ResearchMonkey
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Get back in the trash can geek, school ain't over!
Chevy Volt not as amped up as it was touted
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Winky
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ResearchMonkey
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catocom
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it didn't seem to help Toyota much.
Doesn't take much 'going' to 'figure' on that one though.
Winky
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This thing is freakin' nightmare waiting to happen
automatically run the maintenance mode which starts the engine to consume some of the aging fuel
automatically run the maintenance mode which starts the engine to consume some of the aging fuel
Winky
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dis shit costs a fortune
And guess what, just a cursory glance at the Leaf
tells you it is even worse.
"A fast charge 'service station' designed to simultaneously fast charge multiple vehicles in the way current gasoline or diesel stations simultaneously refuel multiple vehicles might require a peak power service on the order of several megawatts.
The high peak power requirement of ten-minute charging can also stress the local power grid and might increase the risk of power brown- or black-outs during peak demand if enough vehicles choose to charge at these times."
Well no shit sherlock
210,000 watts are you fuckin' kidding me?
And guess what, just a cursory glance at the Leaf
tells you it is even worse.
"A fast charge 'service station' designed to simultaneously fast charge multiple vehicles in the way current gasoline or diesel stations simultaneously refuel multiple vehicles might require a peak power service on the order of several megawatts.
The high peak power requirement of ten-minute charging can also stress the local power grid and might increase the risk of power brown- or black-outs during peak demand if enough vehicles choose to charge at these times."
Well no shit sherlock
210,000 watts are you fuckin' kidding me?
Winky
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Chevy Volt is a major fiasco
hah there's no free lunch
these things would cost a fortune to operate
and be a royal pain in th ass to boot
If you use the fast charge method it slashes the battery packs life
eight hours to charge on 120
at least three on 240v
and even a back of the napkin calculation of the electricity costs
combined with the higher purchase price makes these things items
that will never ever enter the mainstream
not as long as there's petrol engined cars
but Algore and Osama will try to jack the price of a gallon of gas up
too ten bucks a gallon to ram these glorified golf carts down our throats?
hah there's no free lunch
these things would cost a fortune to operate
and be a royal pain in th ass to boot
If you use the fast charge method it slashes the battery packs life
eight hours to charge on 120
at least three on 240v
and even a back of the napkin calculation of the electricity costs
combined with the higher purchase price makes these things items
that will never ever enter the mainstream
not as long as there's petrol engined cars
but Algore and Osama will try to jack the price of a gallon of gas up
too ten bucks a gallon to ram these glorified golf carts down our throats?