kanundrum
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I watched most of it and didn't take it that way. Just seemed like it was information for someone that didn't know how heavy EVs are. That's why I stopped about 2/3's the way through, no new information.This just feels like a hit piece on EVs without actually expanding on their arguments.
Solid State Batteries! Next year - we promise! ?Until someone figures out how to increase battery density (more power in a smaller, lighter pack) or we start making entire vehicles out of carbon fiber, this is how it’s going to be. It will get better in the future.
I hear solid state batteries are going to come out next year along with Tesla's Robotaxis.Solid State Batteries! Next year - we promise! ?
Don't forget fusion power plants!I hear solid state batteries are going to come out next year along with Tesla's Robotaxis.
Do we though? Gestures broadly at everything...I mean... Americans are heavy too, we do alright.
Agree with @ads75.
Americans in Rivian, a deadly combo.I mean... Americans are heavy too, we do alright.
Agree with @ads75.
In Oregon, the vast majority of damage caused to roads, especially I-5, is caused by studded tires. I hate, HATE studded tires! The 2 or 3 days a year when you might want them in the Willamette Valley doesn't justify putting them on in November and leaving them on until the end of March. If you can't get by with M&S tires, stay home. It's those kinds of people who drive the speed limit in the middle lane and won't change lanes until they get off the freeway. That leaves ruts in the road surface that are noisy and create a real hazard when it rains because they fill with water. Can you say hydroplane? If people think the really need studded tires, they should have to pay a yearly fee to cover the damage they cause, or they should buy stud-less winter tires. </rant>I hate HATE the roadwear argument. With the equation being 4th power, they are worse than a lighter weight vehicle, but heavy trucks travel on all the roads I travel on. They do the vast majority of the damage.
Studded tires are legal here if they aren't reaching the road surface. So they are essentially illegal. Our roads are absolute shit without them so it seems like a stupid argument to me. We have plenty of the ruts in the road like you're talking about from heavy trucks. Seems like you're misattributing the problem to me.In Oregon, the vast majority of damage caused to roads, especially I-5, is caused by studded tires. I hate, HATE studded tires! The 2 or 3 days a year when you might want them in the Willamette Valley doesn't justify putting them on in November and leaving them on until the end of March. If you can't get by with M&S tires, stay home. It's those kinds of people who drive the speed limit in the middle lane and won't change lanes until they get off the freeway. That leaves ruts in the road surface that are noisy and create a real hazard when it rains because they fill with water. Can you say hydroplane? If people think the really need studded tires, they should have to pay a yearly fee to cover the damage they cause, or they should buy stud-less winter tires. </rant>
Mr Fusion is already here. They have it in 2015 Back to the Future!Don't forget fusion power plants!