250 miles is getting there, all right. But generally batteries and freezing weather don't mix. I'd inquire about that. In really cold places electric battery blankets are common; since the Leaf has a big battery, might some of its power be used to keep the battery pack from freezing? Out here the electric company has a special rate for houses with electric cars.
--Alan
P.S.: Our Toyota Camrys (one a hybrid) will probably last longer than we will; with routine maintenance the conventional engines are said to last for at least 300K-400K miles, and the older (non-hybrid) one is barely at 150K. And my driving, already decreased, will decrease even more when I retire. My fuel usage has probably been cut in half in the past year and a half. License fees on old cars are trivial out here, no matter what the anti-tax whiners say. And fuel costs (in constant dollars) are maybe half or a third what they were when I was in college, back in the 1960's. If someone drives a gas hog, they need expect no sympathy from me. California is rolling out a voluntary pilot program to tax automobiles according to how much they are driven, rather than how much gasoline they use; that is probably the wave of the future.
P.S.: From the time they became available I have seen more and more Nissan Leafs [Leaves?] on the road, first in the SF Bay Area, later here in Fresno. Miyoko worked in the factory where they are now built when she was young.
I imagine Nissan has a "cold package" like others do. For the Mini it means we have heated front seats and heated side mirrors. That helps a lot! For the Leaf it may be that it comes with a battery blanket and an adapter for plug in at home.
Yes, of course; never having lived in a place where such things were even rational as an option, it did not occur to me at first. And wouldn't you normally charge the battery at home, anyhow? Some folks are experimenting with using those plugged-in electric cars as standby power for the house or for the electric utility.
Thinking about the 250 mile range, that would be enough to safely drive from our home to the small hospital where I used to work, at the other end of our county, and back. Oh, and I see the Leaf is manufactured in Tennessee now, too. California might still get them from Japan, I don't know; it used to be that way with Toyotas.
I do wonder if the California and US Democratic Party organizations will "waste" any money on supporting the Democratic opponent of Devin Nunes. That would definitely be a novelty.
“As we rode toward the airport, Obama talked about Trump. ‘We’ve seen this coming,’ he said. ‘Donald Trump is not an outlier; he is a culmination, a logical conclusion of the rhetoric and tactics of the Republican Party for the past ten, fifteen, twenty years.’”
No, it goes a lot farther back than that. Points in time that I particularly recall: Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” 1968 Max Rafferty knocks out Tom Kuchel in the Republican senatorial primary: 1968 The rise of the New Democrats in the 1980’s, notably the “Democratic Leadership Council” in 1985.
Glad you liked them, listener; The Obama one displays his maturity well. The one by the CofE minister certainly gives food for thought; he seems (not surprisingly) rather in favor of an established church, but that doesn't take away from his analysis, which fits well with impressions I had previously formed. And it illuminates the steepness of the hill that Rev. Barber must clime to re-establish traditional Christian morality in our political life.
Yeah, Christian clergy are NOT happy with DT. He is the poster-Pres for right wing religious fundamentalism, and the angst people feel about that often gets dumped on clergy who come from completely different comprehensions of Christ.
Notes on the last thread.
ReplyDeleteI'd wait a year to get a Leaf, though, as the 2019 model is going to have a range of 250 miles per charge instead of the current 175 miles.
250 miles is getting there, all right. But generally batteries and freezing weather don't mix. I'd inquire about that. In really cold places electric battery blankets are common; since the Leaf has a big battery, might some of its power be used to keep the battery pack from freezing? Out here the electric company has a special rate for houses with electric cars.
ReplyDelete--Alan
P.S.: Our Toyota Camrys (one a hybrid) will probably last longer than we will; with routine maintenance the conventional engines are said to last for at least 300K-400K miles, and the older (non-hybrid) one is barely at 150K. And my driving, already decreased, will decrease even more when I retire. My fuel usage has probably been cut in half in the past year and a half. License fees on old cars are trivial out here, no matter what the anti-tax whiners say. And fuel costs (in constant dollars) are maybe half or a third what they were when I was in college, back in the 1960's. If someone drives a gas hog, they need expect no sympathy from me. California is rolling out a voluntary pilot program to tax automobiles according to how much they are driven, rather than how much gasoline they use; that is probably the wave of the future.
What really scares populists? Grassroots campaigning and humour[Click] Food for thought.
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P.S.: From the time they became available I have seen more and more Nissan Leafs [Leaves?] on the road, first in the SF Bay Area, later here in Fresno. Miyoko worked in the factory where they are now built when she was young.
I see that a local multi-billionaire bought both the LA Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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I imagine Nissan has a "cold package" like others do. For the Mini it means we have heated front seats and heated side mirrors. That helps a lot! For the Leaf it may be that it comes with a battery blanket and an adapter for plug in at home.
ReplyDeleteYes, of course; never having lived in a place where such things were even rational as an option, it did not occur to me at first. And wouldn't you normally charge the battery at home, anyhow? Some folks are experimenting with using those plugged-in electric cars as standby power for the house or for the electric utility.
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Thinking about the 250 mile range, that would be enough to safely drive from our home to the small hospital where I used to work, at the other end of our county, and back. Oh, and I see the Leaf is manufactured in Tennessee now, too. California might still get them from Japan, I don't know; it used to be that way with Toyotas.
DeleteDemocrat Wins Special Election In Missouri District That Went 61% For Trump
ReplyDeletehttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/missouri-special-election_us_5a7a6df2e4b0d0ef3c0a8594
Tidbits along the same lines; the 2018 election seems off to a good start already.
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Minnesota Caucuses Offer Warning to Republicans[Click]
GOP Slackers Endanger House Majority[Click] That works for me.
Nelson Holds Edge Over Scott In Florida[Click] Well, maybe.
New Democratic Group Attacks GOP Gerrymandering[Click]
Democratic AGs Take on Trump[Click] Sauce for the gander?
The GOP’s Catch-22[Click]
Trump Drags Down GOP Lawmakers In California[Click]
I do wonder if the California and US Democratic Party organizations will "waste" any money on supporting the Democratic opponent of Devin Nunes. That would definitely be a novelty.
To know Donald Trump’s faith is to understand his politics[Click]
ReplyDeleteObama Reckons with a Trump Presidency[Click] November 28th, 2016
Well worth a read and careful consideration. I differ with one bit:
“As we rode toward the airport, Obama talked about Trump. ‘We’ve seen this coming,’ he said. ‘Donald Trump is not an outlier; he is a culmination, a logical conclusion of the rhetoric and tactics of the Republican Party for the past ten, fifteen, twenty years.’”
No, it goes a lot farther back than that. Points in time that I particularly recall:
Nixon’s “Southern Strategy” 1968
Max Rafferty knocks out Tom Kuchel in the Republican senatorial primary: 1968
The rise of the New Democrats in the 1980’s, notably the “Democratic Leadership Council” in 1985.
—Alan
Those are both interesting articles, Alan. Thanks for posting.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked them, listener; The Obama one displays his maturity well. The one by the CofE minister certainly gives food for thought; he seems (not surprisingly) rather in favor of an established church, but that doesn't take away from his analysis, which fits well with impressions I had previously formed. And it illuminates the steepness of the hill that Rev. Barber must clime to re-establish traditional Christian morality in our political life.
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Yeah, Christian clergy are NOT happy with DT. He is the poster-Pres for right wing religious fundamentalism, and the angst people feel about that often gets dumped on clergy who come from completely different comprehensions of Christ.
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