Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

[Gale Hawkins]

I never thought about making cement energy requirements.

Hydrogen could meet much of our energy needs today being supplied by fossil fuels.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Saw a Tesla getting less than 10 mpg today, riding on a rollback.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Saw a Tesla getting less than 10 mpg today, riding on a rollback.

Just wait until that rollback is powered by hydrogen.

 

[lman]

Just wait until that rollback is powered by hydrogen.

I won't live that long.

 

[sd455dan]

This electric motorcycle brand sold out in just 2 hours, netting $7 million

This EV could be usable in many parts of the world.

Something screwy with the US price equivalent of $1200

The e bikes my son has built have all cost at least that much or more in just parts.
And are only 2000 watt continuous and 30-45 amp hour at similar Voltage.

There must be some significant type of Government Subsidy involved with the bike having over 200lb of materials in it.

 

[kenmbz]

The article does say they are getting massive gov subsidies to make the bike.
If you are riding a revolt bike badly, is that called revolting (sorry I have a thing for poorly named products and companies).
I see it plugs into a wall outlet, which does make it pretty viable for 3rd world usage.

 

[sd455dan]

The article does say they are getting massive gov subsidies to make the bike.
If you are riding a revolt bike badly, is that called revolting (sorry I have a thing for poorly named products and companies).
I see it plugs into a wall outlet, which does make it pretty viable for 3rd world usage.

The plug into 120VAC is easy, all of the bikes my son has built have on board charging. Just need a wall outlet and maybe an extension cord.
Pretty sure on board charging will be a standard included item on all ebikes

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Cyclist killed after car crosses lanes of traffic in Washoe Valley crash

This had to hit Tesla and SpaceX very hard. That was JB Sraubel's wife. He was behind the success of Tesla's battery pack and now is into lithium battery recycling.

Lane keeping technology could have prevented this needless death of a 38-year-old woman.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

I would like to see welding supply stores encourage each customer to offer EV charging, in cases where it would be convenient. Maybe just a 240v outlet on the outside of the building. Any shop that includes welding in the services they offer would have the heavy wiring, and some might make this service a sideline. The welding supply stores could make a little money on this new line of products.

Also - remote ranches might make this a sideline when there are no other public chargers for miles around. US-395 down the Eastern (desert) edge of California has nothing for many miles. After reading that, it occurred to me that pulling into one of the remote ranches near the highway might be the only alternative to a very expensive flatbed tow.

In both cases - welding shops and remote ranches - listing their service on the public lists of chargers that EV owners refer to, might be a new revenue opportunity.

Think outside the box ....

I put together a 50', 50a. 240v. extension cord for my welder. It was way cheaper than buying another 50' of welding lead.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I never thought about making cement energy requirements.

Hydrogen could meet much of our energy needs today being supplied by fossil fuels.

This is the same technology being built to drive a solar/steam powered generator. They built a temporary factory on site to save on shipping.