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[cbxer55]

Morgan Stanley Says $7 Trillion Needed To "Re-Wire" EV Battery Supply Chain In Multipolar World


It's dead Jim!

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Whoever it was that quoted Tesla data that their average battery still holds 90% capacity at 200k miles, you might be interested in some land I have just off the coast of California...

We take in a lot of Tesla vehicles now that there is a semi-adequate supply of Mach-E vehicles, and the first thing we have to do is plug them in to see how high they will charge. The typical 5+ year old Tesla will not get over 80% charge. Now that is not all the fault of Tesla, it is also the fault of the stupid Tesla drivers who want each day to start with 100% battery, so they charge them each night even though they should only charge 1 or 2 times per week, thus damaging the battery. Contrast that with a ICE vehicle that has no downside to having its gas tank topped off each day.

And if you are inclined to say its just a matter of training the new-to-electric-vehicles drivers not to charge every day when not needed, I remind you of this interesting fact: 50 years ago the owners manual for a typical automobile gave instructions on how to adjust valve lash. Current owners manuals give instructions not to drink the liquid from the battery.

Ive read that between 20% and 80% is best for battery life...so is it safe to say if you want the battery to last you can only use 60% of its already pathetic range?

 

[Snoranger]

And if you are inclined to say its just a matter of training the new-to-electric-vehicles drivers not to charge every day when not needed, I remind you of this interesting fact: 50 years ago the owners manual for a typical automobile gave instructions on how to adjust valve lash. Current owners manuals give instructions not to drink the liquid from the battery.

We just auctioned of an F250 with 246,xxx miles. It never had the valves adjusted, it had the plugs changed twice, and no one ever drank the battery acid. There’s absolutely no reason to put useless information like how to adjust the valves in the owners manual.

 

[rubydist]

lol, 50 years ago a lot of engines still had solid lifters that needed lash adjusted...

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

lol, 50 years ago a lot of engines still had solid lifters that needed lash adjusted...

So did the 2.8 in 83-85 Rangers.

 

[19Walt93]

Never
You know who drives in storms, people who think they know how to drive in storms.........................
They can have the streets for a few hours and let their insurance companies sort it out
Me, I will happy at home

I stay home now but when I was working the weather didn't keep me home, it didn't keep our customers home either. Working under a car with the underside covered with snow, slush, and slop isn't a good time but I grew up here and snow is just part of life.

 

[19Walt93]

We just auctioned of an F250 with 246,xxx miles. It never had the valves adjusted, it had the plugs changed twice, and no one ever drank the battery acid. There’s absolutely no reason to put useless information like how to adjust the valves in the owners manual.

It's because the lawyers "helped" write the manual. In the 70's, a man wrecked his Torino trying to outrun the cops at over 100 mph when a Firestone radial blew out. His family sued and got a multimillion dollar settlement because the owners manual didn't say it was unsafe to drive over 100 mph. And, like every other car at the time, the speedo went to 120.Notice drug ads say not to take them if you are allergic? How do you know you're allergic if you've never taken the drug?

 

[19Walt93]

What's the deal with Regina? Did I miss something?

 

[97RangerXLT]

and no one ever drank the battery acid.

That you know of...

 

[superj]

i was wondering on the regina thing too.

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

i was wondering on the regina thing too.

What's the deal with Regina? Did I miss something?

So... this is real.

This was a song funded by the Saskatchewan tourism board to encourage people to visit Regina.


Just.... give it a listen.

 

[superj]

i cannot play it at work so i will have to listen later. youtube is blocked

 

[RonD]

Well that's 2:27 min I'll never get back

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Well that's 2:27 min I'll never get back

Wait... it doesn’t make you want to experience Regina?

 

[fastpakr]

Wait... it doesn’t make you want to experience Regina?

Well... I'm no less likely than I was before.