Don't know what size generator it takes, but that's what I would do if forced to drive one. We were doing a building job with a little Honda 3500 running a sump pump for about a week straight. The small amount of gas it used in that week, it might be better mileage than an ICE IF you could get by with that small a generator. Does anyone know what the size required would be? I thank God life hasn't gotten that bad yet to have to find out. Jerry
The generator is a last resort backup. Otherwise they always charge at a station which they refuse to accept comes from fossil fuel. Bunch a stupid bastards.
It takes more than a small generator. A Honda Prius hybrid engine is (121 HP @ 5200) is almost as big as a Toyota Corolla engine (140 HP @ 6200). Running a Tesla on a gas generator would take a similar size engine. A smaller generator can extend your range, or recharge while camping in the wilderness. It can't buy you freedom from a charge station.
The Tesla is small, very lightweight, and aerodynamic to the last degree; I'm surprised that they found someone that agreed to put a trailer hitch on the back and I'd guess the range lost by that load is substantial. And the shocks will go soon.
Anyone remember the EV1 parallel (diesel) hybrid’s...??? I meet a Senior Chief in Atlanta that was leasing one...80mpg... He loved that damn car and was pissed when they recalled them... took them to the desert and crushed them....
although funny and sort of food for thought, a dear brother patriot who works in electrical transmission and knows - doesn't speculate - knows, our power grid (Pacific Intertie, the Intermountain, Texas, etc.) is essentially at or just above, capacity. Electric cars, the Green Scam - not close to reality, not feasible now, and WON'T BE without extensive improvement in infrastructure over the next decades... brother Kenny, we don't call him lineman because it 'sounds cool'... Original Grandpa
Even if the electric transmission infrastructure is doubled (guess the cost of that) and suddenly all opposition to nuclear power is gone and we build them at the same rate as the Chinese, then I'd still not be interested in buying one of them since I don't have the time to sit around waiting for the damn things to charge and the replacement cost of the batteries after ten years exceeds the 'savings' in gasoline over that time. But it's all BS since there isn't enough lithium and rare earth metals to build an EV for everyone that has a ICE now. Bottom line, they want to take our cars and trucks away and with it our freedom.
A couple of years back a photo made the rounds, a window unit duct taped in the window of a Monte Carlo or such, with a generator, as an example of redneck engineering.
There was a van running around town a few years ago that had a home window unit in the back door and a generator on a trailer behind it running to power it. I came out of the Doctors office and could hear a small engine running in the parking lot and looked around and found it parked there. I'd see it at stop lights and you'd hear the generator running. wilbill
I'm gonna start selling rooftop suction cup wind turbines for teslas only. (Exclusivity sells) Wireless, the latest tricknology. They work on hope. Trust me, not a gimmick, they're going fast. www.flybynightindustries.com
Must have gone out of state to obtain the generator because small gas engines are not for sale in California.
ReplyDeleteWhat every electric car in California looks like....
ReplyDeleteThat's going to be one big interesting rear-ender.
ReplyDeleteDon't know what size generator it takes, but that's what I would do if forced to drive one. We were doing a building job with a little Honda 3500 running a sump pump for about a week straight. The small amount of gas it used in that week, it might be better mileage than an ICE IF you could get by with that small a generator. Does anyone know what the size required would be?
ReplyDeleteI thank God life hasn't gotten that bad yet to have to find out.
Jerry
The generator is a last resort backup. Otherwise they always charge at a station which they refuse to accept comes from fossil fuel. Bunch a stupid bastards.
ReplyDeleteYou ingrate. You should thank Gaia that your betters deign to pass their superior knowledge to you. For they are kind.
DeleteIt takes more than a small generator. A Honda Prius hybrid engine is (121 HP @ 5200) is almost as big as a Toyota Corolla engine (140 HP @ 6200). Running a Tesla on a gas generator would take a similar size engine. A smaller generator can extend your range, or recharge while camping in the wilderness. It can't buy you freedom from a charge station.
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The Tesla is small, very lightweight, and aerodynamic to the last degree; I'm surprised that they found someone that agreed to put a trailer hitch on the back and I'd guess the range lost by that load is substantial. And the shocks will go soon.
ReplyDeleteAnyone remember the EV1 parallel (diesel) hybrid’s...???
ReplyDeleteI meet a Senior Chief in Atlanta that was leasing one...80mpg...
He loved that damn car and was pissed when they recalled them...
took them to the desert and crushed them....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1
Ed357
although funny and sort of food for thought, a dear brother patriot who works in electrical transmission and knows - doesn't speculate - knows, our power grid (Pacific Intertie, the Intermountain, Texas, etc.) is essentially at or just above, capacity. Electric cars, the Green Scam - not close to reality, not feasible now, and WON'T BE without extensive improvement in infrastructure over the next decades... brother Kenny, we don't call him lineman because it 'sounds cool'...
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Even if the electric transmission infrastructure is doubled (guess the cost of that) and suddenly all opposition to nuclear power is gone and we build them at the same rate as the Chinese, then I'd still not be interested in buying one of them since I don't have the time to sit around waiting for the damn things to charge and the replacement cost of the batteries after ten years exceeds the 'savings' in gasoline over that time.
DeleteBut it's all BS since there isn't enough lithium and rare earth metals to build an EV for everyone that has a ICE now.
Bottom line, they want to take our cars and trucks away and with it our freedom.
A couple of years back a photo made the rounds, a window unit duct taped in the window of a Monte Carlo or such, with a generator, as an example of redneck engineering.
ReplyDeleteThere was a van running around town a few years ago that had a home window unit in the back door and a generator on a trailer behind it running to power it. I came out of the Doctors office and could hear a small engine running in the parking lot and looked around and found it parked there. I'd see it at stop lights and you'd hear the generator running.
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I'm gonna start selling rooftop suction cup wind turbines for teslas only. (Exclusivity sells) Wireless, the latest tricknology. They work on hope. Trust me, not a gimmick, they're going fast.
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The hypochrisy is strong in them Luke.
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