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... In article , says... On 3/11/2012 5:51 PM, Oscar wrote: On 3/11/2012 1:07 PM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... On 3/11/2012 10:23 AM, Oscar wrote: On 3/11/2012 10:14 AM, JustWait wrote: On 3/11/2012 8:27 AM, Oscar wrote: On 3/10/2012 11:48 PM, JustWait wrote: On 3/10/2012 11:28 PM, Califbill wrote: "Oscar" wrote in message .com... On 3/8/2012 11:15 PM, Califbill wrote: wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Mar 2012 22:53:44 -0800, "Califbill" wrote: wrote in message ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:25:15 -0500, wrote: On 3/7/2012 1:33 PM, iBoaterer wrote: In web.com, says... On 3/7/2012 8:46 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... In , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:57:23 -0500, wrote: In , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:00:39 -0800, "Califbill" wrote: wrote in message ... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:36:10 -0500, wrote: In , says... http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2012...lectric-lemon/ Told you, and you laughed...snerk Sometimes it pays to look at the world with an open mind... Has nothing to do with the technology and everything to do with the sales. It has everything to do with the COST of the technology tho. Basically the problem is battery cost vs price. These things are rich man's toys. If saving money is your objective, buy a Cruze and put the left over $20,000-30,000 toward gas. I understand the government will subsidize your electric car purchase to make that price delta look more attractive but that does not reduce the cost, it only transfers it to people who can't afford to buy one. ----------------------------------- Very true. Look at the subsidy for a Tesla. Average income of a Tesla buyer? $250k. As to technology. In 1919 an electric car got 30 miles to the charge. What does a Volt get? 30 miles. Not a lot of technology improvement in nearly a 100 years. Still down to battery technology. Plus where is the power to charge going to come from? They say no pollution. What about that coal or oil fired generating plant? Actually they had a range of about 100 miles, but you'd probably bitch about the 20 mph top speed, the eisenglass windows, and no gasoline backup. It appears that the same problems they were having 100 years ago with electric vehicles are the same problems they have today. http://inventors.about.com/od/estart...c-Vehicles.htm The initiation of mass production of internal combustion engine vehicles by Henry Ford made these vehicles widely available and affordable in the $500 to $1,000 price range. By contrast, the price of the less efficiently produced electric vehicles continued to rise. In 1912, an electric roadster sold for $1,750, while a gasoline car sold for $650. I'm waiting on the fuel cell. You people talk like the Wright Brothers were idiots for not building the 747, first. Maybe Edison should have invented the halogen bulb, first. You will notice that the Wright brothers plane runs on the same fuel that today's 747 runs on. I don't know where you came up with that gem of misinformation, but it is demonstrably totally wrong. (Like the rest of your assertions.) The response you'll type to this will be possible because of all of the money spent 50+ years ago on the space program, which a lot of people said was idiotic and useless. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet Things change and the gas station as we know it is on the same path as the blacksmith at the end of the 19th century. The fueling station will not change for another 50 years. You will soon be proven wrong. Look for LPG light trucks and cars in the next model year or so, with road tractors soon to follow. It will be a small leap to add electrical power. http://www.extraordinaryroadtrip.org/research- library/technology/liqufied-petroleum/ad-draw.asp The drawbacks of LPG include: In cold conditions, below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, starting could be a problem because of the low vapor pressure of propane at low temperatures. One gallon of LPG contains less energy than a gallon of gasoline. The driving range of a propane vehicle is about 14 percent lower than a comparable gasoline-powered vehicle. LPG is generally higher priced than other fuel alternatives such as CNG and gasoline. There are over 4,000 LPG refueling sites in the US, more than all of the other alternative fuels combined. Most of these stations, however, are not readily available to consumers on a 24/7 basis. This is one of the reasons why most on-road applications are bi-fuel vehicles, which burn LPG and gasoline. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Energy_density.svg You will notice that the Lion battery is way down near 0,0. The Lion battery's days are numbered. Better technology is just around the corner. They are working on the heat problem. They haven't come up with anything better, NiMh isn't any better. The plastic batteries are not ready for prime time. And the ceramic batteries are not cost effective to manufacture. LPG is NOT higher priced than gasoline. By what measure? Cost. Cost per gallon? Cost per pound? Engineers are supposed to be precise and un ambiguous. So far you ain't doin so good. Does it matter? Considering the current respective costs, cheaper is cheaper. At this time it is cheaper per gallon. At this time it is cheaper per pound. At this time it is cheaper in cost per distance covered. At this time it is cheaper in BTU consumed. It is cheaper to use as a fuel. ---------------------------------------- Cost per MPG? LPG is about $3+ around here. $3 ? It costs $60 to fill a 20# grill tank? Holy crap! I can get one filled, retail, for a little over $14.00, including tax. I buy 33# for about the same price including tax, delivered. (This company won't do consumer tanks.) Who knows what the stuff really costs? And what the markup is. ----------------------------- You seemed to be Math challenged. $3 a gallon is not $3 a pound. Around here the tank exchange is about $18 and they are not full fill. Where is the benefit of tank exchange when propane stations seem to be everywhere? The EPA makes it difficult for new distributors to put above ground tanks, and filling stations have lots of other regulations... But almost any retailer can make room for a locked 10x10 foot cage with ready to go, filled tanks... I like the convenience of having the attendant thae the tank out of my trunk, fill it, and put it back, * full*. Yeah, I like the convienience of driving up to Home Depot, give them the old tank, and get a new filled one.. No waiting for anyone to fill anything. No huge tanks taking up half the parking lot, etc... I'll have to time the guy filling my tank next time, I can't imagine it taking more than a minute. In a perfect world, yes... We have several stations around here and I stil use them but it's not as easy. You pull in and grab your tank and walk it out back where the filling station is. At least around here it is usually off in a corner somewhere with a good buffer zone, locked fence, locked nozzle etc... Then you go inside and wait for the attendant to free up, anywhere from 30 seconds to five minutes before you go out to unlock the gate, unlock the nozzle, zero the scale, purge the tank, fill and weigh the tank, wait for the guy to fill three more tanks from others who pulled in while you were filling (we obviously don't have filling stations on every corner here like you do), and carry your tank back to your car, go in and pay.... I just don't see why you won't accept that it's easier to pull up to the pen, pull out a full tank and pay for it inside... unless of course you are another Plume type character that just want's to argue for the sake of arguing... I can get my tank filled at my local hardware, 20# worth, quicker than I can get one replaced and payed for at Home Depot or just about anywhere. AND, I get the real 20#, not 15. By the way, you don't "purge" the tank. This is turning into a really stupid thread. Cause some people can't be wrong... and if they are they argue even more. It's what they are here for, I can't imagine the childhood of such dim-witted folks... Are you thinking that you are really getting 20# at the exchange. READ. They state 15#. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They lowered the amount to keep the price the same when the price of Propane increased. Marketing 101. You may really be getting less, and maybe your tank is almost empty and not fully depleted. But just like buying bread at the market for 5x what you could make it yourself, it is the convenience. |
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On 3/12/2012 1:02 PM, Califbill wrote:
"iBoaterer" wrote in message ... In article , says... On 3/11/2012 5:51 PM, Oscar wrote: On 3/11/2012 1:07 PM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... On 3/11/2012 10:23 AM, Oscar wrote: On 3/11/2012 10:14 AM, JustWait wrote: On 3/11/2012 8:27 AM, Oscar wrote: On 3/10/2012 11:48 PM, JustWait wrote: On 3/10/2012 11:28 PM, Califbill wrote: "Oscar" wrote in message .com... On 3/8/2012 11:15 PM, Califbill wrote: wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Mar 2012 22:53:44 -0800, "Califbill" wrote: wrote in message ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:25:15 -0500, wrote: On 3/7/2012 1:33 PM, iBoaterer wrote: In web.com, says... On 3/7/2012 8:46 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... In , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:57:23 -0500, wrote: In , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:00:39 -0800, "Califbill" wrote: wrote in message ... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:36:10 -0500, wrote: In , says... http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2012...lectric-lemon/ Told you, and you laughed...snerk Sometimes it pays to look at the world with an open mind... Has nothing to do with the technology and everything to do with the sales. It has everything to do with the COST of the technology tho. Basically the problem is battery cost vs price. These things are rich man's toys. If saving money is your objective, buy a Cruze and put the left over $20,000-30,000 toward gas. I understand the government will subsidize your electric car purchase to make that price delta look more attractive but that does not reduce the cost, it only transfers it to people who can't afford to buy one. ----------------------------------- Very true. Look at the subsidy for a Tesla. Average income of a Tesla buyer? $250k. As to technology. In 1919 an electric car got 30 miles to the charge. What does a Volt get? 30 miles. Not a lot of technology improvement in nearly a 100 years. Still down to battery technology. Plus where is the power to charge going to come from? They say no pollution. What about that coal or oil fired generating plant? Actually they had a range of about 100 miles, but you'd probably bitch about the 20 mph top speed, the eisenglass windows, and no gasoline backup. It appears that the same problems they were having 100 years ago with electric vehicles are the same problems they have today. http://inventors.about.com/od/estart...c-Vehicles.htm The initiation of mass production of internal combustion engine vehicles by Henry Ford made these vehicles widely available and affordable in the $500 to $1,000 price range. By contrast, the price of the less efficiently produced electric vehicles continued to rise. In 1912, an electric roadster sold for $1,750, while a gasoline car sold for $650. I'm waiting on the fuel cell. You people talk like the Wright Brothers were idiots for not building the 747, first. Maybe Edison should have invented the halogen bulb, first. You will notice that the Wright brothers plane runs on the same fuel that today's 747 runs on. I don't know where you came up with that gem of misinformation, but it is demonstrably totally wrong. (Like the rest of your assertions.) The response you'll type to this will be possible because of all of the money spent 50+ years ago on the space program, which a lot of people said was idiotic and useless. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet Things change and the gas station as we know it is on the same path as the blacksmith at the end of the 19th century. The fueling station will not change for another 50 years. You will soon be proven wrong. Look for LPG light trucks and cars in the next model year or so, with road tractors soon to follow. It will be a small leap to add electrical power. http://www.extraordinaryroadtrip.org/research- library/technology/liqufied-petroleum/ad-draw.asp The drawbacks of LPG include: In cold conditions, below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, starting could be a problem because of the low vapor pressure of propane at low temperatures. One gallon of LPG contains less energy than a gallon of gasoline. The driving range of a propane vehicle is about 14 percent lower than a comparable gasoline-powered vehicle. LPG is generally higher priced than other fuel alternatives such as CNG and gasoline. There are over 4,000 LPG refueling sites in the US, more than all of the other alternative fuels combined. Most of these stations, however, are not readily available to consumers on a 24/7 basis. This is one of the reasons why most on-road applications are bi-fuel vehicles, which burn LPG and gasoline. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Energy_density.svg You will notice that the Lion battery is way down near 0,0. The Lion battery's days are numbered. Better technology is just around the corner. They are working on the heat problem. They haven't come up with anything better, NiMh isn't any better. The plastic batteries are not ready for prime time. And the ceramic batteries are not cost effective to manufacture. LPG is NOT higher priced than gasoline. By what measure? Cost. Cost per gallon? Cost per pound? Engineers are supposed to be precise and un ambiguous. So far you ain't doin so good. Does it matter? Considering the current respective costs, cheaper is cheaper. At this time it is cheaper per gallon. At this time it is cheaper per pound. At this time it is cheaper in cost per distance covered. At this time it is cheaper in BTU consumed. It is cheaper to use as a fuel. ---------------------------------------- Cost per MPG? LPG is about $3+ around here. $3 ? It costs $60 to fill a 20# grill tank? Holy crap! I can get one filled, retail, for a little over $14.00, including tax. I buy 33# for about the same price including tax, delivered. (This company won't do consumer tanks.) Who knows what the stuff really costs? And what the markup is. ----------------------------- You seemed to be Math challenged. $3 a gallon is not $3 a pound. Around here the tank exchange is about $18 and they are not full fill. Where is the benefit of tank exchange when propane stations seem to be everywhere? The EPA makes it difficult for new distributors to put above ground tanks, and filling stations have lots of other regulations... But almost any retailer can make room for a locked 10x10 foot cage with ready to go, filled tanks... I like the convenience of having the attendant thae the tank out of my trunk, fill it, and put it back, * full*. Yeah, I like the convienience of driving up to Home Depot, give them the old tank, and get a new filled one.. No waiting for anyone to fill anything. No huge tanks taking up half the parking lot, etc... I'll have to time the guy filling my tank next time, I can't imagine it taking more than a minute. In a perfect world, yes... We have several stations around here and I stil use them but it's not as easy. You pull in and grab your tank and walk it out back where the filling station is. At least around here it is usually off in a corner somewhere with a good buffer zone, locked fence, locked nozzle etc... Then you go inside and wait for the attendant to free up, anywhere from 30 seconds to five minutes before you go out to unlock the gate, unlock the nozzle, zero the scale, purge the tank, fill and weigh the tank, wait for the guy to fill three more tanks from others who pulled in while you were filling (we obviously don't have filling stations on every corner here like you do), and carry your tank back to your car, go in and pay.... I just don't see why you won't accept that it's easier to pull up to the pen, pull out a full tank and pay for it inside... unless of course you are another Plume type character that just want's to argue for the sake of arguing... I can get my tank filled at my local hardware, 20# worth, quicker than I can get one replaced and payed for at Home Depot or just about anywhere. AND, I get the real 20#, not 15. By the way, you don't "purge" the tank. This is turning into a really stupid thread. Cause some people can't be wrong... and if they are they argue even more. It's what they are here for, I can't imagine the childhood of such dim-witted folks... Are you thinking that you are really getting 20# at the exchange. READ. They state 15#. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They lowered the amount to keep the price the same when the price of Propane increased. Marketing 101. You may really be getting less, and maybe your tank is almost empty and not fully depleted. But just like buying bread at the market for 5x what you could make it yourself, it is the convenience. Who cares how many pounds are in there, as long as you are paying at or about the same price for it per pound... |
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On 3/12/2012 1:11 PM, JustWait wrote:
On 3/12/2012 1:02 PM, Califbill wrote: "iBoaterer" wrote in message ... In article , says... On 3/11/2012 5:51 PM, Oscar wrote: On 3/11/2012 1:07 PM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... On 3/11/2012 10:23 AM, Oscar wrote: On 3/11/2012 10:14 AM, JustWait wrote: On 3/11/2012 8:27 AM, Oscar wrote: On 3/10/2012 11:48 PM, JustWait wrote: On 3/10/2012 11:28 PM, Califbill wrote: "Oscar" wrote in message .com... On 3/8/2012 11:15 PM, Califbill wrote: wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Mar 2012 22:53:44 -0800, "Califbill" wrote: wrote in message ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:25:15 -0500, wrote: On 3/7/2012 1:33 PM, iBoaterer wrote: In web.com, says... On 3/7/2012 8:46 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... In , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:57:23 -0500, wrote: In , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:00:39 -0800, "Califbill" wrote: wrote in message ... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:36:10 -0500, wrote: In , says... http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2012...lectric-lemon/ Told you, and you laughed...snerk Sometimes it pays to look at the world with an open mind... Has nothing to do with the technology and everything to do with the sales. It has everything to do with the COST of the technology tho. Basically the problem is battery cost vs price. These things are rich man's toys. If saving money is your objective, buy a Cruze and put the left over $20,000-30,000 toward gas. I understand the government will subsidize your electric car purchase to make that price delta look more attractive but that does not reduce the cost, it only transfers it to people who can't afford to buy one. ----------------------------------- Very true. Look at the subsidy for a Tesla. Average income of a Tesla buyer? $250k. As to technology. In 1919 an electric car got 30 miles to the charge. What does a Volt get? 30 miles. Not a lot of technology improvement in nearly a 100 years. Still down to battery technology. Plus where is the power to charge going to come from? They say no pollution. What about that coal or oil fired generating plant? Actually they had a range of about 100 miles, but you'd probably bitch about the 20 mph top speed, the eisenglass windows, and no gasoline backup. It appears that the same problems they were having 100 years ago with electric vehicles are the same problems they have today. http://inventors.about.com/od/estart...c-Vehicles.htm The initiation of mass production of internal combustion engine vehicles by Henry Ford made these vehicles widely available and affordable in the $500 to $1,000 price range. By contrast, the price of the less efficiently produced electric vehicles continued to rise. In 1912, an electric roadster sold for $1,750, while a gasoline car sold for $650. I'm waiting on the fuel cell. You people talk like the Wright Brothers were idiots for not building the 747, first. Maybe Edison should have invented the halogen bulb, first. You will notice that the Wright brothers plane runs on the same fuel that today's 747 runs on. I don't know where you came up with that gem of misinformation, but it is demonstrably totally wrong. (Like the rest of your assertions.) The response you'll type to this will be possible because of all of the money spent 50+ years ago on the space program, which a lot of people said was idiotic and useless. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet Things change and the gas station as we know it is on the same path as the blacksmith at the end of the 19th century. The fueling station will not change for another 50 years. You will soon be proven wrong. Look for LPG light trucks and cars in the next model year or so, with road tractors soon to follow. It will be a small leap to add electrical power. http://www.extraordinaryroadtrip.org/research- library/technology/liqufied-petroleum/ad-draw.asp The drawbacks of LPG include: In cold conditions, below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, starting could be a problem because of the low vapor pressure of propane at low temperatures. One gallon of LPG contains less energy than a gallon of gasoline. The driving range of a propane vehicle is about 14 percent lower than a comparable gasoline-powered vehicle. LPG is generally higher priced than other fuel alternatives such as CNG and gasoline. There are over 4,000 LPG refueling sites in the US, more than all of the other alternative fuels combined. Most of these stations, however, are not readily available to consumers on a 24/7 basis. This is one of the reasons why most on-road applications are bi-fuel vehicles, which burn LPG and gasoline. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Energy_density.svg You will notice that the Lion battery is way down near 0,0. The Lion battery's days are numbered. Better technology is just around the corner. They are working on the heat problem. They haven't come up with anything better, NiMh isn't any better. The plastic batteries are not ready for prime time. And the ceramic batteries are not cost effective to manufacture. LPG is NOT higher priced than gasoline. By what measure? Cost. Cost per gallon? Cost per pound? Engineers are supposed to be precise and un ambiguous. So far you ain't doin so good. Does it matter? Considering the current respective costs, cheaper is cheaper. At this time it is cheaper per gallon. At this time it is cheaper per pound. At this time it is cheaper in cost per distance covered. At this time it is cheaper in BTU consumed. It is cheaper to use as a fuel. ---------------------------------------- Cost per MPG? LPG is about $3+ around here. $3 ? It costs $60 to fill a 20# grill tank? Holy crap! I can get one filled, retail, for a little over $14.00, including tax. I buy 33# for about the same price including tax, delivered. (This company won't do consumer tanks.) Who knows what the stuff really costs? And what the markup is. ----------------------------- You seemed to be Math challenged. $3 a gallon is not $3 a pound. Around here the tank exchange is about $18 and they are not full fill. Where is the benefit of tank exchange when propane stations seem to be everywhere? The EPA makes it difficult for new distributors to put above ground tanks, and filling stations have lots of other regulations... But almost any retailer can make room for a locked 10x10 foot cage with ready to go, filled tanks... I like the convenience of having the attendant thae the tank out of my trunk, fill it, and put it back, * full*. Yeah, I like the convienience of driving up to Home Depot, give them the old tank, and get a new filled one.. No waiting for anyone to fill anything. No huge tanks taking up half the parking lot, etc... I'll have to time the guy filling my tank next time, I can't imagine it taking more than a minute. In a perfect world, yes... We have several stations around here and I stil use them but it's not as easy. You pull in and grab your tank and walk it out back where the filling station is. At least around here it is usually off in a corner somewhere with a good buffer zone, locked fence, locked nozzle etc... Then you go inside and wait for the attendant to free up, anywhere from 30 seconds to five minutes before you go out to unlock the gate, unlock the nozzle, zero the scale, purge the tank, fill and weigh the tank, wait for the guy to fill three more tanks from others who pulled in while you were filling (we obviously don't have filling stations on every corner here like you do), and carry your tank back to your car, go in and pay.... I just don't see why you won't accept that it's easier to pull up to the pen, pull out a full tank and pay for it inside... unless of course you are another Plume type character that just want's to argue for the sake of arguing... I can get my tank filled at my local hardware, 20# worth, quicker than I can get one replaced and payed for at Home Depot or just about anywhere. AND, I get the real 20#, not 15. By the way, you don't "purge" the tank. This is turning into a really stupid thread. Cause some people can't be wrong... and if they are they argue even more. It's what they are here for, I can't imagine the childhood of such dim-witted folks... Are you thinking that you are really getting 20# at the exchange. READ. They state 15#. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They lowered the amount to keep the price the same when the price of Propane increased. Marketing 101. You may really be getting less, and maybe your tank is almost empty and not fully depleted. But just like buying bread at the market for 5x what you could make it yourself, it is the convenience. Who cares how many pounds are in there, as long as you are paying at or about the same price for it per pound... And how would you determine that? Careful how you answer, now. -- https://www.mittromney.com/donate/fi...FYwj7AoddxdaaA |
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In article ,
says... "iBoaterer" wrote in message ... In article , says... "iBoaterer" wrote in message ... In article , says... "iBoaterer" wrote in message ... In article , says... In article m, says... On 3/8/2012 3:54 PM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:23:07 -0500, wrote: On 3/8/2012 12:07 PM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:03:20 -0500, wrote: On 3/8/2012 10:29 AM, wrote: On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:04:11 -0500, wrote: On 3/8/2012 8:49 AM, wrote: On Wed, 7 Mar 2012 22:53:44 -0800, "Califbill" wrote: wrote in message ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:25:15 -0500, wrote: On 3/7/2012 1:33 PM, iBoaterer wrote: In web.com, says... On 3/7/2012 8:46 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... In , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:57:23 -0500, wrote: In , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:00:39 -0800, "Califbill" wrote: wrote in message ... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:36:10 -0500, wrote: In , says... http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2012...lectric-lemon/ Told you, and you laughed...snerk Sometimes it pays to look at the world with an open mind... Has nothing to do with the technology and everything to do with the sales. It has everything to do with the COST of the technology tho. Basically the problem is battery cost vs price. These things are rich man's toys. If saving money is your objective, buy a Cruze and put the left over $20,000-30,000 toward gas. I understand the government will subsidize your electric car purchase to make that price delta look more attractive but that does not reduce the cost, it only transfers it to people who can't afford to buy one. ----------------------------------- Very true. Look at the subsidy for a Tesla. Average income of a Tesla buyer? $250k. As to technology. In 1919 an electric car got 30 miles to the charge. What does a Volt get? 30 miles. Not a lot of technology improvement in nearly a 100 years. Still down to battery technology. Plus where is the power to charge going to come from? They say no pollution. What about that coal or oil fired generating plant? Actually they had a range of about 100 miles, but you'd probably bitch about the 20 mph top speed, the eisenglass windows, and no gasoline backup. It appears that the same problems they were having 100 years ago with electric vehicles are the same problems they have today. http://inventors.about.com/od/estart...c-Vehicles.htm The initiation of mass production of internal combustion engine vehicles by Henry Ford made these vehicles widely available and affordable in the $500 to $1,000 price range. By contrast, the price of the less efficiently produced electric vehicles continued to rise. In 1912, an electric roadster sold for $1,750, while a gasoline car sold for $650. I'm waiting on the fuel cell. You people talk like the Wright Brothers were idiots for not building the 747, first. Maybe Edison should have invented the halogen bulb, first. You will notice that the Wright brothers plane runs on the same fuel that today's 747 runs on. I don't know where you came up with that gem of misinformation, but it is demonstrably totally wrong. (Like the rest of your assertions.) The response you'll type to this will be possible because of all of the money spent 50+ years ago on the space program, which a lot of people said was idiotic and useless. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet Things change and the gas station as we know it is on the same path as the blacksmith at the end of the 19th century. The fueling station will not change for another 50 years. You will soon be proven wrong. Look for LPG light trucks and cars in the next model year or so, with road tractors soon to follow. It will be a small leap to add electrical power. http://www.extraordinaryroadtrip.org/research- library/technology/liqufied-petroleum/ad-draw.asp The drawbacks of LPG include: In cold conditions, below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, starting could be a problem because of the low vapor pressure of propane at low temperatures. One gallon of LPG contains less energy than a gallon of gasoline. The driving range of a propane vehicle is about 14 percent lower than a comparable gasoline-powered vehicle. LPG is generally higher priced than other fuel alternatives such as CNG and gasoline. There are over 4,000 LPG refueling sites in the US, more than all of the other alternative fuels combined. Most of these stations, however, are not readily available to consumers on a 24/7 basis. This is one of the reasons why most on-road applications are bi-fuel vehicles, which burn LPG and gasoline. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Energy_density.svg You will notice that the Lion battery is way down near 0,0. The Lion battery's days are numbered. Better technology is just around the corner. They are working on the heat problem. They haven't come up with anything better, NiMh isn't any better. The plastic batteries are not ready for prime time. And the ceramic batteries are not cost effective to manufacture. LPG is NOT higher priced than gasoline. By what measure? Cost. Cost per gallon? Cost per pound? Engineers are supposed to be precise and un ambiguous. So far you ain't doin so good. Does it matter? Considering the current respective costs, cheaper is cheaper. At this time it is cheaper per gallon. At this time it is cheaper per pound. At this time it is cheaper in cost per distance covered. At this time it is cheaper in BTU consumed. It is cheaper to use as a fuel. ---------------------------------------- Cost per MPG? LPG is about $3+ around here. $3 ? It costs $60 to fill a 20# grill tank? Holy crap! I can get one filled, retail, for a little over $14.00, including tax. I buy 33# for about the same price including tax, delivered. (This company won't do consumer tanks.) Who knows what the stuff really costs? And what the markup is. Realize that $3 per gallon at 4 1/2 gallons equals $13.50 Maybe we need clarification on whether it is $3.00 per gallon or $3.00 per pound. Normally, one purchases LPG per pound, not gallon. Tanks are size by pound, not gallon. Buying a gallon of product, without control of density, is pretty lame. In any case, when buying small quantities, you are paying about twice what the product can be bought for (retail) in larger quantities. Storage tanks are sized in cubic feet. Propane id dispensed by the gallon from the tank. Usually, but not always, larger packages of something are sold at lower per unit prices than smaller packages. Sure looks like these storage tanks are being sold size by the gallon. http://www.storagetankspropane.com/inventory.php Stationary propane is dispensed from the tank by molecule, metered by the gallon, and charged by the pound. Check with your local distributor, better yet, just watch them fill a tank. If it doesn't have an over-pressure shutoff, they will fill the tank by weight. Otherwise, they just pump until it won't take any more. Yep, agreed. Where I buy mine, they do just exactly that. By the way, if you go to someplace where you exchange your 20# empty for a "filled" one, you are getting ripped off. They fill those to 18# claiming it's for safety. I go to Ace where I get a real 20# refill. Look up OPD. then go discuss what you find with your nitwit friend. I'll leave you two to jerk each other off. What part of "According to statements appearing on the two companies? websites, in 2008 both reduced the amount of propane in their ?full? tanks sold consumers ..." didn't you get? OPDs have been required since 2002, so it has nothing to do with short fills. A 20# LPG tank is made to HOLD 20#, that is why it has a tare weight stamped on it. There is a void space in excess of the 20# amount to account for the 80% fill. OPDs became necessary because people were filling 20# tanks IN EXCESS of 20#. Wow, I see old Oscar is getting all shook up! Your task was to show that lpg is cheaper to use than gasoline. You haven't proved your point. I guess I was expecting too much of you. I don't think he understands the concept. Sure I do, it's very easy to see that LPG is cheaper per energy unit than gasoline. --------------------------------- You get 30% or less mileage per gallon. If a lot of cars started burning LPG I bet you would see the price go up at least $0.50 a gallon in state and federal motor fuel taxes. Add in those costs and what is the cost per mile for fuel? Nothing but speculation. ----------------------------------- You do not think that the governments will give up those road taxes? What I think has no bearing on anything. I can't see into the future. Again, it's speculation. --------------------------------------- Very true with you. Probably why you are broke, as you can not see the future via trends, etc. Oh, so you are claiming to be able to look into the future, eh? Then you should be the richest man on earth. |
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On 3/12/2012 1:02 PM, Califbill wrote: "iBoaterer" wrote in message ... In article , says... On 3/11/2012 5:51 PM, Oscar wrote: On 3/11/2012 1:07 PM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... On 3/11/2012 10:23 AM, Oscar wrote: On 3/11/2012 10:14 AM, JustWait wrote: On 3/11/2012 8:27 AM, Oscar wrote: On 3/10/2012 11:48 PM, JustWait wrote: On 3/10/2012 11:28 PM, Califbill wrote: "Oscar" wrote in message .com... On 3/8/2012 11:15 PM, Califbill wrote: wrote in message ... On Wed, 7 Mar 2012 22:53:44 -0800, "Califbill" wrote: wrote in message ... On Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:25:15 -0500, wrote: On 3/7/2012 1:33 PM, iBoaterer wrote: In web.com, says... On 3/7/2012 8:46 AM, iBoaterer wrote: In , says... In , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:57:23 -0500, wrote: In , says... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:00:39 -0800, "Califbill" wrote: wrote in message ... On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:36:10 -0500, wrote: In , says... http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2012...lectric-lemon/ Told you, and you laughed...snerk Sometimes it pays to look at the world with an open mind... Has nothing to do with the technology and everything to do with the sales. It has everything to do with the COST of the technology tho. Basically the problem is battery cost vs price. These things are rich man's toys. If saving money is your objective, buy a Cruze and put the left over $20,000-30,000 toward gas. I understand the government will subsidize your electric car purchase to make that price delta look more attractive but that does not reduce the cost, it only transfers it to people who can't afford to buy one. ----------------------------------- Very true. Look at the subsidy for a Tesla. Average income of a Tesla buyer? $250k. As to technology. In 1919 an electric car got 30 miles to the charge. What does a Volt get? 30 miles. Not a lot of technology improvement in nearly a 100 years. Still down to battery technology. Plus where is the power to charge going to come from? They say no pollution. What about that coal or oil fired generating plant? Actually they had a range of about 100 miles, but you'd probably bitch about the 20 mph top speed, the eisenglass windows, and no gasoline backup. It appears that the same problems they were having 100 years ago with electric vehicles are the same problems they have today. http://inventors.about.com/od/estart...c-Vehicles.htm The initiation of mass production of internal combustion engine vehicles by Henry Ford made these vehicles widely available and affordable in the $500 to $1,000 price range. By contrast, the price of the less efficiently produced electric vehicles continued to rise. In 1912, an electric roadster sold for $1,750, while a gasoline car sold for $650. I'm waiting on the fuel cell. You people talk like the Wright Brothers were idiots for not building the 747, first. Maybe Edison should have invented the halogen bulb, first. You will notice that the Wright brothers plane runs on the same fuel that today's 747 runs on. I don't know where you came up with that gem of misinformation, but it is demonstrably totally wrong. (Like the rest of your assertions.) The response you'll type to this will be possible because of all of the money spent 50+ years ago on the space program, which a lot of people said was idiotic and useless. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet Things change and the gas station as we know it is on the same path as the blacksmith at the end of the 19th century. The fueling station will not change for another 50 years. You will soon be proven wrong. Look for LPG light trucks and cars in the next model year or so, with road tractors soon to follow. It will be a small leap to add electrical power. http://www.extraordinaryroadtrip.org/research- library/technology/liqufied-petroleum/ad-draw.asp The drawbacks of LPG include: In cold conditions, below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, starting could be a problem because of the low vapor pressure of propane at low temperatures. One gallon of LPG contains less energy than a gallon of gasoline. The driving range of a propane vehicle is about 14 percent lower than a comparable gasoline-powered vehicle. LPG is generally higher priced than other fuel alternatives such as CNG and gasoline. There are over 4,000 LPG refueling sites in the US, more than all of the other alternative fuels combined. Most of these stations, however, are not readily available to consumers on a 24/7 basis. This is one of the reasons why most on-road applications are bi-fuel vehicles, which burn LPG and gasoline. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Energy_density.svg You will notice that the Lion battery is way down near 0,0. The Lion battery's days are numbered. Better technology is just around the corner. They are working on the heat problem. They haven't come up with anything better, NiMh isn't any better. The plastic batteries are not ready for prime time. And the ceramic batteries are not cost effective to manufacture. LPG is NOT higher priced than gasoline. By what measure? Cost. Cost per gallon? Cost per pound? Engineers are supposed to be precise and un ambiguous. So far you ain't doin so good. Does it matter? Considering the current respective costs, cheaper is cheaper. At this time it is cheaper per gallon. At this time it is cheaper per pound. At this time it is cheaper in cost per distance covered. At this time it is cheaper in BTU consumed. It is cheaper to use as a fuel. ---------------------------------------- Cost per MPG? LPG is about $3+ around here. $3 ? It costs $60 to fill a 20# grill tank? Holy crap! I can get one filled, retail, for a little over $14.00, including tax. I buy 33# for about the same price including tax, delivered. (This company won't do consumer tanks.) Who knows what the stuff really costs? And what the markup is. ----------------------------- You seemed to be Math challenged. $3 a gallon is not $3 a pound. Around here the tank exchange is about $18 and they are not full fill. Where is the benefit of tank exchange when propane stations seem to be everywhere? The EPA makes it difficult for new distributors to put above ground tanks, and filling stations have lots of other regulations... But almost any retailer can make room for a locked 10x10 foot cage with ready to go, filled tanks... I like the convenience of having the attendant thae the tank out of my trunk, fill it, and put it back, * full*. Yeah, I like the convienience of driving up to Home Depot, give them the old tank, and get a new filled one.. No waiting for anyone to fill anything. No huge tanks taking up half the parking lot, etc... I'll have to time the guy filling my tank next time, I can't imagine it taking more than a minute. In a perfect world, yes... We have several stations around here and I stil use them but it's not as easy. You pull in and grab your tank and walk it out back where the filling station is. At least around here it is usually off in a corner somewhere with a good buffer zone, locked fence, locked nozzle etc... Then you go inside and wait for the attendant to free up, anywhere from 30 seconds to five minutes before you go out to unlock the gate, unlock the nozzle, zero the scale, purge the tank, fill and weigh the tank, wait for the guy to fill three more tanks from others who pulled in while you were filling (we obviously don't have filling stations on every corner here like you do), and carry your tank back to your car, go in and pay.... I just don't see why you won't accept that it's easier to pull up to the pen, pull out a full tank and pay for it inside... unless of course you are another Plume type character that just want's to argue for the sake of arguing... I can get my tank filled at my local hardware, 20# worth, quicker than I can get one replaced and payed for at Home Depot or just about anywhere. AND, I get the real 20#, not 15. By the way, you don't "purge" the tank. This is turning into a really stupid thread. Cause some people can't be wrong... and if they are they argue even more. It's what they are here for, I can't imagine the childhood of such dim-witted folks... Are you thinking that you are really getting 20# at the exchange. READ. They state 15#. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They lowered the amount to keep the price the same when the price of Propane increased. Marketing 101. You may really be getting less, and maybe your tank is almost empty and not fully depleted. But just like buying bread at the market for 5x what you could make it yourself, it is the convenience. Who cares how many pounds are in there, as long as you are paying at or about the same price for it per pound... But you're not. It costs me MORE to go to the big box and exchange a tank, get 15# than it does to go to my local Ace and get a real 20#. |
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On 3/12/2012 6:43 AM, JustWait wrote: On 3/12/2012 7:00 AM, BAR wrote: We will be taxed one way or another and the EZ-Pass, www.ezpass.com, is going to be how you are taxed to drive on state and federal roads in the future. I warned last year they were already using trackers in Washington state to see if they can start taxing by miles, road use, or even time of day for driving instead of gas... Everyone said I was crazy but gee, I was right again. You referred to a wacky proposal in Oregon that was not implemented. This is not the same. https://www.ezpassnj.com/static/info/howit.shtml You need to see the ICC, Inter County Connector, in Montgomery County, Maryland. There are not toll-booths and you use an EZ-Pass to pay for your transit of the toll road. http://www.iccproject.com/tolling-mdta.php Virginia's HOT Lanes on I-495 will be collecting tolls the same way with EZ-Pass http://www.495expresslanes.com/using-the-lanes The future is here. |
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On 3/12/2012 8:24 PM, BAR wrote:
In , lid says... On 3/12/2012 6:43 AM, JustWait wrote: On 3/12/2012 7:00 AM, BAR wrote: We will be taxed one way or another and the EZ-Pass, www.ezpass.com, is going to be how you are taxed to drive on state and federal roads in the future. I warned last year they were already using trackers in Washington state to see if they can start taxing by miles, road use, or even time of day for driving instead of gas... Everyone said I was crazy but gee, I was right again. You referred to a wacky proposal in Oregon that was not implemented. This is not the same. https://www.ezpassnj.com/static/info/howit.shtml You need to see the ICC, Inter County Connector, in Montgomery County, Maryland. There are not toll-booths and you use an EZ-Pass to pay for your transit of the toll road. http://www.iccproject.com/tolling-mdta.php Virginia's HOT Lanes on I-495 will be collecting tolls the same way with EZ-Pass http://www.495expresslanes.com/using-the-lanes The future is here. Just like the lazy cops in the next town over. They put scanners on two squad cars and not two cars a day make them the big bucks cruising around in the local mall parking lot looking for folks who missed a parking ticket or two.. I am sure they have a great kickback plan with the local towing companies too... |
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On Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:24:58 -0400, BAR wrote:
Virginia's HOT Lanes on I-495 will be collecting tolls the same way with EZ-Pass === EZ Pass has been in NY/CT/NJ for a long time and it works well, greatly reducing traffic back ups at toll booths, and eliminating a certain number of government employees. What's not to like? |
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