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As of Hydro, it´s even more important for Argentines than it is for Canadians, go figure !!!
Won´t even translate since % sign is universal:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Centrales_hidroeléctricas_de_la_Argentina#cite_note-1
We currently have 69 Hydro plants running, 21 temporarily suspended for lack of rain (d*mn climate change) and 29 under construction.
I wonder for some decades now why storing energy into flywheels, thus mechanically fell out of grace...Using a very high speed, but light and large flywheel seems like the most obvious solution to me now that we can a use magnetic levitation gymbals. In the 60's and 70's there were buses using such type of storage, all hydro, coal or nuclear plants use a heavy rotor too which isn't really optimized as a flywheel yet has some of a flywheel beneffits, but with new materials this should be a better approach than chemical storage.
I wonder how to get a leverage on Earth's own spin around himself and the SUN if possible 🙂
I wonder how to get a leverage on Earth's own spin around himself and the SUN if possible 🙂
The Germans do it better, both Mercedes and Volkswagen group (Volkswagen, Audi, Porche, Skoda, Seat) deliver very reliable electric cars, and BMW is not that far behind in reliability of their electric cars. Idem with Toyota and Hyundai. Electric cars of those brands are now maybe the best arround. Volvo (incls Polestar) and Jaguar/Land Rover is also ok, but a bit behind at the moment.
And American cars always had a bad name down here as very thristy for the power they got and not reliable at all. I once had a chevy temporal car (my company car was hit while being parked and had to be repared) from my company, and it died a week after i got it (and i was the first driver of it, it had 27km on the counter). They had to replace the whole engine (gasoline) as it was beyond repair they told me... And the Chrysler PT Cruiser of a friend was broken half the time in the year and a half he owned it before he gave up and bought a european car. The only exception that bad name for US cars is Ford, but their European cars are often not the same as their US cars. And in that point of view, Tesla is remarkable reliabble for an American car in our eyes, but not like European or Asian cars, who are better.
It lost its edge stating in the late 70's when it started to release 💩 cars to consumers. They must've thought it's OK to do so 🙄 (one of the downsides of having a monopoly). Then the Japanese car companies took advantage of it and have been in a strong position ever since.
As for Tesla in Norway, according to Reuters you linked to, "Electric cars hit 65% of Norway sales as Tesla grabs overall pole". 🤔
Government in NL announced they will subsidize gasoline with € 0.17 per liter, diesel with € 0.11 p/liter.
Roughly multiply by 4 for per gallon. It's a start.
Jan
Roughly multiply by 4 for per gallon. It's a start.
Jan
Yeah, I have NO idea why that is, same as I am absolutely clueless as to why so many people purchas Iphones.
And about tuk tuks, I think the APE 50 is more suitable for nordic climates, as demonstrated by Team Bachstad on one of their annual trips.
You can get faster versions too!
Jan, see my reply earlier, the price of gasoline and diesel should be around $125 for 150 liters, the rest is taxes.
So it could be semantics, a lower tax rate to keep people feeling good, with maybe an election ahead.
Calling it a subsidy may not be accurate.
So it could be semantics, a lower tax rate to keep people feeling good, with maybe an election ahead.
Calling it a subsidy may not be accurate.
I wonder what a 1500km extended warranty costs on a Tesla? ër-=dsf90 (sorry... kitty walking on keyboard... looks he was walking on sunshine)
A $22,000 battery shouldn't be used as a test or replacement part, given that a faulty load could take out this battery as well. Given that the rest of the vehicle could potentially be worth $22,000, it is hard to imagine that a Tesla diagnostic "professional" can only reliably solve the problem by replacing the whole of the vehicle. The example doesn't indicate of any attempt or ability to test faults in the load prior to considering replacing the battery.
If there was any concern by Tesla to support the customer or the dealerships, it seems the first thing they ought to do (or have done) is to create a diagnostic system for the two most costly halves of the vehicle. Hand held plug in diagnostic devices have been around for decades, being created as a substitute for extensively trained professionals. Look up the code, replace the part and Bob's your uncle.
In the James Bond film "Octopussy", the local tuk tuk engines were swapped out to Honda 50 HP engines for the stunt scenes.
The standard Bajaj engines were about 5 HP or so.
It is an old film, Roger Moore as Bond, IIRC.
It was partly shot in Udaipur, Rajasthan State, India.
The standard Bajaj engines were about 5 HP or so.
It is an old film, Roger Moore as Bond, IIRC.
It was partly shot in Udaipur, Rajasthan State, India.
Tesla has no warranty?
No service / diagnostics on board?
The auto driver, and the motor drives must have embedded systems installed.
Some way to communicate with the maintenance people should be there.
What they have done is make electric transport attractive in the minds of consumers as a modern alternative for fossil fuel cars.
Incidents like this will tarnish their reputation, along with the entire concept of electric vehicles.
No service / diagnostics on board?
The auto driver, and the motor drives must have embedded systems installed.
Some way to communicate with the maintenance people should be there.
What they have done is make electric transport attractive in the minds of consumers as a modern alternative for fossil fuel cars.
Incidents like this will tarnish their reputation, along with the entire concept of electric vehicles.
Imagine how garbage your QC must be to have THIS happen?
https://insideevs.com/news/561545/tesla-model3-missing-brake-pad/
https://insideevs.com/news/561545/tesla-model3-missing-brake-pad/
Alberta is cutting the provincial gas tax for the time being, too. So far no word from Ontario.
Well, it's just because they can I guess. Norway is quite a rich country, ironically mainly because it produces so much oil and gas...
As I read somewhere: "Norway used to be a country of poor farmers and fishermen, now it's a country of very rich farmers and fishermen"
I think that the actual cruising speed of vehicles for personal use is twice as it should be allowed for personal use.In my country alone 3000 people die every year in accidents (we're about 18...20 million in total so quite a big percentage of dead people ) caused by excessive speed.
The vehicle speed is giving a pace for work, transactions and all the bad things that happens when you're hasty .If i'd have any relevant power i'd completly ban personal vehicles and push for a wider spread railway network leading to most important places.Railway still has the best friction coefficient and still allows for the highest yet safest speed plus you can have a sleep and admire the landscapes too which isn't really possible while driving a car for a few hundred miles .
Tuk tuk like vehicles on the other side would make the cheapest choice for small bussiness utilitarian vehicles inside the city and rural areas and a similar network could be put in place to serve everybody. It's more likely to see it in Europe and Asia though than in thd US.
I understood that the US has a very big problem with residential areas being too far away from the workplaces and shops, but i think that could only be solved by the americans and why wouldn't they do it?
While most of Europe adjusted their ways for shorter distances to be covered maybe that is why most of the US companies looked elsewhere for its workforce where public transportation is more common .
Maybe USA already has all the internal gas resources it needs if its infrastructure would be different and probably changing it would really bring back the bussinesses home cause if you only need to spend 1...5 dollars or less on daily transportation that will make workcost more efficient, people would spend less time on the roads in hellish traffic and locals would be favored for jobs . Electric and regular bikes plus physical exercise can't do much wrong either. I'd only allow renting personal vehicles(assisted or not) to disabled people or the ones having clear health problems that might offer them the needed privacy..
I used to live for 3 years in my country's capital city and i couldn't live there...I simply gave up my girlfriend at the time for comming back to my smaller hometown cause i couldn't imagine spending 2...3 hours every day on the roads after i have finished my job for the rest of my life .
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