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That conclusion is not making sense to me. I expect Russia to use civilians as human shields, so I view the relocation as a move to where the Russians expect to put up a defense or need to "buttress" a defense.

How far is the run from your garage to your service panel ? I found a Recc to keep voltage drop on the AC side to below 1% which is not much -- about 36 feet presuming #12 AWG Cu and 16 A

The article is BS, compounded by arithmetic illiteracy City and Highway tests are published as MPGe The 'penalty' as it were is ~ MPGe of highway/combined. The 55/45 city/highway weighting does not have a lot of effect, as can be seen is this example: Combined is 132 MPGe using 55/45...

Hmmm. Is your connection between the home and garage single or 3 phase ?

OP, tell us about your setup and grid-tie in France. Specifically, how is PV generation not used by your garage/EV/home handled by the utility ? I presume your garage and home share a service ? Actually, I suggest you find a PV forum frequented by those in France. It might be a sub-section of...

Oops -- I misread your post. Where are the civilians being displaced to ?

I took the 'eastern side' to mean to the area that Russia "annexed."

Civilian shield ?

Yep. I don't excuse Ford for keeping mum about towing range, but I am surprised that buyers did not clue-in from YouTube. That venue is a popular place to get informed (*cough*) and it is chock full of towing videos.

I thiink ultimately to accelerate the transition to sustainable transport. I think Tesla/Musk has said so a few times.

About $2k

Disclaimer: I have never owned a truck, and the show/macho aspects of truck ownership do not affect me. My impression of perceived deficiency of EV trucks by suburbanites is related to towing range. They handle the trips to the home improvement store just fine.

How much of the delta can be mitigated with oils and reduced MTBF (increased maintenance) ?

I'm a big fan of Tesla cabin design but not of plastic -- any kind of plastic. I solved my issue by re-upholstering with Katzkin leather. A good upholstery does wonders for the interior , both for the color and the feel. That said, I can see the point of plastic in a work truck. Suburbanites...

Thanks for the update. Did the electrician take Amp readings at the gate ?

I was wondering about the economic value (to the USA, e.g.) of holding assets of a belligerent. At a minimum, the belligerent cannot do harm with the money; nor can they profit from the money

I've been reading about the (in)ability of Western countries that hold frozen Russian assets to confiscate the money for arming or rebuilding or reparations. Most of my reading has been USA based, but I get the impression that other countries face similar difficulties. While not ideal, my...

You can do a little investigating to sort out the effects of Sorka, Tesla, or Merced. You should also split out the premiums for each insurance coverage

Me too! Start small in 1980, phase out by 2000

Perfect

I feel a bit silly quoting CNN, which is quoting Russian sources ... but fwiw The article says Russia is presently running a $10B a month budget deficit. Google says Russia has $600B in hard currency reserves. Even if the reserve includes amounts frozen by Western countries, Russia has years of...

Will not matter. Voltage drop is minor, about 6V Even if you use tandem breakers ? Worse case, put in a small sub-panel. $40 Uh-huh

Nice move, but be mindful of using other receptacles on the same circuit while the car is charging. If you can dedicate the circuit to the EV charging, you can easily and cheaply more than double the power by changing it to 240V

Your attachment says normal noise is not covered

As an aside, these solid state motor starters are very cool. They use frequency to change the load impedance

Part and parcel of Gov distrust is a low information citizenry and susceptibility to propaganda. The US circulated memes about France's SS system are a good example. The Gov desire to raise the equivalent of USA FRA are reported widely in the US, but the French system is different enough from...

Prigozhin knows that he will have better responses to his sign-up drives if the job is to terrorize the civilian populace

I believe you :) I don't know if it is in cars yet, but I read about a Tesla patent for liquid cooled/heated seats. That strikes me as a bit outrageous, but I said the same thing about electrically powered windows not so many years ago.

I thought about your car but decided that much of your price request is FSD which I do not value much. As an aside, it is really quite impressive just how much Tesla has improved the Model S in five years. A modern Model S also has a ~ 100 kWh pack, but EPA range is 375 - 405 miles depending on...

MJ Greene sides with the traitor https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/marjorie-taylor-greene-defends-suspect-leaked-classified-docs-probe-rcna79675 Why oh why is this nut job on a national security committee ?

I've seen how this will play out. The family (and lawyer) talk to the media and tell how their boy is not a right-wing traitor, just a confused patriot with mental health issues. I'm most interested in how such a wide-ranging gamut of intelligence ends up in the National Guard.

Maybe in the same way that people "need" a cookie My wife and I share one EV. Today I took the car out for a 30 mile errand and returned with 55% SoC, good for about 130 miles of range. My wife is going to take the car later in the day for a 70 mile trip. Is there any reason to charge ? Not...

I'm short, and 1 G is enough to make me pre-syncopal. I want a refund

I cannot remember details of my calculation, but the 2022 profit windfall from fossil sales during the winter is a large part of the answer why the Russian economy is still going and their reserves are strong. My point here is that the short-term prop of the Ruble in early 2022 was needed until...

I can think of a few, but perhaps the most important is that it opens a hole in the dike. Countries should no more trade with Russia that they should trade with N. Korea. A united front against Russia is really important. I say that as someone who views Western purchase of Russian fossils as a...

I find Prighozin interesting in that respect. He views lying as entertainment, and if his lies befuddle his enemies then they were most excellent lies indeed, worthy of celebration. That fellow is a psychopath so I hesitate to extrapolate to others, but I do wonder about Russians in general. As...

Pre-invasion the Ruble was ~ 75 per $ 80 is not a "collapse," but we sure can hope it goes higher. A LOT higher A devaluation of 20% a month might lead to Russians wondering if they should have a 'don't care' attitude towards the invasion

Yes

Depending on the post, I either read that Ukrainians and Russians are of the same cloth, or I read that Russians view Ukrainians as sub-human. I doubt both are true in Russian messaging and decision making. I do accept that the Russian nationalist-fascist contingent view Ukraine as part of...

For those on tight budgets or problem houses, my first choice is to dedicate a circuit and change it to a 240V 6-20 or 6-15 receptacle depending on the wiring. That will provide about 3.8 or 2.6 kW into the battery, respectively.

If the branch circuit is not dedicated, the EV should probably charge at 8 Amps. Then you are talking about ~ .67 kW NET into battery, good for 2 - 3 miles of range per charging hour

Who is "we" ? I put in a higher power circuit for a couple of reasons, and I'm glad I did: As mentioned by others, pre-conditioning Much higher efficiency. L1 charging sends about 1.15 kW net of the 1.44 kW metered energy to the battery I like the flexibility of being able to put substantial...

Sorry -- typo. Should be 4 AWG or larger wire can be re-ID'd to use as a grounded conductor

4 AWG or larger wire can be re-ID'd to use as an ungrounded conductor

The errors have been pointed out, but so far as immediate safety and fire risk goes, the wrong fitting of the AC cable to the box bothers me the most. The cut end of AC cable is *sharp*, and it would not take much to cut into the conductors. I find it very hard to believe that a licensed...

I don't doubt the Imperial message is heartfelt amongst the the nationalists and that it is a recurring theme in the Media outlets, but I find it hard to believe that tail is wagging the dog. Russia spent years (decades ?) weakening Ukraine from within. They thought an invasion would be easy...

I think that awaits LFP cell production in the US

In part. I was talking about the stalks that have been turned into buttons

I agree with both of you, so I show up with a bank check. I also try to not link my checking account to anything.

Nice to hear ! How did you get used to buttons moving from side to side as the yoke is rotated ? I realize this is not a common thing to happen in driving, although round-abouts seem to be one example where the issue might pop up.