Things you could order over 50 years ago that you can't order now !

[Larry Caldwell]

A lot of that is the driver, listening to his engine. Many short haul trucks are running straight pipes or close to it. Often the driver will just keep blipping the throttle, rather than just using it to help control the speed. Not the way it's meant to be used, and guys like him give all drivers a bad rap.

Lot of bent valve stems from people who use jakes at too high RPM.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Lot of bent valve stems from people who use jakes at too high RPM. The guy who taught me to drive wouldn't let me use them.

 

[JethroB]

A lot of that is the driver, listening to his engine. Many short haul trucks are running straight pipes or close to it. Often the driver will just keep blipping the throttle, rather than just using it to help control the speed. Not the way it's meant to be used, and guys like him give all drivers a bad rap.

On second thought maybe he has poor brakes. He starts gearing down in front of my house and a good 1/4 mile from the stop sign. Doing 50 mph tops hauling green peanuts, every 30-40 minutes.

 

[turnkey4099]

One of the local cities will pay residents to install a curbside charger. It has a separate billing setup, so anyone can use the charger.

When you don't own an electric vehicle, I think that there is a reasonable concern about range anxiety, and charging. After you own one, you realize that for most people most of the time, it isn't an issue. I'm not saying that electric cars are for everyone right now, but at the same time, for most people it would work just fine. I have a plug in hybrid that, for me, 90% of the time gets by on its 35 mile range battery.

The phrase is "regenerative braking" and all electric vehicles and hybrids do it to recharge the battery when slowing down or braking. For most cars, it captures 90% of the energy.

All the best,

Peter

I have debated an EV for several years. 99% of my driving does not exceed 150 miles with most well under that. So and EV would work. As for long trips I could rent a car. Now if EV was anywhere near reasonable in price...

 

[turnkey4099]

One of the local cities will pay residents to install a curbside charger. It has a separate billing setup, so anyone can use the charger.

When you don't own an electric vehicle, I think that there is a reasonable concern about range anxiety, and charging. After you own one, you realize that for most people most of the time, it isn't an issue. I'm not saying that electric cars are for everyone right now, but at the same time, for most people it would work just fine. I have a plug in hybrid that, for me, 90% of the time gets by on its 35 mile range battery.

The phrase is "regenerative braking" and all electric vehicles and hybrids do it to recharge the battery when slowing down or braking. For most cars, it captures 90% of the energy.

All the best,

Peter

I seriously doubt that figure. Got a cite?

 

[ponytug]

I seriously doubt that figure. Got a cite?

Happy to. City of Palo Alto.

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Perversely they have a building inspector who is on a one person mission to make solar installations as hard as possible. The inspector has been known to torque check many of the hundreds of fasteners and wire connections on a site. I know of a number of companies who don't do business in the city as a result, and others who upfront add extra fees to cover the time that they waste.

All the best,

Peter

 

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[JasperFrank]

There are gas stations everywhere. I have yet to see one with an electric car charger as an option. Are these stations forbidden, as a franchise, to offer that?

 

[marhar]

Lindane was something that we used to buy at the local feed and seed. The stuff worked better than anything we have today.​

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[Jstpssng]

There are gas stations everywhere. I have yet to see one with an electric car charger as an option. Are these stations forbidden, as a franchise, to offer that?

I've seen them in several places, including Jackman Maine. They aren't with the gas pumps; rather, in a separate location. I don't know why anybody would thing it's a bad idea to have a charger next to a gas pump...