If there’s too much heat, then they can use liquid cooled chargers. If the general public is allowed to pump gasoline without direct supervision, I expect a professional driver will be able to use any kind of charger no matter how complicated it is.
The truck batteries shouldn’t overheat either, since there aren’t ergonomic restrictions on battery placement or shape. On a huge tractor, engineers have all the space in the world to make cooling work.
Or the trucks can charge more slowly. Ten hours to fully charge is good enough.
Hydrogen storage? Solved long ago.
Metal hydride hydrogen storage, specifically lithium-6 IIRC, was perfected near the beginning of the atomic age.
Also, it works perfect for ICEs, exhaust is air and water, no need for electric.
You can own such storage canisters but because of restrictions related to the bomb you cannot either buy or sell the material used to make them. If you can afford the federal fees and other needs to have your own equipment to refine lithium-6 out from the more common lithium-7 you can legally do that though.
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There are a number of lithium free batteries that are almost here.
https://www.pocket-lint.com/gadgets/news/130380-future-batteries-coming-soon-charge-in-seconds-last-months-and-power-over-the-air
It is time for conservatives to embrace EV and solar, the economic arguments against them are no longer valid. Solar is now the cheapest way to generate electricity.
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So much for environment friendly. 
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Again, there are some fairly amazing non lithium batteries not far from coming to market. Don’t you guys want free power and lower priced transportation? Not that I mind drilling in Alaska either.
I have zero interest in an EV. Those who want one should go for it.
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What if it could do everything your ICE can do but much cheaper? Because that appears to be right around the corner if some of these new quick-charge batteries come to fruition.
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I will take more interest when they make it around the corner.
I have been told the metric system was coming for 60 years also.
I LIKE my gas powered vehicles and highway infrastructure.
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Far as I can see the corner has already been turned for everything but longer than 300 mile trips and I expect that to go to 500 or 600 pretty soon. Do need to adopt charging standards though.
No thanks. I like my comfy full size low mileage Buick which will probably last most of the rest of my life.
I can stretch out and go from Tn to Cal with an occasional gas stop if i want to.
Not that i care anything about Cal.
I have no problem with those who want one getting one.
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Well that is your choice but you are paying extra for it.
Not really. My car is paid for and i would have to buy another car. A car i wouldn’t be comfortable in.
They look very small to me. Then there is the problem of long trips with long charges and scarce charging stations.
If i was going that route i would buy a hybrid instead. I have no interest in that either though. Too small and low power to suit me.
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No argument that it doesn’t save money vs keeping your current car. Was more talking about going forward, if you were in the market today.
Electric vehicles are going to Mexico.
I’d much rather offend environmentalists and progressives.
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I prefer cash in my pocket.
You can get that by not wasting money on a new car when the old works fine.
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I drive a 2003 Infiniti G35 coupe. But if I were in the market for a new one, it would be electric. Then again my policy is, never buy a new car. If that one died I would probably get a 2013 of the same model, love that car.
So. When it’s 30 below, how long can you run your car heater before it drains the battery?
Same question I asked Minimula.
So. When it’s 30 below, how long can you run your car heater before it drains the battery?
