[AT] tractor hauling truck
Cecil Bearden
crbearden at copper.net
Wed Nov 27 05:27:57 PST 2019
I got an email yesterday saying that they already had orders for over
180K of those ugly electric "pickups"...
Cecil
On 11/27/2019 5:17 AM, Mattias Kessén wrote:
> I can't even imagine how someone even can come up with the idea of
> something that ugly.
>
> Reminds me of when Honda were gonna begin marketing the new Honda
> Fitta. Later called Jazz in Europe and (I believe) Fit in the rest of
> the world. They've even made brochures with the slogan "Small on the
> outside, big on the inside". Problem is that fitta in swedish means
> cunt. All scandinavians and many people in northern Europe knows that.
> I think you all can imagine how many funny "car tests" that were made
> from that... I was takin' the .... for a ride. It was a pleasant... etc.
>
> Med vänlig hälsning
>
> Mattias Kessén
>
> Hässelstad Solhöjden 2
> 594 93 Gamleby
>
> 070-523 59 00
>
>
> Den lör 23 nov. 2019 kl 03:13 skrev Stephen Offiler
> <soffiler at gmail.com <mailto:soffiler at gmail.com>>:
>
> 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 <mailto: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. 😀
>>
>> .
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 22, 2019 at 11:39 AM Stephen Offiler
>> <soffiler at gmail.com <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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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