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RE: Zion to Bryce
14 is steep up a 4000 foot elevation change. I would take 20.
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lbrjet
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06/19/21 03:34pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: F150 Lightening
Texas already has more wind power than any other state. Number 2 in solar.Good time to install the cold weather pack on these for the next winter. No reason to watch them freeze up while Norway can operate year round.
Agreed.
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lbrjet
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06/17/21 09:58pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: F150 Lightening
No calls from CA to conserve in this week's heat wave.
In Texas meanwhile... it's now fry after last winter freezing to their death.
Gov Abbbott ask Texans to Conserve ElectricityMaybe get on board with the infrastructure plan and request some grid improvements? Maybe go in on some wind/solar?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ercot-texas-power-grid-asks-users-to-conserve-during-blistering-heat-wave/
Texas already has more wind power than any other state. Number 2 in solar.
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lbrjet
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06/16/21 05:20pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: F150 Lightening
Parochial charging networks like Supercharger and Rivan's proposed network are a detriment to EV acceptance. I have never pulled into a gas station and not been able to fill up because I drove the wrong brand of vehicle. All the different systems and plugs don't help either.Diesel used to be fairly uncommon around town. Mostly just along highways.
Then came the diesel cars and now diesel can be found on almost every corner. I believe the same is happening with electrics.
Most plugs are standard or there are two connectors. Even today you need to choose regular/super/E15 or whatever. Not all stores take Discover or AMEX either.
And for many it is best for more of this to get sorted out before they jump into the future.
Of course the best electric network and most used will be your home charging and included on your existing electric bill at a cost of half or less than the gas/diesel you are currently using.
That's great if you have a single family residence that can support the extra amps. There are probably way over a hundred million people in this country that don't live in one. 'Home' charging is also going to a giant issue to EV adoption.
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lbrjet
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05/27/21 05:28pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: F150 Lightening
I agree charging is the most important issue EV's have for future growth. You should be able to use any charger you see IMO. There should be standardization across all vehicles and chargers.
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lbrjet
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05/26/21 06:01pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Inflated hopes for EV P/U
That doesn't sound right to me.
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lbrjet
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05/26/21 05:50pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Cost of RVing
How does stuff like that even get published.
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lbrjet
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05/24/21 05:42pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Las Vegas
The Oasis is worth the extra money. Nice, safe and very close to the strip for your Uber ride.
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lbrjet
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05/21/21 09:28pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Lithium Ion Batteries...Yikes
A Chevy Bolt did the same thing about a week ago. Could have easily burned down the house.
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lbrjet
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05/09/21 03:50pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: voting and driver license issues with full time
Florida just enacted new voting laws that place additional rules and restrictions around mail-in ballots, so be sure to ask how a forwarding address would be treated under the new laws.
The state will mail the requested ballot to your address. (The same address on your DL and everything else that is supplied by the mail service) The mail service sends it to you wherever you are. You send the ballot to the state. I don't see an issue.
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lbrjet
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05/07/21 05:22pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: State route 20 near Panguitch Utah - 89 to the 15.
20 is not bad. 14 is steep.
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lbrjet
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05/06/21 04:49pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Hwy 12 in Utah between Torrey and Bryce -- amazing!
The most spectacular drive the US.
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lbrjet
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05/02/21 05:11pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: If it works for EV commercial trucks will it work for EVRVs
If you want to save money and the environment... get a tent and a bicycle. And yes people actually do this and no one gives them grief.
Otherwise yes. An EV RV will work for some. I wish them well, same as the cyclist.
X2
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lbrjet
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04/27/21 06:16pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: GM Spokesperson admits energy to charge cars comes from coal
So, it is "green" to...
1. Consume millions of gallons of water to mine lithium via a production processes that my native state, California, would never permit--due to the environmental destruction. (OK to destroy land that is far away?)
2. Mine an element that has an extremely limited supply. Lithium makes up 0.0007 percent of the Earth’s crust. Chile produces most of the element for the world market, with Australia coming in second.
3. Consume 3,000 - 32,000 gallons of water to extinguish an EV fire (while at the same time requiring installation low flush toilets in new homes requiring 2-3 flushes).
4. Create an energy cell (lithium battery) that is both a fire hazard and has killed many people (including 34 people that burned alive in the dive boat Conception).
5. To recycle said energy cell at near 100% efficiency, the material must be smelted at 1500°C (over 2700°F).
6. To fire said smelter to over 2700°F, will surely require fossil fuels (transported by those ugly diesel truck tankers, as pipelines are no longer chic, Keystone).
7. When I was young, I remember being told that nuclear power is a great source for alternative energy (it burns no fuel and no greenhouse pollutants are emitted). Problem was what to do with the spent fuel rods, as there was no operational plan to transport and store them.
8. What is the plan to transport, store and recycle the nearly 13 million tons of EV batteries when they are replaced during 2021-2030?
IMO, strategies of "hope" are usually destined to failure; as not everyone will do the right thing, at the right time.Oh, you're just being a hater and naysayer. Those problems will all be worked out, just ask the EV proponents, just don't expect specific answers. Rather, you'll hear "We've faced problems before and got through them", "Technology is progressing faster every year, those issues will be solved too", "If you constantly nitpick, you'll never get anywhere". :)
I guess when you have no counter argument it is time for name calling.
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lbrjet
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04/27/21 06:03pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Cybertruck has a yoke
That is the ugliest thing I have seen!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51121357791_eac25bb677_c.jpg
It's the future, not the past.
Now if they will only build one ... then 649,999 to go.
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lbrjet
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04/17/21 11:30am |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: New River Gorge bridge rv pks?
We stayed at Summerwind Wind in Dawson in 2014. There were not many parks around.
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lbrjet
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04/16/21 08:05pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: US 395 in California
Either way is fine. Grades aren't that bad. More ups south to north and more downs north to south. You will enjoy the drive either way you go.
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lbrjet
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04/08/21 08:44pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: GM announces their Electric Silverado half ton.
I wish they would give a realistic range when being used as a truck. I'm guessing 400 miles is empty, no trailer, no tool boxes or ladder racks to mess up the aerodynamics, not in four wheel drive off road, and no heat, AC, lights, wipers, defroster, etc. being used.
What's the range when loaded with 1,500 pounds of tools and supplies while towing a skid loader on a trailer at night in a snow storm. That's how I seem to end up using my trucks.
Do they do that with gas half tons?
Look, I wasn't insulting the truck or the technology. All I'm saying is since this is something new that people aren't nearly as familiar with a much better metric of describing range would be VERY useful. I think most people have been around gas powered vehicle long enough they know what to expect. Not so with electric. For instance, today I drove 100 miles to a rural construction site, worked all day, hooked up to a 6,500 pound trailer, and drove 100 miles back home. I have absolutely no idea if an electric truck could have done this or not because they don't publish any kind of data like that.
Yah I get that. Unfortunately I think we will have to wait until there are real world trip reports out there.
Lot's of towing tests have been done already. The EV companies just don't the publish the results, for whatever reason, which leads me to believe it is not good news. On the flip side Ford and GM don't say anything about getting 8 mpg towing either.
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lbrjet
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04/08/21 08:36pm |
Tow Vehicles
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RE: Glacier National Park starting ticketed Entry
The major parks have been crowded for years. Mornings not so much. Plan your must do/see activities in the mornings and you won't be disappointed.
I totally disagree with limiting folks from other countries.
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lbrjet
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04/05/21 06:21pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Canadians: 65+ are getting vaccines now
The US is stting on millions of doses of astrazeneca, someone might as well use them. Hopefully many more millions will cross the border and be put to use.
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lbrjet
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03/24/21 08:19pm |
Snowbirds
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