Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:36:01 -0700
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
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Obviously the shift from the Age of Oil to the Age of the Electron will
happen, has to happen.
I would also say there is a serious problem, in the bigger picture,
about where all this electricity will come from.
And it is inevitable that this is the direction things will have to go,
out with fossil fuel, in with alternatives such as electricity ,
hydrogen, etc.
There's no 'free' electricity yet , not by a long shot. We get that
going, we might have something.
I am highly in favor of the personal car .. ( as oppossed to mass
transit say )
just not big thirsty ones like the common giant pick up truck used where
I live. It's like 40 % of local-use vehicles.
Often with just one person in them, and not so much as a small tool box
in that big vehicle.
I saw a 90 pound woman driving the hugest newest Dodge pick-up the other
day ..
she sure looked silly to me, in a vehicle that has the capacity to carry
a dozen people her size.
really ..americans 'overuse' fossil fuels massively ! It's embarrassing
even.
Don't even get me started..
a 'good american' is supposed to have a very large expensive car or
truck or SUV , or 5 of them ...
and a huge house.
What is wrong with this picture ? A lot I'd say ! -:)
Over-consumption run amok , seems to me.
Mean while so many don't have a decent income or enough food to eat.
What is up with that ! ! ?
Perhaps humans will muddle through in the end anyway ...and let's not
hold our breathe.
smiles, S.
On 9/14/2012 8:17 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> My company in its effort to be green has installed a dual charging station
> in two of our facilities and let electric car owners us them free of charge.
> We have a brother/sister pair with a "Volt" each, one black (his) and white.
> The two of them just rave about driving them. I am curious though if they
> are effective for long distance use say NY to Florida. I am currently down
> in Florida and ended up renting a 2011 Ford Focus. In mixed driving it is
> still doing ~33mpg. Doing highway from the airport to moms house it was
> doing almost 40mpg. Except for lots of tire noise from worn out tires, the
> slipping transmission, and confusing controls at first I am almost beginning
> to like it!
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Kim Brennan
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 10:23 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
>
> I recently replaced my main commuter car with a (leased) 2013 Chevy Volt.
> I'm addicted to electric only (300+ all electric miles only on it since I
> got it.)
>
> I know, in the past, a few folk have done electric conversions (not
> necessarily members of this list). And loaded up the van with lots of (lead
> acid) batteries and got something like 16 miles per charge out the
> conversions.
>
> But times have changed. There are other battery choices and more choices in
> electric motors. Did Otto(? or was it Detmar?) with his stretch ever get the
> front wheels running in electric motor?
>
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