Re: [EVDL] Hummer EV

2022-04-21 Thread EV List Lackey via EV
On 21 Apr 2022 at 17:06, Willie via EV wrote: > He does deserve some small amount of the blame.  But, consider the > situation: I didn't mean to denigrate Ovshinsky, or to put too much blame on him. He accomplished a great deal. I can't find it now, so I might be remembering incorrectly, but

Re: [EVDL] Hummer EV

2022-04-21 Thread Willie via EV
On 4/21/22 14:43, EV List Lackey via EV wrote: On 21 Apr 2022 at 14:15, Willie via EV wrote: I would hope than (->that) most here are familiar with how GM caused NiMH to not be available for EV use until lithium chemistries matured. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_encumbrance_of_large_au

Re: [EVDL] Hummer EV

2022-04-21 Thread EV List Lackey via EV
On 21 Apr 2022 at 14:15, Willie via EV wrote: > I would hope than most here are familiar with how GM caused NiMH to not > be available for EV use until lithium chemistries matured. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_encumbrance_of_large_automotive_NiMH_bat teries GM's corporate trickery - pa

Re: [EVDL] Hummer EV

2022-04-21 Thread Willie via EV
On 4/21/22 12:30, nathan christiansn via EV wrote: Hi Everyone, After reading up on the Hummer EV, it seems like it might be the EV-equivalent of the ICE F-150. Engineering Explained did a video on it, and he explained that any ICE vehicle getting better than 22 MPG is less wasteful than the H

Re: [EVDL] Hummer EV

2022-04-21 Thread Gary Krysztopik via EV
It perfectly represents the wasteful lifestyle of the USA. One big truck uses more resources than 400 ebikes, all to move one person around. On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 10:48 AM EV List Lackey via EV wrote: > On 21 Apr 2022 at 10:30, nathan christiansn via EV wrote: > > > Am I the only one who thin

Re: [EVDL] Hummer EV

2022-04-21 Thread EV List Lackey via EV
On 21 Apr 2022 at 10:30, nathan christiansn via EV wrote: > Am I the only one who thinks this new vehicle is a massive waste of energy? No. As with ICEVs, a large proportion of new EVs, even in Europe, are heavy, inefficient, high-profit large vehicles. It's disheartening, to say the least.