Yes, but the sleeper cars are a great way to go. I use them all the time when I travel any distance.
Honestly, the train is by far and away the better way to travel. I'd only get on a plane now if it were a dire emergency or if I had to go overseas. Although booking a cabin on a freighter has a certain appeal. Really, you guys who live life in the fast lane where you think that you *have* to be there *now* are really missing out. Relax, get a book and take the train.
From Lego university, no doubt. Poncy git. If you want me to take you seriously, don't post as A/C
The fact is that heavy (but easily) removable packs have been designed and are in use right now. Have been for years. Not so much in consumer automobiles, but the basic systems can be adapted to cars with a bit of imagination. Easily? Perhaps not, but far from hard or impossible.
And yes, I am a mechanical / electrical engineer who deals with heavy, high current systems all the time.
It is awkward simply because it was not designed to be otherwise. For what ever reason. And, yes larger tanks are swapped. Granted, generally it's fork truck tanks, but the idea is in principal the same. It has not been done because there has not been the demand. I think that if electric is going to really make it, fast charging (under 5 minutes) or battery swapping must be done. The time to do the PROPER engineering is NOW, not after the fact.
1. Standardized battery packs can only be a good idea. Auto manufactures should develop and conform to standard packs (at least size, shape, and voltage). As battery chemistry progresses, it's not difficult to get the benefit of an upgrade. Just put it in.
2. If you run that close to the edge that you arrive at the station with little or not charge left, you are a fool. That being said, I'm sure that they could spot you with a quick (15 minute charge) so you can get to the next station or get home to do a proper charge.
3. You are not a mechanical engineer, are you? It is not really that hard to build an automated battery swapping system.
4. This is the hard bit. You would get a choice: It comes with a standard capacity (low cost) battery that the dealer/charging stations/whoever owns but you pay a small amount extra per swap. If you want a better battery that you own, then buy one outright, and charg it at you home / work / or other plug in charging station.
Perhaps. However, the driver should not be held responsible if some jackass who is not paying attention steps out in front of the car. The entire 'pedestrians always has the right of way' is completely asinine. It boggles the mind.
Well, the simple way it to get an electric car now, that does not have the noise. They rarely make people retrofit this kind of crap into older cars or cars made before the law went into effect.
Personally, if enough people get run over by silent electric cars they will eventually learn to actually LOOK before stepping in to the streets. If not, oh well. Darwinism at it's finest.
Well, really it would be better to find a bomb first, but they have proved that they can't do that. However, the reaction was appropriate (up to a point) for finding a suspicious device.
I hate to admit it, but I'd have to agree on this. They did exactly what I would want them to do. However, I'd have stopped short of arresting to poor bastard who let the thing on the plane. A harmless device and a honest mistake. It could happen to anyone, and it has happened to me.
I left my hat on a plane. I realized it as soon as I got through the gate. I informed the gate lacky and they called up the flight crew. They could not find it (even though I told them exactly where it was), after a bit of haggling with the guy at the gate, I was allowed to re-board the plane (with out escort) and retrieve my hat. The unescorted bit confused me a little. Still does.
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Yes, but the sleeper cars are a great way to go. I use them all the time when I travel any distance.
Honestly, the train is by far and away the better way to travel. I'd only get on a plane now if it were a dire emergency or if I had to go overseas. Although booking a cabin on a freighter has a certain appeal. Really, you guys who live life in the fast lane where you think that you *have* to be there *now* are really missing out. Relax, get a book and take the train.
True...
3. I am! And yes! it really is that hard!
From Lego university, no doubt. Poncy git. If you want me to take you seriously, don't post as A/C
The fact is that heavy (but easily) removable packs have been designed and are in use right now. Have been for years. Not so much in consumer automobiles, but the basic systems can be adapted to cars with a bit of imagination. Easily? Perhaps not, but far from hard or impossible.
And yes, I am a mechanical / electrical engineer who deals with heavy, high current systems all the time.
That and the fact that if you unplugged my car, I can guarantee that something 'bad' would most certainly happen to your car.
Many people who suffer from 'Range Anxiety' also have small penises.
It is awkward simply because it was not designed to be otherwise. For what ever reason. And, yes larger tanks are swapped. Granted, generally it's fork truck tanks, but the idea is in principal the same. It has not been done because there has not been the demand. I think that if electric is going to really make it, fast charging (under 5 minutes) or battery swapping must be done. The time to do the PROPER engineering is NOW, not after the fact.
Actually, it's not all that stupid.
1. Standardized battery packs can only be a good idea. Auto manufactures should develop and conform to standard packs (at least size, shape, and voltage). As battery chemistry progresses, it's not difficult to get the benefit of an upgrade. Just put it in.
2. If you run that close to the edge that you arrive at the station with little or not charge left, you are a fool. That being said, I'm sure that they could spot you with a quick (15 minute charge) so you can get to the next station or get home to do a proper charge.
3. You are not a mechanical engineer, are you? It is not really that hard to build an automated battery swapping system.
4. This is the hard bit. You would get a choice: It comes with a standard capacity (low cost) battery that the dealer/charging stations/whoever owns but you pay a small amount extra per swap. If you want a better battery that you own, then buy one outright, and charg it at you home / work / or other plug in charging station.
It's not rocket science people.
It should have read that 'Obama is a twit"...
They just got it wrong.
Yes, I do.
Dip Shit..
It can only take a single action to make a hero. Not his ability to operate machinery.
This man is a hero.
No shit.
What could possibly go wrong?
That and Zuckerberg is a complete moron. Rich. But a moron anyway.
Since I volunteer in a railway museum, I don't need no stinkin' full size train simulator!
Mmmmmm. Long pig.
Ewwww. Water condensed from Anonymous Cowards. How gross.
I seem to recall a story about a distillery in Scotland that used urine from diabetics because if the high sugar content. Also somewhat gross.
My digital camera is an SLR, it makes noise because that is the way it works.
My other digital camera makes no noise at all.
Steam locomotive.
Perhaps. However, the driver should not be held responsible if some jackass who is not paying attention steps out in front of the car. The entire 'pedestrians always has the right of way' is completely asinine. It boggles the mind.
Well, the simple way it to get an electric car now, that does not have the noise. They rarely make people retrofit this kind of crap into older cars or cars made before the law went into effect.
Personally, if enough people get run over by silent electric cars they will eventually learn to actually LOOK before stepping in to the streets. If not, oh well. Darwinism at it's finest.
But someone hired you, didn't they?
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!
Sorry, I could not resist.
Well, really it would be better to find a bomb first, but they have proved that they can't do that. However, the reaction was appropriate (up to a point) for finding a suspicious device.
The simple fact it that TSA *is* useless. The flight crew knows that as well. So, it makes some sense that the flight crew may well be alarmed.
I hate to admit it, but I'd have to agree on this. They did exactly what I would want them to do. However, I'd have stopped short of arresting to poor bastard who let the thing on the plane. A harmless device and a honest mistake. It could happen to anyone, and it has happened to me.
I left my hat on a plane. I realized it as soon as I got through the gate. I informed the gate lacky and they called up the flight crew. They could not find it (even though I told them exactly where it was), after a bit of haggling with the guy at the gate, I was allowed to re-board the plane (with out escort) and retrieve my hat. The unescorted bit confused me a little. Still does.
This still does not make like TSA any less.