OT EV car range

It was meant to make you think. Any time an electric car isn't actually being driven, it could be on charge (given an adequate number of charging points, which could include during a channel crossing). Or simply stopping for a comfort break.

That would make sense for Rolls Royce too. Can use any pump, but have extra special ones too. Wonder why no car maker ever thought of this?

But if Tesla are going to use some special connector so only they can use Tesla charging points, some will find a way of stopping them using general ones.

There will doubtless be some nitrogen oxides produced in the combustion process.

Not in a fuel cell, but the real emissions of hydrogen are in its manufacture and transport.

Of course it does given that it uses the air with the hydrogen and still has to lubricate the cylinders etc.

Because there?s already a massive network of petrol stations. EV charging stations are in relatively short supply. Recharging anxiety is one of the major worries for many EV owners. Having an exclusive network of chargers that only your brand of car can use has been a very strong selling point for Tesla. You really are being slow on the uptake today.

FFS, are you trying to double down on making utterly stupid comments because you?re doing a great job! Early Teslas had a different socket but they all use the standard type 2 socket shared by 95% of EVs these days.

Tim

Nope, because there is nothing useful that a special pump could do for your roller.

It is different with an EV charger.

Because there is nothing useful that a special pump could do for your their cars.

Why would they bother ?

Rollers used to need 5-star petrol; very few filling stations had the pumps. (I think the they just had two tanks: 2-star and 4-star: they mixed them for 3-star.)

There wasn't when Rolls first started making cars.

So in your world, it's OK for a Tesla to use generic charging points, but also have ones specific to them. Presumably on public land?

But fiddle their chargers so only Teslas can use them?

I'd predict they'll get vandalised when EVs become the norm. Unless located on private property.

Rolls weren't the only cars which recommended 5 Star. Early Rover V-8s did too. But both could be run on 4 Star.

I don't know what you mean by "public land" but it's trivial to see where Tesla have their points.

Well, if it didn't, it wouldn't have peaked.

The planet will be fecked long before the peak though, so the decline really *will* be rapid.

~50 years ago I had an early Toyota Celica with a hemi engine that would knock badly if not fed 5 Star. It did go like stink, though.

Bullshit.

More mindless bullshit.

Absolutely. Are you saying that a company *shouldn?t* be allowed to add to the EV charging network when they?re paying for them?

They don?t ?fiddle? them. They built them that way from scratch.

You really have *no* idea about EV charging. As the saying goes, ?when you?re in a hole, stop digging??.

Tim

So can you name a filling station that is exclusive to one brand of car?

Can you imagine the public reaction if say Audi bought up filling stations and restricted their use to their cars?

Ah - right. So not exclusive to Tesla? Bet that doesn't suit Tesla owners. ;-)