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Yea, I know we can only get multiple 220's, but it does make one wonder if they will not change the code as EV's become more common. Plus I wonder if you could get a separate outside commercial install done to have the biggest 440 available at your house separate from the house electrical. -
Nice thing is as the EV charging grows, price like anything will come down. I can see local utilities installing 440 fast chargers in homes rather than a 220. Charging at home just makes sense.
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Toyota News: Don't Expect A Turbo or Hybrid C-HR For U.S.
G. David Felt replied to William Maley's topic in Toyota
What a joke, agree with Drew. DUD, Dead on Arrival. -
Bloomberg posted this story yesterday. I have not had time to research it more than just reading what they say, but GM is expected to absorb about $9,000 per bolt sale loss. But they do also admit there is a break even point where the BOLT if it takes off can become profitable rather quickly. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-30/gm-s-ready-to-lose-9-000-a-pop-and-chase-the-electric-car-boom Interesting is that this story covers that 9 states have adopted CA zero emission mandate and to do business in those states that make up 30% of the car market you will have to have EV's. Chevy's is even quoted with this: according to Tim Mahoney, Chevy’s chief marketing officer. For one thing, it lures younger, technologically savvy buyers who probably wouldn’t have considered Chevrolet, he said. “It’s a statement about what we can do for the Chevy brand.” Interesting is that GM can totally cover the loss and make a profit if they sell only 7,698 Bolts as that would give them the clean air credits and GM was the least among all auto companies in 2015 in having to buy credits. As stated, the US is 1/5th of the global car market so all auto companies cannot afford to ignore the EV movement. Another interesting read in regards to what CA is doing in regards to President elect Trump. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-30/california-s-clean-car-resistance-to-donald-trump-quicktake-q-a End result is that this brings us right back to what this thread started. The need for faster and better recharge network. I can easily see gas stations changing one section of pumps to chargers and the other left as pumps during this change over. I do wonder how fast this will take compared to the early 1900's with petro.
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Good valid point, I have not seen how this new rapid charging network is to be funded yet. I would expect some funding to come from the auto companies and other funding from country, state, city funding I guess. Gonna be interesting to see what all happens. I honestly think people who drive a bolt love them and once more people can test drive a bolt, buy one and enjoy the minimal maintenance, I would expect more and more people to demand faster recharging and longer ranges. I am excited by the anouncement by Nikola that they will have a 107kWh battery pack for sale and use by OEMs and ev conversion groups. This will give a big long range to EV's.
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agree, as long as people are productive and earning an income that supports themselves and pays the bills, if they choose to live with parents because they have longer plans, more power to them. My daughter is also saving for her own house while living with us.
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I have mixed feelings about this as my son once he finished college moved out and never looked back. Successful Graphic designer and loves his life, productive and works fine. My daughter also successful as a Benefits HR employee at Tommy Bahama but still lives at home. Has a great relationship with her mom and me and over all productive and successful as she pays her own way. We have have many discussions and she does not see the need to move out. She pays her own way, loves hanging out with us when she does not work out or hang with her friends. I think it really depends on the example set by the parents. You can have kids at home or out that are very successful or you can have kids that suck you dry and cause nothing but problems for you. Really depends on how you raise them.
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So now that we are bought out by DELL, all our new hardware is of course DELL and I have to say, I love the Dell u3415w monitors. http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/accessories/apd/210-adtr?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=210-ADTR We get dual display for our work and so this is really cool. Cannot wait till I get to replace my lenovo laptop and monitors with a new XPS workstation laptop and dual screens. Each monitor does 3440 x 1440 with 1.07 billion colors. Sweet
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VERY RARE! I have yet to see one in the greater Seattle area. Even on my trips lately to the greater LA area and Austin, I have not seen one of these. Kinda like looking for Waldo in the real world.
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@hyperv6 Well said my friend. This should be a basic 101 for everyone in 9th - 12th grade so they can hopefully learn from the errors of past adults and get the education they need to work and dig a deep hole that burdens them for life with debt.
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Yes, Thank you, sorry I did not post to it as I was distracted on other things. 5G should have been here years ago. Our biggest problem with wireless is the small pipe compared to being plugged in on a wire. Even tri-band WiFi units are still slow compared to if you have a GB wired connection or fiber. The future will in some place in North America go greener and faster than others all depending on the open mind of individuals and their willingness to accept change.
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@Wings4Life@oldshurst442 Guys, please if you want to bitch and fight over the political correctness ov EV's, open a thread in the political section. I am sure many would be happy to input their thoughts on this. Please focus on the forum thread about Fast Charging in Europe and what affects it could have on the rest of the world. Take the higher road and move on. Thank you,
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So True, Speed does that to those with little patience. Yet at least we are moving back to the natural sounds of the planet with EV auto's. So much quiet time to enjoy the beauty of the surrounding space.
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Gotta love all the new EV announcements this week! Check out the Alternative Forum for EV auto's and Semi's!
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No matter how one looks at auto's the future is bright for EV auto's and fast charging. Wireless has a huge support by various groups around the US. If they can get 350kWh fast charging that is wireless, where you just drive onto a pad, that would rock!
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G. David Felt Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.CheersandGears.com Faraday Future and Lucid Motors, Newest EV Automakers in America! Tesla as well as the Detroit, European and Asian auto companies have new competition. Tesla has seen in the last few years, engineers leave that had alternative dreams / plans that conflicted with Musk. As such this fall 2016 we are seeing coming out of the skunk works mode two new EV auto companies based in California is Farady Future who is already big in F1 E-Racing with over 1,400 employees world wide and Lucid Motors. Both companies have broken ground in Arizona for auto production lines. While there is little spec on motors, battery packs, etc. both companies using a rich background of Tesla Engineers clearly seems focused on building new Green auto's compared to waiting for Detroit to figure this out. Faraday has their F1 racer which also uses the same skateboard platform of which their concept driving around California is using. You can check out plenty of pictures online of heavily disguised CUV type EV. Lucid Motors also has their release pictures which includes their own camo covered auto's. For reading interest you can get more details on either of their web sites listed below. Lucid Motors Faraday Future
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G. David Felt Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.CheersandGears.com Nikola Class 8 Zero Emission Semi Debutes December 1st was a huge night for Nikola, an EV Semi truck start up by various Tesla folks that felt the world needed Zero Emission Semi's before auto's. As such Nikola showed off their first long range Class 8 Zero Emission Hydrogen-Electric Semi. The Nikola One semi has the following specifications: 1,000 Horsepower 2,000 ft. lbs. of torque 4 electric motors for AWD. 800 - 1,200 mile range 320 kWh battery pack recharged by on-board generator and regeneration braking, plug-in recharging available at Hydrogen fueling stations Nikola Fuel Cell - Produces 200 kW of energy to recharge the battery pack and provide added power for the motors during steep hill climbs Pure electric mode is 100-200 miles depending on load. 1-2 full sized beds Large 4K TV Full size fridge and freezer Microwave Large closet for hanging clothes Computer desk Apple TV integrated WiFi and 4GLTE Internet connectivity Electronic climate control Free hydrogen fuel for 1,000,000 miles 364 current hydrogen stations planned across Canada and U.S. 800 Service & warranty locations provided by partner Ryder Systems Electric regenerative braking with air disc brakes as assistance is needed. 3-4x the life of traditional brakes Nikola is starting with their two Semi options, the Nikola One, long distance Class 8 Semi and their Nikola Two, a day only use Class 8 semi. Cost comes in at a very competitive $5,000 - $7,000 per month Lease. At this time no purchase options are available. Nikola says this will give fleets and independent truckers equal par on the rigs and price and allow them to get a new truck every 7 years or 1,000,000 miles which ever comes first. Nikola has announced that since they started sales 30 days ago, they have booked 3 Billion of Nikola One Sales already with a down payment. Nikola expects to have the Nikola One and Two semi on the roads of america by January 2020 beating German and Asian auto companies to be the first long distant pure zero emission class 8 semi. Nikola also announced that starting in 2017, OEM's and personal EV conversion outfits can purchase their 107 kWh battery pack. Nikola says that their 107 kWh battery pack if used in a BMW i3 would give the car a 400 mile range. They say that they could also use their battery design and pack a 125 kWh battery into the existing space on a Tesla S battery envelope allowing a greatly extended range over Tesla current 100 kWh battery. Nikola has also gone into production the Nikola Zero, a 4x4 AWD UTV that has 520HP & 476 ft-lbs. of torque good for a 200+ mile range depending on terrain, check out Nikola Power Sports for more details. Nikola Motors Press Release Nikola 30 Days of Sales Nikola Power Sports Additional Nikola Press Releases and Pictures Nikola Picture Album
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From the album: Nikola One
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Pictures of the New Zero Emission Class 8 Semi.
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From the album: Nikola One
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From the album: Nikola One
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From the album: Nikola One
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From the album: Nikola One
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From the album: Nikola One
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True, there are those that show great fiscal responsibility. Sadly the bulk do not and that is where America will Fail Again. Too many greedy instant gratification people. I see this every day in the amount of auto's that people drive to their electronic toys they must have and yet I question just how much of it is really needed. Upside down on auto's is at a point that we now have stories on how to get into a new auto when you still owe more than the old one is worth. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/need-a-new-car-but-still-owe-more-on-yours-than-its-worth/ This story covers the truth of this upside down mess. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/11/27/record-number-car-buyers-upside-down-trade-ins/94506786/ The USA Today story just confirms this thread and has many scary facts about where we are going. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/your-money/how-to-buy-a-car-when-you-have-an-upside-down-loan.html?_r=0 This story does not help as it comes across as embracing debt and going deeper. Sad times on one hand we live in, yet very exciting times also for the EV future of the Auto Industry. Job report is out, we are at a 9 year low and one of the best rates since 2000. Guess some things came out good about the last 8 years.
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