Some one wanted to know if we'd buy an EV tractor

[Eagle1]

Point being that folks still buy corded drills. I see the use for EV in urban areas, not so much out in dirt road country. Of course population density here is less 10 per square mile so we are not high on infrastructure spending.

 

[IndyJay]

Point being that folks still buy corded drills. I see the use for EV in urban areas, not so much out in dirt road country. Of course population density here is less 10 per square mile so we are not high on infrastructure spending.

If I need to cut off a bolt or some other single task I grab my cordless angle grinder, if I am putting a wire wheel to something that is going to take more than a minute or two I grab the wired. Like I said, it depends on primary use for the tractor. Better suited to hobby farming where you are doing a singular task or an easy walk to the house/barn. Mowing 20 - 30 acres? Diesel.

 

[fatjay]

After massive bus fire, CT pulls electric fleet from service

One day after officials touted a plan to add more electric vehicles and buses to the...

www.ctinsider.com

One day after officials touted the passage of the Connecticut Clean Air Act, including plans for thousands of electric vehicles to hit the road, one of the state-run electric buses caught on fire over the weekend.

The blaze engulfed a CTtransit bus in a Hamden parking lot Saturday morning, sending two workers and a firefighter to the hospital, officials said.

“Lithium ion battery fires are difficult to extinguish due to the thermal chemical process that produces great heat and continually reignites,” Hamden fire officials said.

Two transit workers were hospitalized as a precaution after being exposed to the smoke. A firefighter was also taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion, officials said.

The bus was delivered in December and began service in January, CTtransit spokesperson Josh Rickman said.

“The bus, last operated on July 20, on routes 243 and 265, and was not in service at the time of the incident,” Rickman said. “Bus fires are rare, but can occur similar to cars. This is CTtransit’s first fire incident with a battery electric bus. Bus operators, maintenance staff and others undergo extensive training and safety protocols are in place.”

As a result of the fire, the electric bus fleet was pulled from service as a precaution, Rickman said.

“The importance of rider safety is demonstrated by taking these buses out of service and ensuring a thorough investigation is completed prior to any redeployment of the fleet,” Rickman said. “We have deployed diesel buses to make sure people get to where they need to be.”

 

[cqaigy2]

they forced us to buy insurance we don't need. I have coverage for pregnancy.

Who's "they"?

 

[Eagle1]

US congress

 

[cqaigy2]

US congress

US congress, what? They sell insurance?

 

[Eagle1]

Also forces you to be covered for things you don't want or need. Like prenatal care and child birth, that I can't possibly need.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Electric Vehicles, single-handedly responsible for the split of the Roman Empire.

 

[Raul-02]

Who's "they"?

Gubbermint

 

[Raul-02]

we' don't have any thing concrete to support if it was entirely a choice,

Yes we do.
Maybe you don't, but for those is us who are willing (and capable ) to read history there is a plethora of factual documented historical information.

 

[Raul-02]

Electric Vehicles, single-handedly responsible for the split of the Roman Empire.

It's true, I read it on the internet.
Then the Italian mafia, and the Illuminati, the Rothchilds, and the international cult of witches with John Todd conspired to crush the electric vehicle

 

[cqaigy2]

Gubbermint

They sell insurance to you?

 

[55RRR]

Just read through this thread. Thought ... Until the day of the friendly neighborhood ASMR, and regardless of the state of EV, I say thank gummint for tier 4, which should protect the sale of diesel fuel for my -- and my tractor's -- lifetime.

 

[IndyJay]

Wow... just wow

 

[LFP57]

Yes we do.
Maybe you don't, but for those is us who are willing (and capable ) to read history there is a plethora of factual documented historical information.

One transportation related example, the General Motors street car conspiracy, in April of 1947, 9 companies and individuals were indicted in the Federal District Court of Southern California on counts of conspiring to control a number of transit companies. National City Lines and others were trying to control transportation in 25 cities, specifically, street cars. In 1949, GM, Firestone and others were convicted of conspiring to monopolize the sale of buses and other items to companies they controlled. With GM as well as others targeting street cars and with the help of legislation such as the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, street cars here in Detroit and many other cities eventually disappeared. This is a perfect example of a large company, who may or may not have had politicians in their pocket work to control what choice people had. The point of whether it was in the best interest of the public and if better options were made available is irrelevant, the powers to be dictated what choices the public had. Ergo, the public didn't have a choice, street cars are gone and if you want to get around town, you must choose another option! This is not all dissimilar to what is happening now, although the legislation is more direct, the objective is still the same and in time, my choice of what I want to drive will be taken away.
By the way, thanks for the condescending attitude and the jab.

 

[TimberFarm]

One transportation related example, the General Motors street car conspiracy, in April of 1947, 9 companies and individuals were indicted in the Federal District Court of Southern California on counts of conspiring to control a number of transit companies. National City Lines and others were trying to control transportation in 25 cities, specifically, street cars. In 1949, GM, Firestone and others were convicted of conspiring to monopolize the sale of buses and other items to companies they controlled. With GM as well as others targeting street cars and with the help of legislation such as the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, street cars here in Detroit and many other cities eventually disappeared. This is a perfect example of a large company, who may or may not have had politicians in their pocket work to control what choice people had. The point of whether it was in the best interest of the public and if better options were made available is irrelevant, the powers to be dictated what choices the public had. Ergo, the public didn't have a choice, street cars are gone and if you want to get around town, you must choose another option! This is not all dissimilar to what is happening now, although the legislation is more direct, the objective is still the same and in time, my choice of what I want to drive will be taken away.
By the way, thanks for the condescending attitude and the jab.

Good example of how great electric street cars were operating and they were replaced with lousy, dirty, ICE buses.