Things that made you laugh today (Political Version)

[Tgo01]

I mean, everything is trending to faster charge times. It is coming, no point in saying it isn't.

Like those people saying the internet is just a Fad back in the early 90s.

I'm sure at some point the charging times will come down and it might even be here by 2035. I'm just saying at the moment we're looking at 15-30 minutes at best, and even then only a few types of electric vehicles can manage this with large batteries, all other EVs take hours to charge or have a very small battery, and even then it can take hours.

[Gelston]

I'm sure at some point the charging times will come down and it might even be here by 2035. I'm just saying at the moment we're looking at 15-30 minutes at best, and even then only a few types of electric vehicles can manage this with large batteries, all other EVs take hours to charge or have a very small battery, and even then it can take hours.

PHEVs can't handle superchargers, generally. I don't really know of any full on EVs that can't do Superchargers, maybe some very old ones.

My PHEV recharges completely overnight, has a 40 mile range on battery. The average American drives 39 miles a day. Even just trickle charging your vehicle at home is fine.

Those 10 minute times are coming very, very soon.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

PHEVs can't handle superchargers, generally. I don't really know of any full on EVs that can't do Superchargers, maybe some very old ones.

My PHEV recharges completely overnight, has a 40 mile range on battery. The average American drives 39 miles a day. Even just trickle charging your vehicle at home is fine.

Those 10 minute times are coming very, very soon.

How'll the powergrid handle it?

[Shaps]

Thanks for the info on the wheels. Still surprises me, but as said... I'm not knowledgeable enough in that field, so appreciate the clarifications.

[Gelston]

How'll the powergrid handle it?

Look at the other two times this question was asked in the last 5 minutes.

[Tgo01]

PHEVs can't handle superchargers, generally. I don't really know of any full on EVs that can't do Superchargers, maybe some very old ones.

My PHEV recharges completely overnight, has a 40 mile range on battery. The average American drives 39 miles a day. Even just trickle charging your vehicle at home is fine.

Those 10 minute times are coming very, very soon.

PHEV are great for people who generally just use the battery power everyday. If someone is using the gas on a regular basis (especially on a long trip like 200+ miles using gas) then PHEV are actually worse than standard ICE cars because the weight of the battery gives the car much worse gas mileage.

But agreed, assuming the battery doesn't die prematurely and people mostly stick to just using the battery, then a PHEV can probably pay for itself before the battery dies. Let's just hope the battery can be replaced and the company hasn't discontinued the battery before that happens.

[Parkbandit]

I know we got some smart people on here - engineer types, so on... I've always wondered this... hopefully I explain the concept well enough to get an answer.

A wind turbine spins to generate electricity. The spinning is created by the wind turning the turbine.

Why does this concept not work for an ever-charging battery in a car? You have 4 tires spinning, which creates the same rotational force continuously while a vehicle is in motion. Why does this spinning action of the wheels, not recharge the battery similar to a wind turbine?

Hope that makes sense, but that concept has always confused me. Why would we need recharging stations? If the spinning action of the wheels recharged the batteries during motion? So technically, shouldn't the battery only need an initial charge off the manufacturing line?

I'm no engineer, but I would imagine that the amount of electricity you are generating from the turning of the wheels will be a net negative compared to the amount of energy it takes to get the wheel turning.

[Gelston]

PHEV are great for people who generally just use the battery power everyday. If someone is using the gas on a regular basis (especially on a long trip like 200+ miles using gas) then PHEV are actually worse than standard ICE cars because the weight of the battery gives the car much worse gas mileage.

But agreed, assuming the battery doesn't die prematurely then a PHEV can probably pay for itself before the battery dies. Let's just hope the battery can be replaced and the company hasn't discontinued the battery before that happens.

This is false, at least in the case of my vehicle. The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid provides better gas mileage than the ICE version, even when the battery is out.

The weight difference is 200 - 500 pounds, depending on the model of the ICE pacifica, which is kinda insignificant for the engine.

[ClydeR]

By 2035, nobody will want to buy a gas powered car. At that point, bye bye MBS!

[Gelston]

By 2035, nobody will want to buy a gas powered car. At that point, bye bye MBS!

Will you have retired this tired persona by 2035?