You gotta see this (Page 4): That's funny... A normal lead-acid battery is designed to last for 200 – 300 cycles, whereas good Lithium batteries are designed to last for over 2,000...

Abo

paulrph1 wrote:

Let's see, drive two hours and then wait for 4 hrs for a charge so you can proceed. Then there is the monitoring of the generator and the making sure the generator is always supplied with fuel to run. Life just gets more complicated. Better not miss the charging station because it is a long way back with car in tow. not like carrying a gas can. Better take a wagon to carry the batteries because they are heavy, last time I lifted one just last week.

That's funny... A normal lead-acid battery is designed to last for 200 – 300 cycles, whereas good Lithium batteries are designed to last for over 2,000 cycles (more than 10 Years design life). In addition, they can sit unused for over a year without losing charge and can also be charged extremely quickly without damaging the battery. Lastly Paulrph, they are so light (an automotive 12 volt unit) they
feel like an empty plastic case when you pick them up.

Apart from that; you miss the point.

Crude oil is running out.

There will be no petrol/gasoline or diesel fuel to run internal combustion
engines soon.

There is a pressing need to develop alternatives like electric cars and motorcycles.

There is an even more pressing need to stop population growth.

There are too many people for this planet to support now... that's
as plain as the nose on your face... of course you don't see that.

John Hicks Loc: Sible Hedinham North Essex England

Regenerative braking is not allowed on road vehicles and only works on trains as it has back emf from the overhead line through a photograph of a train or through the shoe to the juice rail on a dc rail system.
What made me laugh was the Australian guy trying make out somebody else was ignorant that is rich country from one of the most ignorant countries in earth. Finally Scotland has had but hydo power for at least 80 years, probably Switzerland and Canada also

Abo

John Hicks wrote:

Regenerative braking is not allowed on road vehicles and only works on trains as it has back emf from the overhead line through a photograph of a train or through the shoe to the juice rail on a dc rail system.
What made me laugh was the Australian guy trying make out somebody else was ignorant that is rich country from one of the most ignorant countries in earth. Finally Scotland has had but hydo power for at least 80 years, probably Switzerland and Canada also

Shaking head in disbelief.

Scotland opened its first Hydro electric power station in 1965 bud. 55 years ago (not "at least 80 years" as you would have it) LOL

And they have to pump water up hill to make it work ROFL.
Why you cited Scotlands Hydro electric scheme beats me.
Having said that, you have proved you are full of manure bud.

Just for the record; the Hydro Electric Scheme that provides
electricity for the Australian Capitol Territory opened
on the 21st of October 1972... 48 years ago.

By the way Hicks, these cars have regeneritive braking:
2019 Hyundai Kona Electric
2019 Audi e-tron
2018 Nissan Leaf
2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance
2017 and 2019 Chevy Bolts
and of course there are many others.

"Regenerative braking is not allowed on road vehicles"
Your excrement Hicks.

A word of advice bud; keep your illiterate fingers off the keyboard.

Dear reader, get a load of this gibberish from Hicks:
"Regenerative braking is not allowed on road vehicles and only works on trains as it has back emf from the overhead line through a photograph of a train or through the shoe to the juice rail on a dc rail system."

Amielee Loc: Eastern Washington State

I have a 2011 Honda Hybrid that has regenerative braking and I use it on the highways almost every day.

John Hicks Loc: Sible Hedinham North Essex England

A GO what an ignoramus you are I have been in touch with Audi today none of there cars have regenerative braking as the term is generally meant.
When you take your foot off the accelerator it does not brake the car but returns a small amount of current to the battery to stop the car you have to use the foot brake.

Regenerative braking on a 600 ton train when applied will virtually bring the train down to five miles per hour, then the train brakes will stop the train.
Electric locomotives of say 6000 horse power will return about sixty per cent of the load normally consumed via transformers to the 25,000 volt over head line or a 2500 hp train on the southern region to third rail which is the juice rail before using the trains brakes at about 10 mph.

I am retired but when at work I was a senior electrical engineer on the railway.

I would be obliged if you did not reply as I am not interested in what you say
I do not like Australians as even you test match captain could not resist cheating in a test match

Abo

John Hicks wrote:

A GO what an ignoramus you are I have been in tou... (show quote)

I believe you like I believe "Scotland has had but(sic.) hydo power for at least 80 years"

John Hicks Loc: Sible Hedinham North Essex England

No love from me you Australian pratt. Nothing but ex convicts.

Abo

John Hicks wrote:

No love from me you Australian pratt. Nothing but ex convicts.

You think the Aboriginal population are/were ex convicts ROFL.

Abo

John Hicks wrote:

No love from me you Australian pratt. Nothing but ex convicts.

Hicks you have proved to be an excellent source of information.

Having said that, what you say does need special interpretation...
fortunately that special interpretation is very simple.

All one has to do to interpret what you say,
is know that the exact opposite of what you
say is true. lol

John Hicks Loc: Sible Hedinham North Essex England

One thing Abo I do not do is lie you said regenerative braking was on your car that is not true as you well know and Audi confirmed , another thing is you know nothing about British trains as you have never been to Britain as we do not allow regards in to the country. You are correct about aborigines they are not convicts but the way Australians treat their indigenous population is nothing short of disgraceful. I ignore your comments as your knowledge of railway traction is zilch, like the rest of your comments complete rubbish, I was trying think what you do or did for a living that is you work perhaps a road sweeper.

Abo

John Hicks wrote:

One thing Abo I do not do is lie you said regenera... (show quote)

LOL

Hawkeye40

Now that's what I call an oxymoron. :-)

DickC Loc: NE Washington state

Abo

John Hicks wrote:

One thing Abo I do not do is lie you said regenera... (show quote)

I never said or remotely suggested regenerative braking was on my car.
Also I never said or remotely suggested I had an Audi.

Read and digest every syllable in this thread dear reader and
it will be proved John Hicks is a slandering liar.

As I wrote earlier in this thread:

Hicks you have proved to be an excellent source of information.

Having said that, what you say does need special interpretation...
fortunately that special interpretation is very simple.

All one has to do to interpret what you say,
is know that the exact opposite of what you
say is true. lol

And just for the record (and I don't know why Hicks sick deluded mind bought the subject up)
I have not mentioned "railway traction"(sic.) in the thread either

Abo

John Hicks wrote:

A GO what an ignoramus you are I have been in tou... (show quote)

This is a screen shot off the Audi Website: https://www.audi.co.uk/electric/faqs/braking.html
Where Audi plainly state that their vehicles do have regenerative braking and even go on
to explain how it works.

In a nut shell; Hicks is a braying ass.

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