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re: What is driving cross-country in an EV like?
Posted on 12/18/23 at 5:11 pm to Dusty Bottoms
Posted on 12/18/23 at 5:11 pm to Dusty Bottoms
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Posted on 12/18/23 at 5:16 pm to tigerpawl
Now make the same trip in late December and January .....Pack your snow shoes ....You'll be walking shortly ....
Figure on twice the stops as your range is cut in half ...Below freezing is hell on those batteries .....
Figure on twice the stops as your range is cut in half ...Below freezing is hell on those batteries .....
Posted on 12/18/23 at 5:18 pm to Powerman
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As usual you know nothing.
If I truly knew nothing you wouldn’t be so rustled by me. Cool for your friends taking a trip.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 5:37 pm to Dusty Bottoms
6000 ÷ 54 = 111 miles between charges? Can that be right? I thought EVs could 350 miles per charge.
Personally, I would love not buying gas, but cross-country I would like 700 miles on a charge.
Personally, I would love not buying gas, but cross-country I would like 700 miles on a charge.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 5:47 pm to jmarto1
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It still isn't bad but the Tesla experience is much easier. Did DC, to gulfport, to Austin with an S and an X. It was super easy and we didn't waste hardly any time at all charging
I don't believe you.
Oh, and define "didn't waste hardly any time at all charging" please.
Takes less than 10 minutes to fill up a large gas tank. No way you're getting hundreds of miles on only a 10-15 minute charge, so you have to be wasting time or using up a lot more of it to get your barbie car rolling again.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 5:50 pm to mtntiger
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Takes less than 10 minutes to fill up a large gas tank. No way you're getting hundreds of miles on only a 10-15 minute charge, so you have to be wasting time or using up a lot more of it to get your barbie car rolling again.
150-200 miles in 15 minutes is typical. Depending on incoming SOT.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 6:28 pm to Powerman
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If you have a single family home with a garage and rarely leave your metro area you never need to use public charging and obviously have no need to go to a gas station. You just plug in when you get home and you don't even have to do it every day.
Not only that, but EV and hybrids excel (ie. most efficient) where ICE do not; city driving.
For someone that doesn't drive a lot of miles, but instead sits in a short bumper to bumper daily commute, an EV makes way more sense than burning gas while crawling through traffic.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 7:56 pm to Dusty Bottoms
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Yeah, I just cannot imagine a road trip with so many stops and so much time waiting for the EV to charge. Not to mention the anxiety of finding a place to charge before it goes dead or having to plan the trip around available charging stations. Way too much work, frustration, and time. It all sounds miserable.
It’s really not bad at all in a Tesla. The charging stops are easy and fairly quick (and cheap) with the superchargers, the car won’t let you run out of battery you would have to purposely take a route it doesn’t want you to.
The biggest pro of using a Tesla is the ability to sit back and cruise while it drives itself for the most part
Plus Tesla has its own road side assistance all done through their app.
This post was edited on 12/18/23 at 8:08 pm
Posted on 12/18/23 at 8:40 pm to Dusty Bottoms
Have you ever considered the detriment to your safety waiting 35 hours for charging. Even for shorter trips that might necessitate just one public charging stop, you and your vehicle are the new sitting ducks for the criminal element interested in robbing you, kidnapping you, etc. at public charging facilities.
I'm sticking with ICE's unless EV technology improves dramatically. I can fully tank up my ICE vehicle in 2 to 3 mins. and move on, as well as being able to choose the safest looking stations on my routes out of many in most instances.
I'm sticking with ICE's unless EV technology improves dramatically. I can fully tank up my ICE vehicle in 2 to 3 mins. and move on, as well as being able to choose the safest looking stations on my routes out of many in most instances.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 8:45 pm to Dusty Bottoms
Not even close. It either is exceptionally longer to accomplish, or it can’t be done. Prove me wrong.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 8:51 pm to joshnorris14
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You think there are enough retarded people who drive without electricity to sustain this business?
Posted on 12/18/23 at 8:58 pm to Dusty Bottoms
That's a slight improvement on the 100 year old Model T.
Coast to coast in vintage cars.
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Home » Vintage Model T Vehicles Travel Coast to Coast in 2019
Vintage Model T Vehicles Travel Coast to Coast in 2019
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Cross Country trip in a Model TThe 2019 Ocean-to-Ocean Rerun team is gearing up for its annual cross-country road trip adventure, covering 4,000 miles in 11 states, in vintage Ford Model T vehicles which are 100 years old, or more.
The road trip begins June 15, 2019 in Tarrytown, NY, and ends 30 days later in Seattle.
Let’s hope all 35 vintage vehicles which start the race make it to the finish line.
The oldest Model T in the event is a 1909 model, the year the coast-to-coast road trip was held as America’s first transcontinental automobile race and endurance contest.
It’s no longer a race, but it certainly still is an endurance contest.
Members of the Ocean-to-Ocean team love automotive history, life in the slow lane and the open road.
They’ll be experiencing all three, since there is no heat or air conditioning in a vintage Model T, and many will be driving with their tops down to maintain a “running” speed of 40 miles an hour.
Unlike many auto collectors, this group drives their cars rather than allowing them to become expensive dust collectors.
Maintenance Challenges for Vintage Vehicles
Maintenance is also a huge concern for the Model T’s many of which are over a 100 years old with original wooden bodies.
Drivers will have more than just the local landscape to consider as they need to keep a keen eye on the many maintenance items that have to be addressed every day.
A Model T gas tank is located securely under the front seat and holds just 10 gallons, to cover 175 miles.
Oil levels, gas levels, tire pressure and water levels in the radiator must be checked regularly.
Changing tires means manually removing the tire and tube from the rim. It also has to be replaced with hand strength.
America’s First Transcontinental Auto Race in 1909
Their 2019 Ocean to Ocean Rerun is a re-enactment of America’s first transcontinental automobile race 110 years ago, the 1909 Ocean-to-Ocean Automobile Endurance Contest, which started in New York City on June 1, 1909 with the first competitor reaching Seattle 22 days later.
Coast to coast in vintage cars.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 9:06 pm to TrueTiger
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That's a slight improvement on the 100 year old Model T.
This is a somewhat amazing comparison. You managed to take the pinnacle of industrial manufacturing in 1909 and stack it with a modern infrastructure then put it up against one of the more glaring pieces of shite that is excluded from the largest infrastructure networks around. Truly astonishing.
This post was edited on 12/18/23 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 12/18/23 at 9:16 pm to billjamin
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Truly astonishing.
Thanks.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 9:51 pm to Dusty Bottoms
Someday when they have everyone (left) living in the “15 minute cities”, there’ll be no need for cross-country trips in a personal vehicle.
If you apply for and receive permission to travel cross country you will do so via approved means of public transportation.
Other than that, your EV will be fine for daily use within your 15 minute sector.
If you apply for and receive permission to travel cross country you will do so via approved means of public transportation.
Other than that, your EV will be fine for daily use within your 15 minute sector.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 11:25 pm to mtntiger
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I don't believe you.
Oh, and define "didn't waste hardly any time at all charging" please.
You have this opinion and it seems like you've never even driven one. Otherwise, you would know why but I'll explain. We stopped, dined, and slept at places that had a charger included. So while we ate we charged. While we stopped to sight see we charged. It isnt necessary to charge to 100% every time. For one vehicle he still had life time charging at a supercharger so that isn't an issue. For the other we patronized places that included charging for free, especially hotels. I only charged what I needed to get to the hotel that included charging for free. How did we do this magic? ITS ON THE BIG frickING SCREEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD.
Posted on 12/18/23 at 11:59 pm to jmarto1
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We stopped, dined, and slept at places that had a charger included. So while we ate we charged. While we stopped to sight see we charged. It isnt necessary to charge to 100% every time. For one vehicle he still had life time charging at a supercharger so that isn't an issue. For the other we patronized places that included charging for free, especially hotels. I only charged what I needed to get to the hotel that included charging for free. How did we do this magic? ITS ON THE BIG frickING SCREEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD.
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