On Thu, 30 May 2019 05:02:40 +0100, rbowman wrote:

On 05/29/2019 11:13 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 5/28/19 12:30 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:

[snip]

I don't understand why they don't make cars with a better range, just
add a bigger tank! Even in the UK I find it irritating that I have to
refuel quite often. When I had a car that ran on LPG it was very
annoying as there were hardly any stations with it. Wait till we all
have electric cars that only go just over 100 miles before needing a
half hour charge, everybody's going to be sat around a lot, we'll need
more cafes....

With electric cars, my idea would be battery exchange. That could be
done quickly.

The problem with that is ascertaining the condition of the replacement
battery. Joe's Budget Battery Swap will be ringing in the packs nearing
their EOL, like Gresham's Law for batteries.

There's no reason it couldn't work just like Calor gas tanks. I take one in and get another. At some point they're considered no good anymore and are scrapped, but it's part of the cost of the exchange, the bill is footed by Calor.

On 6/1/2019 10:04 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Thu, 30 May 2019 05:02:40 +0100, rbowman wrote:

On 05/29/2019 11:13 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 5/28/19 12:30 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:

[snip]

I don't understand why they don't make cars with a better range, just
add a bigger tank! Even in the UK I find it irritating that I have to
refuel quite often. When I had a car that ran on LPG it was very
annoying as there were hardly any stations with it. Wait till we all
have electric cars that only go just over 100 miles before needing a
half hour charge, everybody's going to be sat around a lot, we'll need
more cafes....

With electric cars, my idea would be battery exchange. That could be
done quickly.

The problem with that is ascertaining the condition of the replacement
battery. Joe's Budget Battery Swap will be ringing in the packs nearing
their EOL, like Gresham's Law for batteries.

There's no reason it couldn't work just like Calor gas tanks. I take one
in and get another. At some point they're considered no good anymore and
are scrapped, but it's part of the cost of the exchange, the bill is
footed by Calor.


If Calor is anything like our Blue Rhino you've footed the bill many
times over.

On Sat, 01 Jun 2019 22:05:10 -0600, lowbrowman, the endlessly driveling,
troll-feeding, senile idiot, blabbered again:



If Calor is anything like our Blue Rhino you've footed the bill many
times over.

The sociopathic Scottish ****** can always rely on YOU to at least nibble on
his dick, eh, lowbrowman? LOL

On Sun, 02 Jun 2019 05:05:10 +0100, rbowman wrote:

On 6/1/2019 10:04 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
On Thu, 30 May 2019 05:02:40 +0100, rbowman wrote:

On 05/29/2019 11:13 AM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 5/28/19 12:30 PM, Commander Kinsey wrote:

[snip]

I don't understand why they don't make cars with a better range, just
add a bigger tank! Even in the UK I find it irritating that I have to
refuel quite often. When I had a car that ran on LPG it was very
annoying as there were hardly any stations with it. Wait till we all
have electric cars that only go just over 100 miles before needing a
half hour charge, everybody's going to be sat around a lot, we'll need
more cafes....

With electric cars, my idea would be battery exchange. That could be
done quickly.

The problem with that is ascertaining the condition of the replacement
battery. Joe's Budget Battery Swap will be ringing in the packs nearing
their EOL, like Gresham's Law for batteries.

There's no reason it couldn't work just like Calor gas tanks. I take one
in and get another. At some point they're considered no good anymore and
are scrapped, but it's part of the cost of the exchange, the bill is
footed by Calor.

If Calor is anything like our Blue Rhino you've footed the bill many
times over.

With something as common as cars, competition would make the price sensible. The point is you might get an old battery one day, but you'll get a good one the next. And you never have a huge outlay to buy a new one.

On 6/2/2019 10:06 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
With something as common as cars, competition would make the price
sensible. The point is you might get an old battery one day, but you'll
get a good one the next. And you never have a huge outlay to buy a new
one.

As long as the old battery didn't die ten miles from your destination.

On 03/06/2019 04:18, rbowman wrote:
On 6/2/2019 10:06 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
With something as common as cars, competition would make the price
sensible.* The point is you might get an old battery one day, but you'll
get a good one the next.* And you never have a huge outlay to buy a new
one.

As long as the old battery didn't die ten miles from your destination.

Built in monitoring would report the battery's maximum capacity and
other stats each time it was charged and it would be taken out of
service when it fell below a defined capacity. That level could be set
as an industry standard or even a legal limit, just as petrol from
different companies has to meet certain requirements.

SteveW

On 03/06/2019 09:03, Steve Walker wrote:
On 03/06/2019 04:18, rbowman wrote:
On 6/2/2019 10:06 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
With something as common as cars, competition would make the price
sensible.

Golly. It never made the price of houses sensible. Or aeroplanes.

I wonder if its to do wioth et number of man hours involved in making one?


--
Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the
gospel of envy.

Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

Winston Churchill

On Sun, 02 Jun 2019 21:18:40 -0600, lowbrowman, the endlessly driveling,
troll-feeding, senile idiot, blabbered again:


As long as the old battery didn't die ten miles from your destination.

Senile lowbrowman certainly keeps the sociopathic ******'s "battery" going
by incessantly sucking him off! Innit, lowbrowman? BG

On Mon, 03 Jun 2019 09:03:13 +0100, Steve Walker wrote:

On 03/06/2019 04:18, rbowman wrote:
On 6/2/2019 10:06 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
With something as common as cars, competition would make the price
sensible. The point is you might get an old battery one day, but you'll
get a good one the next. And you never have a huge outlay to buy a new
one.

As long as the old battery didn't die ten miles from your destination.

Built in monitoring would report the battery's maximum capacity and
other stats each time it was charged and it would be taken out of
service when it fell below a defined capacity. That level could be set
as an industry standard or even a legal limit, just as petrol from
different companies has to meet certain requirements.

Indeed.

On Mon, 03 Jun 2019 09:06:42 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 03/06/2019 09:03, Steve Walker wrote:
On 03/06/2019 04:18, rbowman wrote:
On 6/2/2019 10:06 AM, Commander Kinsey wrote:
With something as common as cars, competition would make the price
sensible.

Golly. It never made the price of houses sensible.

Because there's no competition there. There are WAY too many people wanting to buy them, because morons just keep on ****ing breeding. There are too many people on the planet, stop having kids!!

Or aeroplanes.

Aeroplanes are very inefficient stupid things to use. Mind you there's so much hassle involved with boarding them I'm surprised anyone bothers.

I wonder if its to do wioth et number of man hours involved in making one?

We were talking about OVERpricing batteries, remember? If you hadn't have snipped you could have read upwards....