Random Thought Thread

carnifex knifeworks said:
Everything is through the roof right now, especially anything hybrid or electric.

Who wouldn't love having an inoperable vehicle during a widespread power outage?
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The best thing ever was here in California when they passed the rule of all electric vehicles in the next few years (forget the exact timeframe) and same week the governor asked everyone not to charge their electric vehicles cuz of summertime elec grid issues… I see no issue here at all… 😂
 
Personally, I like the electric vehicles

Russia, Saudi Arabia, just the Middle East in general. These are not our friends.

When oil is used as a raw material for the production of plastics, petrochemicals, things like paint etc. But we're not just burning it. I think that would be good.



You can't eat petroleum oil and sand



I think I read that California already has enough solar panel users that a grid does not purchase power during the day, there is actually more solar power being generated than can be used.


If you have a lot of electric vehicles connected to that grid during peak power output. That might help address the power storage problem.


To me, one of the biggest perks of having an electric Ford truck was the ability to use it as a power source during an electrical outage. Which we were getting pretty frequently here.


I think everybody should have a big generator and fuel supply
 
Battery's not included...


Lead acid batteries are not expensive, and the raw materials can be recycled indefinitely, cheaply.

People complain about solar and wind because the storage capacity issue, but if everybody is storing the power they need, it becomes moot.

What could be better than being off the grid?
 
Just like masks, the whole renewable energy thing became highly politicized with lots of "alternate facts" and spin and tons of misinformation.

And, unfortunately, the party that I most affiliate with is on the wrong side of things. Again. Not to get into politics here, but what a shit show.
 
tokerblue said:
I can't wait to see the effects of CA's upcoming ban on the sale of gas powered generators. :oops:
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The battery powered inverters are great for a very short need, but then what? Not everyone lives in areas where solar is a great option in winter. Not to mention all the cabins/homes that are solely powered by generators (like my cabin). Love my Honda power and might buy more before they stop making them.
 
If it absolutely came down to it like end of times I’d set up a little hydro electric plant in the crick. Wind and solar isn’t reliable, and not a good source of energy. Ask the guys who take care of the wind turbine farms. The amount of maintenance and downtime far outweigh any type of green benefit.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Battery's not included...


Lead acid batteries are not expensive, and the raw materials can be recycled indefinitely, cheaply.

People complain about solar and wind because the storage capacity issue, but if everybody is storing the power they need, it becomes moot.

What could be better than being off the grid?
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When there is 4 hours of daylight in winter at my cabin (less farther North), and lots of snow to deal with, solar isn’t a great option for lots of people. Batteries don’t perform as well in very cold climates either.
 
Murphjd25 said:
If it absolutely came down to it like end of times I’d set up a little hydro electric plant in the crick. Wind and solar isn’t reliable, and not a good source of energy. Ask the guys who take care of the wind turbine farms. The amount of maintenance and downtime far outweigh any type of green benefit.
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A couple of my land neighbors have hydro electric setups to run from the river during summer- very cool. A lodge on Raspberry Island is powered by one too.
 
metaltamer said:
The best thing ever was here in California when they passed the rule of all electric vehicles in the next few years (forget the exact timeframe) and same week the governor asked everyone not to charge their electric vehicles cuz of summertime elec grid issues… I see no issue here at all… 😂
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The range of them decreases substantially running a heater as well as running in cold weather- not a great option up here for other than in-town driving, or short commutes.
Over 60,000 vehicles travel from the MatSu area into Anchorage daily (100-150 miles round trip). 150 mile range in ideal circumstances is not 150 miles up here in winter for sure.
 
I’m off the grid totally and the lead acid batteries are good for a couple of years, then you can nurse them along for another year. Then you are replacing, in my case, 16 170 pound batteries at a cost of about 5k. Or you can get 8 Lithium batteries around 40 pounds each at a cost of about 20k that have a warranty for 10 years. The Lithium equivalent can be used down to 0% state of charge where the led acid only recommends using 30%-50% of capacity before recharging to 100%. We have an electric Polaris Ranger and those lead batteries lasted about a year and are constantly corroding through wires and require constant maintenance. You’ll be driving and smoke comes up from under the seats from melting lead contacts. To replace them with Lithium batteries is 5-7k.
 
The environmental mess mining for needed items for computers/batteries/etc is pretty crazy but since most of it is done in 3rd world countries nobody cares. Disposal of batteries and solar panels is also a big issue.

Hybrid vehicles make lots of sense to me with having the ability for longer range in all weather scenarios as well as getting great mileage. An electric truck that won’t even make it to my cabin without pulling a load or running heat isn’t very helpful- especially since the cabin is off grid.

Watching electric snowblowers is interesting as well. Fine for a small amount and small area, but not for any real accumulation or areas.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
Just like masks, the whole renewable energy thing became highly politicized with lots of "alternate facts" and spin and tons of misinformation.

And, unfortunately, the party that I most affiliate with is on the wrong side of things. Again. Not to get into politics here, but what a shit show.
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NC is kinda a special state in that regard lol
 
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