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 Topic: Long range EVs |
Slim
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 Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sat Oct 05, 24 11:33 am Subject: Long range EVs |
Yes, but a smart EV charger may also cost about $1000 more than a dumb one.....
And if you are aiming to schedule your charging, most new EVs can do that through their app, or just the actual interfa ... |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Slim
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Fri Oct 04, 24 1:10 pm Subject: Long range EVs |
It's all the same factors that affect fuel efficiency, but it's probably just more noticeable when you're looking at the information on the EV dash.
Fast accelerations, sustained driving above 50 mp ... |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Slim
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Fri Oct 04, 24 10:30 am Subject: Long range EVs |
You might find miles per kwh to be a useful metric.
My car (Ioniq 5) averages around 4 miles per kwh.
Just like ICE cars, that number can be a fair bit lower or a fair bit higher depending upon con ... |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Slim
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Oct 03, 24 10:13 am Subject: Long range EVs |
Attempting to post a screenshot here.....
Attach file opens up a new tab, but when I attempt to upload it just shows that tab refreshed and back to defaults.... Maybe just not disable from phone? |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Slim
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Oct 03, 24 10:09 am Subject: Long range EVs |
You could absolutely track it, but I don't think most bother.
My car has an associated phone app that is showing me the total energy used for the four most recent trips. Those were all run off of ch ... |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Slim
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Sep 18, 24 10:20 am Subject: Long range EVs |
Don't forget to try to get median as well as mean.
The answer isn't in the middle if we are considering climate |
| Topic: this years tomatoes |
Slim
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Sep 13, 24 8:16 pm Subject: this years tomatoes |
| It's not global. My property is awash in a huge diversity of insect life. So it's clearly a privilege that can't be enjoyed by all, but if you're surrounded with native woodlands and plant a bunch of ... |
| Topic: Sweet Corn problem - any ideas |
Slim
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Sep 03, 24 1:27 pm Subject: Sweet Corn problem - any ideas |
| With all of the blossom end rot symptoms, you likely have had inconsistent or extreme soil moisture conditions |
| Topic: Cover Crops - Aerial Seeding |
Slim
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Fri Aug 30, 24 10:26 pm Subject: Cover Crops - Aerial Seeding |
| That's a combine harvesting grain corn. Corn for dairy is typically harvested with a chopper and ensiled |
| Topic: Cover Crops - Aerial Seeding |
Slim
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Fri Aug 30, 24 9:49 am Subject: Cover Crops - Aerial Seeding |
| We have short day corn here, but at least in the northern parts of the Northeast not enough time to really get a good overwinter crop after it. At least that's the excuse some farmers use. I think we' ... |
| Topic: Cover Crops - Aerial Seeding |
Slim
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Thu Aug 29, 24 11:13 am Subject: Cover Crops - Aerial Seeding |
| It's a practice with history. Particularly well suited for areas growing a lot of silage corn for dairy cows. The corn gets harvested so late that there's often not enough time for good cover crop est ... |
| Topic: EV and short journeys |
Slim
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Fri Aug 23, 24 10:34 am Subject: EV and short journeys |
| Plug in hybrids don't require a plug in any more than non plug-ins, they just make more sense if you can plug in regularly |
| Topic: EV and short journeys |
Slim
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Aug 21, 24 10:27 am Subject: EV and short journeys |
If you're needing an EV that can occasionally do long runs, than you're not actually looking for one that is only up to short runs.....
It's either one that has battery capacity, fast charging capa ... |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
Slim
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Fri Aug 16, 24 12:38 am Subject: Long range EVs |
I could do a 500 mile road trip in my EV with only about a 25 minute stop at a rapid charger.
It's almost less time than I'd like for a trip that long.... |
| Topic: solar panels |
Slim
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Aug 15, 24 9:52 am Subject: solar panels |
They certainly make money. There's are typically more expensive than others.
And others can absolutely be used as a backup power supply during a power outage, provided the system can be disconnected ... |
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