Thread: EV general discussion

Originally Posted by NavyDiver

A heap of hydrogen forklifts being used by several big Companies. Batteries version have been around for donkey years. One at family business in Morwell Vic in 1970s stopped what happened in Tassal Tassie "Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) said an assessment on-site indicated the most likely cause was carbon monoxide, from the operation of forklifts inside the building."

Beside carbon monoxide poisoning. The reason why the Big wareshouse player went Hydrogen over battery only, is refueling is minutes with hydrogen, were battery charging takes a lot longer.

I used to sell industrial floor sweepers & floor scrubbers, often through forklift companies.
The bigger electric forklifts had swap out battery packs, big buggers but meant they could work 24/7.
Virtually all the large sweepers we sold for inside use were on LPG or CNG.


Colin

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It seems that story is not true. It is another example of propaganda from the anti-electric vehicle lobby.

Were These Electric Cars Abandoned Because Their Batteries Failed? | Snopes.com

Electric cars in France were not discarded due to faulty technology | Fact Check

Originally Posted by vnx205

It seems that story is not true. It is another example of propaganda from the anti-electric vehicle lobby.

Were These Electric Cars Abandoned Because Their Batteries Failed? | Snopes.com

Electric cars in France were not discarded due to faulty technology | Fact Check

Truth and history are both viewed by the beholder at times

When did you use your first computer, Mobile phone, Internet, tubeless tire, ABS breaking???

Vic 20 computer 1980s - It was a mates not mine. 1999 work phone, ..... Internet for me was pre internet as my work gave me a little link

This story on the BBC is possibly well worth considering on EVs time frame and a very cool S Curve history lesson.

Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think - BBC News

Not suggesting ICE is dead. Just not sure how long its got left.

Originally Posted by vnx205

It seems that story is not true. It is another example of propaganda from the anti-electric vehicle lobby.

All is true in Love and War

Originally Posted by 101RRS

All is true in Love and War

Fully agree. My history update on the History of the Silk road ( New history) alchemy of Air- WW1, WW2 besides HaberBosch and now on a Russian history update via RED NOTICE floored me a few times One fact last night blew me away but not for this thread

The S curve technology changes even in my little world were more than interesting to see. While testing how may Covid/FLU vaccines we have done yesterday I tossed how many home phone numbers are still in my database. It was almost 100% less than 10 years ago. it is now sub 35% and suspect a lot of them are extinct. S curve in action goes both ways

Truth and facts via science even are often further refined Lies and conspiracy theories are very much a part of history as well. Opium into China from India by the East India company was a well known one with long term impacts even a 100 years plus on.

Yes, very true about opium.
I was also interested to read recently that, while the ANZAC and others were being slaughtered at Gallipoli, Churchill had already betrayed them by signing a secret deal to hand Turkey over to the Russians.

Why are some people so vehemently anti EV that they need to latch onto fake propaganda and spread it.
The mere fact that it says acid and oil is leeching out - you know right there its fake news , if you cant see that your an imbecile.

The charger in my EV Landy failed early March ( yes clearly they are not 100% reliable) so I parked it up and ordered replacement, I finally got a new charger yesterday , yes its hard getting stuff from China, thanks Morrison, 3 month since it was parked up and each of the 45 cells are 3.25 +/- .005V
Plugged in the charger & all cells charged & balance as per normal. The conversion is 4 years old now & the battery performance is getting better as time goes on.

I just have to move stuff about to fit the new bigger charger .