Big Ford EV Announcement Coming Aug 11th

[Sedin26]

I owned a couple of the 300/6. All mine came with the NP 4 speed. That engine came out in 1965 - along with the 240 - well outside my 40 year window.

I did not choose 40 years randomly.

I have a 65 Mercury half ton with the 240 and three on the tree. It’s still sitting out on the farm - I’d love to get it out to B.C. lots of fun driving that one around..,

 

[demarpaint]

The same people proclaiming "The Grid" is in poor health, EVs are the problem! at the same time believe government must provide "EV infrastructure" in the form of DCFC charging stations (The Gas Station Fallacy, that EVs need gas stations). Nothing is more harmful to "The Grid" than a DCFC charger suddenly throwing a 250 kW load on the grid. Conversely a Tesla Wall Connector on 240V 60A circuit draws 48A, a mild 11.5 kW over hours of easy to stabilize The Grid load.

The grid here in NY was in poor shape long before EVs existed. The green new pipe dream would only make it worse. IIRC my brother who retired from Con Ed about three years ago said the top brass claimed Con Ed was probably 25-30 years away from being able to support a changeover to EVs. Maybe now they'll be able to accomplish getting the grid ready because imo the changeover is going to be a lot slower now.

 

[E365]

The Blue Oval SK battery plant is looking close to battery production.

 

[GrumpyCat]

Please. California law does not forbid PG&E from clearcutting under and around their power lines. Stop watching that garbage news.

If you say so. Please document your claim else ceed my point.

PG&E does nothing but dance on Sacramento's strings.

 

[GrumpyCat]

I just went on Google Maps and Apple Maps. Satellite imagery shows massive clear cutting under CA power lines. Especially visible in northern CA where there’s actual forests. Southern CA is generally all desert, cities or farms. That’s so easily disproved…

They are doing it now after PG&E was found liable for not cutting underbrush contributing to fires.

As I said originally, PG&E can usually cut but is not allowed to bill as an operating expense.

 

[GrumpyCat]

The grid here in NY was in poor shape long before EVs existed.

Easy to say. How does one measure that? What units does one measure "grid poor shape" in?

The green new pipe dream would only make it worse. IIRC my brother who retired from Con Ed about three years ago said the top brass claimed Con Ed was probably 25-30 years away from being able to support a changeover to EVs.

What does your brother know about EVs?

 

[GrumpyCat]

Time of Use rates are updated quarterly at best. There not even remotely close to RTP.

You are confusing what is being done vs what the technology supports.

Your the one ranting about me wanting central government control on when you run your water heater, which is laughable, so maybe check your own comprehension.

You lust for European on-demand electric power pricing and do not see the association with government control over when one may use one's hot water heater?