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sparky Paul

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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #810 on: March 02, 2018, 11:51:48 AM »
Agree with culzean on this one, induction charging really is a none starter.

I think you are more likely to see a robotised automatic connection, a bit like an automatic cow milking machine.  ;)

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« Reply #811 on: March 02, 2018, 01:00:13 PM »
Agree with culzean on this one, induction charging really is a none starter.
Maybe, but all the major manufacturers are looking at it. Even the Rolls Royce prototype EV uses Inductive charging. They are also researching inductive charging of moving vehicles!

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« Reply #812 on: March 02, 2018, 01:12:24 PM »
Agree with culzean on this one, induction charging really is a none starter.
Maybe, but all the major manufacturers are looking at it. Even the Rolls Royce prototype EV uses Inductive charging. They are also researching inductive charging of moving vehicles!

A lot of these schemes mean big investments and changes to roads, which IMHO will also have to happen before autonomous cars become feasible - these are added costs no one wants to talk about.
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« Reply #813 on: March 02, 2018, 01:16:59 PM »
I think you are more likely to see a robotised automatic connection, a bit like an automatic cow milking machine.  ;)

Now there's an idea. We could run a car on milk.

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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #814 on: March 03, 2018, 02:33:57 PM »
Read a readers letter in the paper this morning. Imagine being stuck for 24 hours in a snow drift in an EV on low battery. At least with an ICE you can switch it on and off and generate a bit of heat.

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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #815 on: March 05, 2018, 06:35:45 AM »
Read a readers letter in the paper this morning. Imagine being stuck for 24 hours in a snow drift in an EV on low battery. At least with an ICE you can switch it on and off and generate a bit of heat.

AND when you are eventually freed, your battery is so low on charge and so cold, your effective range is 500 meters..   Easily solved by mobile charging at £100 per charge (or more)...

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« Reply #816 on: March 05, 2018, 06:45:40 AM »
At least with an ICE you can switch it on and off and generate a bit of heat.
Unless of course you are one of those clowns who go out, when snow is forecast, with a few cupfuls in the bottom of your tank!

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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #817 on: March 05, 2018, 09:33:53 AM »
At least with an ICE you can switch it on and off and generate a bit of heat.
Unless of course you are one of those clowns who go out, when snow is forecast, with a few cupfuls in the bottom of your tank!

Indeed, more than a few of those about!

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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #818 on: March 05, 2018, 10:22:39 AM »
At least with an ICE you can switch it on and off and generate a bit of heat.
Unless of course you are one of those clowns who go out, when snow is forecast, with a few cupfuls in the bottom of your tank!

Indeed, more than a few of those about!

The first thing I did when the bad weather was forecast was to go out and top the tanks up on our cars,  they never really get below half empty anyway but extra weight can help traction especially on Jazz and Civic where tank is nearer the front wheels than the back.
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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #819 on: March 05, 2018, 12:35:18 PM »
I start to get jittery when the miles to go indicator gets down to below 100. Thinking about that, I guess I really need an EV with 250 miles range. I'd be charging up once it got down to 100!

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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #820 on: March 06, 2018, 10:29:01 AM »
Interesting article about supercapacitors http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43285885 and their potential role for supplementing the main battery in stop-start driving conditions.
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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #821 on: March 06, 2018, 11:49:54 AM »
Quite a few hypermilers already use super capacitors. Saves on alternator use. Charge them back up like you would a hybrid.

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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #822 on: March 06, 2018, 12:19:02 PM »

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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #823 on: March 06, 2018, 01:40:44 PM »
Now this is the interesting bit:

"As for the range, the TS2 can travel 100 km (62 miles) on a single charge. Charging can be done in about 2 hours through level 2 charging with an onboard charger and the company says that it will also offer a DC fast-charging option for 80% charge in 20 minutes.
While the range might not seem like much, it’s actually quite impressive when you consider that Taiga claims the vehicle will maintain this range even at -30 Celsius."

My bold italics.

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Re: Electric cars
« Reply #824 on: March 06, 2018, 01:49:59 PM »
Now this is the interesting bit:

"As for the range, the TS2 can travel 100 km (62 miles) on a single charge. Charging can be done in about 2 hours through level 2 charging with an onboard charger and the company says that it will also offer a DC fast-charging option for 80% charge in 20 minutes.
While the range might not seem like much, it’s actually quite impressive when you consider that Taiga claims the vehicle will maintain this range even at -30 Celsius."

My bold italics.

Amazing . Does that claim include using the heater? If not, it's just bull excrement as no-one in their right minds would travel at -30C and not use the heater.

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