hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Tavarish can be a bit of a hack but my god that’s one of the nicest interiors I’ve ever seen:
Project Car / Motorbike thread. Let's see 'em.
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It has taken a while but I did finally track this down.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Those wheels don’t look right.
The engine is also 90 degrees out of line.
Facsimile, copy, fake, replica, imitation, dummy, doppelganger, likeness, mimeo.
It's not that he's a hack as much as he never actually finishes anything. Just has a million expensive wrecked cars that just become slightly less wrecked.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Wasn’t going to suggest it’s a fake but my spidey senses said so with a quick glance...
redbruce
Eats Squid
Works in Formula E. Some differences admittedly but plug 'n' play none the less.
Fast charge is slower than fossil fuel refill and likely to remain so.
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
Yeah, but fast charge is rare. It’s not as if you’re waiting around every single time you need juice like a petrol or hydrogen car - you just plug it in at home and virtually never need a fast charge. If it’s once in a blue moon you’re doing it who cares if it’s half an hour instead of 5 minutes to fill...
redbruce
Eats Squid
I guess its all about context.
Refueling my vehicle on holiday, probably happy to take a coffee break (but then conditional on good coffee). Work vehicle (ag research all over Victoria) I just wanna get there.
If you remove choice, it will be a problem.
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Me.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
You seem to live a manic lifestyle, DC. I can imagine you'd be testy.
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
Then put yourself in the small minority who it won’t work for. But how often do you do more than 500kms in a day?
And if you do 700, that’s a 10min fast charge to finish the day.
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
Just spent the plane ride from Adelaide talking to the bloke that works here and builds billet EJ25 engines.
https://sjautomotive.com.au/
https://sjautomotive.com.au/
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
What's he think about EVs?
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
He had a mate ride an electric race bike at the Isle of Man who convinced him they’re the real deal, and has already been thinking about how the business he’s in will change in coming years. He’s a proper petrol head and likes going fast - hence EV is ok if it goes fast
I told him to look up EV West as an example of an “electric speed shop”.
fatboyonabike
Captain oblivious
I could sit around all day long and talk Cummins engines!..worked on many, shit all over Ratterpillar any day!
Regularly.
And that is bullshit.
My mate with the GT2RS assures me there is a genuine F40 in SEQ but it doesn't see the light of day. Very sad really.
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
Bugger... That sucks having to drive that much... Oh well, don’t buy an EV if you don’t want to.
What is bullshit?
Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
Sums up my position on the matter!He’s a proper petrol head and likes going fast - hence EV is ok if it goes fast
Your numbers.
Tesla say the Model S has 100kWh of useable battery and a range up to 595km. A 2t car on flat road will need something like 50-70kW to maintain 100km/h. That doesnt work out to 700km or even 595km. Just 2 hours or 200km. Even charging 100kWh in 10 minutes needs 600kW of energy transfer at 100% efficiency. What voltage is being pumped in? 240V, so that is 2,500A; 415V? 1,445A. Once these things have 500kWh battery capacity and can charge in an hour then @Cardy George can have one.
Edit: and I happen to know someone in the village with a model S, not sure which battery and it is an older one. I know what their real world usage is like and also that it sat outside a workshop for 3 months because it cvouldn't be driven waiting on a part from the good old U S of A.
Tesla say the Model S has 100kWh of useable battery and a range up to 595km. A 2t car on flat road will need something like 50-70kW to maintain 100km/h. That doesnt work out to 700km or even 595km. Just 2 hours or 200km. Even charging 100kWh in 10 minutes needs 600kW of energy transfer at 100% efficiency. What voltage is being pumped in? 240V, so that is 2,500A; 415V? 1,445A. Once these things have 500kWh battery capacity and can charge in an hour then @Cardy George can have one.
Edit: and I happen to know someone in the village with a model S, not sure which battery and it is an older one. I know what their real world usage is like and also that it sat outside a workshop for 3 months because it cvouldn't be driven waiting on a part from the good old U S of A.
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