Would you buy an EV?
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Let us hope that they sort out solar powered charging points for them soon. Finding gas post hurricane is an entertaining pastime but when the electric is out finding a charging point must be fun.
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Doing a bit of research. A colleague at work had a fiat. He told me in the winter he only got around 60 miles and in the summer around 80 miles on a charge. This was on a new car. The 5 year old leafs only have around 70 to 75% capacity , so this means in the winter the range could be as low as 40 miles possibly.
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Quick google suggests where I am enough to get you to the nearest Gas Station.
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Maybe you could keep a back up supply of charge in a convenient red plastic 5 gallon Leyden jar in the garage?
#37
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Better still, buy a generator to charge your EV.
On a side note, I have heard EVs are more expensive to insure
On a side note, I have heard EVs are more expensive to insure
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also if you aren't able to charge it from home, it could be more expensive than gas at some charging stations....
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I'm waiting for this
It May Be More Hype Than Loop, But Texas' Hyperloop Proposal Is A Finalist | KUT
It May Be More Hype Than Loop, But Texas' Hyperloop Proposal Is A Finalist | KUT
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I'm waiting for this
It May Be More Hype Than Loop, But Texas' Hyperloop Proposal Is A Finalist | KUT
It May Be More Hype Than Loop, But Texas' Hyperloop Proposal Is A Finalist | KUT
https://hyperloop-one.com/global-challenge
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I agree. Maybe they should just build a TGV in the US. Amtrack is a little slower than the TGV or bullet train. The US historically has not done well with building fast vehicles. Look at their supersonic passenger aircraft of the 60's.
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Hyperloop One picks Colorado as finalist, will study feasibility of building alternative transportation
What seems like a far-out, sci-fi mode of transportation hit home Thursday as a Colorado-based public-private partnership was named one of 10 finalists in the Hyperloop One competition to build a vacuum-sealed tunnel that would shoot pods between cities at up to 700 miles per hour.
The Los Angeles firm Hyperloop One, which sponsored the competition, now moves to the next phase, in which it will invest its own time and resources to narrow down the candidates.
But Colorado may have the advantage. The company liked the Colorado team’s proposal so much, it announced that it is partnering with the state’s Department of Transportation to work on a feasibility study to build the futuristic transportation system, which would stretch from Cheyenne to Pueblo, and west to Vail.
What seems like a far-out, sci-fi mode of transportation hit home Thursday as a Colorado-based public-private partnership was named one of 10 finalists in the Hyperloop One competition to build a vacuum-sealed tunnel that would shoot pods between cities at up to 700 miles per hour.
The Los Angeles firm Hyperloop One, which sponsored the competition, now moves to the next phase, in which it will invest its own time and resources to narrow down the candidates.
But Colorado may have the advantage. The company liked the Colorado team’s proposal so much, it announced that it is partnering with the state’s Department of Transportation to work on a feasibility study to build the futuristic transportation system, which would stretch from Cheyenne to Pueblo, and west to Vail.