So woke states are now BANNING gaming PCS for power reasons?! Are they preparing something or what?
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For whatever reason, liberals seem to hate plug in hybrids more than gas engines. My guess is that the solution solves a problem ... Typical commutes are all electric thus reducing pollution around cities. You can switch to gasoline mode for road trips. A PHEV like a RAV4 Prime is almost an ideal vehicle for those reasons alone! :-)
Of course, the perpetually angry libtards hate them ... They claim that everyone that drives them never use them in electric mode. I find it amazing that they somehow know this.
I'm hoping to get one soon. I think Primes will be a hell of a lot easier to get later next year. Also, my workplace has plug in stations ... I wouldn't spend a dime to get to and from there on those days I have to be there. Battery replacement costs 5 years from now should be a hell of a lot less too.
I'm really hoping for kits to convert anything to phev ... I'd love to be able to take something like an old VW Beetle or a Honda Element and make it into a PHEV ... there's something slick about taking an older car and bringing it back to life with state of the art technology. I'd love to do that to a muscle car, but I think many fans of those cars would throw bricks at me if I showed up at a meet with an electrified 68 Dodge Charger :-) .
Yes. As an an engineer I have a love/hate relationship with the internal combustion engine. I love the sound most of all.
But as a family man who has dealt with boat motors, lawnmowers, weedwackers, generators all my life I also hate the internal combustion engine. They are unreliable and require too much maintenance.
For a while I had a Mustang GT. Fun car. The sound was phenomenal. Oh what a joy to drive when you were in the mood.
But it had it's own problems which I won't bore you with.
But for everyday life, the plugin hybrid is sweeeeeet. Whisper quiet, smooth. And because of where I live I have very cheap electric.
I rarely go anywhere that I run out of battery and need to use gasoline, but if I need to you can't even tell. It starts the engine and continues on.
I know I sound like an infomercial, but I'm an old guy and there are a few things that really make me happy.
Out of curiosity, what do you mean by too much maintenance? I think they are pretty simple
I have a john deere gator that seems to need a new battery every year and has a radiator leak in the cooling system. So I have to deal with that.
I have a boat with an engine that won't start and I can't figure out why. It's got fuel and spark. Since it is a 1956 model nobody will work on it so it is all on me.
I have a generator for some reason will only keep running if I put blocks on it to keep it tilted.
I have another boat where I let it sit too long and the gasoline in the carb has turned to gel and it is going to be a big pain to get it back up and running.
When I was in the hospital my wife felt she had to mow the lawn. My stupid lawn mower's carb was all screwed up so it was really difficult to start, and I hadn't gotten around to fixing and she damaged her back trying to start it, spend a year out of work and had two surgeries to try and fix it.
So yeah, I think internal combustion engines are a fucking pain the ass. If you don't maintain them they always die and fail.
Electric motors typically require zero maintenance. You don't need fuel stabilizer. You don't need to change the oil. You don't need to change the air filter. You don't need to do anything, and they always start.
I see your point. I find maintenance very therapeutic though. I had an electric mower and it sucked. Gas one did far better and I would only have to drain the oil and drain the fuel after the summer.
Sounds like the battery is grounding somewhere it shouldn't be and is draining. Do you trickle charge it? Radiator leaks are a pain in the rear, I end up epoxying most of the leaks I deal with.
Boat engine can be compression or valve timing. There are a lot of great videos on youtube that can walk you through roughly what it make take to fix it.
Ethanol gas is infamous for attracting water, making turn into jelly. Try ethanol free.
A lot of stuff is just knowing the small things and avoiding them.