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View Poll Results: Are electric vehicles the future of American personal travel?
Yes 202 44.99%
No 247 55.01%
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Old 05-25-2023, 09:57 AM
 
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well on another note....Porsche is making synthetic gasoline for cars....out of water and air

hydrogen in water and carbon dioxide in the air = methanol

Methanol with the exact same molecular structure as conventional gasoline

Here's How Porsche Plans To Keep Internal Combustion Alive
While still some years away from mass production, Porsche's synthetic fuels secure a carbon-free future for the traditional internal combustion engine


https://www.topspeed.com/heres-how-p...bustion-alive/
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Old 05-25-2023, 10:43 AM
 
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There is also science that CO2 and other greenhouse gases cause warming of our seas and atmosphere, so any analysis of vehicles needs to consider that impact. What people "think" many times differs from actual facts.
And thank goodness for those greenhouse gases! Otherwise we'd be a barren, frozen wasteland! We could all use a little more "global warming." It's far too cold in a lot of places on Earth.

Also, yes it certainly matters what people "think." That usually influences what they BUY. Unless, of course, you want to be a dictator.
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Old 05-25-2023, 10:45 AM
 
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well on another note....Porsche is making synthetic gasoline for cars....out of water and air

hydrogen in water and carbon dioxide in the air = methanol

Methanol with the exact same molecular structure as conventional gasoline

Here's How Porsche Plans To Keep Internal Combustion Alive
While still some years away from mass production, Porsche's synthetic fuels secure a carbon-free future for the traditional internal combustion engine


https://www.topspeed.com/heres-how-p...bustion-alive/
Haha. These articles crack me up. In 2022, 94% of new car purchases were of the internal combustion engine type. Yet people are writing as if it needs to be "kept alive."

These enviro people have made up their own dream world and think we are actually living in it!
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Old 05-25-2023, 05:50 PM
 
Location: Lincoln County Road or Armageddon
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well on another note....Porsche is making synthetic gasoline for cars....out of water and air

hydrogen in water and carbon dioxide in the air = methanol

Methanol with the exact same molecular structure as conventional gasoline

Here's How Porsche Plans To Keep Internal Combustion Alive
While still some years away from mass production, Porsche's synthetic fuels secure a carbon-free future for the traditional internal combustion engine


https://www.topspeed.com/heres-how-p...bustion-alive/

I think something like this or a H2 fuel cell/electric combination is the future of transportation. I don't think EVs with the lithium batteries and the ridiculous charging times are ever going to replace ICE vehicles.
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Old 05-25-2023, 05:56 PM
 
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well on another note....Porsche is making synthetic gasoline for cars....out of water and air

hydrogen in water and carbon dioxide in the air = methanol

Methanol with the exact same molecular structure as conventional gasoline

Here's How Porsche Plans To Keep Internal Combustion Alive
While still some years away from mass production, Porsche's synthetic fuels secure a carbon-free future for the traditional internal combustion engine


https://www.topspeed.com/heres-how-p...bustion-alive/
Never gave one a thought. Never liked the body style.
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Old 06-03-2023, 07:11 AM
 
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Here's the problem: Does anyone in the year 2022, 20 years into the "electric" generation, look at a Tesla or a Prius, then look at say a Corvette and an F150, and say "wow, there's a clear, massive functionality increase? I doubt it, in fact I'd bet most people would say it's a functionality decrease, and a hassle increase.

Really? On a long, multi-day trip, can you plug-in your gas powered F150 at a park charging station and run your vehicle AC all night? I didn't think so. Have fun sweating all night.
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Old 06-03-2023, 07:19 AM
 
Location: Morrison, CO
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Really? On a long, multi-day trip, can you plug-in your gas powered F150 at a park charging station and run your vehicle AC all night? I didn't think so. Have fun sweating all night.
How many people sleep in their vehicles?
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Old 06-03-2023, 09:22 AM
 
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How many people sleep in their vehicles?
Never driven through a Rest Area at night?
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Old 06-03-2023, 09:25 AM
 
Location: Morrison, CO
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Never driven through a Rest Area at night?
Truckers is for the most part what I see.
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Old 06-03-2023, 09:37 AM
 
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Truckers is for the most part what I see.

Then you went to the wrong side.


Rest Areas always have people sleeping in all manners of vehicles. I do it. No point in paying $100+ for a hotel room that you're only going to be in for six hours. Plus there's the time lost in finding said hotel, checking in/out, etc. And then driving back because you forgot something, LOL. But seriously, it's a massive waste of time and money. The ability to be able to run AC all night at a charging station is brilliant actually.
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