Electric Suburban / Electric Tahoe / Yukon / Escalade EV

vettes980 said:

Drive ANYWHERE in the US on the supercharger network, getting 80% charge in 20 minutes.

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The guys at TheFastLaneTruck or one of their channels attempted to drive across country in a Tesla. Fail. Took too long. One guy bricked his car as it was updating the software while charging so he had to get a room at the hotel and wait for Tesla to show up and fix it. They did run into other people traveling across country in their Teslas. They all loved them but lamented over the long charge times, even at those supercharger stations. A trip that wold normally take 2 days was taking this one lady and her husband a week.

We shall see. I love engines.

swathdiver said:

The guys at TheFastLaneTruck or one of their channels attempted to drive across country in a Tesla. Fail. Took too long. One guy bricked his car as it was updating the software while charging so he had to get a room at the hotel and wait for Tesla to show up and fix it. They did run into other people traveling across country in their Teslas. They all loved them but lamented over the long charge times, even at those supercharger stations. A trip that wold normally take 2 days was taking this one lady and her husband a week.

We shall see. I love engines.

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At one time a man could challenge a steam engine in a digging contest.

And at one time horses could stop for ‘fuel’ anywhere and cars had to plan trips around where gas stations were.

It’s simply a matter of time as the number of charging stations is growing dramatically.

swathdiver said:

The guys at TheFastLaneTruck or one of their channels attempted to drive across country in a Tesla. Fail. Took too long. One guy bricked his car as it was updating the software while charging so he had to get a room at the hotel and wait for Tesla to show up and fix it. They did run into other people traveling across country in their Teslas. They all loved them but lamented over the long charge times, even at those supercharger stations. A trip that wold normally take 2 days was taking this one lady and her husband a week.

We shall see. I love engines.

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And there are others than have done it in two days, in an ev. How many people have had engine/trans problems while on vacation just on this forum

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...75/ev-cannonball-run-record-broken-twice-2019

randeez said:

How many people have had engine/trans problems while on vacation just on this forum

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...75/ev-cannonball-run-record-broken-twice-2019

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randeez said:

And there are others than have done it in two days, in an ev. How many people have had engine/trans problems while on vacation just on this forum

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.th...75/ev-cannonball-run-record-broken-twice-2019

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I didn't mean to imply that the cars were not reliable, that particular fellow didn't follow directions. As they do take hold in America, the landscape will surely change. As for that run across the USA, quite impressive! Google maps now shows a run from NYC to SanFran in a regular car to be a 43 hour run.

ONE THOUSAND HORSEPOWER for the masses. 0-60MPH in 3 seconds. This is what’s possible with electric fuel. Wow. Could be a great electric motor to share with the Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade platform.

“The Hummer is coming back as a 1,000-horsepower electric truck”

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/30/21115040/gm-hummer-ev-truck-gmc-horsepower


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GMC Hummer Reveal, 5/20/20!

https://www.gmc.com/electric-truck/..._HR_2020_ModelM_Touch1_adhoc_0120_16244635714




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swathdiver said:

One never gets their money back with solar, soon as the panels are paid off they're dead and need replacement. And then with windmills, they only produce power for about 2-3 hours per day at most; generally speaking. Makes people feel good but still not practical.

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swathdiver said:

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I'd rather my electric Suburban get its power from a nuclear or coal or oil fired plant and not some windmill farm that wipes out tens of thousands of birds, needlessly, let alone hundreds of acres of former farmland reclaimed for solar panels.

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That's a myth about the windmill farms. They do not wipe out thousands of birds or claim hundreds of acres from farmers. The EPA and groups like the Sierra Club do yearlong studies about this making sure annual migration routes etc are not affected etc. Also the farmers usually get paid to have a windmill on their property much like property owners get paid from Verizon or TMobile to have cell towers on their property or affixed to a building. Lastly, windmills run whenever there is wind. If there is wind for 2 hours a day, then they spin. If you get a week like we are having up here in the northeast, then they are spinning for days on end. Its a pretty rare day when there isn't a breeze at all, especially at 200ft in the air.

I'm not trying to start an argument but posts like these is how misinformation gets spread.

fozzi58 said:

That's a myth about the windmill farms. They do not wipe out thousands of birds or claim hundreds of acres from farmers. The EPA and groups like the Sierra Club do yearlong studies about this making sure annual migration routes etc are not affected etc. Also the farmers usually get paid to have a windmill on their property much like property owners get paid from Verizon or TMobile to have cell towers on their property or affixed to a building. Lastly, windmills run whenever there is wind. If there is wind for 2 hours a day, then they spin. If you get a week like we are having up here in the northeast, then they are spinning for days on end. Its a pretty rare day when there isn't a breeze at all, especially at 200ft in the air.

I'm not trying to start an argument but posts like these is how misinformation gets spread.

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The dude thinks the earth is a couple thousand years old. You’re not going to convince him that windmills don’t cause cancer and that Bigfoot doesn’t exist. Save your energy.

cardude2000 said:

The dude thinks the earth is a couple thousand years old. You’re not going to convince him that windmills don’t cause cancer and that Bigfoot doesn’t exist. Save your energy.

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And this dude thinks that the earth is billions of years old and that we all evolved from rocks... which takes more faith?... lol