On Apr 27, 2015 10:09 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes"
wrote:
>
> And we live in a big 'ole country with lots of different places. Here
we've got lots of water while you've got little. Here were there is history
stuff is close together.
I know I'm late to the party, just wanted to add the data poi
On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:02:38 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes
wrote:
> > I made a quick trip to the airport two days ago, in freeway traffic at
> > 70mph, starting with a full charge and 28 miles later arrived at the
> > airport with a total of 8 miles available showing on the "remaining
> >
to
>> drive one of YOURS. It would be short sighted of us not to push for
>> electric cars...
>> -Curt
>> From: Dimitri via Mercedes
>> To: G Mann ; Mercedes Discussion List <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:49 PM
Yeah, but for how long? All it takes is the Iran deal falling apart for
oil pries to rebound.
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 4:01 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Grant,
>
> No worries, cheap gas has killed the electrics and hybrids. Nobody is
> buying them anymore, SUV
Grant,
No worries, cheap gas has killed the electrics and hybrids. Nobody is
buying them anymore, SUV is back baby!
http://time.com/money/3827218/electric-car-sales-cheap-gas/
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 11:50 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote:
> I raise this line of
Two aspects to your line of question.
First, "we" must pass regulations that would force electric cars to only
be charged at night for load leveling. We would therefore be able to
have larger baseload plants that could run more efficiently than peaking
unit. Problem is that wind machines an
G Mann sez: I raise this line of question in the chain of
transportation logic.
The weak link in civilization of modern living is the power grid. Parts of
the grid are now over 100 years old and in very poor condition, in some
places critical condition. While power companies increase rates, not
ne of THOSE there is more oil left over for YOU to
> > drive one of YOURS. It would be short sighted of us not to push for
> > electric cars...
> > -Curt
> > From: Dimitri via Mercedes
> > To: G Mann ; Mercedes Discussion List <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com&
o
> drive one of YOURS. It would be short sighted of us not to push for
> electric cars...
> -Curt
> From: Dimitri via Mercedes
> To: G Mann ; Mercedes Discussion List <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Par
ALL fuel efficiency claims are false advertising, its part of the game...
-Curt
From: Dimitri
To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Park your Toyota Pious
The fact that they claim an unattainable range of 100 miles is
At least when I was riding motorcicles I could hear the dumb broad fail to see
me in her unintended attempt to end my life
clay
On Apr 26, 2015, at 1:23 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
> So a little while ago I rode my bike down to the beach and was coming home.
> I only have to go in a
of
YOURS. It would be short sighted of us not to push for electric cars...
-Curt
From: Dimitri via Mercedes
To: G Mann ; Mercedes Discussion List
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Park your Toyota Pious
I mean come on now let's face it, the leaf is a wo
I commute 13 miles RT daily. I will gladly accept a donation of any brand of
electric car.
--
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Monday, 27 April 2015, 11:40PM -0400 from OK Don via Mercedes
:
The Leaf would be a good car for my BIL in Philly, my daughter in NYC, or
the one in Providence, and prob
The Leaf would be a good car for my BIL in Philly, my daughter in NYC, or
the one in Providence, and probably the one moving to Boston; assuming that
they will not be taking road trips out of town in it. It would even be a
good car for my wife, as she only drives the Passat once a week for approx.
ot the car's fault...
> -Curt
>
> From: G Mann
> To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List
>
> Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Park your Toyota Pious
>
> It's bad design, and I accept that it "burns" you. Cities h
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Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Park your Toyota Pious
It's bad design, and I accept that it "burns" you. Cities have freeways.
Western cities cover several hundred square miles of land and have long
freeways that require high speed
is way too hard to
>> park. Neither is a bad vehicle just bad when outside of their design
>> parameters.
>> -Curt
>>
>> From: G Mann via Mercedes
>> To: Andrew Strasfogel ; Mercedes Discussion List <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>> Sent: Mo
s too much
> > fuel, is too hard to navigate down little streets and is way too hard to
> > park. Neither is a bad vehicle just bad when outside of their design
> > parameters.
> > -Curt
> >
> > From: G Mann via Mercedes
> > To: Andrew Strasfogel
e who live in the city, it uses too much
> fuel, is too hard to navigate down little streets and is way too hard to
> park. Neither is a bad vehicle just bad when outside of their design
> parameters.
> -Curt
>
> From: G Mann via Mercedes
> To: Andrew Strasfogel ; Merced
Discussion List
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Park your Toyota Pious
I see a lot of Teslas from tony Potomac, MD docs and lawyers being driven
as commuter cars. Very slick styling. Whoosh!
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 4:34 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> If "
gy to move the car at
70mph.
-Curt
From: Rich Thomas via Mercedes
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Park your Toyota Pious
Actually, the power required increases exponentially with speed (by the
square of the speed, mostly, due to aerody
Actually, the power required increases exponentially with speed (by the
square of the speed, mostly, due to aerodynamic drag and some other due
to powertrain effects).
Force (or in the case of a car, torque, which a rotational force that
turns into a linear force at the tires) causes an accele
had a big nice shop
I'd consider it but working out in the rain is losing its luster...
-Curt
From: Curly McLain via Mercedes
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2015 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Park your Toyota Pious
> If I could get a deal like that I'd
I like your lady friend already
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> On Apr 27, 2015, at 4:34 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> If "cash for clunkers" opened a new program.. I would pay to have it towed
> to the head of the line just for the pleasure of watching it be crushed?
>
> (true, BTW)
>
> Si
If I could get a deal like that I'd be all over it, Angie only
commutes about 10 miles each way...
-Curt
My commute is 11 mi round trip in town, and my SDL handles it
gracefully. The last tankful went about 6 weeks, including other
errands. That included the loss to the leaky steel line.
ject: Re: [MBZ] Park your Toyota Pious
No heater, no AC, no lights. Just drove it at prevailing freeway traffic
speed and watched the "fuel" gage drop like a rock at 70 mph...
Unlike eastern cities, this city covers more land mass than New Jersey, so
getting somewhere is measured in hou
I see a lot of Teslas from tony Potomac, MD docs and lawyers being driven
as commuter cars. Very slick styling. Whoosh!
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 4:34 PM, G Mann via Mercedes
wrote:
> If "cash for clunkers" opened a new program.. I would pay to have it towed
> to the head of the line just for th
If "cash for clunkers" opened a new program.. I would pay to have it towed
to the head of the line just for the pleasure of watching it be crushed?
(true, BTW)
Since I can curse in 5 languages, my description could be prolific, but I
don't wish to go that route.. haha.
Let me sum it up this way.
No heater, no AC, no lights. Just drove it at prevailing freeway traffic
speed and watched the "fuel" gage drop like a rock at 70 mph...
Unlike eastern cities, this city covers more land mass than New Jersey, so
getting somewhere is measured in hours of travel rather than miles, often.
If I live
On 26/04/2015 3:23 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
So a little while ago I rode my bike down to the beach and was coming
home. I only have to go in a road for a coupla hundred feet, mostly
through a rotary/roundabout, the rest is bike path or a median for a
short ways. So I am going throu
No heater, no AC, no lights. Just drove it at prevailing freeway traffic
speed and watched the "fuel" gage drop like a rock at 70 mph...
Unlike eastern cities, this city covers more land mass than New Jersey, so
getting somewhere is measured in hours of travel rather than miles, often.
If I lived
Hey Grant - did you have the AC or heater running by any chance?
On Mon, Apr 27, 2015 at 11:02 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I drove a Leaf last fall when we were looking at pickup trucks. The kid
> didn't miss a beat when I went from driving a Nissan Titan to th
I drove a Leaf last fall when we were looking at pickup trucks. The kid didn't
miss a beat when I went from driving a Nissan Titan to the Leaf.
As a car I enjoyed it, it was reasonably quick and fairly quiet. Yes its ugly
but its not really all that small compared to the real crapboxes like the V
So a little while ago I rode my bike down to the beach and was
coming home. I only have to go in a road for a coupla hundred feet,
mostly through a rotary/roundabout, the rest is bike path or a
median for a short ways. So I am going through the rotary, the law
says I am entitled to a lane, or
So a little while ago I rode my bike down to the beach and was coming
home. I only have to go in a road for a coupla hundred feet, mostly
through a rotary/roundabout, the rest is bike path or a median for a
short ways. So I am going through the rotary, the law says I am
entitled to a lane, or
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