Innovations in EV technology!...

[Don Y]

<https://vimeo.com/610941510>

 

[bitrex]

On 12/14/21 3:46 PM, Don Y wrote:
> <https://vimeo.com/610941510>

I think that\'s pretty much what the first-gen Honda Insight hybrid\'s
pack was but a stack of D cells, no charge-balancing or any of that
fancy stuff.

With aluminum body and relatively simple electronics it\'s not uncommon
to see a few of those beaters with 250k+ miles on the clock still
toodling around New England, even, I seen a circa 2014 F-150 the other
day that\'s already rust-bubbling around the wheel wheels.

 

[Don Y]

On 12/14/2021 2:38 PM, bitrex wrote:

With aluminum body and relatively simple electronics it\'s not uncommon to see a
few of those beaters with 250k+ miles on the clock still toodling around New
England, even, I seen a circa 2014 F-150 the other day that\'s already
rust-bubbling around the wheel wheels.

One *big* advantage of living in the DSW is \"car longevity\".
Very little precipitation, *no* road salt, etc.

I used to replace exhaust systems fairly regularly living in
New England. I wonder how \"muffler shops\" stay in business,
here (I\'ve never known anyone to need exhaust work).

Tires (and batteries), OTOH, don\'t last worth shit!

 

[Don Y]

On 12/15/2021 8:36 AM, Don Y wrote:
> Tires (and batteries), OTOH, don\'t last worth shit!

And, you simply can\'t get by without fully tinted windows
which is annoying as many neighborhoods have no overhead
lighting; you can only *see* what your headlights are
illuminating. Think twice when out walking, after dark!

 

[Dean Hoffman]

On Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 2:46:17 PM UTC-6, Don Y wrote:
> <https://vimeo.com/610941510>

Good. An EV with an operating mode for little old ladies.

 

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 13:46:07 -0700, Don Y
<blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote:

><https://vimeo.com/610941510>

9,648 Duracell AA alkaline batteries.
Energy:
9648 * 1.4V * 2 Amp-hr = 27 kWh
The average electric car requires 0.346 kWh/mile. If I replace the
batteries at 10% of full capacity (to prevent them from leaking), the
range would be:
27 kWh * 2.9 miles/kWh * 0.90 = 71 miles range
Not good enough. It needs more AA batteries to go 100 miles (the
approximate distance between battery warehouses and recyclers).

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[Ed Lee]

On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 6:19:05 PM UTC-8, jeff.li...@gmail.com wrote:

On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 13:46:07 -0700, Don Y
blocked...@foo.invalid> wrote:

https://vimeo.com/610941510

9,648 Duracell AA alkaline batteries.
Energy:
9648 * 1.4V * 2 Amp-hr = 27 kWh
The average electric car requires 0.346 kWh/mile. If I replace the
batteries at 10% of full capacity (to prevent them from leaking), the
range would be:
27 kWh * 2.9 miles/kWh * 0.90 = 71 miles range
Not good enough. It needs more AA batteries to go 100 miles (the
approximate distance between battery warehouses and recyclers).

Assuming you can get them for 10c each. That\'s $960 for 71 miles, or $12 per mile. Taxi is cheaper.