240-ton 793 BEV
MPGe is how far an EV can go on a “gallon of electrons”.(EV’s vary between
The Fulin Sodium-ion Battery Energy Storage Station in China uses 210 Ah sodium-ion battery cells that charge to 90% in a 12 minutes. The station can support 35,000 homes
2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV boasts 319 miles of range in front-wheel-drive 2LT for $43,295 (excluding destination) before the $7,500 EV tax credit.
Arc Sport 500hp electric wake boat
and ballast control to help make a large, surf able wake behind the boat.
Bargersville, Indiana has a fleet of 13 Tesla police cars. Police Chief Todd Bertram says the fleet is saving taxpayers $80,000 a year in fuel costs.
Callum Skye off-road EV sports car
170 miles range. Full charge in 10 minutes-0 to 60 mph in 4 seconds. ($100K)
There are 183,000 Level 2 and DC fast charging ports in the U.S. says the Office of Energy and Transportation. Double the chargers in 2021
The Denker Avenue truck charging depot covers LA’s 2 Ports and can charge 96 Semis. Powered by Natural gas, Generators are “hydrogen ready”. So they still need a ‘fuel’ source to operate.
DEAP Trees
chargers in N.Y. Google’s version claims a 200 mile charge in 5 minutes. (Wonder how long the copper will last in those…)
Rivian R1T is the only truck–electric or ICE–in the U.S.to earn the Top Safety Pick+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety(IIHS).
The 320 kW FLO Ultra DC fast chargers can charge most EVs to 80% in 15 min. Made in Michigan and rolling off the assembly line now.
Aeromine bladeless wind turbines
Toyota has lobbied hard against EVs globally, now it’s finding new ways to add a gas engine to it’s EV models.
In mid 2025, the new Bolt EUV could start around $30,000 or less. Rumors suggest around 270 miles of range with LFP batteries.
And when the batteries go bad, then what? Replacements cost as much as a new gas powered car and recycling isn’t happening. And subsidies by taxpayers [not government] are outrageous. Green ain’t green unless you’re talking about the money spent to keep this bogus operation going.
Not a true cost to just cite fuel savings. Government accounting.
You’re correct.
This only works if the mine is higher than the dock or depot. If there’s a great enough vertical distance between the mine and the dock, the truck will only ever see a charger once because it will always generate more energy going downhill fully loaded than it will take to go back uphill empty. This is already being done at a mine in Scotland. The problem is that there are very few mines where the mine is above the dock…
A CAT 797B hauler uses around 725 gallons of diesel per day. That’s about $1M per year in diesel fuel savings alone.
Comment on the EV 2024 Silverado YouTube review:
“If you’re reviewing something and you don’t have a single negative thing to say about it it’s not a review it’s a paid advertisement.”
Me, I’ll just say this guy must carry a pearl-handled pistol.
“…saving taxpayers $80,000 a year in fuel costs.”
Bullshit.
Tesla $80,000.
Ford explorer $40,000.
Those 13 vehicles cost them an extra $520,000. And when the maintenance bills start, they’ll be in the hole even more.
(remember, kids, it takes 30,000 gallons of diesel to make 1 electric car)
B.S.
It takes 90 lbs of coal to charge one EV. It takes 6 Barrels of OIL to charge an EV.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/12/13/fact-check-claim-errs-calculating-electric-car-charging-efficiency/6441054001/
Behind EVERY EV charging station is a fossil fuel fired power plant or generator.
EVERY SINGLE ONE.
CONgress appropriated $7.5BILLION to build EV charging stations, supposedly enough to meet the needs of EV’s in every community in the USA.
NOT ONE HAS BEEN BUILT OR INSTALLED.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/05/congress-ev-chargers-billions-00129996
Any MSM or EV company article or video on the efficiency of EV’s is BOOLSHEET. The articles do not take into consideration any of the ancillary costs associated with an EV, especially the greenhouse effects of mining and refining the rare earth elements of the batteries, never mind the disposal costs of EV batteries.
Batteries are great, but they STORE energy. Where are the plants that GENERATE the energy and what is their source of energy?
Solar is a bust, Wind is worse, and hydro plants are being removed to restore fish runs. We are back to fossil fuels or nuclear to expand base load generation, and only nuclear is carbon-neutral .
Extended family and friends will know I’m dead when either (or both) I’ve bought an EV-anything or voted democrat.
All I can say is bwahahahahahahaha you go girl.
The same idiots who believe food comes from the grocery store believe electricity comes from the charging station.
Can’t wait to see the mileage results from:
1. western, rural Kansas in January at 15 below…
2. I-70 (Colorado) east and west over Vail Pass (10662 ft elev) and the Eisenhower Tunnel (11158 ft elev) in a January snowstorm.
This
I went through both of those in a four cylinder rental 40 years ago. The car kept down shifting to second gear to maintain speed to make the climb up the grade. Being flatlanders, the person I was with and I kept looking at each other with that WTF look whenever the car downshifted.
That trip was also my first exposure to a wood gas fired IC engine.
So those Tesla police cars save on gas… But what happens when the car is “used up?” When you factor in the short lifespan and replacement cost of the EV, the numbers aren’t so rosy. It’s not worth replacing a battery in a Tesla. And as popular as Teslas are, they’re just not very well made cars. I can’t see these thing handling the beatings that Crown Vics and gas-powered SUV’s can…
I own a Chevy Volt I bought used several years back. It’s a “gasoline/electric” car. The thing is 12 years old and has 191K miles on it. It’s served me well. That being said, the battery life is starting to decline. 12 years old is not old for a California car. In a couple of years that car will be junkyard material even though it’s in otherwise pretty good shape because the battery’s not worth replacing. On the other hand, I have a 1997 (27-year-old) Jeep Wrangler that’s still running fine… …Do the math… And no, the car won’t run on the gas engine if the battery goes bad. The battery is needed to start the engine…
If you think EV’s are a good idea, just be advised that programmed obsolescence is bake into the cake…
Meanwhile, a new report has come out where almost half of the current EV owners want to go back to gas cars.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/nearly-half-american-ev-owners-want-switch-back-gas-powered-vehicle-mckinsey-data-shows
Oil is not fossil fuel: there is no such thing. Oil is vegetarian!
That “award-winning” Rivian? VW just bailed out Rivian, which was failing, and probably still will.
Yes VW coughed up $5 billion (with a big B) to keep Rivian afloat a while longer. The water-tight doors are closed but the ship is still sinking.
The only electric (road) vehicle manufacturer is Edison out of Canada. They are setting up to both convert and make new semi’s that are electric drive with a fair sized battery and an onboard generator. You know, the same way all modern trains work. They even though ahead (probably because they are in Canada) and the exhaust from the generator can pass around the battery in the winter to keep it warm.