Thread: EV general discussion

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Tins, you could have power/fuel from your roof, how convenient is that?

IIRC most servos don't have generators so if they have no power, they can't pump fuel.

True, but the outage was quite localised, and I also had some fuel here. They won't put solar on my roof. Not in a way I can afford, at any rate. And, there wasn't a great deal of sun around either. Wind turbines would have wound up in Bass Strait.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

IIRC most servos don't have generators so if they have no power, they can't pump fuel.

Was in a local power outage some years ago, pulled in to a servo. They had a 15A generator.
The problem was, they had no idea .
Among the bag of extension cords, and the last one to reach the pump power inlet, was a 15A cord.
It wouldn't plug into the 10A outlet of the last extension cord .
When I suggested they swap the end cords over they thought I was joking .
Cheers

Originally Posted by austastar

Was in a local power outage some years ago, pulled in to a servo. They had a 15A generator.
The problem was, they had no idea .
Among the bag of extension cords, and the last one to reach the pump power inlet, was a 15A cord.
It wouldn't plug into the 10A outlet of the last extension cord .
When I suggested they swap the end cords over they thought I was joking .
Cheers

Or out with the cordless angle grinder and grind the earth pin down so it is thinner,seen that done many times back in the day,even on building sites.

Today they would lock you up for doing it.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

IIRC most servos don't have generators so if they have no power, they can't pump fuel.

A power outage wouldn't have been a problem in Louth in the early 70's.

I had to fill a couple of Land Rovers and a 44 gal (200 litre) drum by hand pumping the petrol into a glass bowl on the top of the bowser.

When the petrol reached the top of the bowl or the height of the preset amount, it was allowed to run out the nozzle using gravity as the source of power.

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

The younger generation see EV's as cool, so an EV badge has more cachè, than a RR badge unless it is a Rolls Royce Spectre then it is super cool...Rolls-Royce Spectre - Wikipedia

I’ll give them the EV bit. If that’s their thing.
But those cars - the design is pure awful…

We agree on the Spectre

Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Tins, you could have power/fuel from your roof, how convenient is that?

IIRC most servos don't have generators so if they have no power, they can't pump fuel.

EV's are a cul-de-sac like a sedan, hatchback, ute or wagon is, they don't suit everyone's purposes but for some they do nicely.

This “pro EV” claim keeps cracking me up.

I have a lot of power on my roof, more than I need.

But during the week my vehicle is away from the “pump” and I’m home when it’s late/dark. Like many who work, the vehicle is at work when the house is making power.

Most servos in the Iron triangle have back up gensets.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

I never said it was lies. we need to get rid of the ANCAP, they are just implementing crap we don't need these days. Cars are now global, if they have passed European or American safety tests, they are fine to sell in Australia. I never said this was EV specific, you were trying to say a car made in 2007 is unsafe, which is just stupid.

Actually. When you said your daughter was driving around in an old peugot with 300k on it - you hadn't said how old it was at that point. I assumed it was far older than 2007! I think I was clear that I thought cars had improved significantly by then.