Re: [MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-26 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
Thanks, I needed that! I remember that from the Dr. Demento radio show. Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 26, 2019, at 5:43 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On July 25, 2019 at 11:19 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> >> GNW fails to allow for

Re: [MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On July 25, 2019 at 11:19 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes > wrote: > > > GNW fails to allow for the use of plug in cars for much other than replacing > golf carts for puttering around town. Well, since it's Mooseday, and because reading the letters GNW brought back a memory of something I

Re: [MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-25 Thread Clay Monroe via Mercedes
GNW fails to allow for the use of plug in cars for much other than replacing golf carts for puttering around town. No way these would function in the cold and exceedingly long roads with limited fuel stops, let alone roadside 240v plugs. Recent pricing for electrons hovers around $0.20 Kw/h

Re: [MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-25 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Yes - it doesn't seem to do anything in Ubuntu or Mint. IBM uni-code. On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 7:26 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:20:15 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Or perhaps π ? > > (alt-227 on number pad) > > On a Windows system ... > > > Craig > > -- OK

Re: [MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 19:20:15 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Or perhaps π ? > (alt-227 on number pad) On a Windows system ... Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-25 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Or perhaps π ? (alt-227 on number pad) On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 7:16 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:30:34 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > > On July 25, 2019 at 2:14 PM Craig via Mercedes > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > PI? > > > > ...are square? > >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 16:30:34 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > > > On July 25, 2019 at 2:14 PM Craig via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > > PI? > > ...are square? > > https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3601/3354587330_29c29065f4.jpg Yup, that one is square. I was thinking about

Re: [MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On July 25, 2019 at 2:14 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > PI? ...are square? https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3601/3354587330_29c29065f4.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 08:36:20 -0700 G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > I came across this, some time ago, perhaps those who pursue PI and Nukes > and Rocket Science can comment. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxegcZqx_8 PI? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-25 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
And, only the first 5 train cars were filled with batteries. Progress is a fragile thing. The holly grail with EV machines is "battery". and a lot of big minds and big money is chasing that holy grail, a lot of promises are made, and a lot looks "promising", but not to the end of market by

Re: [MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-25 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Yeahbut, you need to ask "How often do I make a 350 mile trip?" If you answer is "a couple times a year" then you need to redo the math and see if renting a gas powered vehicle for those times makes sense. All of that assumes you're going to be spending $35k or so on a new vehicle anyway.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-25 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 9:17 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > The heavy train cars were only pulled for 1,000 feet, which may show the > limitations of the prototype's battery, Grejtak noted. Batteries prices > have been dropping, but their weight, power and

[MBZ] OT: Towing capability of a F-150 EV prototype

2019-07-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
ELECTRIC VEHICLESFord F-150 video signals new electric pushPublished: Thursday, July 25, 2019[image: All-electric Ford F-150 towing trains and cars. Photo credit: Ford Motor Co.] A prototype of an all-electric Ford F-150 is shown here towing more than 1.25 million pounds of rail cars and trucks