Dave QZ
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But women are too emotional to be leaders, right?
October 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
But women are too emotional to be leaders, right?
The Constitution also covers that scenario in limiting.
October 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Constitution also covers that scenario in limiting.
I looked it up. An EV produces a static EMF of .2 mT max at 2 cm away. Compared to the phone charger you mentioned, is max .3 mT. To have charging happen you need the phone to be <4 cm away. And that's intended charging.
So no, looks like the 7 in of gap to the road surface won't induce discharge.
So no, looks like the 7 in of gap to the road surface won't induce discharge.
August 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I looked it up. An EV produces a static EMF of .2 mT max at 2 cm away. Compared to the phone charger you mentioned, is max .3 mT. To have charging happen you need the phone to be <4 cm away. And that's intended charging.
So no, looks like the 7 in of gap to the road surface won't induce discharge.
So no, looks like the 7 in of gap to the road surface won't induce discharge.
200 or 400 kW chargers from Electric Era's FAQ.
Agreed that a Costco run would be suited better to a 75 - 150 kW charge rate.
Agreed that a Costco run would be suited better to a 75 - 150 kW charge rate.
August 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
200 or 400 kW chargers from Electric Era's FAQ.
Agreed that a Costco run would be suited better to a 75 - 150 kW charge rate.
Agreed that a Costco run would be suited better to a 75 - 150 kW charge rate.
Pulled up Melbourne on PlugShare and good grief. Right is the Boston area (it gets denser the more you zoom in) for comparison.
And I thought the US was slow...
And I thought the US was slow...
August 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Pulled up Melbourne on PlugShare and good grief. Right is the Boston area (it gets denser the more you zoom in) for comparison.
And I thought the US was slow...
And I thought the US was slow...
Then it seems like increasing street chargers is the way to go for your area. Yes that'll take longer, since you need the local government to invest in it.
Your situation isn't too different from Boston residents. Plenty of historic buildings. The upgrade is slow, but it's happening.
Your situation isn't too different from Boston residents. Plenty of historic buildings. The upgrade is slow, but it's happening.
August 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Then it seems like increasing street chargers is the way to go for your area. Yes that'll take longer, since you need the local government to invest in it.
Your situation isn't too different from Boston residents. Plenty of historic buildings. The upgrade is slow, but it's happening.
Your situation isn't too different from Boston residents. Plenty of historic buildings. The upgrade is slow, but it's happening.
At least you all have 230/240V. Us in the US have to deal with places with oooold 120V.
The used market is also growing a lot with good pricing. At least in the US and Europe. Even one a few years old has more than plenty of life.
So expense-wise, they're not "only for rich people".
The used market is also growing a lot with good pricing. At least in the US and Europe. Even one a few years old has more than plenty of life.
So expense-wise, they're not "only for rich people".
August 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
At least you all have 230/240V. Us in the US have to deal with places with oooold 120V.
The used market is also growing a lot with good pricing. At least in the US and Europe. Even one a few years old has more than plenty of life.
So expense-wise, they're not "only for rich people".
The used market is also growing a lot with good pricing. At least in the US and Europe. Even one a few years old has more than plenty of life.
So expense-wise, they're not "only for rich people".
"Can't" or just no reason for someone to take the expense to? To me, seems like even if it isn't EV charging, modern appliances would eventually push a need to.
On my recent trips to Europe (Norway, Sweden, France, Spain, etc) I see more and more street chargers. If they can do it...
On my recent trips to Europe (Norway, Sweden, France, Spain, etc) I see more and more street chargers. If they can do it...
August 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"Can't" or just no reason for someone to take the expense to? To me, seems like even if it isn't EV charging, modern appliances would eventually push a need to.
On my recent trips to Europe (Norway, Sweden, France, Spain, etc) I see more and more street chargers. If they can do it...
On my recent trips to Europe (Norway, Sweden, France, Spain, etc) I see more and more street chargers. If they can do it...
You don't necessarily need solar panels and home battery backup to charge an EV.
Having your own driveway is optimal. But you could be renting a house.
More and more apartment buildings are installing chargers to attract renters.
Having your own driveway is optimal. But you could be renting a house.
More and more apartment buildings are installing chargers to attract renters.
August 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
You don't necessarily need solar panels and home battery backup to charge an EV.
Having your own driveway is optimal. But you could be renting a house.
More and more apartment buildings are installing chargers to attract renters.
Having your own driveway is optimal. But you could be renting a house.
More and more apartment buildings are installing chargers to attract renters.
I've been overseas to cities that are EV-heavy. While the tire noise is unavoidable, you don't hear the echoing of the engines bouncing off the buildings anymore.
August 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I've been overseas to cities that are EV-heavy. While the tire noise is unavoidable, you don't hear the echoing of the engines bouncing off the buildings anymore.
Guilty of doing that myself!
August 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Guilty of doing that myself!
To be fair, interesting enough FL and TX come in second and third for total number of EVs.
August 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
To be fair, interesting enough FL and TX come in second and third for total number of EVs.
Oh ha! Not UK. New England as in the northeast area of the US.
August 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Oh ha! Not UK. New England as in the northeast area of the US.
Don't count New England out! There are a lot of EVs here.
August 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Don't count New England out! There are a lot of EVs here.
Recycling.
One thing I've learned is that we tend to discover lots more minerals we need when we need it. Simply because before then, no one was really looking.
One thing I've learned is that we tend to discover lots more minerals we need when we need it. Simply because before then, no one was really looking.
August 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Recycling.
One thing I've learned is that we tend to discover lots more minerals we need when we need it. Simply because before then, no one was really looking.
One thing I've learned is that we tend to discover lots more minerals we need when we need it. Simply because before then, no one was really looking.
It's not. Because of the gap due to the EV's battery being ~7" of the ground prevents this from happening. Notice how a phone's inductive charging needs to be extremely close to work.
There is also no "bare metal core" because at least on mine, there's a coating on top of the base plate.
There is also no "bare metal core" because at least on mine, there's a coating on top of the base plate.
August 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
It's not. Because of the gap due to the EV's battery being ~7" of the ground prevents this from happening. Notice how a phone's inductive charging needs to be extremely close to work.
There is also no "bare metal core" because at least on mine, there's a coating on top of the base plate.
There is also no "bare metal core" because at least on mine, there's a coating on top of the base plate.
It gets dirty. Hey, I've been through 4 winters already with road salt spray coated onto the underside of my EV battery. Wash it off right when it gets warmer.
Never experienced any draining due to the road salt. Maybe a fraction of a % due to the added aero drag from the layer...
Never experienced any draining due to the road salt. Maybe a fraction of a % due to the added aero drag from the layer...
August 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It gets dirty. Hey, I've been through 4 winters already with road salt spray coated onto the underside of my EV battery. Wash it off right when it gets warmer.
Never experienced any draining due to the road salt. Maybe a fraction of a % due to the added aero drag from the layer...
Never experienced any draining due to the road salt. Maybe a fraction of a % due to the added aero drag from the layer...
I did. It's the electrolyte getting colder so it loses capacitance. Not because or some sort of wireless phenomenon.
Yes. NEXT!
Yes. NEXT!
August 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I did. It's the electrolyte getting colder so it loses capacitance. Not because or some sort of wireless phenomenon.
Yes. NEXT!
Yes. NEXT!
You're...comparing a lead-acid battery to a lithium-ion one. The lead-acid has its electrolyte fluid in the container and that bit of plastic isn't enough to keep it from getting cold.
Lithium-ion batteries don't have that much electrolyte fluid. Nor does it ever touch the ground...
Lithium-ion batteries don't have that much electrolyte fluid. Nor does it ever touch the ground...
August 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
You're...comparing a lead-acid battery to a lithium-ion one. The lead-acid has its electrolyte fluid in the container and that bit of plastic isn't enough to keep it from getting cold.
Lithium-ion batteries don't have that much electrolyte fluid. Nor does it ever touch the ground...
Lithium-ion batteries don't have that much electrolyte fluid. Nor does it ever touch the ground...
There's a coil inside the phone to accept the induction field that the charger puts out. An EV does not have a coil on the base of the battery. Yet.
I say yet because apparently Tesla bought a company that makes this for EVs, but hasn't put a product into the market yet.
Yes. Next indeed.
I say yet because apparently Tesla bought a company that makes this for EVs, but hasn't put a product into the market yet.
Yes. Next indeed.
August 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
There's a coil inside the phone to accept the induction field that the charger puts out. An EV does not have a coil on the base of the battery. Yet.
I say yet because apparently Tesla bought a company that makes this for EVs, but hasn't put a product into the market yet.
Yes. Next indeed.
I say yet because apparently Tesla bought a company that makes this for EVs, but hasn't put a product into the market yet.
Yes. Next indeed.
Oh I misread your post.
No the road salt doesn't cause a faster discharge of the battery. There's nothing conductive with the bottom of the battery shell. The cells themselves are further insulated inside a fire-resistant foam.
No the road salt doesn't cause a faster discharge of the battery. There's nothing conductive with the bottom of the battery shell. The cells themselves are further insulated inside a fire-resistant foam.
August 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Oh I misread your post.
No the road salt doesn't cause a faster discharge of the battery. There's nothing conductive with the bottom of the battery shell. The cells themselves are further insulated inside a fire-resistant foam.
No the road salt doesn't cause a faster discharge of the battery. There's nothing conductive with the bottom of the battery shell. The cells themselves are further insulated inside a fire-resistant foam.
The road salt isn't a problem if you just rinse it off after the season. You should for a gas car too. A garden hose is just fine. Easier for EV since it's all flat. The batteries are sealed well enough, either way.
Going into our 5th winter with ours and no issues.
Going into our 5th winter with ours and no issues.
August 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The road salt isn't a problem if you just rinse it off after the season. You should for a gas car too. A garden hose is just fine. Easier for EV since it's all flat. The batteries are sealed well enough, either way.
Going into our 5th winter with ours and no issues.
Going into our 5th winter with ours and no issues.
How many Scaramuccis is that for Dan?
July 12, 2025 at 2:12 AM
How many Scaramuccis is that for Dan?