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3 tons wrote:
Yep, it’s just another senseless vote generating Grift (among other fakery) promoted by C - politicians and made viable by endless Gov’t Grant moola to manufacture the bought and paid for pseudo-scientific facts (CO2 ‘BAD’ Gobbledegook…) that some folks fail to even question…
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This is a good description of most Govt handouts. No Sleepy doesn't give anything of HIS, to anyone! Politicians are takers, not givers!
I could explain in much more detail...but hey, political posts are not allowed! ![smile [emoticon]](https://forums.motorhome.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif)
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off the rails
2017 Ram Big Horn, DRW Long Box, 4x4, Cummins, Aisin, 3.73
2022 Jayco Pinnacle 32RLTS, Onan 5500, Disc Brakes, 17.5" tires
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joebedford

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Learjet wrote: off the rails ![smile [emoticon]](https://forums.motorhome.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif) Yup!
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MEXICOWANDERER

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I wanna know opinions about how extreme hot weather max air conditioning affects travel limits and if the A/C is as good as it is in a luxury gasoline burner. Forget politics please...
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ronharmless

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AC/Heater vs. EV range. Clicky
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JaxDad

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MEXICOWANDERER wrote: I wanna know opinions about how extreme hot weather max air conditioning affects travel limits and if the A/C is as good as it is in a luxury gasoline burner. Forget politics please...
We get summer hot spells of mid 90’s F. and very humid. I would say the A/C more than keeps up with that and I’m sure the mileage is reduced some, but not noticeably.
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote: I wanna know opinions about how extreme hot weather max air conditioning affects travel limits and if the A/C is as good as it is in a luxury gasoline burner. Forget politics please...
Not a cut and dry answer...but my experience...
My LEAF has a heat pump and being in the South...not much impact from the heat needed vs. being up North with no Heat pump. The vehicles with just resistive heating suffer more in the real cold. Using heated seats and heated steering wheel also reduce the need for more battery power.
AC not much range reduction and works just as good as gas vehicle.
In fact the pre-cool and pre-heat works better than a gas vehicle because the engine doesn't need to start. If you are plugged in, it uses the power from the grid to cool or heat the car.
I have tested running the AC while parked in the summer while waiting on the wife to shop and it uses @ 1% battery per hour!
Pretty sure my compressor is variable speed.
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Y-Guy

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Moving to Around the Campfire from Tech Issues as this has gotten pretty far off topic.
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3 tons

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I believe much depends on where you travel, the ambient temp and the distance between charging stations…I’ve currently been spending time criss-crossing (west to east, and north to south) points in Arizona, where the highways are often long and desolate… Temps have mostly been fairly mild for this time of year, yet during my journeys I’ve noticed on two occasions, two Teslas driving with their rear window halfway down…I can recall seeing this elsewhere on occasion during much warmer times of the year - my guess is, it could be a technique used to extend range (I donno?)… On a more personal note (grid talk aside…), no doubt EV’s consist of some particularly impressive engineering, and should substantially serve the needs of many folks quite well.
I also happen to greatly admire Elon and his many ‘outsized’ laudable accomplishments, yet dismiss the presumption of a ‘net reduction’ in environmental harm…I’ll leave it for others to judge this yet to be determined narrative on their own… JMO
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BCSnob

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Potomac Edison Completes First Battery Storage Project to Support EV Charging and Ease Demand on Grid Link
Perhaps power companies are already planning on how they will meet the increasing demands of charging EVs.
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