[AT] tractor hauling truck

Fri Nov 22 18:13:02 PST 2019

I am sort of a Luddite.  Well, at least, I'm the opposite of an "early
adopter" consumer. Late adopter I guess?

The idea of electric vehicles gives me range anxiety.  That's a real thing,
a concept explored by GM with their EV-1.  Remember that electric car?
They built 1000 and leased them so they could get them all back. It was a
giant engineering experiment that I found brilliant.   But a whole bunch of
environmentalists who didn't grasp that concept hate GM to this day because
they couldn't keep their EV-1.  I guess they didn't read the fine print.

Anyway, you can keep your electric cars (and now trucks) until they cost on
par with a petrol-fueled equivalent, and recharge more rapidly than they do
now, and charging stations are everywhere.  I refuse to accept less
convenience and less utility for higher cost.

SO

On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 8:42 PM Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:

> That trip range does not take into account running the air conditioner,
> heater, defroster, Wipers and lights....  My wife & I bought some Dewalt
> electric heated coats on sale a couple of years ago.  They were just barely
> more than the regular price of a battery and included a 12 and 115 volt
> charger and an adapter for USB to charge your phone.  They sold out along
> the east Coast for the folks using them to commute and could not keep warm
> in the Chevy Volt and Toyota Prius when running lights heater defroster and
> wipers in snow while commuting to work..
> When that cost per mile is figured in does it take into consideration the
> battery life and the replacement cost.  I talked to a Prius owner who had a
> 2 yr old one on the original battery and was looking to trade it in for a
> new one as the battery cost was a small fortune...
> On another note, my Polaris Ranger 1000cc with EFI is the hardest thing on
> the place to start when the temp is under 45deg.    After the dealer tuning
> it up and changing oil, it still is the hardest thing to start on the
> planet...    I bought a couple of plugs this afternoon to make sure the
> dealer changed them....
> I wish I had bought a Kubota Diesel with A/C.  The more I deal with
> gasoline engines the more I want to convert them to propane or diesel.
> I'm thinking seriously of adapting my "new" skid steer to propane.  It has
> a VG4d Wisconsin.  I have an air cooled heat exchanger for up to 60hp.  The
> tank would add counterbalance weight.
> Cecil
> On 11/22/2019 5:44 PM, Indiana Robinson wrote:
>
> I just wonder how many fully charged cell phones it will take to "limp it
> home" if it gets totally discharged.  😀
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> On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 11:39 AM Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> LOL!  Agreed.  When I saw the "Tri-motor AWD" with sub 2.9 sec 0-60 and a
>> claimed 500 mi range, I was thinking that's got to be a huge battery and
>> expected Model-S level pricetag.
>>
>> My earlier comment assumes we have more than a few List members willing
>> to voice an opinion on newfangled electric vehicle technology.
>>
>> SO
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 11:32 AM Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> What?   Everyone needs a tractor hauling truck.   Even if it’s too fancy
>>> for its own good, is super ugly, has terrible range, and cost too much. :-)
>>>
>>> Actually the cost was a tad less than I expected.   I did notice the
>>> three engine/tow ratings were designed to approximate a half ton,
>>> three-quarter ton, and 1 ton trucks.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 22, 2019, at 11:23 AM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> Oh boy... here we go... and Spencer started it!
>>>
>>> SO
>>>
>>> On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 11:13 AM Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Super ugly:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck/design#battery
>>>>
>>>> But I’m sure sometime in the next 4 to 6 years we will see one in
>>>> Portland with an antique tractor behind it.
>>>>
>>>> I’m sure the range will stink while towing; at least at first. But I’ll
>>>> bet towing with electric motors would probably be pretty awesome. Would not
>>>> mind trying it once.
>>>>
>>>> Spencer
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