thebajarunner
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Rivian R1t electric truck is awesome
https://www.autoweek.com/news/trucks/a32999529/watch-the-riv...
Now they gotta figure out how to make it go 800 miles and it will be a real addition to SCORE racing in Baja.....
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AKgringo
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It looks a whole lot more useful that the Tesla Cyber truck to me!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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SFandH
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Amazon has invested 700 million in Rivian. Electric delivery trucks I guess.
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PaulW
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400 miles advertised with the most expensive big battery. Of course that means no towing, or high speeds, or no drag racing, or no payload.
Chalk me up as no thanks.
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TMW
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Electric delivery trucks make sense. You got to start somewhere. CA is on track to take the diesel trucks off the highways in 15 to 20 years. That
probably means big exchange ports at the CA state line.
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SFandH
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Quote: Originally posted by lencho  | Electric semis would be
awesome.
But where are they going to get the electric power for those puppies? That's a lot different picture than a bunch of Prius plugging in at night.
I hope this isn't heading back towards nuclear power plants... 
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I'm guessing but I think the current grid has the juice to charge batteries at night when we're all asleep, lights off, businesses closed. But you're
right more generating plants may have to be built and they would most likely be fossil-fueled.
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Maderita
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| Quote: Originally posted by SFandH | | Quote: Originally posted by lencho | Electric semis would be
awesome.
But where are they going to get the electric power for those puppies? That's a lot different picture than a bunch of Prius plugging in at night.
I hope this isn't heading back towards nuclear power plants...
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I'm guessing but I think the current grid has the juice to charge batteries at night when we're all asleep, lights off, businesses closed. But you're
right more generating plants may have to be built and they would most likely be fossil-fueled. |
Solar power could be an elegant solution for charging at night. Seriously! PHES utilizes solar power to pump water uphill to a holding reservoir
during the day. The water is released back downhill to generate hydroelectric power when it is needed.
Here is one such proposal for northern Baja California, south of La Rumorosa. There is no argument that Laguna Salada desert has sunlight. The Sierra
de Juarez plateau is 5,000' elev.
https://mexiconewsdaily.com/mexicolife/pumped-storage-lake-b...
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PaulW
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Battery powered vehicles are a great concept for short range - like city travel. Also long range for the 18 wheelers from charging site to charging
site along the interstate highways.
For Baja the electric vehicles are not common, but hybrids have promise.
Not much in Baja where the resource for renewable power is excellent.
Baja sources:
Desert with many hours of solar along with steady wind.
Sea of Cortez with very high tides.
A great place for a battery mega factory with low labor cost
Roomer of lithium mine noted.
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