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Post by kris on Jan 12, 2018 17:10:26 GMT
The revenue people actually target farmers to check for use of red diesel. Not round here they don't and they give tractors for their kids to drive to school in! Not for long it peterboat is right they will all be on electric tractors plugged in on long leads very soon.
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Post by kris on Jan 14, 2018 12:54:52 GMT
Anyway if anybody has got a link to these cheap lithium batteries certain people keep talking about id appreciate it.
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Post by peterboat on Jan 14, 2018 16:51:44 GMT
Anyway if anybody has got a link to these cheap lithium batteries certain people keep talking about id appreciate it. I have found a dose on ebay secondhand but in good condition, the new one is from China I have the email from them but aint ready to buy just yet. The battery is just what I need which is 24 volt and 400 ah with a BMS so I will more than likely buy when the pound goes up against the dollar as it is at the moment
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Post by kris on Jan 15, 2018 16:01:34 GMT
Anyway if anybody has got a link to these cheap lithium batteries certain people keep talking about id appreciate it. I have found a dose on ebay secondhand but in good condition, the new one is from China I have the email from them but aint ready to buy just yet. The battery is just what I need which is 24 volt and 400 ah with a BMS so I will more than likely buy when the pound goes up against the dollar as it is at the moment i think I've seen the secondhand ones on eBay, but he's only got 200ah left I think. How would you go abouth charging lithium battery's from alternators?
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 15, 2018 16:07:53 GMT
Battery from China love you long time.
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Post by peterboat on Jan 15, 2018 18:40:57 GMT
I have found a dose on ebay secondhand but in good condition, the new one is from China I have the email from them but aint ready to buy just yet. The battery is just what I need which is 24 volt and 400 ah with a BMS so I will more than likely buy when the pound goes up against the dollar as it is at the moment i think I've seen the secondhand ones on eBay, but he's only got 200ah left I think. How would you go abouth charging lithium battery's from alternators? Thats the issue I wouldnt as they would be for the bathtub using solar and the whispergen, both can be set for the job but alternators are much more difficult and I am not sure if they would do the job?
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Post by kris on Jan 15, 2018 18:42:15 GMT
i think I've seen the secondhand ones on eBay, but he's only got 200ah left I think. How would you go abouth charging lithium battery's from alternators? Thats the issue I wouldnt as they would be for the bathtub using solar and the whispergen, both can be set for the job but alternators are much more difficult and I am not sure if they would do the job? I'll stick with lead acids for now then.
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Post by peterboat on Jan 15, 2018 19:37:18 GMT
I am sure in the future it will all be sorted with an alternator controller so that the voltage is optimized for the batteries, but until the maybe best to leave it
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Post by kris on Jan 15, 2018 21:28:44 GMT
So this battery revolution I've kept hearing about is still in the future at some stage?
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Post by peterboat on Jan 15, 2018 21:59:13 GMT
So this battery revolution I've kept hearing about is still in the future at some stage? Sorry Kris your diesel engine isnt part of the equation the battery provides the motive power and you charge the batteries by solar/landline or in my case the whispergen in emergency
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Post by Clinton Cool on Jan 15, 2018 22:36:05 GMT
Here's an idea, just use your cars less. If everybody cut down their usage, the amount of pollution would drop dramatically. here's a better idea - if there was international and inter-denominational agreement on reducing the world's population to a sustainable figure (no more than 2 billion) then nearly all of the global problems would evaporate. I know why countries, religions and multinational corporations believe population growth is a good thing, but any rational person knows that it is the root of nearly all the evils and disasters of this small planet, and to allow and/or encourage it is simply immoral. In an ideal world we could all benefit from the luxuries made possible by modern technology, but not at present population levels. ........... think - space for endangered species to thrive, adequate water supply for the naturally small population of semi-arid countries, enough fuel for us all to drive efficient vehicles without excessive pollution and without the risk of running out of resources, limit to the urban spread that increasingly denies the growing number of city dwellers the opportunity to enjoy the countryside, reducing the plastic waste that will eventually kill off much sea life, ....................... etc. It is a sad reflection on the human species that we cannot manage the really big issues constructively, but instead pat ourselves on the back when we find technological answers to enable population growth, much of which just produces misery for a large proportion of the world's people. 99% of this is spot on, nail on the head. Where I disagree is that much of the work needed could be carried out by richer western nations alone, without international agreement. For example, warring nations could be left to get on with it. If one side obliterates the other or both sides see each other off, this is all well and good. If a nation doesn't interfere in the business of others, then it has no moral responsibility to 'rescue' it. Next: the ending of foreign aid would allow for natural rebalancing in areas with few resources but too many hungry mouths. Back at home: the ridiculous system where, in an over populated country, a significant part of the cost of raising children is born by the tax payer. A simple solution might be one child free, further children no longer qualify the parents for 'child tax credits'. Rather, parents are then due to pay 'child tax charges'. Parents also required to make a contribution to other costs such as healthcare, education etc. Naturally the other 'family benefits' e.g. free childcare vouchers, free school meals etc. would end forthwith. This would not only reduce the birth rate but would start a new generation of responsible parenting, to the benefit of society as a whole.
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Post by bargemast on Feb 17, 2018 11:18:17 GMT
Back to an old thread, as I just coincidently bumped onto a video with a test of an electric VW Up. It's definitely not for me, much too stressful, as it's by no means sure if you'll reach your destination, or the too much needed fast charging station. Once there it's stress again as other cars may be wanting to charge there too, and you're stopping them from that possibility. It's not like filling up a tank, which only takes a couple of minutes at the most. For very short distances (town driving shopping trips) it may not be too inconvenient, but if you have to go a bit further and have to turn the heating/aico down and reduce the speed to have a better chance of getting to your destination, it's no good (for me). Peter.
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Post by peterboat on Feb 17, 2018 17:27:43 GMT
Other electric cars with bigger range are available! And when we have left the EU and done a deal with USA chevy bolts etc will be the order of the day with 200 plus range. I know you like your old diesel Peter but where I live in two years time it would cost me a fortune to use one! The diesel horse has bolted sales of them are falling through the floor and secondhand values are going down as well, so if you are in an area which isnt in a pollution zone they are a cheap buy and make sense until it breaks and then they cost a fortune! I am currently in Scotland at a mates garage, he has just charged £1260.00 for two injectors in a 50K diesel seat! that buys a lot of petrol or electricity doesnt it? When I had my garage we regularly handed out 2K bills for diesels petrols never used to get those sort of bills, for modern diesels are a waste of time and money
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 17:45:28 GMT
I do around £60 of Vpower in two cars per week, money well spent, 20 minutes tops, including checking the oil once in a while (which hardly ever drops on the Skoda TSI and never on the Alfa) bugger sitting about watching a volt meter creep up.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 17:45:35 GMT
Other electric cars with bigger range are available! And when we have left the EU and done a deal with USA chevy bolts etc will be the order of the day with 200 plus range. I know you like your old diesel Peter but where I live in two years time it would cost me a fortune to use one! The diesel horse has bolted sales of them are falling through the floor and secondhand values are going down as well, so if you are in an area which isnt in a pollution zone they are a cheap buy and make sense until it breaks and then they cost a fortune! I am currently in Scotland at a mates garage, he has just charged £1260.00 for two injectors in a 50K diesel seat! that buys a lot of petrol or electricity doesnt it? When I had my garage we regularly handed out 2K bills for diesels petrols never used to get those sort of bills, for modern diesels are a waste of time and money Bloody hell. 1260 is a bit steep. Were they Bosch injectors?
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