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Sir lastnail Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 30923 Gender:	Tesla to produce Semi Truck to kill off Diesel Jun 6^th, 2017 at 1:43pm Juliars worst nightmare !! The neigh-sayers said that it could not be done Greenie propaganda eh !! Put this in your pipe and smoke it LOL
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Re: Tesla to produce Semi Truck to kill off Diesel
Reply #1 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 1:53pm

SLostNail,

you are losing it with your gross lack of technical know how.

There are already electric buses operating somewhere in Europe.

I realize any technical discussion wood be all Greek to you but the difficulty with ALL electric vehicles is the recharging when the battery goes flat.

No doubt you will quickly fire back and say that Greenies recharge their electric cars overnite with their solar panels.

Wallowing in Greenie ignorance is briefly amusing but one soon grows tired of it.

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Reply #2 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 1:55pm

juliar wrote on Jun 6^th, 2017 at 1:53pm:

SLostNail,

you are losing it with your gross lack of technical know how.

There are already electric buses operating somewhere in Europe.

I realize any technical discussion wood be all Greek to you but the difficulty with ALL electric vehicles is the recharging when the battery goes flat.

No doubt you will quickly fire back and say that Greenies recharge their electric cars overnite with their solar panels.

Wallowing in Greenie ignorance is briefly amusing but one soon grows tired of it.

In case you hadn't kept up with current events Tesla already has a major recharging network across the USA and many other countries such as china and parts of Europe. Of course aussies being "early adopters of technology" are dragging their feet as usual Cheesy

LOL

Also the Tindo bus service in SA has been charging off renewable energy for years Wink

http://reneweconomy.com.au/adelaide-creates-worlds-first-solar-powered-public-tr...

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Re: Tesla to produce Semi Truck to kill off Diesel
Reply #3 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 2:09pm

SirLostN,

dream on. Try recharging a Tesla at Alice Springs with solar panels - leave a week free to do it.

The absurdity is that coal power is used to recharge most electric cars.

Imagine the thrill of a flat battery in the Blue Mountains or somewhere remote. U can't just call the NRMA for a jump start.

Like I said dream on.

What happened in SA when they had the blackout ?

SA is TOTALLY dependent on the link to Victorian coal power stations. so U R talking thru your hat but then Greenies...

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Reply #4 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 2:11pm

juliar wrote on Jun 6^th, 2017 at 2:09pm:

SirLostN,

dream on. Try recharging a Tesla at Alice Springs with solar panels - leave a week free to do it.

The absurdity is that coal power is used to recharge most electric cars.

Imagine the thrill of a flat battery in the Blue Mountains or somewhere remote. U can't just call the NRMA for a jump start.

Like I said dream on.

I imagine its a bit like running out of petrol to be honest. If you plan ahead no problems.

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Reply #5 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 2:52pm

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.............Nikola Motor Company has just unveiled a huge class 8 truck (as big as they get) that's powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, claiming it will have an operational range of as much as 1,200 miles (1,900km) when it's released in 2020.

The Nikola One, which is designed for long-haul good transport across a large landmass, will, according to its creators, be able to travel between 800 and 1,200 miles on a single tank of fuel, while delivering over 1,000 horsepower and 2,000 foot-pounds of torque.

If these claims are true, it will provide nearly double the power of the current generation of diesel-powered semis/articulated lorries.

Is Elon Musk serious about the Tesla Lorry?It runs on a fully electric drivetrain powered by high-density lithium batteries, which are charged on the go by a hydrogen fuel cell...........

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/12/nikola-hydrogen-fuel-cell-truck/

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Reply #6 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 2:55pm

juliar wrote on Jun 6^th, 2017 at 2:09pm:

SirLostN,

dream on. Try recharging a Tesla at Alice Springs with solar panels - leave a week free to do it.

The absurdity is that coal power is used to recharge most electric cars.

Imagine the thrill of a flat battery in the Blue Mountains or somewhere remote. U can't just call the NRMA for a jump start.

Like I said dream on.

What happened in SA when they had the blackout ?

SA is TOTALLY dependent on the link to Victorian coal power stations. so U R talking thru your hat but then Greenies...

The funny part about it is that for all of your negative opinions about it people are still buying their EV's Wink

As for coal fired power only 20% of the grid is powered by coal these days. Get with the program will you.

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Reply #7 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 2:55pm

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................Toyota's Project Portal truck, which uses an electric motor that puts out over 670 horsepower and 1,325 pound-feet of torque, doesn't need a transmission with a bunch of ratios. In fact, it has just one – its fixed ratio of 15.5:1 allows it to pull up to 80,000 pounds at American highway speeds. And, as the video up above demonstrates, Project Portal is (relatively) quick from a dead stop, out drag racing a conventional diesel-powered truck with a similar 35,000-pound load...........

http://www.autoblog.com/2017/04/23/toyota-project-portal-hydrogen-semi-drag-race...

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Re: Tesla to produce Semi Truck to kill off Diesel
Reply #8 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 2:56pm

Sprintcyclist wrote on Jun 6^th, 2017 at 2:52pm:

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.............Nikola Motor Company has just unveiled a huge class 8 truck (as big as they get) that's powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, claiming it will have an operational range of as much as 1,200 miles (1,900km) when it's released in 2020.

The Nikola One, which is designed for long-haul good transport across a large landmass, will, according to its creators, be able to travel between 800 and 1,200 miles on a single tank of fuel, while delivering over 1,000 horsepower and 2,000 foot-pounds of torque.

If these claims are true, it will provide nearly double the power of the current generation of diesel-powered semis/articulated lorries.

Is Elon Musk serious about the Tesla Lorry?It runs on a fully electric drivetrain powered by high-density lithium batteries, which are charged on the go by a hydrogen fuel cell...........

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/12/nikola-hydrogen-fuel-cell-truck/

Still got to create and pay for the hydrogen and the infrastructure is big $$$. Roof top solar energy is free Wink

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Its time Gold Member Offline Boot libs out Posts: 25639 Gender:	Re: Tesla to produce Semi Truck to kill off Diesel Reply #9 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 3:12pm The Tesla has a range of 480km off one charge which is more than adequate to ferry one to work and back all week , as solar batteries decrease in price the uptake of electric cars will boom as much as house hold solar power is now , and it's boom boom booming rtards and nothing will stop its progress
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Re: Tesla to produce Semi Truck to kill off Diesel
Reply #10 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 3:17pm

Its time wrote on Jun 6^th, 2017 at 3:12pm:

The Tesla has a range of 480km off one charge which is more than adequate to ferry one to work and back all week , as solar batteries decrease in price the uptake of electric cars will boom as much as house hold solar power is now , and it's boom boom booming rtards and nothing will stop its progress

No doubt juliar needs to travel 481km so Tesla should stop its production line and close its factory now Cheesy

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Its time Gold Member Offline Boot libs out Posts: 25639 Gender:	Re: Tesla to produce Semi Truck to kill off Diesel Reply #11 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 3:20pm Coal is ding dong dead
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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21533 Gender:	Re: Tesla to produce Semi Truck to kill off Diesel Reply #12 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 4:16pm Sounds like just the ticket for trans Australia goods delivery.
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Reply #13 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 4:26pm

Sir lastnail wrote on Jun 6^th, 2017 at 2:55pm:

As for coal fired power only 20% of the grid is powered by coal these days. Get with the program will you.

"How will the Grid transform itself to achieve greater Integration of Renewables?
This is an international focus. The 2015 IRENA Technology Brief indicated renewable energy could provide an average of 44% of global energy by 2030. While the IEA projections were lower at 30%, they reached 48% by 2050.

http://www.energynetworks.com.au/sites/default/files/04102016_john_bradley_all_e...

That seems far short of a current 80%. Perhaps you were quoting nameplate capacity, rather than despatchable power.

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TheFunPolice Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9009 waggawagga Gender:	Re: Tesla to produce Semi Truck to kill off Diesel Reply #14 - Jun 6^th, 2017 at 5:35pm lee wrote on Jun 6^th, 2017 at 4:16pm: Sounds like just the ticket for trans Australia goods delivery. They will do more rail!
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