Yeah, I have had 5 Leafs and never did anything but tire rotation. I don’t
think the brake pads get any use when you drive it in eco mode. Let up on the
gas pedal and it applies regen braking. Takes a minute to get use to it, but
if you have any following distance at all you never touch the brakes.
From: Robert
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2022 2:45 PM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Numbers
& short brake pad manufacturers stocks...
On 2/14/22 12:31 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote:
And you get to smile and wave at all the gas stations and wonder what places
like Jiffy Lube do.
From: Mathew Howard
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2022 1:19 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Numbers
The thing is, when you've been driving an EV for awhile, you realize that (at
least for most people) 200+ miles trips are such a small percentage of driving,
that never having to stop at a gas station the rest of the time is a much
bigger benefit.
On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 2:08 PM Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>
wrote:
Who wants to charge their car every 90 minutes for 10 minutes at a time?
Time to burn some dust, eat my rubber!
On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 2:48 PM Robert Andrews <i...@avantwireless.com>
wrote:
If you are doing a 300 mile trip, your stop at a supercharger for a
Model Y would be about 10 minutes to add another 150 miles, so that's
not bad when you would be stopping at a gas station for 10 minutes as
well. ( I haven't ever gotten out and put even 10 gallons in in less
that 7 minutes with using the card and all that, you don't do any of
that at a supercharger ) As far as towing is going, I think you will
see more and more of the Electric Airstream campers coming down the road
that have electric assist, to remove the range losses. There are used
EV's on the market and the only reason the prices are high is because
the demand is there, the prices will drop as more used ones hit the
market, but they will come with reduced range, which is a loss and a
gain because the rest of the drivetrain will have a lot more use than a
60K+ ICE vehicle... So the only takeaway is that it's still a rapidly
evolving market, but the ICE builders already see the writing on the
wall.... New teslas come with integrated battery packs which I think is
going to be a problem in the future, but I am not going to be the one
dealing with that...
On 2/14/22 11:15, Brian Webster wrote:
> Living in rural America I am not a fan of the range limitations. For me
it's not uncommon to have to take a trip 60 to 90 miles in one direction and
then back in the same day. It's also not uncommon to want to take a trip and
covers 300 or more miles in that day on the long trip. I do not want to be
limited to 250 miles before I have to stop for an extended period to recharge.
Personally that is a serious limit on my personal freedom of movement. For
instance it's not uncommon for spring or winter breaks to drive from upstate NY
to Florida in a single 24 hour period. When you only have a week for vacation
tag team driving to get there with a carload of people is still cheaper than
try to fly everyone. Also the restriction of being able to haul larger loads
similarly are a big limitation. Having a 27 foot camper to load the family up
and take a vacation is not possible with the current availability of EV's out
there.
>
> Let's also consider the other elephant in the roof, the actual cost of
the vehicles. New car prices are outrageous. Personally I like to buy used
vehicles with higher mileage and typically pay less than 10 grand(usually a lot
less) and pay cash for them. I haven't had a car payment in over 15 years and
do not want to be forced in to having to do so. With getting closer to
retirement age every year, I do not want to be forced in to incurring debt. For
me the goal is to be debt free, not have to fork over 30 grand or more just to
be able to continue to transport myself around. People making decisions like no
more gas engines for lawn mowers and such, they tend to live in some sort of
state of constant debt, if they are in government they have no concept of not
being in debt. Most will think I am crazy for thinking this way because society
just wants to accept that debt is a necessary way of life. That debt for
purchasing and converting to EV's and getting away from fossil fuels is in my
mind not being fairly considered in the process.
>
> Thank you,
> Brian Webster
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Robert Andrews
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2022 1:49 PM
> To: af@af.afmug.com
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Numbers
>
> There are also a bunch of real life tests published on Youtube. Seems
> like everyone in the cold wanted to either brag or complain...
>
> On 2/14/22 09:56, li...@gogebicrange.net wrote:
>> Since a lot of you guys seem to have first hand experience with the
EV’s
>> Ill ask. How do they do on range in cold environments? We have often
>> wondered how they heat the inside of the vehicle in -10F and how it
>> affects the range of the vehicle. Those temps are common for us in
>> January and February.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brandon
>>
>> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince
>> *Sent:* Monday, February 14, 2022 11:15 AM
>> *To:* af@af.afmug.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Numbers
>>
>> It's not thye electric motors that are at fault. Once the battery tech
>> gets sorted out, there will be no good reason to use dino-fuel.
>>
>> bp
>>
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>
>> On 2/14/2022 9:11 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
>>
>> Sure, but efficiency isn't everything. Fortunately, EVs are also
>> better at torque than diesel and gasoline.
>>
>> Where they don't shine is range when actually working.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> 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>
>>
>>
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>>
>> *From: *"Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com>
<mailto:part15...@gmail.com>
>> *To: *af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
>> *Sent: *Monday, February 14, 2022 11:06:28 AM
>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT Numbers
>>
>> It's approximately 33 KWH of electricity is equivalent to 1 gallon
>> of gasoline (probably less for diesel), so EVs with 60-80 KWH
>> batteries are running a couple hundred miles (or more) on the
rough
>> equivalent of < 3 gallons of gas.
>>
>> bp
>>
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>
>> On 2/14/2022 8:20 AM, Mike Hammett wrote:
>>
>> The funny thing is that while diesel has superior performance
to
>> gasoline in many ways, EVs have superior performance to diesel
>> in many ways.
>>
>> Kinda ironic...
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> 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>
>>
>>
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>>
>> *From: *"Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com>
>> <mailto:part15...@gmail.com>
>> *To: *af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>
>> *Sent: *Monday, February 14, 2022 9:46:36 AM
>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT Numbers
>>
>> It's called "rolling coal", and it is all the rage for people
>> who think EVs are the devil's spawn.
>>
>> bp
>>
>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>
>> On 2/14/2022 6:38 AM, Jan-GAMs wrote:
>>
>> In the past year I've observed that agressive driving
seems
>> to be the norm now. More assholes, especially pickups
using
>> farm diesel (black-foul-smelling-smoke). I been thinking
of
>> investing in a stash of bumper stickers to stick on their
>> trucks that says "shoot me please".
>>
>> On 2/13/22 12:28, Steve Jones wrote:
>>
>> Its possible that with the lower threshold more folks
>> were able to be arrested before they couldgo fora
>> croaker cruise.
>>
>> Its more probable though that ride sharing grew during
>> that period and the generation of party drinkers used
it
>> more as a matter of trend.
>>
>> Drinking establishments being closed or otherwise
>> inaccessible due to the rona too probably playeda huge
>> role, like the seeming disappearance of flu.
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 13, 2022, 1:33 PM Chuck McCown via AF
>> <af@af.afmug.com <mailto:af@af.afmug.com>> wrote:
>>
>> During Covid, in Utah, there have been the highest
>> rate of deaths ever recorded due to car crashes.
>>
>> Meanwhile, at approximately the same time another
>> experiment was running.
>>
>> Late 2018 Utah lowered the blood alcohol level for
>> driving from .08 to .05%.
>>
>> Many, including myself, figured that there would
not
>> be a significant difference.
>>
>> But I also commented at the time that this one
will
>> be easy to prove or disprove.
>>
>> Deaths and crashes linked to drunken driving
dropped
>> by 19.8% since the law took effect. I think one
>> could say that is statistically significant.
Glad I
>> was wrong.
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