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My co-worker has a Chevy EV and he said Tesla uses a proprietary charging connector. You'd think before introducing EVs to the market, the manufacturers would agree upon standardized charging equipment, kinda like what was done with gasoline pump nozzles.
I thought all Tesla vehicles could be charged via a standard J1772 connector. I believe only the Tesla Supercharger remains proprietary (not certain).
You may be right, I don't know much more that what he tells me when we're talking cars. Just not really interested in EVs, especially fully electric, after the discussions with him.
About the only thing I really have much interest in following is employment of the OSI-7-Layer model of communications incorporated into ISO 15118 (ISO standard for all EV road chargers). If you aren't savvy regarding computers/servers/networks communication standards (and the protocols for each of the OSI-7-Layer model layers) you most likely would have no interest in ISO 15118 EV charging standards. I just happen to be well-versed on the OSI-7-Layer model.
You may be right, I don't know much more that what he tells me when we're talking cars. Just not really interested in EVs, especially fully electric, after the discussions with him.
What is there to talk about?
EV- "I got a full charge in 22min yesterday!"
Me-
I did a U-turn today to get this. 'we will gladly sell you a car, but you can't fast-charge it here.' Parking lot lights on mid-day certainly helping save the planet.
You're kidding, right? It's obvious those are still in process of installation, given that that the asphalt around them has gaps between the charger, posts, and the surrounding asphalt.
What is there to talk about?
EV- "I got a full charge in 22min yesterday!"
Me-
Works great as long as the electric grid hasn't been knocked out by a tropical storm, hurricane, ice storm, blizzard, wild fire, etc. and you don't need to drive more than a hundred miles in a week or two.
You're kidding, right? It's obvious those are still in process of installation, given that that the asphalt around them has gaps between the charger, posts, and the surrounding asphalt.
Agree. I believe what can be visualized is simply an afterthought regarding the installation of bumper posts (to prevent a vehicle from running into the charger). Appears they jack-hammered & cut out some concrete to set the bumper posts & simply waiting on concrete to "set" the posts.
Works great as long as the electric grid hasn't been knocked out by a tropical storm, hurricane, ice storm, blizzard, wild fire, etc. and you don't need to drive more than a hundred miles in a week or two.
If the power is out. How are you going to get gas at the station? I looking to get a wall pack with solar here. I guess you can have a few 5 gallon jugs at 4- 5 dollars a gallon.
It's like vaping over cigarette smoking to get a "nicotine fix" and the people that do it claim it's safer. You suck twice as hard for 1/2 as much and you think you're ahead of the game. It comes with its own set of problems that are different and just as debilitating or worse, yet just as annoying. Like oil-coating your lungs in short order. How is that safer? I don't do either one, but you don't have to do either to understand that neither is safer than the other.
wait how does it compare to smoking? are we the smokers and EV's the vapes and we are all destroying the planet? not getting it
wait how does it compare to smoking? are we the smokers and EV's the vapes and we are all destroying the planet? not getting it
Did you read it for context? The comparison was referencing the previous paragraph. Let me get out the overhead projector. Lemme 'splain.
People that tout EV's as the saving grace have blinders on and don't have the entire story since it hasn't been written yet. Might look good on the surface, but once you start to dig, it gets murkier. To say that EVs are better than ICE in every way is just an opinion, but they get butthurt when you don't agree with theirs. When the vaping stuff entered the picture, they touted that you could get the nicotine fix without the problems associated with smoking regular cigarettes. The "benefits" of smoking without dying, they said. And since it was originally unregulated, they didn't consider that many vaping fluids they were selling had oils in them that would almost instantly coat the user's lungs with oil, that once goes in, doesn't wash out. Effectively cutting off the supply of oxygen. It messed up a lot of people. New product touted as better than the old product, but basically just another way to kill you once more was learned about it over time.
ComeOn guys California has been power problems for years. So is Texas, have a warning today to cut power use. A/C useage going through the roof. Climate is getting warmer. Man made or just Earth going through a change. Or both.
As I said before, the whole west is on fire. In Utah the sky was a tan color. For many days. I like both ICE and EV. My daily driver below. New model Y coming in Septenber. I do wish Musk would give better names for his cars. I test drive a Y AWD a few month ago. Here in Brownville. It was the fastest car I ever drove. Scared the girls when I press down hard on the pedal. Love it! Handling was great.
It is just like many things in life. You can Never please All the people All the time. Never going to happen.
I have zero issues with Electric Vehicles or Internal Combustion Engines. Please excuse me for actually using words and spelling. The thing about the hype about Electric Vehicles is that it gets touted as oh look this will save the world. How much of the world gets destroyed for that cause? You aren't supposed to ask that. If it isn't one thing it is another.
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ComeOn guys California has been power problems for years. So is Texas, have a warning today to cut power use. A/C useage going through the roof. Climate is getting warmer. Man made or just Earth going through a change. Or both.
As I said before, the whole west is on fire. In Utah the sky was a tan color. For many days. I like both ICE and EV. My daily driver below. New model Y coming in Septenber. I do wish Musk would give better names for his cars. I test drive a Y AWD a few month ago. Here in Brownville. It was the fastest car I ever drove. Scared the girls when I press down hard on the pedal. Love it! Handling was great.
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the west is on fire because we have excluded fire from fire dependent ecosystems for about 120 years. The fire return interval in Ponderosa pine forests is about 15 to 20 years with low burning fires in grass. When fire is excludeded, grand fir and Douglas-fir replace the pine at 250 trees per acre as opposed to the 50 trees per acre for pine. This leads to massive forest fuel increase and moisture stressed trees which succumb to insect and disease. The result is massive high intensity fires. The California shrub/scrub ecosystem is even more sensitive to fire exclusion with a fire return interval of about 10 years. Couple that with the development of California during the wettest century on record (based partly on tree ring data), and the consequences are dire. The current drought in California is in line with historic rainfall regimes-the "old normal". I predict desert portions of California will become depopulated as water become more scarce with climate there returning to historic normal rainfall levels. By the way, my background is in ecosystems management having gone to school in the region when a college degree meant something.
Donaldbabineau I agree. But think they may desalinate sea water. And stay. Knew a engineer who built ones in Saudi Arabia. But that was 35 years ago.
Stay at my Aunt for a couple of weeks as a kid. Outside Seattle in the counrty. Just beautful, she was on the west side of the mountain, it always rains
Dad was sent CCC camps in the depresstion outside Seattle and was station there guarding German prisoners. Mom took the train to be with him. From NYC.
They loved it there. My Aunt was not blood related, but a really great friend who they meant.
Love taking my Cutlass on the Mountain Highway towards Rainier in the summer and fall. 75 to 80 dry degrees. Nothing is more beautiful than the scenic drives in the Pacific Northwest except maybe northern Idaho where there are still plenty of trees but exposed geology from the dryer climate and the rolling wheat fields of the Palouse. Got my degrees from the University of Idaho and lived in Coeur d'Alene for a while. Very nice area in the late 90s.
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ComeOn guys California has been power problems for years. So is Texas, have a warning today to cut power use. A/C useage going through the roof. Climate is getting warmer. Man made or just Earth going through a change. Or both.
As I said before, the whole west is on fire. In Utah the sky was a tan color. For many days. I like both ICE and EV. My daily driver below. New model Y coming in Septenber. I do wish Musk would give better names for his cars. I test drive a Y AWD a few month ago. Here in Brownville. It was the fastest car I ever drove. Scared the girls when I press down hard on the pedal. Love it! Handling was great.
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What is the history on this car? I built a car identical to it years ago.
What is the history on this car? I built a car identical to it years ago.[/QUOTE]
Well Michael R. It is almost identical. I put a lot of upgrades since from 2006. John V. How are you!!! See my all my Albums, on profile page to see all the upgrades and future ones.
Thank you! This car has giving me years happness! I tryed to see if you were the one. Who sold me this car years ago on here. .
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What is the history on this car? I built a car identical to it years ago.
Well Michael R. It is almost identical. I put a lot of upgrades since from 2006. John V. How are you!!! See my all my Albums, on profile page to see all the upgrades and future ones.
Thank you! This car has giving me years happness! I tryed to see if you were the one. Who sold me this car years ago on here..[/QUOTE]
The only difference I see is your car has red/burgandy interior and different wheels. My car has gray interior but the guy who bought it was talking about changing it to the red/burgandy color. Mine had the cowl hood and rear wing. I'll try to find a picture of my car and post it.
Well Michael R. It is almost identical. I put a lot of upgrades since from 2006. John V. How are you!!! See my all my Albums, on profile page to see all the upgrades and future ones.
Thank you! This car has giving me years happness! I tryed to see if you were the one. Who sold me this car years ago on here..
The only difference I see is your car has red/burgandy interior and different wheels. My car has gray interior but the guy who bought it was talking about changing it to the red/burgandy color. Mine had the cowl hood and rear wing. I'll try to find a picture of my car and post it.[/QUOTE]
Thats Me. Unless yoy sold it to someone down by you. And he sold it to me. We meet in a parking lot in Knoxville.
The only difference I see is your car has red/burgandy interior and different wheels. My car has gray interior but the guy who bought it was talking about changing it to the red/burgandy color. Mine had the cowl hood and rear wing. I'll try to find a picture of my car and post it.
Thats Me. Unless yoy sold it to someone down by you. And he sold it to me. We meet in a parking lot in Knoxville.[/QUOTE]
Ding Ding Ding We got a winner. Yes I'm the one who sold it to you and we did meet in Knoxville. You were from W. Virginia if I remember right. That was a sweet running car and I see you did change the interior.
Thats Me. Unless yoy sold it to someone down by you. And he sold it to me. We meet in a parking lot in Knoxville.
Ding Ding Ding We got a winner. Yes I'm the one who sold it to you and we did meet in Knoxville. You were from W. Virginia if I remember right. That was a sweet running car and I see you did change the interior.[/QUOTE]
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Ding Ding Ding We got a winner. Yes I'm the one who sold it to you and we did meet in Knoxville. You were from W. Virginia if I remember right. That was a sweet running car and I see you did change the interior.
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I am doing very well and get around good. There's a lot of people that are in worse shape than me,I am blessed. Thanks for the concern. Didn't you try to sell the car after you bought it from me? If you ever have to do any paint work that color is a Mustang tri coat pearl.
