Re: [EVDL] Regen toll (was: Tesla Y actual wall outlet efficiency)

Today's single Falcon 9 launch lifted 49 Starlink satellites. I think your estimate is a mite high? Best regards, -- Cal Frye, On 1/7/22 3:19 PM, EV List Lackey via EV wrote: On 7 Jan 2022 at 14:24, paul dove via EV wrote: Be interested to see those numbers. Sure. Sorry that I didn't

Re: [EVDL] Leaf 2013 Ghost Loads on 12V battery

SURVIVING electricians lock out circuits, yes... On 12/10/21 1:26 PM, EV List Lackey via EV wrote: battery unless they're specifically working on the drive system and need to have it active. I suppose it's like electricians locking out circuits they're working. Now whether the mechanics

Re: [EVDL] What type of magic is this nut and where to get a tool for it?

Pin punch and a light hammer? Not kidding, it may be tedious but quicker than fabbing a socket that /might/ fit... --Cal On 11/17/21 5:47 PM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote: Others have suggested this secure wheel nut also, the differences are: The NiCd cell nuts have 5 dimples equidistant

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Sticking to the stink

I think it was in a Larry Niven story once I read of someone in the future assembling a lawn mower to bring back the experience. Folks around them beat it to smithereens with sticks. Cal On 7/19/21 5:36 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: "Ford made a premium gas fragrance for EV owners who

[EVDL] Blink network still good

on their network in our area, and news reports are, well, mixed. Would it be advisable to go forward with Blink? Our likely alternatives are SemaConnect or perhaps JuiceBar. Many thanks! Best regards, -- Cal Frye, /Be an Internet Sceptic/ Stop. Think. Connect. www.stopthinkconnect.org

Re: [EVDL] ChargePoint usage

I've charged there. I come to Kent sporadically, so you won't see my Leaf very often, but I'm glad it's there when I need it. Just keep talking up EVs, we'll convert folks over time. Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com 2015 Leaf, OH Lic "LECTRIC" "Anything else yo

Re: [EVDL] more: EVcrash Tesla-X ... Mt_View-CA (v)

affic, and in particular, handle > landing. I believe Boeing has been working on landings, but relying on precise GPS rather than stripes on the landing strip. -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com "Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it

Re: [EVDL] Combating ICED EV parking spaces

The color code on the charger in the CWRU garage is visible and clear, although a bit different. Green - disconnected/available for charge Blue - charging Yellow - connected, but done charging. And I agree, several 120V outlets would help greatly, but there don't seem to be any installed! Cal

Re: [EVDL] Combating ICED EV parking spaces

I've thought of getting a J1773 extension cable, bright orange and marked "High Voltage" to drape across the intervening cars between me and the charger. See who's brave enough to move that puppy! Cal Dan Baker via EV December 12, 2017 at 10:06 AM ... I have noticed

Re: [EVDL] Combating ICED EV parking spaces

charge there. It's 42 miles round trip to work and in the summer I do EV only, but in the winter I have to use about 10 miles gas on cold days. It would be nice if they charged a reasonable rate for charging! On Monday, December 11, 2017 5:46 PM, Cal Frye via EV <ev@lists.evdl.o

Re: [EVDL] Combating ICED EV parking spaces

with this subterfuge. I have been contacting the parking authorities from time to time trying to make a case for marking two spaces for a single charger, probably time to do so again. Cal Frye PS - I've seen a Ford CMax, two Volts, four Leafs (including mine), an i3, and a Bolt all circling the space

Re: [EVDL] Anti-EV dealer

I took mine to the dealer once since I bought it in February of this year, for an airbag recall. Other than that, it's needed nothing. Despite this, the dealership has been welcoming and appreciative. The number of used Leafs at this dealership varies, but they always have at least one since

Re: [EVDL] Level 2 chargers (Great success at our church)

about level-1 outlets as well. Cal Frye www.calfrye.com/evs.html <http://www.calfrye.com/evs.html> > Robert Bruninga via EV <mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org> > September 24, 2017 at 11:29 PM > My church put up two EV CHARGING OUTLET signs over two outdoor outlets in > 2010, and

Re: [EVDL] Level 2 chargers

___ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > Cal Frye via EV <mail

Re: [EVDL] Level 2 chargers

dd dual 240V circuits > (and 2x 120V legs for the outlets) > Question is if you want to remotely manage the chargers, whether they > should be free or paid > and which type gives you the best bang for the buck. > > Just some food for thought. > Cor. > > -Original Message- &g

[EVDL] Level 2 chargers

flexible, which more trouble-prone, etc? Cal Frye, Oberlin, OH www.calfrye.com/evs.html <http://www.calfrye.com/evs.html> -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20170924/8825e5e4/attach

Re: [EVDL] Nada L3 between: LA to Lost-Wages missing CHAdeMO?

Yep. I find it useful in explaining to ICE drivers that the Leaf holds the energy equivalent of a gallon of gas (rounding roughly), but gets in the neighborhood of 90 miles to a gallon. Cal Frye Oberlin, OH www.calfrye.com/evs.html > brucedp5 via EV <mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org> >

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Low-mileage Leaf EV glut

from as you folks on the seacoasts. Cal Frye, http://www.calfrye.com/evs.html > Lee Hart via EV <mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org> > May 20, 2017 at 2:16 PM > Lots of good comments. As a Leaf owner myself, I like the car. Most > important, we could actually *buy* it here in the m

Re: [EVDL] EV to Hybrid Trailer

Clearly what we need is a substantial expansion of Amtrak's Auto Train. (not kidding!) Cal conservation architect via EV May 16, 2017 at 3:33 PM Thanks to those who replied to my inquiry. My instinct is that a real engineer with familiarity of the cars design would

Re: [EVDL] Leaf onboard tire repair kit.

it would be perfect for my needs ;-) Cal Frye Oberlin, OH 44074 "War is fought over land that does not care, and issues that are forgotten. --Robert F. Kaufmann. Cor van de Water via EV <mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org> April 20, 2017 at 7:37 PM Lawrence, That depe

Re: [EVDL] Leaf recommendations?

will learn to cope. Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com /Be an Internet Sceptic/ Stop. Think. Connect. www.stopthinkconnect.org - Be at least as safe on the Internet as you are crossing the street! "Good generally conquers evil. Unless, of course, good is s

Re: [EVDL] Cal's OH EV : Leaf recommendations?

, so if conditions suggest range is too short, we can swap. I will strive to keep this from happening too often ;-) Cal Frye c...@calfrye.com Oberlin, OH 44074 "In physics the truth is rarely perfectly clear, and that is certainly universally the case in human affairs. Hence,

Re: [EVDL] Cal's work commute ...

thought before I commit to any particular solution. Best regards, - Cal Frye, ​www.calfrye.com ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please

Re: [EVDL] Cal's OH EV : Leaf recommendations?

yhound.com/bus-stations/us/ohio/elyria/bus-station-250459 > > > Bottom line: IMO, if Cal can afford a few more $, a BMW i3 EV (his > choice w/ > or w/o a rex, used they are the same price) would be the best choice his > needs. > Good Luck, and let us know what you decide, and your experiences. > > > > > > > For EVLN EV-

[EVDL] Leaf recommendations?

Leaf SL might just make it, and I'm liking the pricing I see on used ones with under 30k miles. Am I being foolish? What else should I be careful to observe should I try to buy one? Thanks! Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com <http://www.touchstonehumanists.org/> "As busine

Re: [EVDL] Nissan.ca sez 'No' To Leaf-Group-Buy> ticking-off 3700+ EV buyers = a lose-lose

It can be done: http://www.costcoauto.com/new_cars/results.aspx?modelid=28407=2016 > *From:* EVDL Administrator via EV > *Date:* August 30, 2016 at 10:54 AM > *To:* Electric Vehicle Discussion List > *Subject:* [EVDL] Nissan.ca sez 'No' To Leaf-Group-Buy>

Re: [EVDL] Piezo-power> 10mi of freeway could charge all the EVs in Burbank-CA(?)

n and especially repairs would be more than is politically affordable. The Highway Trust Fund is pretty tapped out now. Cal Frye > *From:* Jack Wendel via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> > *Date:* August 28, 2016 at 7:13 PM > *To:* Cor van de Water <cwa...@proxim.com>, Electric Vehic

Re: [EVDL] Fwd: Re: France fire model S

Essentially, an ICE fire is not newsworthy because we /expect/ them to catch fire. An EV, on the other hand... Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com /Be an Internet Sceptic/ Stop. Think. Connect. www.stopthinkconnect.org - Be at least as safe on the Internet as you are crossing the street

Re: [EVDL] L2 across USA tripper might want to rethink his 2nd trip EV ...

next to City Hall. There are also 3 GEMs in town, and a Zenn, and a Rhoadescar. Cal Frye > EVDL Administrator via EV <mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org> > June 17, 2016 at 5:45 AM > You west coast folks with EVs everywhere may not know what it's like > here in the midwest. Around here, own

Re: [EVDL] Off-grid solar house and (series//parallel)

Or you flip every other one upside down so you wire pos to adjacent neg each time and skip that long wire from top to bottom... Regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com, "Results? I've got lots of results! I know thousands of things that don't work." --Edison, Thomas A (1847-1931)

Re: [EVDL] Aluminum: EVLN: Miners pin hopes on Electric copper-cars

If memory serves me correctly, I noticed while driving through Tennessee a while back that the big Alcoa plant was located pretty close to one of the TVA nuclear plants... > EVDL Administrator via EV > April 14, 2016 at 4:57 PM > > ... > One thing to consider about the

[EVDL] Test

Server changes, sorry for the bother. Cal Frye ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Perovskite solar cells may power electric

Ah, but then we get into beefier side panels, airbags, and other crashworthy items the market now requires. Not that it can't be done with modern lightweight materials and all, but these either raise the mass or the cost... Cal Frye > Lawrence Rhodes via EV <mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org> &g

Re: [EVDL] Arsonist attack on 4 Volt pih @Novato-CA dealership (v)

Not enough coffee this morning, yet. I spent too long trying to figure out what they meant by a 4 volt hybrid... Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com /Be an Internet Sceptic/ Stop. Think. Connect. www.stopthinkconnect.org - Be at least as safe on the Internet as you are crossing the street

Re: [EVDL] SolaRoad cycle path electricity yield exceeds expectations

I'm very skeptical, considering here in Ohio we scrape our roads down routinely in the winter months. Especially as I've often seen plow blades striking sparks against the concrete... Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com Be an Internet Sceptic/ Stop. Think. Connect. www.stopthinkconnect.org

Re: [EVDL] EV range needs, future best options

Amtrak's Auto Train! robert winfield via EV mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org March 9, 2015 at 5:31 PM some Florida seniors routinely make 1,100 miles trips up and down the east coast, and elsewhere -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[EVDL] Test, please ignore

Sorry, This is the tightest mailing list I'm on. Apologies for wasting your time and electrons. - Cal Frye ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: CA testing 55+mpge mi-based/VMT road-tax-fees aimed@ plugins

And it can be argued that the purchase subsidy is already recompense for the relief EVs bring to pollution controls and the like. Whether such things should be paid for with user fees or more progressive forms of taxation is a discussion for a whole different forum ;-) - Cal Frye Paul Dove via

Re: [EVDL] Volt pih EVSE a suspect in NW Houston TX garage fire

I never understood that, myself. The last thing I want to do is burn down my own house. I tend to wire things to code or even more cautiously, if anything. And if I don't know the code for a particular task, I go look it up. - Cal Frye Michael Ross via EV mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org November 6

Re: [EVDL] Heating system

We had a '72 Super Beetle that we drove in Ohio winters. You describe the heat performance when the ducting was intact - after it rusted out a bit, you were lucky to get air to the cabin at all. Ours had the Autostick transmission, so you could drive with one hand on the wheel and the other on

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: GM pu$hing2 kill-Tesla-sales no duh, Want a Tesla? Vote!

Does this language prohibit manufacturers from directly presenting at a car show? Would they also have to make arrangements through a franchised dealer? Let Michigan come to Ohio for their Teslas! As long as they pay our sales tax... Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com Be an Internet

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: 100+ U.S. National 'Drive Electric Week' Events Planned 9/15-21

Mark Abramowitz appears to be a long-time member and officer of the California Hydrogen Business Council. Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. --Jonathon Kozol. robert winfield via EV mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org August 18, 2014 at 9:59

Re: [EVDL] Gas tax is not working to cover the entire road maintenence budget

to the destination from the city hub. Works for passengers, too, but I won't get on my Amtrak soapbox here, I promise. Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com /Be an Internet Sceptic/ Stop. Think. Connect. www.stopthinkconnect.org - Be at least as safe on the Internet as you are crossing the street

Re: [EVDL] 1925 'T'

A little bit of online research shows that about half their income comes from ticket sales, half from grants and donations. Of the grants and donations, about half is public, half private. So only 25% taxpayer supported. Not quite as bad as you thought. Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com

Re: [EVDL] How I learned to stop worrying and love autonomous-driving wireless-charging

Jan, I think there are possibilities you've not considered. I don't think I could teach a horse to manage a comprehensive pub crawl, but Google makes it easy! I, for one, welcome our benevolent overlords from Mountain View... - Cal Frye Jan Steinman via EV mailto:ev@lists.evdl.org May 22

Re: [EVDL] eBay Garage Contest - Win a Tesla Model S

And it won't let me enter my GEM vehicles at all! - Cal Frye Darryl McMahon mailto:dar...@econogics.com April 29, 2014 2:26 PM Sadly, I can't enter - open to residents of U.S. only. http://www.ebay.com/motors/garage Contest ends May 16th. -- next part -- An HTML

Re: [EVDL] Recommendations for push mower motor?

freely. This is effective, but is also a wear point, and I've learned to buy the shims by the half-dozen. My eyes don't always find the rocks in the yard before the blade does :-( Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com /Be an Internet Sceptic/ Stop. Think. Connect. www.stopthinkconnect.org

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Spark EV @a fraction of the price of a Tesla-S, review

Here in northern Ohio, we could generate all the vibrational movements we would need just driving over the potholes. (seriously, the ultrasonic cleaner is just for proof-of-concept - this is a Science Fair project, after all) Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com/MyGem.html Michael Ross

Re: [EVDL] Freaky-cold-winter-weather: Keep pluggin' along...

, I freely admit. Once the tuition bills are no longer a concern, I will revisit your suggestion, with thanks for the links! Best regards, - Cal Frye, ​www.calfrye.com Surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy! --Louise Rogan

Re: [EVDL] Heat and defrosting an EV- basics, please

unless the blower is running. That's where the noise is helpful. I put one of these into my GEM to defrost the windshield. Works well, and if I turn it on and don't hear the noise, I know to turn it off again and troubleshoot ;-) Will put another in later this week for my toes... Best regards, -- Cal

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Pay through PlugShare, One Payment System for All EV Charging

code or phone number approach is very smart and avoids the whole business of dealing with credit card data in transit. All that is kept on the back end, and all you are doing is managing login and duration data. Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com History never looks like history when you

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Late-comer VW sez will be compliance-car leader ...

. You merged onto the interstates with extreme care... Best regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com I wonder how many Einsteins have been permanently discouraged through competitive examinations and the forced feeding of curricula. -- Carl Sagan

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Geico Won't Insure EVs in Hawaii ...

, but Geico or one of the others told me when I was searching that they covered EVs in California because of state regulations, not from the generosity of their hearts... Regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: ... Don't Unplug Plug-in Hybrids ...

, of course, the PHEV's ICE is out of commission and the owner is running it strictly on electricity. Something that wouldn't be visible to the passer-by. Regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com/MyGEM.html There exist minds which think as well as you do, but differently. - Larry Niven

Re: [EVDL] Saw a Tesla sedan on the road!

. Regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com/MyGEM.html I think it would be a good idea. - Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948), when asked what he thought of Western civilization ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org

Re: [EVDL] Parasitic plugin PR ...

? Regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com/MyGEM.html Why make the same mistake twice, when there are so many new ones available? ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing

Re: [EVDL] EVSE-overcrowing replaces range-angst

when one of these chains starts installing EVSE, too. You folks in more EV-friendly locales, have you seen a gas station with EVSE gear, too? -- Regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com Every hour I live I become an intenser devotee to common sense! --Alice James

Re: [EVDL] 82 vw rabbit magic number

-Number-for-Air-cooled-VW-tp427268p427269.html Magic Number for Air-cooled VW [Jan 16, 2008] 1.313 -- Best Regards, -- Cal Frye, Network Administrator, Oberlin College Mudd Library, x.56930 -- CIT will NEVER ask you for your password! www.calfrye.com, www.oberlin.edu/cit/ ' A little bit

Re: [EVDL] EVs Propossed sounds/What should EVs sound like

of hydrochloric acid on the leads ;-) -- Regards, -- Cal Frye, www.calfrye.com What a school thinks about libraries is a measure of what it thinks about education ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: WA EV tax going into effect in 2013

struck by cars ignoring the flags and signals, they're entitled to something more than minimum, I think. It's rather more dangerous than making french fries. We depended on the flaggers alerting us to reckless drivers approaching the site, among other things... -- Regards, -- Cal Frye