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SordidPontification 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yup. 20-32F and half the range is lost out the gate.

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SordidPontification 3 points ago +3 / -0

I remember that one. They were going against a V8 GMC Denali which wasn't exactly fuel efficient. And still had another estimated 150 miles range. lol

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SordidPontification 2 points ago +2 / -0

I think this is optimistic.

  1. Ambient temperature affects EV range significantly. F-150 Lightnings have a marked drop in range as ambient temperature approaches freezing. Under load, such as towing, also greatly reduces range.

  2. Never going to happen unless the grid is upgraded, which will require nuclear.

  3. Not with current or foreseeable battery tech. Ceramic dielectric batteries show promise, but they're nowhere near market.

  4. Doubtful.

  5. Maybe.

Per weight, it's impossible for batteries to attain the energy density of a liquid fuel because of packaging, air gaps, etc. The only way they will approach the effective energy density is because 80% of the energy in a liquid fuel is lost to heat during combustion. Fuel cells are far more efficient.

In order to satisfy more than one of the above, there will have to be an incredible breakthrough in battery tech. This could happen with the billions being poured into research, but the problem is that most of this research is fixated on improving existing chemistries which isn't a tenable solution.

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SordidPontification 1 point ago +1 / -0

This is the Internet, of course it's a true story.

Of course, this is 2023, so my sarcasm may not be warranted.

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SordidPontification 17 points ago +17 / -0

Because that's part of the joke.

We know the race.

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SordidPontification 2 points ago +2 / -0

Not gonna lie, I parsed the response as lyrics to a particular Phil Collins song.

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SordidPontification 4 points ago +4 / -0

Comment + username are an unusually delightful combination.

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SordidPontification 7 points ago +7 / -0

What about Trump's massive balls?

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SordidPontification 17 points ago +17 / -0

I'm much more apt to trust someone who was a moron and saw the error of their ways, realized it, and has repented for stupidity.

Someone who claims to be on "my" side of the fence by consistently stabs me in the back like the GOP? Nope.

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SordidPontification 6 points ago +6 / -0

And it turns out they're colossal faggots.

Who knew?

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SordidPontification 1 point ago +1 / -0

The GOP is basically a dead party at this point. You have two factions: The anti-Trump faction that has its head up the DNC's ass, and you have the Trump faction that's pro-Constitution and pro-America.

This dichotomy cannot survive.

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SordidPontification 1 point ago +1 / -0

Take the pledge, do the debates, wipe his ass with said pledge and laugh at the GOP for being idiots.

What are they going to do? If they do anything to unseat him, they're dead. They know it.

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SordidPontification 5 points ago +5 / -0

White Sands gets into literally everything.

But it doesn't travel that far being as it's gypsum grains.

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SordidPontification 2 points ago +2 / -0

The wind was bad in my part of the state but oddly I've seen far worse dust storms.

This seems suspicious because the duration of the wind wasn't that long here.

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SordidPontification 3 points ago +3 / -0

I knew it the moment he was bragging about his alleged "high IQ" whilst simultaneously arguing on the Internet.

He's retarded. The unfortunate part is that no one ever felt they could be honest enough to inform him of the truth.

He's also somewhat wrong about "aural assessment," but I'm not sure if he means "assessment" in terms of quantifying hearing ability or a test that is given verbally. I took an IQ test in HS many, many years ago. Part of the test is memory-based and they give you a list of 5 or 6 digit numbers and assess your ability to recall them. The fact he suggested it is based strictly on "shape patterns" informs my opinion that he must've either taken an online IQ test (lol) or a far more limited battery that didn't include the full cognitive assessment that educational institutions typically (or perhaps formerly) performed.

I'm open to the idea that modern tests may be much more limited in scope so they can have greater, more diverse representation of the student body. Can't have anyone left out.

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SordidPontification 5 points ago +6 / -1

Or they believe the BS that breast feeding is going to give them saggy tits and their vanity is what leads to purchasing formula.

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SordidPontification 1 point ago +1 / -0

Sound advice, fren.

FWIW, if recent archaeology is correct with the location of Sodom and the cities of the plain, it was such a dramatic (and traumatic) event that it remained uninhabited for about seven centuries.

God's patience has its limits.

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SordidPontification 1 point ago +1 / -0

Tangentially related: "Favoring social equality."

If you consider that the left uses "equality" interchangeably with "equity," now I'm starting to understand what they mean by... "democratic." They're not lying per se. They just massaged the definition.

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