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silverwhistle

EVandPV wrote: »

Try telling this guy at post #64. 🙄

I shouldn't bother. It's rare to get a poster that so many have on ignore..

EVandPV

silverwhistle wrote: »

I shouldn't bother. It's rare to get a poster that so many have on ignore..

Ah, the forum troll. Thought as much.

Martyn1981

Article here on BEV's and national grids. It uses Denmark as an example to assess the viability / capabilities.

Also a small mention of Nissan and V2G, which interested me, as I was chatting on Tuesday with one of the installers that put Bobby Llewellyn's V2G system in.

The step from this manual approach to a more automated intelligent approach is straightforward. The cars, the chargers, and the electricity metering equipment are getting smarter and mostly ready to take over. This report from Maisy.com on Nissan’s experiment on V2G (Vehicle to Grid) power management is very clear on this: “Residential peak period loads can be completely offset with an EV market share of only 10%!” But even just managing charging without having the cars work as a virtual power plant should be enough to prevent any problems on existing grids.

[My bold. M.]

Can The Grid Handle Charging EVs At Every Home? Let’s Use Denmark As A Model Country & Find Out

joefizz

Martyn1981 wrote: »

Not sure how you'd cope on UK roads, carparks etc with a full size pickup, these things are monsters compared to the mid-size we are used to like Hi-lux's Ranger's, LS200's etc..

You cant really unless you use motorhome parking places or go shopping at 24hr places in the middle of the night. Its why I went for a SWB transit camper, can still fit in most uk/ireland parking bays.
A mate bought a H2 Hummer over in England. Had it about a month before realising he couldnt use it anywhere other than home and work. Sold it back to the dealer at a massive loss and I mean massive. I had a go in one in Canada and they were even big for there but with truck parking its doable. I think the phrase I used to describe it was 'uncalled for' ;-)


One thing really does confuse me about certain EVs. Why not have charging ports front and back (I know some do). Its a bug bear with my mates Tesla 3 but I know why they did it (reverse parking only allowed in certain places in the US - yes really)
Its just an electrical connection and socket and its not really saving that much in terms of cost.

ABrass

Not entirely true. As soon as you out in two sockets you've also got to plan for when someone connects both at once.

Every bit of extra complexity you can eliminate the better.

joefizz

ABrass wrote: »

Not entirely true. As soon as you out in two sockets you've also got to plan for when someone connects both at once.

Every bit of extra complexity you can eliminate the better.

Seriously?

ABrass

Seriously. You're adding another cable run, something Tesla are working hard to reduce. Changing the body panels and adding another point of failure. Then working out how the power electronics would handle it and the updates to the app and in car dashboard aren't free.

All told it increases complexity for a nice to have. Tesla will absolutely do that, if they think it's nice enough. I think it'd be nice to have, but not important.

Martyn1981

Well, I'm close to shutting up about the Cybertruck now (I promise), but thought I 'd share some of the 'stuff' I've been watching from US news (business sections) and some of the vlogs.

To my surprise, the truck isn't getting the usual Tesla FUD on the news, in fact the comments have been pretty positive, perhaps because of the price. Also, there seems to be a strong side belief that the smashed glass was just a publicity stunt to get additional news coverage (not sure about that).

Lots of coverage about the reservations, now 250k+, the free marketing the truck will garner for Tesla, and the positive impact it should have by forcing other truck manufacturers to lift their game.

And a lot of mickey taking of Ford, who have now 'lost twice' in the tug of war battle by first challenging Elon to a rematch (posted by a senior Ford exec), but when Elon responded with 'bring it on', a more senior Ford exec said it was just a tongue in cheek comment, and they didn't want to get involved in these bizarre stunts ....... two nil?

One comment to a vlogger, from a guy who runs a small fleet of vehicles for his business was also interesting, suggesting it was a no-brainer, given the cheaper running costs, maintenance, and side issues, such as the space and cost savings of not lugging a portable gennie around, and the damage to said gennie and workers when mishandled.

Personally, the looks are starting to grow on me, but I still expect it to scare animals and young children when it gets released out into the wild.

ASavvyBuyer

Used values climbing for electric cars

1961Nick

I think everyone initially looked at the Cybertruck as a 'lifestyle' vehicle rather than a 'utility' vehicle. It's true that many trucks are bought to make a statement, but there's also a vast number bought to do a job. As a working vehicle, the Cybertruck seems to do everything better than it's peers & without paying a premium.

The designers appear to have looked at everything a truck is supposed to do & then engineered the Cybertruck to do it much better. Many of the traditional truck drawbacks have been completely engineered out ... integral ramp, load cover etc.

It may actually turn out to be a game changer & maybe Ford should worry about the impact on F150 sales.