The shocking truth about electric cars

On Sat, 03 Sep 2011 18:14:55 -0500, hls wrote:

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> "hachiroku" > wrote in message
> eb.com...
>> On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 08:42:02 -0700, ben91932 wrote:
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>>> On Sep 1, 7:00 am, (J R) wrote:
>>>> http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/r...?ArtNum=312840
>>>>
>>>> We aren't ready for electric cars yet.
>>>> cuhulin
>>>
>>> I read the 'article'
>>> Like everything else on liberty post its right wing hogwash.
>>> Not a bit of truth in it.
>>
>>
>> Yeah, take a Prius apart wrong and if you live, tell us all about it...
>>
>
> Take any car apart wrong and you could be facing eternity.
>
> Right wing means what??? That you have thought something out and
> perhaps researched it and found that it was phallacy??
>
> Left wingers bitch and moan but seldom consider the consequences of
> their plans and desires.


I know. I watch MSNBC. "SUBSIDIES for oil companies"

Someone should teach these Mensas what a "Subsidy" is.

We were ready for electric cars in the 1920s. They were quite popular
for a while.... then cheap internal combustion mostly put them out of
business and stopped development.
--scott

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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

>
> Then it must be full of errors or lies.
>
> Please tell us what statements in that article are erroneous or false.
>
> --
> Tegger

I briefly read the "article" again.
It's one mans opinion, nothing factual, and poor reporting at that.
I hear the same fear about powerplant capacity from a number of
sources and it's just not true, at least not until EV's number in the
10s of millions nationwide.
(most ev's charge at night when powerplants are virtually idling
anyway)

What parts of the 'article' did you agree with?

Ben

On Sep 2, 7:24*pm, hachiroku > wrote:

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> Yeah, take a Prius apart wrong and if you live, tell us all about it...

It takes a bit of commitment to dig in to these. All the HV stuff is
clearly labeled.
No different than working on any other car.. buy a good manual and
have at it.
You do need a pair of good quality insulated gloves and an accurate
meter however.
Ben

> Electric cars will never be practical until the battery problem
> is solved.

Early adopters are ecstatic with their Nissan EV's.
90% of all trips are less than 50 miles anyway.
But you are right, to achieve wide acceptance battery technology needs
to improve alot.
Ben

On 09/06/2011 09:37 AM, ben91932 wrote:
> On Sep 2, 7:24�pm, > wrote:
>
>>
>> Yeah, take a Prius apart wrong and if you live, tell us all about it...
>
> It takes a bit of commitment to dig in to these. All the HV stuff is
> clearly labeled.
> No different than working on any other car.. buy a good manual and
> have at it.
> You do need a pair of good quality insulated gloves and an accurate
> meter however.
> Ben

what about the color blind - is it "clearly labeled" for them? they
comprise up to 10% of the male population.


--
nomina rutrum rutrum

On Sep 6, 7:30*am, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> We were ready for electric cars in the 1920s. *They were quite popular
> for a while.... then cheap internal combustion mostly put them out of
> business and stopped development.
> --scott
>
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Indeed.
The decline of electric cars began with the invention of the self
starter by Kettering and Cadillac in 1912.
Ben

On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:45:37 -0700, jim beam > wrote:

>On 09/06/2011 09:37 AM, ben91932 wrote:
>> On Sep 2, 7:24?pm, > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Yeah, take a Prius apart wrong and if you live, tell us all about it...
>>
>> It takes a bit of commitment to dig in to these. All the HV stuff is
>> clearly labeled.
>> No different than working on any other car.. buy a good manual and
>> have at it.
>> You do need a pair of good quality insulated gloves and an accurate
>> meter however.
>> Ben
>
>what about the color blind - is it "clearly labeled" for them? they
>comprise up to 10% of the male population.

Color blindness isn't much considered from what I've seen.
You've got + and - on most batteries.
GM uses unique electrical connectors a lot, so you can't misplug.
I flunked the color test when I went into the Navy, so they kept me
away from rates that worked with wires, and aviation.
I can easily see red/green/blue etc, but the striped wires can trip me
up. Schematics work for me, but I don't do much beyond simple wiring.

--Vic

On 09/06/2011 10:06 AM, Vic Smith wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:45:37 -0700, jim > wrote:
>
>> On 09/06/2011 09:37 AM, ben91932 wrote:
>>> On Sep 2, 7:24?pm, > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yeah, take a Prius apart wrong and if you live, tell us all about it...
>>>
>>> It takes a bit of commitment to dig in to these. All the HV stuff is
>>> clearly labeled.
>>> No different than working on any other car.. buy a good manual and
>>> have at it.
>>> You do need a pair of good quality insulated gloves and an accurate
>>> meter however.
>>> Ben
>>
>> what about the color blind - is it "clearly labeled" for them? they
>> comprise up to 10% of the male population.
>
> Color blindness isn't much considered from what I've seen.
> You've got + and - on most batteries.
> GM uses unique electrical connectors a lot, so you can't misplug.
> I flunked the color test when I went into the Navy, so they kept me
> away from rates that worked with wires, and aviation.
> I can easily see red/green/blue etc, but the striped wires can trip me
> up. Schematics work for me, but I don't do much beyond simple wiring.
>
> --Vic

it's not at all unusual. for caucasians, it's up to 10%. something
like 6% global males, depending on heritage. [it's a disadvantage for
the individual, but a benefit overall for hunters in groups, hence it is
a genetically stable trait.]

how are you with orange? that's the hybrid h.v. color iirc.


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nomina rutrum rutrum

http://www.devilfinder.com/find.php?...+Electric+Cars

Why not something like that? I reckon a lot more Hydrogen fuel stations
would need to be built, or added to already existing gas stations.Top
Gear once did a test on a Honda Clarity hydrogen fuel car.
cuhulin