Only one EV charger at home?!

If I try and fill my 70 litre tank in a minute it shuts off. About 4-5 minutes is as fast as the safety s**te will let me fill it.

I believe there was a TV documentary on that one. It was truly terrible.

I'd like to see that one :-DD

On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 12:01:16 UTC-7, John Larkin wrote: ...

The propulsion requirements drop dramatically in stop-and-go traffic. It makes up for the extra energy used for heating which is only couple of kW in the Teslas with their heat pump. 70mph needs about 15-20kW.

That charging station is poorly located for the traffic passing through, it is close to the top of i80. If traveling to Reno the downhill stretch will return a lot of energy.

The people I know who travel to the Tahoe area charge at the cabin/motel.

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I have up till now and have always got one but now realise that given I want a fancy cruise control for long distance trips that an automatic would work a lot better and would be convenient around town too.

But they need it from both sides going to the top of I80.

Nope.

Doesn't explain my mate's Merc which caught fire in his carport without even being in any crash at all.

I know.

There is no general mandate here, but I do remember when a new big gas station was built, near a big neigborhood, they mentioned that they absorbed the vapours.

However, I do not recall if it was all of it, or only the refill huge tank. It may have been 15 years ago.

I see it is directive 2009/126/CE from Euro Parliament.

Wikipedia has a photo, but I don't remember seeing it.

Not even possible when filling the tank.

I have seen it on youtube recently.

I can see in the hoses that the lock was actually removed, there remains the holes for it in the metal.

My lady friend never goes to self service gas stations. There are a few places here that are attendant only.

I haven't timed it recently, my hands are busy and the phone is inside the car.

Yes, diesel does foam. The diesel nozzle is wider, too.

Spain.

It is cheaper, too.

Give her a sex change and she'll be less verbose.

My address says "es", thus Spain :-)

:-D

Till relatively recently, the driving test was done only on manual cars. Now you can use an automatic, but you get an specific license that says you can not drive manuals.

I am not sure if there is a male voice. I am not sure I would want one.

Of course, that's the advantage of electrics. I just wondered how they arranged the controls.

Then the brakes must be "by wire", so that the car decides to apply them or not. Makes me a bit uneasy.

My manual (2016 Chevy Colorado) has cruise control.

It was the only pickup truck I could find with a manual that year.