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James Garfield posted:American CNN.com is about the same, I'm on a phone and the first three screens are all about the queen. Trump is on screen five. Incidentally the lightweight text edition of CNN is a bit nicer to browse. https://lite.cnn.com/en Here are all the stories that appear on my mobile screen without scrolling: quote:Main Stories There are 12, half of which are Queen stuff.
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Grandma in the Wind Every news agency has been busily prepping a barrage of The Queen Is Dead special interest stories for 20+ years, some of them are even interesting.
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Abortion is officially on the ballot in Michigan in November https://twitter.com/ewallwice/status/1567986515648872448?s=46&t=zG3IZnmqZ2VTHZaTIbAD4w
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borkencode posted:Battery swapping for EVs is probably a non-starter. Tesla built one station that could do it, just to game some more credits from California, then quickly abandoned it. It requires way more infrastructure than just throwing some chargers up somewhere. To work as a concept at all would require a change in how car ownership works, where either the entire car, or just the battery is rented. Otherwise you've got weird issues where you swap your brand new battery in for an old one, when you visit again do you get it back? Is it sent out? How much storage space do you need for how many batteries until their owners come back at some point in the future? Yeah, battery swapping is not going to happen. While some startups like Vinfast are planning on a buy the car/lease the battery model, they're not doing it with fast swapping in mind. And it's going to require an entirely new infrastructure on top of all the new power generation infrastructure that a complete switch to electric cars will require. All the carmakers are working hard on fast charging, lighter batteries, and more range--basically trying to make their electric cars' ownership experience as similar to internal combustion cars' as possible. So I have a feeling the ultimate solution is going to be gas stations turning into charging stations, and by the time someone who street parks in an inconvenient place is forced to purchase an electric car, they won't have to worry about streetside charging.
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It’s not like you can get gas in most parking spaces either. We just have to make it possible to recover significant range in just a few minutes at the nearest electricity station
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Sep 9, 2022 01:44
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Yeah the bigger concerns for Electric are stable baseline non-carbon producting power generation. California had to specifically tell people to not charge their EV's days after passing a gas vehicle ban.
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Sep 9, 2022 01:53
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haveblue posted:It’s not like you can get gas in most parking spaces either. You can fill your tank at any parking space. It is called a gas can. Why no ev's have a battery you can just carry into your apartment to recharge is a mystery.
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Tnega posted:You can fill your tank at any parking space. It is called a gas can. Why no ev's have a battery you can just carry into your apartment to recharge is a mystery. Just a guess, but it's probably because EV batteries weigh about 1000lbs.
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Seph posted:Just a guess, but it's probably because EV batteries weigh about 1000lbs. Yes, so a 50 lbs removable would be roughly equivalent to a gallon of gasoline.
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Sep 9, 2022 02:15
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I could see that working- something about the size of the battery for an ICE car, with an EV charging plug sticking out. It could certainly hold enough juice to get you to the nearest real charger
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The DOJ says that they think Trump either hid files during the raid of Mar-a-lago or kept them stored outside of the club. They say that the raid only seized a fraction of the missing documents and many more are still unaccounted for.quote:U.S. reveals more classified records may be missing in Trump probe https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-prosecutors-seek-judges-ok-continue-reviewing-trump-documents-2022-09-08/?utm_source=reddit.com
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haveblue posted:I could see that working- something about the size of the battery for an ICE car, with an EV charging plug sticking out. It could certainly hold enough juice to get you to the nearest real charger They exist, but are mostly targeted for charging-as-a-service providers or AAA-style "I ran out of charge, help!" services. These kinds of things aren't going to be useful for everyday charging needs. The answer is simple: more chargers! Stick 'em everywhere. It'll be ok. We can use stationary batteries to buffer the grid from the demand (if we need to). L2 chargers (full battery overnight) in every apartment parking spot. L3 chargers (mostly full charge in 45m-1h) at rest areas, malls, laundromats, grocery stores, whatever. If you're curious about EV charging and want to talk to a bunch of EV owners and hear their experiences, join us in the EV thread.
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Tnega posted:Yes, so a 50 lbs removable would be roughly equivalent to a gallon of gasoline. haveblue posted:I could see that working- something about the size of the battery for an ICE car, with an EV charging plug sticking out. It could certainly hold enough juice to get you to the nearest real charger You gotta get the weight down. A full jerry can also weighs around 50 pounds but holds 5 gallons of gas. But you're gonna get the weight down since that's one of the big pushes in battery development, so "jerry batteries" will probably be a thing.
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haveblue posted:I could see that working- something about the size of the battery for an ICE car, with an EV charging plug sticking out. It could certainly hold enough juice to get you to the nearest real charger https://us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-pro-portable-power-station this kind of thing exists, not specifically targeted at ev charging but for example my leaf came with a charger that can be plugged in to the 120v outlet, so it could be plugged into something like that ecoflow. It's expensive but I'm sure there's cheaper lower capacity options that would work too.
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Re: Hotswapping EV batteries. It seems like it is 100% a thing that will happen in the future, but is it currently bottle-necked by technological and engineering limitations. They're going to need to develop better and smaller batteries before it can be an actual commonly used method of charging. Even if you can do it right now with a machine/rig, there's no way that is going to be something that the average person is going to have for reasons of both cost and logistics.
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Wayne Knight posted:L2 chargers (full battery overnight) in every apartment parking spot. L3 chargers (mostly full charge in 45m-1h) at rest areas, malls, laundromats, grocery stores, whatever. I am not excited for the inevitability of my landlord installing L2 chargers, then upping rent 50%.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Re: Hotswapping EV batteries. I don't think hot-swapping will ever be a thing. It's a good idea, but I think the need to develop not only smaller but also standardized batteries will stop it from being adopted. You have different manufacturers trying different technologies and layouts. You have different classes of vehicles needing different battery capacities. Getting all of that synched up to make hot-swapping batteries a viable thing seems impossible to me in any near term. We're on our way to a world where electric cars are the norm, but they're becoming that norm because they're getting more and more like the current internal-combustion norm. So while ideas like hot-swapping batteries and inductive charging roads are really great ideas, I think we're just gonna see gas pumps replaced by charge hubs because that's easier and doesn't require changing one's relationship with their car.
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PeterWeller posted:I don't think hot-swapping will ever be a thing. It's a good idea, but I think the need to develop not only smaller but also standardized batteries will stop it from being adopted. You have different manufacturers trying different technologies and layouts. You have different classes of vehicles needing different battery capacities. Getting all of that synched up to make hot-swapping batteries a viable thing seems impossible to me in any near term. Even if they never standardized, then wouldn't brands just sell OPM swap-able batteries and other companies will make generics that fit specific models? If the technology was available and economical, I'm sure it will be offered by some people for the convenience/safety factor. Like keeping a spare tire.
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haveblue posted:It’s not like you can get gas in most parking spaces either. We just have to make it possible to recover significant range in just a few minutes at the nearest electricity station Bring back drive-in movies and carhops, with chargers at every spot.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Even if they never standardized, then wouldn't brands just sell OPM swap-able batteries and other companies will make generics that fit specific models? Blue Rhino for batteries might be a thing in places with poor infrastructure, but I think eventually efficiency and battery life will get to a place where most people will be ok with getting a 50% charge over their lunch break a few times a week if they can't charge overnight.
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Even if you improved battery technology to make them light enough and small enough for swapping to be feasible, you probably prefer to use the savings to increase range/time-between-charges instead.
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mawarannahr posted:Incidentally the lightweight text edition of CNN is a bit nicer to browse. https://lite.cnn.com/en Looks like even on the day of death the Queen is only beating Trump 6 to 5. If he'd been charged or something today the news sites would have been "Queen who?"
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Just swapping the whole ev out would probably be more practical than the battery.
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There are already hotswap EV battery companies right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGwmPcClWrE
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Tnega posted:Yes, so a 50 lbs removable would be roughly equivalent to a gallon of gasoline. A gallon of gasoline weights about 6 lbs...
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how big is a 50 pound battery?
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PhazonLink posted:how big is a 50 pound battery? Very rough guesstimate… about the size of three 12 packs.
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Unormal posted:Just swapping the whole ev out would probably be more practical than the battery. Taking ridesharing to brave new worlds.
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As a EE who specializes in power electronics, I also don't see fast-swapping batteries to ever be a thing outside tech demos. In the short term, I'm guessing the solution to charging speed it to develop better processes for recycling/refurbishing batteries, and jacking up the charge currents. The batteries will wear out much faster, but your dealer would give you a new one each year (a refurbished one which has already served multiple years in multiple vehicles). SourKraut posted:A gallon of gasoline weights about 6 lbs... Pretty sure they were referring to energy content, not weight.
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The average American male could not reliably lift 50lbs without hurting themselves
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Tnega posted:Yes, so a 50 lbs removable would be roughly equivalent to a gallon of gasoline. 50 lbs is a lot to carry. I can carry it, but I wouldn't like it and it better have handles. My mom and dad couldn't. A gallon of gas weighs 8 lbs.
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The widespread propagation of EVs requires a stronger stronger populace. The need for expansive public gyms with free memberships/access for those in the community similar to libraries has never been greater.
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Just start off with EV scooters, and then when you can OHP the scooter battery for sets of 20 you can upgrade to a car licence. If you want to drive an F150 you need to be able to deadlift 2.5xBW minimum.
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Shootings and guns in America are rapidly rocketing past the point of even being able to do a dark satire about them. Two people shot in the Uvalde Memorial Park - that was renamed to that because it is right across the street from Robb Elementary School. where the Uvalde mass shooting happened. 6 people were shot. Two of them - one adult and one child - are both in critical condition at the hospital. But, they are both alive and no reported deaths. The other 4 people who were shot at had minor or no injuries. They arrested 4 people and it is assumed that they were involved in some kind of gang activity and the people who were shot were in the crossfire/not the intended targets. https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1568019761761779714
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Cool country we live in where a town I had never heard of in my old man lifetime comes up twice in less than half a year for being the site of two completely unrelated mass shooting events. Very cool, totally normal country working just as intended.
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Veryslightlymad posted:Cool country we live in where a town I had never heard of in my old man lifetime comes up twice in less than half a year for being the site of two completely unrelated mass shooting events. Look, a small amount people make a large amount of money off of nothing being done about this and that money makes them matter more than the massive amounts of people who are constantly being hurt and dying via gun violence so as a society we have no choice but to not even bother trying any of the things that prevent this stuff from happening daily (or ever) in other countries.
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Space Cadet Omoly posted:Look, a small amount people make a large amount of money off of nothing being done about this and that money makes them matter more than the massive amounts of people who are constantly being hurt and dying via gun violence so as a society we have no choice but to not even bother trying any of the things that prevent this stuff from happening daily (or ever) in other countries. this isn't a money thing. guns aren't powerful because they're big business - they're just not, they're far less money than other industries we've been able to squash because they were bad for society. this is a cultural thing, where a large component of the united states has made it part of their ~culture~ and, due to the right-wing domination of the supreme court and some stupidity over 200 years ago, they're exporting it everywhere.
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Xand_Man posted:That's an oversimplification yeah there's a lot of money to be made in whipping up paranoia and hysteria and somehow connecting it to Low Marginal Tax Rates For The Wealthy, it's just that the actual sales of guns and ammunition are a pretty middling part of the profit there was a time when they tried to do it with tobacco but the problem is that everyone who doesn't smoke despises people who do every time they're lighting up because the smell is always irritating you, as opposed to spasms of violence that most non-gun nuts will never experience, so that didn't take as well
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