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Not having an engine, transmission etc results in less moving parts, and therefore less things to go wrong.
This reminds me of a comment one of my college roommates said one day while we were all sitting around having a beer in the living room:
"you know, being a garbage man isn't a bad gig. You make decent money and you only work once a week"
We all looked at each other around the room and realized he was serious. I gently say to him, "ummm, they work YOUR neighborhood once a week..." The light bulb went off in his head and he was terribly embarrassed. I still remind him of that comment to this day.
The connection above is that you aren't getting rid of an engine and a transmission for nothing. You are substituting replacement systems that have much less than 100yrs of R&D and lifetime testing in an automotive application, like the combustion engine does.
You are substituting replacement systems that have much less than 100yrs of R&D and lifetime testing like the combustion engine does.
NASA can spend 100 yrs designing a great pen to work in space. It will never be as reliable as a pencil in space.
Electric motors have more R&D than gasoline engines and are generally more reliable.
If you notice from the charts above. Nissan leafs have between 6 and 20 issues per 100 cars. Tesla has 70-90. Gasoline cars had 90 to 270.
The only issue with electric cars is range. If dimbulb's story is true, his bosses probably don't want to drive their e cars every day. Chargers are cheap, and very cheap relative to a car. Any 120 volt circuit can trickle charge a car over night. The more expensive chargers and bigger circuits are for quicker charging. In any case, it's a straight forward matter to add a 2nd charger.
That's all peachy, but I first want to see 10yrs+ of high volume real world automotive application use before I plop down $60-110K for one.
Electric motors are one thing, batteries are another. Do you know what it costs to replace a Tesla battery or a Prius battery?
The two are mostly unrelated but it gives some glimpse... when I get a new iphone and I think what that battery's capacity is the day I buy it compared to what it is 1yr later, it doesn't inspire confidence for an expensive 100% electric car.
motive application use before I plop down $60-110K for one.
You probably shouldn't plop down $60-110K for one. I would think that the only people paying that much should be people with tons of disposable income. In any case, people don't spend > $60K on a car for practical reasons.
As far as a leaf goes, or the newer cheaper Tesla, they seem like reasonable cars for anyone that has a moderate sized commute (far enough to save money on gas, but short enough to assure battery range). There's plenty of experience with them at this point. Nissan has been doing leases for most of the cars to shift the burden of trust and risk from the consumer back to the manufacturer.
Perhaps they should get another charger. They must be driving a lot. I would think that a car with that range could go a few days in between charges.
The problem is in South Florida traffic you can spend 200 miles worth of travel time to drive 60 miles, when you live 30 milies in both directions.
The connection above is that you aren't getting rid of an engine and a transmission for nothing. You are substituting replacement systems that have much less than 100yrs of R&D and lifetime testing in an automotive application, like the combustion engine does.
We are using motors instead of engines. We have lots of experience with motors.
The problem is in South Florida traffic you can spend 200 miles worth of travel time to drive 60 miles, when you live 30 milies in both directions.
Well, I'll always remember where I was at the precise moment the English language, plus logic and reason, died.
Firing up the heater or air conditioner took things to a whole new level: in the cold, with their heaters on, cars lost 41% of their range and in the heat, with the air conditioning on, they lost 17%.
Now that Bro drives his, they both can't drive on the same day. Becauce for now they only have one charging Doohickey.
Perhaps they should get another charger. They must be driving a lot. I would think that a car with that range could go a few days in between charges.
There is no coming AI or Robot revolution. This is the Shitlibs trying to sell the younger generations early on Socialism.
I wouldn't bet against AI progress with the kind of self taught general intelligence coming out of DeepMind.
"Oh Shit it's raining, help me bring the signs inside!" "Oh crap the bathroom is overflowing, pick the humidity sensitive equipment off of the floor and call the plumber and get someone to shut off the water main.
Unless an analyst or someone instructed it to do so But that just makes one of them redundant, never fire the smart one.
Yet the automaker has also been struggling with the quality of its vehicles.
Chevy Volt is pretty good; if my present car seemed likely to die I would consider a Volt.
Despite what the Tesla haters think, I believe EV's are the future. EV cars are actually cheaper to build and maintain and have way better performance. They just need to keep improving the battery technology and prices.
Today, the whole EV thing is a type of fad surfing where ppl want to appear to be cool and happening and thus, buy an EV or a hybrid.
I got a Chevy Bolt because of the performance and cost savings not because I am a tree hugger
Jobs that are mundane will be replaced
Let's keep this guy working, it is good for him, while flushing millions in hours of commuters' collective time.
(Actually I have nothing against this fellow, probably a good man.)
At least with Level 4 Autonomous
kt1652 saysLet's keep this guy working, it is good for him, while flushing millions in hours of commuters' collective time.
(Actually I have nothing against this fellow, probably a good man.)
At least with Level 4 Autonomous
What does tollboth attendant's job have to do with any level "autonomous"? His job is under threat from simple RFID tech (a.k.a FasTrak).
Toll takers are perfect example of jobs that should have been eliminated.
The technology was available 15 years ago.
When I visited Singapore in 25 years ago, all tolls were billed electronically, no one even slow down at bridges.
The only reason we still have toll attendants is unions and maybe resistance to implement tech solutions.
Sorry interstate truck drivers, fast food workers, your days are numbered.
It's been the same old shit since I was 10. They said Computers and Robots were going to take our jobs.
That's not what happened. But it did allow the American worker to become complacent as the people that sold us that lie found Cheap labor on the other side of the world to replace us, then when that became problematic. They found cheap labor below the border to bus in to replace the Amercan worker outright in his own home.
Jose is living in houses Frank Smith was foreclosed on in 2007.
Foreclosed with Robot Signatures if you all remember correctly.
Quit being stupid and ridiculous, anyone believing all of this tech hype believes somewhere in the wilderness Sasquach rides a Unicorn.
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