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Filling a gas-powered vehicle can still be cheaper than charging an electric one

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  • @westside-steve said:

    Driving a few hours and then stopping for one or two hours it's not a straw man. Asking electronic music there's something called midi musical instrument digital interface. At the outset every company that made synthesizers had their own set of sounds. It was a klusterfuk. Eventually they made the 128 sounds Universal. So a number one a number 14 and a number 30 on everyone's set of sounds would be the same instrument not necessarily the same patch. For instance the grand piano the upright piano the electric piano would all be on the same similar number no matter what brand synthesize are you on. The grand might be a Yamaha or a Steinway or a Kimble but that number is always a grand piano. Hi think a possibility would have a standardized battery you're getting well you pull in they take your battery replace it with another one you're on your way. Like swapping out propane tanks at the hardware store.

    But even that would need to be at almost as many places as there are gas stations today. Imagine if every automobile could only run on one brand of gasoline.

    WSS

    I believe you've confused what the strawman is in this case 

    @mld-woody said:

    I believe you've confused what the strawman is in this case 

    John is the walrus.

    I am the egg man
    They are the egg men
    I am the walrus
    Goo goo g'joob
  • What, pray tell, was the strawman here? If you reread my first post which you seemed to take issue with you will see that I didn't say "fuck electric cars". In theory I like electric cars. In practice though we are not set up for immediate adoption, or even quick adoption. Also until they can get those mileage numbers up there's going to be a whole lot of people that won't work for. 

  • @westside-steve said:

    Driving a few hours and then stopping for one or two hours it's not a straw man. Asking electronic music there's something called midi musical instrument digital interface. At the outset every company that made synthesizers had their own set of sounds. It was a klusterfuk. Eventually they made the 128 sounds Universal. So a number one a number 14 and a number 30 on everyone's set of sounds would be the same instrument not necessarily the same patch. For instance the grand piano the upright piano the electric piano would all be on the same similar number no matter what brand synthesize are you on. The grand might be a Yamaha or a Steinway or a Kimble but that number is always a grand piano. Hi think a possibility would have a standardized battery you're getting well you pull in they take your battery replace it with another one you're on your way. Like swapping out propane tanks at the hardware store.

    But even that would need to be at almost as many places as there are gas stations today. Imagine if every automobile could only run on one brand of gasoline.

    WSS

    I believe you've confused what the strawman is in this case 

    @mld-woody said:

    I believe you've confused what the strawman is in this case 

    ?

    This illustrates what I've tried to tell you all along..

    You don't know, what you don't know.

    Let me help you out.. Biden is the Strawman.. Tho Kerry is a very close second..

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    Yer welcome..

  • @mld-woody said:

    You're right, it currently won't work for you so we better not bother with it

    Do you even live in America? We have vast rural tracts it's not one big city. Our public transportation is hot garbage. They'd need to put up millions of charging stations before a 10th of people could realistically depend on electric vehicles. No one's in here saying they should not work on the technology and infrastructure for the future but please, for the love of god, spare me the"it's time to give up on fossil fuels" nonsense. 

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    Do you even live in America? We have vast rural tracts it's not one big city. Our public transportation is hot garbage. They'd need to put up millions of charging stations before a 10th of people could realistically depend on electric vehicles. No one's in here saying they should not work on the technology and infrastructure for the future but please, for the love of god, spare me the"it's time to give up on fossil fuels" nonsense. 

    This..

    They are supposedly working on a concept of charging lanes as you drive on our interstates but given the present condition of our state and interstate infrastructures who sees this happening in our lifetimes?

  • @westside-steve said:

    Driving a few hours and then stopping for one or two hours it's not a straw man. Asking electronic music there's something called midi musical instrument digital interface. At the outset every company that made synthesizers had their own set of sounds. It was a klusterfuk. Eventually they made the 128 sounds Universal. So a number one a number 14 and a number 30 on everyone's set of sounds would be the same instrument not necessarily the same patch. For instance the grand piano the upright piano the electric piano would all be on the same similar number no matter what brand synthesize are you on. The grand might be a Yamaha or a Steinway or a Kimble but that number is always a grand piano. Hi think a possibility would have a standardized battery you're getting well you pull in they take your battery replace it with another one you're on your way. Like swapping out propane tanks at the hardware store.

    But even that would need to be at almost as many places as there are gas stations today. Imagine if every automobile could only run on one brand of gasoline.

    WSS

    I believe you've confused what the strawman is in this case 

    @mld-woody said:

    I believe you've confused what the strawman is in this case 

    And I think you've confused one of the biggest reasons that electric vehicles aren't anywhere near viable at this point. Maybe that's intentional.

    WSS 

  • What, pray tell, was the strawman here? If you reread my first post which you seemed to take issue with you will see that I didn't say "fuck electric cars". In theory I like electric cars. In practice though we are not set up for immediate adoption, or even quick adoption. Also until they can get those mileage numbers up there's going to be a whole lot of people that won't work for. 

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    What, pray tell, was the strawman here? If you reread my first post which you seemed to take issue with you will see that I didn't say "fuck electric cars". In theory I like electric cars. In practice though we are not set up for immediate adoption, or even quick adoption. Also until they can get those mileage numbers up there's going to be a whole lot of people that won't work for. 

    The strawman is someone here saying "it's time to give up on fossil fuels"

    Yes, going cold turkey is a bad idea. You win that argument, but no one is making that point. 

    Maybe I took your first post too strongly, but it sounded pretty anti EV. Ultimately, it is the direction we should go and need to go. I believe we shouldn't leave that transition up to the "free" market either. We may just disagree in how strongly we should push towards that future. 

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    @the-cysko-kid said:

    Do you even live in America? We have vast rural tracts it's not one big city. Our public transportation is hot garbage. They'd need to put up millions of charging stations before a 10th of people could realistically depend on electric vehicles. No one's in here saying they should not work on the technology and infrastructure for the future but please, for the love of god, spare me the"it's time to give up on fossil fuels" nonsense. 

    This..

    They are supposedly working on a concept of charging lanes as you drive on our interstates but given the present condition of our state and interstate infrastructures who sees this happening in our lifetimes?

    @axe said:

    This..

    They are supposedly working on a concept of charging lanes as you drive on our interstates but given the present condition of our state and interstate infrastructures who sees this happening in our lifetimes?

    Yep. Too bad we have to spend as much on defense spending as the next 9 countries combined. And too bad we can't tax the extremely wealthy any more or our entire economy would collapse. Otherwise we could maybe progress with some of these ideas 

  • @axe said:

    This..

    They are supposedly working on a concept of charging lanes as you drive on our interstates but given the present condition of our state and interstate infrastructures who sees this happening in our lifetimes?

    Yep. Too bad we have to spend as much on defense spending as the next 9 countries combined. And too bad we can't tax the extremely wealthy any more or our entire economy would collapse. Otherwise we could maybe progress with some of these ideas 

    @mld-woody said:

    Yep. Too bad we have to spend as much on defense spending as the next 9 countries combined. And too bad we can't tax the extremely wealthy any more or our entire economy would collapse. Otherwise we could maybe progress with some of these ideas 

    I'm pretty sure I will pay more in taxes this 2021 yr than you will make.. 🙁

    But tell me again about your perceived injustices..

  • AxeA Axe

    @mld-woody said:

    Yep. Too bad we have to spend as much on defense spending as the next 9 countries combined. And too bad we can't tax the extremely wealthy any more or our entire economy would collapse. Otherwise we could maybe progress with some of these ideas 

    I'm pretty sure I will pay more in taxes this 2021 yr than you will make.. 🙁

    But tell me again about your perceived injustices..

    @axe said:

    I'm pretty sure I will pay more in taxes this 2021 yr than you will make.. 🙁

    That would be a lot of taxes, but if so, congrats. 

  • @axe said:

    I'm pretty sure I will pay more in taxes this 2021 yr than you will make.. 🙁

    That would be a lot of taxes, but if so, congrats. 

    @mld-woody said:

    That would be a lot of taxes, but if so, congrats. 

    Congrats?? Are you fucking kidding??

    Do you hear yourself??

    You have no clue do you..

    Once again grasshopper.. You don't know what you don't know..

  • AxeA Axe

    @mld-woody said:

    That would be a lot of taxes, but if so, congrats. 

    Congrats?? Are you fucking kidding??

    Do you hear yourself??

    You have no clue do you..

    Once again grasshopper.. You don't know what you don't know..

    @axe said:

    Congrats?? Are you fucking kidding??

    Do you hear yourself??

    You have no clue do you..

    Once again grasshopper.. You don't know what you don't know..

    Thanks internet tough guy. From telling everyone how muscular you are. To telling everyone how much money you make.

    Congrats. I'm sure you do well for yourself.

    As for me, to use your words, you don't know what you don't know....

  • @axe said:

    Congrats?? Are you fucking kidding??

    Do you hear yourself??

    You have no clue do you..

    Once again grasshopper.. You don't know what you don't know..

    Thanks internet tough guy. From telling everyone how muscular you are. To telling everyone how much money you make.

    Congrats. I'm sure you do well for yourself.

    As for me, to use your words, you don't know what you don't know....

    @mld-woody said:

    Thanks internet tough guy. From telling everyone how muscular you are. To telling everyone how much money you make.

    Congrats. I'm sure you do well for yourself.

    As for me, to use your words, you don't know what you don't know....

    ?

  • Speaking of a strawman how about this?

    "We don't to have the technology or Infrastructure in place for electric cars to be standard"

    "Well I guess we'll just give up forever then!"

  • @the-cysko-kid said:

    What, pray tell, was the strawman here? If you reread my first post which you seemed to take issue with you will see that I didn't say "fuck electric cars". In theory I like electric cars. In practice though we are not set up for immediate adoption, or even quick adoption. Also until they can get those mileage numbers up there's going to be a whole lot of people that won't work for. 

    The strawman is someone here saying "it's time to give up on fossil fuels"

    Yes, going cold turkey is a bad idea. You win that argument, but no one is making that point. 

    Maybe I took your first post too strongly, but it sounded pretty anti EV. Ultimately, it is the direction we should go and need to go. I believe we shouldn't leave that transition up to the "free" market either. We may just disagree in how strongly we should push towards that future. 

    @mld-woody said:

    The strawman is someone here saying "it's time to give up on fossil fuels"

    Yes, going cold turkey is a bad idea. You win that argument, but no one is making that point. 

    Maybe I took your first post too strongly, but it sounded pretty anti EV. Ultimately, it is the direction we should go and need to go. I believe we shouldn't leave that transition up to the "free" market either. We may just disagree in how strongly we should push towards that future. 

  • @the-cysko-kid said:

    The problem with electric vehicles is that neither the technology or the infrastructure is there to even take the first step toward them being standard. 

    Exactly. I have no doubt that it will eventually. But just not now.

    WSS

  • @hammertime said:

    @westside-steve said:

    This is the new cash cow.  Global warming crap isn’t enough anymore.

    People need to step out of that bubble and join the human race.

  • Speaking of a strawman how about this?

    "We don't to have the technology or Infrastructure in place for electric cars to be standard"

    "Well I guess we'll just give up forever then!"

    @the-cysko-kid said:

    Speaking of a strawman how about this?

    "We don't to have the technology or Infrastructure in place for electric cars to be standard"

    "Well I guess we'll just give up forever then!"

    You said "even take the first step towards them being standard"

  • @the-cysko-kid said:

    The problem with electric vehicles is that neither the technology or the infrastructure is there to even take the first step toward them being standard. 

    Better not take any steps then

    @mld-woody said:

    Better not take any steps then

    Is that what he implied? This is how you get yourself into trouble.

    What I got out of his statement was that more steps need to be taken before making the electric car the standard. But you chose the snarky route.

    @mld-woody said:

    You're right, it currently won't work for you so we better not bother with it

    Sigh. There you go again.

  • in woodpecker world, smart-ass stupid comments are brilliant because he feels like a big bird.

  • @the-cysko-kid said:

    Speaking of a strawman how about this?

    "We don't to have the technology or Infrastructure in place for electric cars to be standard"

    "Well I guess we'll just give up forever then!"

    You said "even take the first step towards them being standard"

    @mld-woody said:

    You said "even take the first step towards them being standard"

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