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blackstangt said:
I like that. It's more honest.
You've seen Dimitri Martin, I take it? :wink:
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I like that. It's more honest.
You've seen Dimitri Martin, I take it? :wink:
blackstangt
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I was hoping someone would get that, yea I got that from him. He's really funny.
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two quick thoughts has any one heard of these solar panels not made from silicon that only cost .03 a watt to make verses .30 cents to make they are supposted to be being shipped to wholsalers now but i cant find them if this is true a 200 watt panel that costs 1000 retail should go for 100 a couple of those and you could charge at home.
second point how about a electric plug on a coin operated meter like a parking meter put them in parks or maby gas stations or anywere they put a bike parking area maby charge double the electric rate so the owner has incentive to put it in think of it as a electricity vending machine.
second point how about a electric plug on a coin operated meter like a parking meter put them in parks or maby gas stations or anywere they put a bike parking area maby charge double the electric rate so the owner has incentive to put it in think of it as a electricity vending machine.
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truckerzero said:
I've seen that on an ev commercial, and that's why I said pay with coins earlier. Just pay a little more at the parking meter.
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what about public parks at pavillons ment for public use plus your taxes pay the electric bill
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truckerzero said:
people would call it socialist, but it might work.
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hey its a public place ive paid for it and ive seen people plug a electric grill in to it before and i know that uses more power than my charger!
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truckerzero said:
Very true, I guess it's the same as offering tax incentives, or even stoplights...
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the library art gallery and lot's o public places have plugs. I never ask and i'm putting together a public google map of free vancouver plugs
dogman dan
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Not so many places to plug in around here, but ice machines and coke machines usually mean a plug. Problem is, even a half hour of charge only gets you a few thousand feet further down the road. Once you have a battery that can take a full charge in 15 minuites, different story. Still only taking a nickel though for an e bike, so just go inside and put a few pennies in the tray by the register.
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Dunno if anyone posted this bit of news anywhere on ES, but I think it sounds terrific. I've noticed that it's often older buildings that have outlets, and newer buildings (in my town) not so much... One mention from the Globe & Mail newspaper recently:
"So what is Canada doing to get ready for the arrival of the electric car?
Well, not a lot. But Mr. Chandler's association was able to persuade the City of Vancouver to recently change its building codes and bylaws to bring more plug-ins to residential parking spaces and ensure future buildings are equipped to handle a world with electric cars.
The city recently approved new green building bylaws that require new homes and apartment buildings to include infrastructure for electric car plug-ins. Calgary is doing the same thing."
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"So what is Canada doing to get ready for the arrival of the electric car?
Well, not a lot. But Mr. Chandler's association was able to persuade the City of Vancouver to recently change its building codes and bylaws to bring more plug-ins to residential parking spaces and ensure future buildings are equipped to handle a world with electric cars.
The city recently approved new green building bylaws that require new homes and apartment buildings to include infrastructure for electric car plug-ins. Calgary is doing the same thing."
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truckerzero
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energizer makes a 15min charger for their aa batterys so it is possable to charge a nimh in 15 min and i have a nimh battery for my rc airplane and have charged it at a 4c rate and get a full charg in 20 min but im sure it wont last as long doing this but i have gotten about 50 charges on it and it still seems to be giving me about the same flight times
dogman dan
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True, there are batteries out there now that can charge fast, but nicely priced Ping Lifepo4 is not one of em. I can go 5 amps according to the specs. My 4 amp charger will get me about 3 miles per hour of charge time, but I never leave my ebike anywhere for long. At home or work, I have my eye on it, and I like to shop at dawn when thieves are drunk passed out. The lifebatts are supposed to charge super fast, so those would be great for a long tour, charging an hour and riding an hour, infinitely. Around here though, you'd need to carry enough to go 70 miles between towns, but a ride up highway 1 might be cool when I visit LA.
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