How long before Compact Diesels are obsolete?

[finn1]

My Eldest Son is a mechanic. 25% of his current repairs are electrical in nature. And that's 99.9% of the time on Internal Combustion powered vehicles.... That number will skyrocket with the hybrids.

Example. Last week he changed the oil in a Prius. Customer drove it to the shop and left it. Son drove it into the shop and changed the ICE oil and filter. Son was done and wanted to move it out of the shop. It would not go into gear...... Try this, nope.... Try that, nope.... Get online and search for clues, nope.... Spent 2 hours messing with this car to no avail.... Called owner and said I'm out of ideas.... Owner shows up that evening and spends an hour on the Internet and trying everything suggested, nope.... Finally owner says I'm going to unhook the battery and hook it back up just for the heck of it.... The car started functioning again.... Son spent 2-3 hours with this car for the labor price of an oil change.... Told the owner that he wouldn't work on it again, take it to a dealer.... This Prius has 70K miles on it and has been in a frontage fender bender accident. Owner bought it for his 16 year old daughter to drive. Good luck.....

Sounds like your son needs some training if he expects to make a living as a mechanic for the next twenty or thirty years.

 

[coobie]

The grid has peak and off peak. Most EVs will be charged at night, off-peak. Also some of the juice will come from home generated electricity. If the grid can't handle the night charges, those with solar panels can charge charging batteries during the day from the sun instead of selling to the grid at wholesale.

Tell that to the folks in California when they shut the power grid down for fire dangers.

 

[airbiscuit]

The day they start making Electric CUTs is the day they start making Electric Harley Davidsons.

Wait, what?

 

[lilranch2001]

If riding a motorcycle was dangerous before........

Can you imagine how dangerous it will be riding one that not only cannot usually be seen in time, but also cannot be heard coming?

 

[airbiscuit]

Buy a good stereo

 

[buck12]

If riding a motorcycle was dangerous before........

Can you imagine how dangerous it will be riding one that not only cannot usually be seen in time, but also cannot be heard coming?

I wish the guy in the back of neighborhood had an electric Harley. Maybe the widows on my house wouldn’t rattle on a Sunday afternoon when I want a nap and he could still feel the breeze in his hair. Win win.

 

[lilranch2001]

There is plenty of time to nap when you die

 

[Industrial Toys]

Speaking of mechanics. I feel so sorry for my Lady Friends young Nephew. Everyone Celebrated him getting a job as an airplane mechanic a couple of years ago. His Dad was here yesterday and was saying how he thought he had a job for life. Now, he is UNEMPLOYED!

They do say that air travel is the single biggest thing one can do to increase your carbon footprint. So one way or another, maybe the writing was on the wall.

 

[lilranch2001]

I am so glad to be retired, and so I d not have to hop a plane 3-4 times a month now...........

 

[Jstpssng]

If riding a motorcycle was dangerous before........

Can you imagine how dangerous it will be riding one that not only cannot usually be seen in time, but also cannot be heard coming?

I very rarely hear them before I see them... not even the little puke who I almost pulled out in front of because he was doing highway speed in a 25 mph zone... I saw him and stopped before he saw me, THEN I heard him.