For all you EV Promoters

[chuckChuck]

Plug in Hybrids with longer range will cover off a lot of the issues in colder rural areas.

[Hamloc]

Plug in Hybrids with longer range will cover off a lot of the issues in colder rural areas.

What I don’t understand Chuck2 is why governments are pushing the plug in EV as the main option, that is what they subsidize. I agree on a plug in hybrid but why not build a vehicle with a smaller battery and a gas power generator made to charge the battery only. Most plug in hybrids combine the ice and electric propulsion system and use the ice motor most of the time. Cars like a BMW I3 have a small generator and it only has a 40 horsepower motor running the generator. The car could be lighter as well. As an example a Mercedes ESQ580 weighs 5600 lbs roughly but at 0 Celsius only has a range of just over 300 km and a price tag that starts at $136000 CAD. My son and I ran to Edmonton on Friday, 365 km round trip, the Mercedes couldn’t make it without stopping to charge.

[furrowtickler]

I did see the new Dodge ETorque 1/2 ton .
Never took it for a drive . Has the 5.7 Hemi with ETorque assist to reduce fuel consumption on stop / starts and when high torque is needed .
Price tag was very high . Salesman was not even real sure how well it performs.
Neat idea , but doubt the hefty price tag would ever pay for itself .
The new 6 cyl Hurricane motor will blow it away in fuel economy and power apparently.
Changes are coming , but most trucks coming to market are to be full electric not hybrid I was told.
A hybrid truck will make sense if it’s not grossly overpriced where it will never pay for itself in a lifetime.
I guess those who do buy one could virtue signal everyone else to justify it .

[Guest]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tesla-driver-killed-plowing-firetruck-northern-california-freeway-rcna71436?cid=referral_taboolafeed

[Guest]

Read to the end , interesting, maybe self driving not that great

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Read to the end , interesting, maybe self driving not that great

Are first responders trained about how to use the jaws of life on EVs without shorting high voltage wiring, or compromising the batteries?

[Guest]

https://thedriven.io/2023/02/26/history-in-the-making-tesla-may-deliver-biggest-moment-in-car-industry-since-model-t/

[AlbertaFarmer5]

https://thedriven.io/2023/02/26/history-in-the-making-tesla-may-deliver-biggest-moment-in-car-industry-since-model-t/

The parts of the article referencing the manufacturing process were really interesting. Thanks for posting.

But I wonder how many readers made it past the beginning?
Statements such as this using the term "fart boxes" make it sound like it was written by a 3rd grader. A 3rd grader who doesn't understand the difference between toxic chemicals, and plant food no less.

That’s a billion exhaust pipes spewing out toxic pollution into the air we all breathe every day.

A billion exhaust pipes pumping carbon dioxide into the earth’s atmosphere making up over 20% of annual global emissions.

If humans want to get the cancer causing toxic air pollution out of our cities, and if we want to maximise our chances of halting the climate crisis and having a liveable planet, we need to get the billion petrol and diesel fart boxes off our our roads ASAP.

The most logical first step in achieving this is to stop selling new toxic fart boxes which just make the problem worse.

[shtferbrains]

The video's were great.
Efficient production gains are what makes the richer countries able to enjoy a high standard of living.

Farmers have enjoyed some quantum leaps since direct seeding was adopted.

Musk has no drag from old ideas.

Affordable Glyphosate made a lot of it possible.

[fjlip]

Deere has facts...

https://farmtario.com/news/opinion-a-reality-check-on-big-tractor-electrification/?utm_source=AgDealer&utm_campaign=21b8108bc2-Equip+news+-+2023-03-03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c8c12edb64-21b8108bc2-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=21b8108bc2&mc_eid=5c89bc7bc8