Subj : Re: EVs
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Spectre
Date : Mon Oct 16 2023 05:32 am

 pF> When they can make solar efficient enough to contribute to range, we'll
 pF> be in a good place. Toyota made a "solar roof" for the Prius, but all it
 pF> did was power the interior fans.

Chuckle, you want a BP solar challenge vehicle. :)  Most were based on
bicycle level tech, near 100% covered in panels, and took part in a race
across the Nullabor plain here. Only no good for passengers or cargo :)

 pF> With the price of gas nowadays, I'm doing back-of-the-envelope

You must have far better pricing than we do.  We're around $2/L, roughly a
quart.  That's mostly become our baseline and it heads up towards $2.30 from
there.

 pF> efficiency, but there are a bunch of charging stations in Sacramento and

You also must have far more charging stations than us too.  There was a group
of Journos here that made a trip from Melbourne to Sydney, ~900Km with a
detour to Canberra after they got to Sydney.  We have a good set of mountains
in between, and they found they could only drive for 2-3hrs and then have to
recharge for ~2hrs as well.  A large proportion of chargers were either not
compatible or wouldn't charge their vehicle at all or at a reduced charge
rate. They ended up getting towed back into Sydney from Canberra.

We also get some really weird charging stations.  Out on said Nullabor Plain
there's a much lauded charge station that runs on second hand chip oil from
the local store. There are others that just plain run on diesel generators.
Electric utopia here we come. :)

The other one that comes to mind, and I'd have to track down the details, I
think it was a Electric Jesus special tried to drive from Perth to Melbourne,
that same Nullabor Plain again, its ~2000Km... they had to get themselves
towed as well.

Spec


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