Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Until they make AFFORDABLE electric vehicles that can go from here to South of the Border on a single charge, I'll stick with my gas-powered car. Right now I believe Tesla is the only company that makes long-distance e-vehicles and the Model S tops out at just under 400 miles, for $95,000. Also I'd much prefer relying on a gas golf cart, in an area like this where you can lose electricity for an hour if the wind's blowing the wrong way (I have never experienced SO many outages in my life). I can take my golf cart around 200 miles before I need more gas, and that's around 3-4 weeks.
Using 5 gallons of gas every 3-4 weeks is a reasonable use of gasoline, in my opinion. It takes me around that long to need a fill-up in my car, as well, except when I drive to my parents' house every other month. Also reasonable. A way to REDUCE gas use is to INCREASE car-pooling options for businesses, increasing electric-powered bus service in and out of more populated areas, giving tax breaks for businesses that are located in or near populated areas and provide bicycle racks (such as supermarkets, fast food joints, and so on). No one should feel shamed for owning a gas fueled vehicle. But we can all contribute to a more ecologically-friendly use of them. |
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Cockroaches have been around a long time but the science of them looks to be in a jumble. Just how long have they been around? 300 million years? Longer? Shorter. Cockroach Facts: 10 Facinating Facts about Roaches It does not look like they were ever that big. |
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As you requested ...
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Manipulative, and unsubstantiated. Here's the actual article: Norwegian Shipping Company Bans Electrified Vehicles Over Fire Fears | Carscoops
It's not that the risk is too great for EVs. But rather - the company is better able to put out fires caused by gasoline, rather than EV, hydrogen, or hybrids. In addition, the ship that sank had both EVs and gas-powered vehicles on board, and the cause of the fire that sank it was not determined to be EVs, specifically. |
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........Most vehicle gas motors use up and down pistons (VW and Porshe used to use horizontal pistons), which make their center of gravity higher than electrical motors which have a lower center of gravity and their batteries are lower and also help keep the center of gravity low. A low center of Gravity is desirable for EVERYTHING that a vehicle (car, truck, or golf cart) does - makes for better accelerating and decelerating (also helped by braking force by the motor acting as a generator) (Prius does that also). Low center allows a vehicle to corner better. ........Low center of gravity is especially important to Golf Carts.........because we ALL know how many of them roll over.......and imagine how many more roll over in hilly northern states. Farm tractors have a high center of gravity and we know how much they roll over. Riding lawnmowers would have a lower center of gravity if Electric. The E-Advantages are numerous and massive. ...........The bottom line is that E-vehicles have so MANY engineering advantages and they will come down in price with more PRODUCTION. The bottom line is that in 5 to 10 years there will NO LONGER be debate and you and I and everyone in the 1st world countries will be OWNING E-vehicles. Gas ICE will slowly phase out. |
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A big "F" deal because obviously battery technology is going to improve. Remember that some US cities banned automobiles because they backfired and scared horses. Life is a SERIES of progressive steps. What am I .......teaching grade schoolers?
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An E-bike would make poor people richer because they could commute further and thus have a greater AREA to hunt for a better job ........as opposed to being confined to walking or a standard bike.
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But if you were familiar with the latter, you wouldn't want the former.
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How Trees Survive and Thrive After A Fire - National Forest Foundation
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Their knowledge base changes with new discoveries and the like. Same with Global Warming except it is moving to the future with changes in the environment which need hypotheses and sound reasoning based on those facts. And the introduction over the past however years with computer data about the weather. |
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