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   Bruno Zeigerts said, 3 months ago

   A bad idea, a-cording to RJ and Hammie …
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   Peabody-Martini said, 3 months ago

   People already do that with the hoses at the gas pumps, constantly.
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   Nabuquduriuzhur said, 3 months ago

   get a kick out of the claim of using 110v for an electric car. Even using the entire 100 or 150 amp service for the car is going to take days to charge 2000 or more amp-hours’ worth of batteries (anywhere from 2200 to 6000 amp hours are required to charge 2000 amp hours of batteries, depending upon type). And the faster the batteries are charged, the less long they will last due to heat.
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   Tog said, 3 months ago

   Are filler stations going to offer recharging and if so, how long is it going to take. Or are electric cars going to be for relatively short trips only.
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   ghenley said, 3 months ago

   Think of all the carbon emissions you are preventing……oops think of all the carbon emissions it takes to make the electricity to recharge the battery.
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   the burser said, 3 months ago

   In a couple of years all the new car’s batteries will start to die and pile up…..I can’t wait!
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   ROY PICKETT said, 3 months ago

   @rollsroyce

   NOT SO, GO ON YOUTUBE AND LOOK FOR THE ‘WHITE ZOMBIE’ EV. FASTEST STREET LEGAL EV. LEAVE THE CORVETTES AND FERRARIS IN ITS DUST!
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   olfart said, 3 months ago

   Many diesel vehicles come with block heaters to keep the engine warm on cold nights. (A cold diesel is hard to start.) They rarely last long because the driver forgets to unplug the heater before driving away.
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   Bruno Zeigerts said, 3 months ago

   @olfart

   Around here, all cars have block heaters.(Canada). Starting any car in -20 F. is hard.
   I’ve heard that if you drive to one of the warmer states… they’ll ask you about your electric car!
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    TheTrustedMechanic said, 3 months ago

    @ghenley

    Think of the environmental devastation in making the battery. Sorry Prius pukes you’re not really saving the planet one mile at a time.
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    TheTrustedMechanic said, 3 months ago

    @rollsroyce

    In a pure EV heat is provided by an electric heater an in almost all hybrids A/C is provided by an electrically driven compressor. Hybrid/EV batteries must be kept cool. Repairing the A/C is not an option, the hybrid will shut down in a very short distance if the A/C is not working.
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    masterskrain said, 3 months ago

    Don’t worry, Hammie. We will NEVER run out of the “Old Stupid”!
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    tuna1 said, 3 months ago

    Wasn’t that an old song by The Who?

    “Meet the new stupid. Same as the old stupid”?
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    dfrechet said, 3 months ago

    Wait til the batteries have to be replaced and the old ones have to be “recycled,” a very spendy scenario.
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    spert said, 3 months ago

    I have a Nissan LEAF and it’s the best car I’ve ever owned (and that’s quite a few). No gas, little if any maintenance, a smooth and quiet ride. Don’t bad mouth a technology without having some knowledge about it.
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