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Looks like a Model 3 is all I need to to my Airstream. ?
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They are getting more range every year and the battery technology keeps getting better. Maybe by the time Cali law kicks in they will be up to 100 milesYeah the towing range was a complete joke... 60km?
I'm interested in seeing what kind of range the cyber truck is able to get while towing.
They are getting more range every year and the battery technology keeps getting better. Maybe by the time Cali law kicks in they will be up to 100 miles
Jus slap a set of Dura Tracks on and good to go. Give her hell it will make it anywhere off-road.Looks like a Model 3 is all I need to to my Airstream. ?
Makes me think back to collage when I wanted to do a electric rock crawler with some class mates for senior design project and we were told, “Making a electric vehicle is super easy and has been done to the point it is a waist of time. Come up with a higher energy density power source and now you have something worth doing.” Here we are over 17 years later and still trying to come up with that revolutionary power source, but mandating EVs. Seems like the chicken before the egg. Have to give Musk credit for his lobbying skills to push mandates geared towards growing his busines, not sure if that is the kind of green the environmental people were thinking about.Elon is a bigger con man than maddoff!
You say that but it doesn't seem like people are trying to "come up with", more like "force everyone else" through law because of a huuuuge global political agenda exacerbated by people's fears.Makes me think back to collage when I wanted to do a electric rock crawler with some class mates for senior design project and we were told, “Making a electric vehicle is super easy and has been done to the point it is a waist of time. Come up with a higher energy density power source and now you have something worth doing.” Here we are over 17 years later and still trying to come up with that revolutionary power source, but mandating EVs. Seems like the chicken before the egg. Have to give Musk credit for his lobbying skills to push mandates geared towards growing his busines, not sure if that is the kind of green the environmental people were thinking about.
I just remember all the research going into a better battery. Li Ion has come a long way on stability in design but is not really a new thing. Batteries are still getting quite a bit of research and development but have yet to see anything yet that would make electric vehicles a universally practical use over internal combustion. Some will argue that the mandate will make the technology catch up but with everything that is powered by batteries the financial incentive has been there to justify putting the money into research for years. In my opinion the mandate actually slows that investment on large improvements since why spend the investment on trying to make a huge leap forward and truly obsolete internal combustion when everyone is going to have to buy your product even if it is still not a ideal replacement.You say that but it doesn't seem like people are trying to "come up with", more like "force everyone else" through law because of a huuuuge global political agenda exacerbated by people's fears.
Fun times in this age.
There won't be an ideal replacement as man is always greedy. Corporations will introduce only what they can with planned obsolescence mixed in to maximize profits, hence the Tesla, despite being touted as some great feat because of ignorance and mass media hypnosis. I don't have a lot of faith for the future, things get more bleak by the day.I just remember all the research going into a better battery. Li Ion has come a long way on stability in design but is not really a new thing. Batteries are still getting quite a bit of research and development but have yet to see anything yet that would make electric vehicles a universally practical use over internal combustion. Some will argue that the mandate will make the technology catch up but with everything that is powered by batteries the financial incentive has been there to justify putting the money into research for years. In my opinion the mandate actually slows that investment on large improvements since why spend the investment on trying to make a huge leap forward and truly obsolete internal combustion when everyone is going to have to buy your product even if it is still not a ideal replacement.