EV general discussion

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

What is it like after a few hundred kilometres of dusty or muddy road?

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Hi,
I only cleaned the glass a few times in 16,000km on the last trip. It is just above the towball and pointing down a bit to put the horizon near the top of the screen.
Cheers

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Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
I only cleaned the glass a few times in 16,000km on the last trip. It is just above the towball and pointing down a bit to put the horizon near the top of the screen.
Cheers

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Same with mine. Just needs a wipe/wash. Ours survived clouds of dust and rocks out around Gregory, Lawn Hill and across the Savannah Way to Coen.

A line-up of cars waiting for a charger on Thanksgiving weekend in the USA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1uFudf37JU

Day 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k55N2Bo3Zek

holy crap!

I know many of us will know Cummins is one of the biggest Diesel engine builders in the world. Buses, Trucks, trains and big gen sets.


"Cummings $500M cash investment in electrification 2017-2020" (p49 https://investor.cummins.com/static-...6-c3db427673ad )

The 2017 investment is topped to “New Tech$0.6” (Billion) on Page 46 of the Cummins Analyst Day November 21- 2019 (link above)



That they have invested over a billion to be a market leader in Hydrogen fuel cells and batteries is no real surprise.

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Originally Posted by p38arover

A line-up of cars waiting for a charger on Thanksgiving weekend in the USA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1uFudf37JU

Day 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k55N2Bo3Zek

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Forgive me if I’ve missed something - why are they all lined up like that? Don’t the owners charge them at home or is this some sort of stop half way from somewhere to somewhere else where EV’s need to recharge to make it home? No power in the ‘burbs at the moment? I Don’t quite get it sorry.

Probably on a trip somewhere. It's at San Luis Obispo on Hwy 101 halfway between San Jose and LA.

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Originally Posted by Homestar

Forgive me if I’ve missed something - why are they all lined up like that? Don’t the owners charge them at home or is this some sort of stop half way from somewhere to somewhere else where EV’s need to recharge to make it home? No power in the ‘burbs at the moment? I Don’t quite get it sorry.

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:Rolling:

It’s just the reality of owning an EV.......[bighmmm]

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Originally Posted by Homestar

this some sort of stop half way from somewhere to somewhere else where EV’s need to recharge to make it home?

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i assumed it was this. and thanksgiving weeeknd everyone is on the road.

So, infrastructure not keeping pace with the uptake of the tech. Surprise surprise. Can’t wait to see what the Sydney to Melbourne run looks like in a few years - same thing I suppose and maybe a new reality we need to get used to at some point.