Dodge going Electric - Page 9

Kevin Panzino · 02-09-2021, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Eddies66

Interesting read on the advancement of battery technology. An 80% charge in 5 minutes by 2023...

https://www.pocket-lint.com/gadgets/...r-over-the-air

Ahhhhh.... Not so 'fast' (pun intended)...

You have to remember the law of conservation of energy.
An 80% charge in 5 minutes of a 75 kWh battery (regardless of battery type or chemistry), would require a 720 kw charger. At residential 240Volt that is 3,000 amps.
Further down the article it mentions a 10-minute version with a 400kW charger.. That's 1,667 amps.
Anybody on here have 1,700 amp service at their house?

Trust me I'm all for more electric cars being sold (I'm the plant manager of a coal-fired power plant), but the misinformation being thrown out there about battery life, charging times and the practicality of a nationwide charging system in just a few years is abject nonsense.

Personally, I would indeed like to get one, then I can put a bumper sticker on the back that says "this car is coal powered"

Billy Nees · 02-09-2021, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Eddies66

https://www.pocket-lint.com/gadgets/...r-over-the-air

This article IS a very interesting read on the state of battery evolution......
As far as a time frame though, they're probably just as far off as the 50 MPG carburetor.

Rory McNeil · 02-09-2021, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees

This article IS a very interesting read on the state of battery evolution......
As far as a time frame though, they're probably just as far off as the 50 MPG carburetor.

Or the soy bean and chemical "Beef", that "tastes just like real meat!"

KRatcliff · 02-09-2021, 04:03 PM

I liked the Budweiser backed urine powered battery.

lstanford · 02-15-2021, 11:12 PM

How in the hell are they going to charge all of these battery powered cars in Texas? They can't even heat their houses. Nobody is talking about the infrastructure to power up all of these electric vehicles. I am waiting to hear about the road tax on these vehicles since the current road tax is covered in the price of fuel. Probably something like the harbor tax on boat fuel. Uncle Joe has a lot of explaining to do. In the old days, we would say they are putting the wagon before the horse.

John Dinkel · 02-16-2021, 10:08 AM

How good are solar panels when they are covered with 7 inches of snow?

340Cuda · 02-16-2021, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by John Dinkel

How good are solar panels when they are covered with 7 inches of snow?

About as good as a natural gas or oil well with a frozen well head. Except a broom won't fix a well head.

This weather screws most everything up.

Randy Wells · 02-16-2021, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by 340Cuda

About as good as a natural gas or oil well with a frozen well head. Except a broom won't fix a well head.

This weather screws most everything up.

They have been pumping oil and gas at -50 for years. As long as you keep it flowing it will not freeze. Trans Alaska Pipeline is not heat traced.
.Randy

340Cuda · 02-16-2021, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Randy Wells

They have been pumping oil and gas at -50 for years. As long as you keep it flowing it will not freeze. Trans Alaska Pipeline is not heat traced.
.Randy

From CNBC "ENERGY U.S. oil wells, refineries shut as winter storm hits energy sector"

My post was somewhat tongue in check but it is warmer in Alaska now than in some of Texas. The Alaska pipe line was designed for these temps, the oil infrastructure in Texas is not.

This to will pass.

r429469 · 02-16-2021, 11:16 AM

The T-A pipeline heats the oil at the first pump station.

02-09-2021, 04:03 PM	#84
KRatcliff Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 765 Likes: 75 Liked 524 Times in 141 Posts	Re: Dodge going Electric I liked the Budweiser backed urine powered battery.

02-15-2021, 11:12 PM	#85
lstanford Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 312 Likes: 1 Liked 134 Times in 32 Posts	Re: Dodge going Electric How in the hell are they going to charge all of these battery powered cars in Texas? They can't even heat their houses. Nobody is talking about the infrastructure to power up all of these electric vehicles. I am waiting to hear about the road tax on these vehicles since the current road tax is covered in the price of fuel. Probably something like the harbor tax on boat fuel. Uncle Joe has a lot of explaining to do. In the old days, we would say they are putting the wagon before the horse.

02-16-2021, 10:08 AM	#86
John Dinkel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pinckney, Michigan Posts: 507 Likes: 399 Liked 263 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Dodge going Electric How good are solar panels when they are covered with 7 inches of snow? __________________ John Dinkel 3295 STK

02-16-2021, 11:16 AM	#90
r429469 Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 68 Likes: 84 Liked 40 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Dodge going Electric The T-A pipeline heats the oil at the first pump station.