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2023-01-21 -Great Cultural Revolution

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-01-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [16 views ] Top

#1 How to charge a Tesla or an EV with a generator?

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Posted by Skidmark 2023-01-21 01:32|| 2023-01-21 01:32|| Front Page Top

#2 A 2kW generator for charging an EV is like 'p*ssing in the wind', Skid. Might get you to the nearest crossroad...or not.

Most EVs average between 3 to 4 miles per kWh of charge (kWh = 1 hour at 1kW) and require a 30-amp to 40-amp 240-volt hookup.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2023-01-21 07:41|| 2023-01-21 07:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Much of the false comparison has to do with the sheer size of the country. When some rube says "Japan and South Korea have faster broadband than the US (not true, in any case) they are making a false comparison. The land mass of the US is such that expecting any infrastructure that serves a country the size of Japan or South Korea to apply to Texas, let alone all of CONUS is a bad joke. Now, people who never drive more than 15-20 miles a day have no concept of someone who drives hundreds of miles a day routinely. Much like Pauline Kael, they say "I don't know anybody who does that! Who even needs to do that?"

And you can't argue meaningfully with someone who is seeing the big picture through a drinking straw.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-21 08:14|| 2023-01-21 08:14|| Front Page Top

#4 It’s clear that EVs are just a way of ending middle class car ownership.

Posted by Hupolunter de Medici7308 2023-01-21 12:35|| 2023-01-21 12:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Honestly, I really like my electric car. It's a Chevy Bolt, and I have yet to receive my recall battery. Zippy and fun to drive. No maintenance and I charge it in the garage.

But I'm retired and live in Vegas. I never drive over one hundred miles in a day. If I was going to take a road trip, I would get a Cadillac or SUV from the Enterprise down the block.

Posted by Penguin_of_the_Desert 2023-01-21 12:42|| 2023-01-21 12:42|| Front Page Top

#6 I encountered a dude down the highway from me that has a F150 Lighting electric version. He has a Northstar 8K watt generator bolted into the bed, next to the toolbox.
I asked him, "So why did you buy a truck?" Flipped me off.

Posted by ed in texas 2023-01-21 17:23|| 2023-01-21 17:23|| Front Page Top

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