> C111-III.
CD is a dimensionless number, and cannot be directly compared among vehicles.
You also need to multiply by frontal area.
-- Jim
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http://www.okiebenz.com
To
I have another point of view on the future of EV's and available
electricity.
My view is to design and produce a desk top size Thorium reactor which
would be scalable in size to power EV's including heavy haul trucks and
construction equipment.
A ball of Thorium, correctly managed, the size of a
Grid upgrades in the '60s were easy compared to today. Need a new power plant?
Buy the land and build it. Today it will take a decade just to get the permits.
On Sat, Jun 25, 2022, at 3:19 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
> We'll need more capacity. A friend is an HVAC guy and says he's got magazine
>
We'll need more capacity. A friend is an HVAC guy and says he's got magazine
articles from the 60's decrying whole house AC as "impossible for the grid to
support".
Curt
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On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 2:05 PM, Allan Streib via
Mercedes wrote: It will be
I've nudged up to 650 in my Jetta TDI, I've read of people doing 800 but I bet
it's work...
Curt
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On Sat, Jun 25, 2022 at 3:03 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes
wrote: On 2022-06-25 11:57, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
> Like it or not, the future is coming, and it's
On 2022-06-25 14:04, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
It will be interesting to see how the future works when some areas are
already struggling to meet today's electrical demand without rolling
blackouts.
If people would charge at home and schedule appropriately, we could keep
more baseline
On 2022-06-25 11:57, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
Like it or not, the future is coming, and it's change ---
That would not be possible in my 300SD, and very unlikely in my 190D.
And 200m of elevation drop over a 1200km trip is not cheating,
especially when it's probably upwind.
The battery is
> Aside from the pollution caused by making the batteries, I think the real
> solution is a plug in hybrid with a small Diesel engine. I wonder if such a
> thing exists anywhere in the world.
The _real_ solution is an optimized turbine design. Small, no cooling system,
one moving part. Single
Aside from the pollution caused by making the batteries, I think the real
solution is a plug in hybrid with a small Diesel engine. I wonder if such a
thing exists anywhere in the world.
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> On Jun 25, 2022, at 1:05 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> It will be
It will be interesting to see how the future works when some areas are already
struggling to meet today's electrical demand without rolling blackouts.
On Sat, Jun 25, 2022, at 11:57 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
> Like it or not, the future is coming, and it's change ---
>
>
Like it or not, the future is coming, and it's change ---
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/an-electric-mercedes-benz-drove-747-miles-without-recharging-nearly-twice-the-range-of-tesla-s-model-s/ar-AAYRnCT
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OK Don
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to
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