Posted on 03/05/2016 5:37:36 AM PST by AU72
I know a lot of people (mostly libs) who brought a Prius or other hybrid. I don't know anyone who is a repeat buyer.
Here in the snow belt, nobody buys an electric car. I have seen a grand total of two Chevy Volt, and zero Nissan Leaf, or Tesla anything.
No one in their right mind buys an electric car around here. The closest you’ll see is a hybrid, and even damned few of those.
The 220 in your home is 2 110 volt hots and a ground and/or neutral... neither line is a true 220.. if they where your house would have 440 volts.
Could have got a tdi from vw for 50+ mpg and free money from vw..
It seems that that you, and others, are right on this. Thanks for the corrections. I still think it was a good article.
I like American Thinker articles because, for one thing, the authors seem to think a little. We get new and different ideas. The occasional down-side is a lack of review and editing.
To tap 440v you need to climb the pole and wear thick rubber gloves too.
The high-voltage AC power distribution system is fairly efficient, that’s why we use it, I really doubt 66% losses.
“there is a stepdown station where the 440 voltage in the transmission lines is converted to 220 volts.”
Say what? Typically distribution is 4800 to 13,200 volts then is stepped down to 220/240 volts single phase and routed into your meter along with a “neutral” wire from the tub on the pole. Transmission can run as high as 480,000 volts or higher for transmission over long distances.
Old news...Rush has mentioned these same things for years. Electric cars are for limited niche markets.
My impression is that wind and solar are negligible sources of electricity and should remain so for the foreseeable future.
We force-fed solar panels onto some government installations in the 1970s. They since broke, leaked all over the place, and were removed. They made no economic sense at the time. I doubt they make economic sense today.
Remove mandates and subsidies and I think most of the existing wind and solar will go away. But I'm willing to put it to the test!
I own a Tesla. No yearly service required. After 500,000 miles, YES, 500,000 miles i will need the bearings replaced. No oil change. All I replace is washer fluid.
It costs about 8.00 to fully charge. I use the free Tesla pumps so I spend no money for fuel. Granted, the price for gas is low, at this time. Plugging my car inside my garage, if needed, certainly beats going to a gas station.
Prius is powered 100% by gasoline. It’s just very efficient at using that gas. It does not rely on the electrical grid.
Hybrids, like electrics, generally aren’t worth their premium for typical use, but the tech is pretty cool and reliable. They have the same appeal as other upscale/luxury vehicles.
Me too, how about the guy down the street from me with two, count them, TWO Volts.
So, you admit that the power coming from the utility pole and going into your home is 2 legs of 110. Which is exactly what AU72 was saying.
You only get 220 because the 2 legs are each 110 and used in conjunction for devices requiring 220.
Let's put it this way. If you have 2 12-volt batteries and you connect them in series to power a device needing 24 volts, does that (somehow magically) make each battery 24 volts ?
“I know a lot of people (mostly libs) who brought a Prius or other hybrid. I don’t know anyone who is a repeat buyer.”
Describes my brother-in-law. He acted smugly superior when he bought it. He’s since indicated he won’t be a repeat buyer. Makes one wonder.
But, he’s only got a 5 mile commute to work. I have a sales territory and routinely drive 200-300 miles a day. Imagine how my efficiency would plummet if I had to stop every 45 miles for a 6 hour recharge.
Very true. As a percentage of disposable income, we today are paying the lowest food costs in the world, and the lowest in American history. The farmgate price of the commodities in the American grocery basked is less than 14 cents on the dollar.
Americans are buying many things other than food with our grocery dollars. First and foremost, we are buying access, with a mind-boggling marketing system that gives us 24/7 access to an historically unprecedented global cornucopia. We are buying fresh fruits and vegetables out of season, variety, freshness, taste, and food safety. We are buying convenience, with an ever-increasing array of ready to eat prepared foods. Over 40 percent of our food is purchased at restaurants, which is the ultimate in convenience. An upscale fraction of consumers also purchases foods as a status symbol -- the Whole Foods/Starbucks crowd, for whom overcharging is part of the attraction -- and others pay a premium for "natural" and "organic" and "locally grown" foods as a matter of religious ritual and political correctness.
Any American complaining about rising food costs has ample opportunity to save a LOT of money by shopping more intelligently and doing more of his own food preparation.
What’s your point?
I use ONE leg for 110.
I use TWO legs for 220.
Pretty clear.
I knew solar was completely inefficient but didn’t hear that part of it.
The other one is how much less efficient a dirty solar panel is. I wonder how many of these poor saps journey up on the roof every couple weeks to wash their panels and get a tan.
Did you reply to the wrong Freeper?
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