Someone once told me to not turn on the car until after they were inside in order to avoid the fumes.
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Sherlo
Member
I don't hear a whole lot of dumb things.
I do find Jeremy Clarkson to be rather irritating about EV's though.
Where he claims he doesn't have time to fill up, and yet I bought an EV partly because I didn't want to be bothered to fill up an ICE car.
I'm far too lazy for that, and I love being able to plug in at home.
I do find Jeremy Clarkson to be rather irritating about EV's though.
Where he claims he doesn't have time to fill up, and yet I bought an EV partly because I didn't want to be bothered to fill up an ICE car.
I'm far too lazy for that, and I love being able to plug in at home.
him: Why do you stop to charge it? Why not just put generators on the wheels and keep going?
me: Because generators consume more energy than they produce. It would reduce my range.
him: You're stuck in the old days. New generators are much more efficient.
me: Probably true, but not so efficient that they make more energy than it takes to turn them.
him: Well, you also probably think that I'm suggesting putting them on the drive wheels. Nope! You'd put them on the wheels that are otherwise just spinning and wasting all that energy.
I wish I were kidding.
me: Because generators consume more energy than they produce. It would reduce my range.
him: You're stuck in the old days. New generators are much more efficient.
me: Probably true, but not so efficient that they make more energy than it takes to turn them.
him: Well, you also probably think that I'm suggesting putting them on the drive wheels. Nope! You'd put them on the wheels that are otherwise just spinning and wasting all that energy.
I wish I were kidding.
I hear you. And I always do my best to help. But... well... there are genuinely dumb people out there.
And their votes count as much or more than my own....
StealthP3D
Well-Known Member
He sure sounds ignorant! I would put a wind generator on the roof so all the wheels can turn freely!
Oh dood. You stole my next one! I've had the windmill suggestion several times over the years.He sure sounds ignorant! I would put a wind generator on the roof so all the wheels can turn freely!
And heck, why not put bigger tire son the back than on the front so that the car is always going downhill??
StealthP3D
Well-Known Member
Why didn't I think of that? If you combine both ideas (bigger back tires and a rooftop wind generator), then all you would need to charge it back up is a circular driveway! Combine those two ideas with Autopilot (and a sandbag in the driver's seat) and it could recharge at night while you sleep. Kiss the power company goodbye!
HUGE net time savings. Sure there are some people who insist that filling an ICE car takes 2 minutes, but they are idiots. I'll take my 10 minutes a week savings and take a 1 hour hit on my long trips twice a year.
SunCharged
Member
In regards to my Tesla I can’t tell you how many people say to me “I prefer American cars....”
No Joke
No Joke
In the early days of Tesla they had a slogan "Burn rubber, not gasoline!"
Someone asked a Tesla rep "where do I put the rubber pellets into the car?"
Someone asked a Tesla rep "where do I put the rubber pellets into the car?"
Brilliant!In the early days of Tesla they had a slogan "Burn rubber, not gasoline!"
Someone asked a Tesla rep "where do I put the rubber pellets into the car?"
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