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Teslag said:
If you aren't moving at all in two days you could just run the AC periodically through the day and extend your charge for even longer. The car uses nothing just sitting there. With 300 mile range going 10 or 40 miles on evac would be a non-issue.
Teslag said:
Picture from Rita evac. Internet is full of them. Barely a trailer in site.
Grid is down. How are you getting the information?Teslag said:
Our watts per mile consumption in our Y varies very little wether it's the driver alone or our whole family plus luggage. This data is available instantaneously as you drive the vehicle.
aggiehawg said:Grid is down. How are you getting the information?Teslag said:
Our watts per mile consumption in our Y varies very little wether it's the driver alone or our whole family plus luggage. This data is available instantaneously as you drive the vehicle.
Teslag said:
Our watts per mile consumption in our Y varies very little wether it's the driver alone or our whole family plus luggage. This data is available instantaneously as you drive the vehicle.
And at "idle" weight would be irrelevant
HowdyTexasAggies said:Teslag said:
Our watts per mile consumption in our Y varies very little wether it's the driver alone or our whole family plus luggage. This data is available instantaneously as you drive the vehicle.
And at "idle" weight would be irrelevant
100% bull***** Weight matters
Cell phone towers are not working either when there is no electricity. After the tornado hit us a few years back, cell service was spotty at best, if at all. We had a generator back-up and could still get internet. Landlines still worked. Cell phones? Not so much.Teslag said:aggiehawg said:Grid is down. How are you getting the information?Teslag said:
Our watts per mile consumption in our Y varies very little wether it's the driver alone or our whole family plus luggage. This data is available instantaneously as you drive the vehicle.
You generally aren't plugged in to the grid as you're rolling down the highway.
Weight matters very little at highway speeds....HowdyTexasAggies said:Teslag said:
Our watts per mile consumption in our Y varies very little wether it's the driver alone or our whole family plus luggage. This data is available instantaneously as you drive the vehicle.
And at "idle" weight would be irrelevant
100% bull***** Weight matters
aggiehawg said:Cell phone towers are not working either when there is no electricity. After the tornado hit us a few years back, cell service was spotty at best, if at all. We had a generator back-up and could still get internet. Landlines still worked. Cell phones? Not so much.Teslag said:aggiehawg said:Grid is down. How are you getting the information?Teslag said:
Our watts per mile consumption in our Y varies very little wether it's the driver alone or our whole family plus luggage. This data is available instantaneously as you drive the vehicle.
You generally aren't plugged in to the grid as you're rolling down the highway.
So where does a Tesla get that info?
Do EV's really keep running while they aren't moving?TAMU1990 said:
Anyone who has lived on the coast knows how HORRIBLE it is to drive out of Houston area when a hurricane approaches. Can you imagine EVs in this 10-50 mile traffic backup trying to get out of town and breaking down? Running out of a battery charge because it takes 10 hours to go 10 miles? Just the visual of this is a nightmare.
Manhattan said:Weight matters very little at highway speeds....HowdyTexasAggies said:Teslag said:
Our watts per mile consumption in our Y varies very little wether it's the driver alone or our whole family plus luggage. This data is available instantaneously as you drive the vehicle.
And at "idle" weight would be irrelevant
100% bull***** Weight matters
aggiehawg said:
Okay. Stand corrected.
I live in BFE. On a ranch. EVs don;t work for us.Teslag said:aggiehawg said:
Okay. Stand corrected.
No problem. I was once an EV hater. Until I actually researched and drove one. They still aren't right for most people but they are perfect for some. You just have to wade through a bunch of ignorance when discussing them.
As long as you're fully charged, but there's no guarantee you will be when that time comes. You know, with power outtages and all.Teslag said:And so can the Tesla.CSTXAg92 said:Dude, have you ever seen the traffic jam out of the gulf coast during an evacuation? It can last for days. Litterally.Teslag said:
A Tesla uses 1.6kwh of power to run the AC while not moving. That means the typical Tesla will be able to idle in traffic for approximately 45 hours before needing a charge.
You guys really don't even try anymore.
It might be greatly preferable to be an electric vehicle in something like this.rocky the dog said:
Houstonag said:
Evacuation is a bumper to bumper situation and with the start and stop the EVs use a lot of energy just like an ICE. At least with an ICE the fuel is more portable and available. It only takes a few minutes to get a full tank as opposed to 30 minutes to an hour with an EV for a partial charge. That is if you have an extension cord long enough.
Manhattan said:
Get solar, powerwall, and a Tesla, and you wont have to rely on anything but the roads to go anywhere in a 150 mile radius.
I guess you don't understand physics any better than Economics. The energy need to take a car from 0 to 1 Mph is greater than the energy needed to maintain 1Mph. Even Tesla on their own web page says stop and go traffic reduces battery life.Manhattan said:TAMU1990 said:Except you are moving. Just real slow. And I hope these people charge up before they hit the road.Teslag said:
A Tesla uses 1.6kwh of power to run the AC while not moving. That means the typical Tesla will be able to idle in traffic for approximately 45 hours before needing a charge.
You guys really don't even try anymore.
Have you evacuated before? Most people are going almost 100 miles away. It all depends on if you have family somewhere after 50-60 miles or where you can get a hotel.
Stop and go uses very little energy due to regen..
Ag_of_08 said:
It took my grandmother and mother driving from beaumont, to near Dallas, then back to college station and over 30hrs on the road during Rita.
40hrs at idle is great.... now do 30hrs with a several hundred mile drive.
I dont think you've ever been in a hurricane evac, much less a two week stint living on an accidental island with no power...
Stop and go is not the best for ICE's either. That is not a defense on EVs just the opposite.Quote:
I guess you don't understand physics any better than Economics. The energy need to take a car from 0 to 1 Mph is greater than the energy needed to maintain 1Mph. Even Tesla on their own web page says stop and go traffic reduces battery life.
aggiehawg said:Stop and go is not the best for ICE's either. That is not a defense on EVs just the opposite.Quote:
I guess you don't understand physics any better than Economics. The energy need to take a car from 0 to 1 Mph is greater than the energy needed to maintain 1Mph. Even Tesla on their own web page says stop and go traffic reduces battery life.
Not good mileage with ICEs either. Again, laws of thermodynatics.
I never said that ICE's were better. I was simply pointed out the improper statement that regenerative breaking made stop and go not an issue.aggiehawg said:Stop and go is not the best for ICE's either. That is not a defense on EVs just the opposite.Quote:
I guess you don't understand physics any better than Economics. The energy need to take a car from 0 to 1 Mph is greater than the energy needed to maintain 1Mph. Even Tesla on their own web page says stop and go traffic reduces battery life.
Not good mileage with ICEs either. Again, laws of thermodynatics.
Teslag said:
A Tesla uses 1.6kwh of power to run the AC while not moving. That means the typical Tesla will be able to idle in traffic for approximately 45 hours before needing a charge.
You guys really don't even try anymore.