The TPU UK Clubhouse

[Space Lynx]

Not sure i understand the meaning behind "thus spoke Zarathustra" fully then I thought most of what he said was irrelevant.

I was simply referring to Nietchze in a generalized way, i don't remember the story fully its been many years.

 

[lexluthermiester]

On the subject of electric vehicles, the following is worthy of a read..

A New Solid-state Battery Surprises the Researchers Who Created It

Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves two promising battery sub-fields into a single battery. The battery uses both a solid state electrolyte and an all-silicon anode, making it a silicon all-solid-state battery.

ucsdnews.ucsd.edu

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Now they have finally discovered that using generic battery shapes are a bad idea they have started to experiment with changing the design of the batteries and low and behold they work far better for ev vehicles...... Though my view has always been that nuclear fusion technology is what the car industry needs more that any battery or hydrogen cell.

 

[Space Lynx]

On the subject of electric vehicles, the following is worthy of a read..

A New Solid-state Battery Surprises the Researchers Who Created It

Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves two promising battery sub-fields into a single battery. The battery uses both a solid state electrolyte and an all-silicon anode, making it a silicon all-solid-state battery.

ucsdnews.ucsd.edu

Only downside to this is that it is LG Energy Solution, which means LG will manufacture it someday... which does not give me confidence. They have had two major recalls now of their EV batteries? Every single Chevy Bolt recently made has been recalled and all sales of that car stopped due to the LG batteries not being made properly...

the quality control level does not inspire confidence, seeing as how so many other companies do batteries just fine, Tesla, Nissan Leaf, etc.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Only downside to this is that it is LG Energy Solution, which means LG will manufacture it someday... which does not give me confidence. They have had two major recalls now of their EV batteries? Every single Chevy Bolt recently made has been recalled and all sales of that car stopped due to the LG batteries not being made properly...

the quality control level does not inspire confidence, seeing as how so many other companies do batteries just fine, Tesla, Nissan Leaf, etc.

Hmm LG make batteries for Tesla so I'm guessing it was Chevy's top notch technology department that screwed up rather than LG.

 

[Space Lynx]

Hmm LG make batteries for Tesla so I'm guessing it was Chevy's top notch technology department that screwed up rather than LG.

huh? I thought Tesla made their own batteries, hence their gigafactories in germany and nevada, usa

 

[ThaiTaffy]

No they make the modules the cells are outsourced from Panasonic and lg ATM for most of their cars

Same as a motherboard Asus don't make the caps, chipsets or connectors or anything really they just stick it all together

No one wants to make batteries lithium is dirty stuff and completely negates the green of green cars so we let China do it they make money and screw up the climate so we can all drive round in our "Green" cars

 

[lexluthermiester]

huh? I thought Tesla made their own batteries, hence their gigafactories in germany and nevada, usa

the cells are outsourced from Panasonic and lg

This.

LG makes great batteries. They experiment though and sometimes things don't always go as planned.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

This.

LG makes great batteries. They experiment though and sometimes things don't always go as planned.

I've never tried any personally I've always used Panasonic 18650's but any battery can be blamed if the modules have issues especially with sub par cooling, charging circuits or bad balance the amount of linked batteries I see whether it solar systems, rec vehicles or battery boxes that have no idea how balance works is shocking.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I've never tried any personally I've always used Panasonic 18650's but any battery can be blamed if the modules have issues especially with sub par cooling, charging circuits or bad balance the amount of linked batteries I see whether it solar systems, rec vehicles or battery boxes that have no idea how balance works is shocking.

This too!

 

[kurosagi01]

Well I have no clue what i'm going to do in terms of fuel lol, I have my fuel light on and I can't get any fuel at the moment since I need 99oct with E5 rating which only Vpower and Tesco Momentum 99 have.
Luckily I work from home but it puts my trip to the office again on hold until it normalizes again.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Well I have no clue what i'm going to do in terms of fuel lol, I have my fuel light on and I can't get any fuel at the moment since I need 99oct with E5 rating which only Vpower and Tesco Momentum 99 have.
Luckily I work from home but it puts my trip to the office again on hold until it normalizes again.

RACE GAS Ultra Performance Racing Fuel Concentrate

Race Gas Ultra Fuel Concentrate: For off-road and track use only (see "regular unleaded concentrate" for lower octane use in the links below)

www.serckmotorsport.co.uk

 

[Space Lynx]

Well I have no clue what i'm going to do in terms of fuel lol, I have my fuel light on and I can't get any fuel at the moment since I need 99oct with E5 rating which only Vpower and Tesco Momentum 99 have.
Luckily I work from home but it puts my trip to the office again on hold until it normalizes again.

I am still considering buying this. Would be nice to commute to work on it on nice days, 5 grand for brand new, and no fuel cost since i can charge it for free at home (my parents wouldn't care)

MetaCycle

Go beyond an eBike. Go beyond a motorcycle. Introducing MetaCycle. The new icon that changes the way you move.

sondorsx.com

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Thailand's roadsides are littered with kids pushing electric mopeds and scooters these days, too focused on racing their friends to look at their battery status indicators.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I am still considering buying this. Would be nice to commute to work on it on nice days, 5 grand for brand new, and no fuel cost since i can charge it for free at home (my parents wouldn't care)

MetaCycle

Go beyond an eBike. Go beyond a motorcycle. Introducing MetaCycle. The new icon that changes the way you move.

sondorsx.com

more than 5k

Dont forget, you could get slapped with import charges and even if the bike is made available in the EU, you could face paying a higher price due to taxes in general. The final sum might be closer to 8 or 9k after import taxes.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

I don't tend to import anything these days before checking duties and restrictions I've been stung too many times.

A few years ago I decided to try one of the Chuwi windows tablets as a replacement for my Nvidia k1 as I did very little gaming, within a few weeks the nvme drive failed little did I know RMA is impossible due to import restrictions on lithium batteries to China.

Clever no, export mass amounts of lithium powered technology then make returns impossible.

 

[Space Lynx]

more than 5k

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Dont forget, you could get slapped with import charges and even if the bike is made available in the EU, you could face paying a higher price due to taxes in general. The final sum might be closer to 8 or 9k after import taxes.

I live in USA, no import fees, and shipping is around 400 bucks, and the 5% is only if you do payment plan, i'd be paying for it in full. total cost is 5700 bucks shipped including taxes for me. my only worry is the battery, how many charges before it starts to lose too much range... :/

I only post in this thread cause my ancestral line goes back to 14th century Shropshire England. my ancestors were cabinet makers as far back as the 15th or 16th century I believe. no one noteworthy or anything, just common folk, but still neat imo.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I live in USA, no import fees, and shipping is around 400 bucks, and the 5% is only if you do payment plan, i'd be paying for it in full. total cost is 5700 bucks shipped including taxes for me. my only worry is the battery, how many charges before it starts to lose too much range... :/

I only post in this thread cause my ancestral line goes back to 14th century Shropshire England. my ancestors were cabinet makers as far back as the 15th or 16th century I believe. no one noteworthy or anything, just common folk, but still neat imo.

Ah nvm. I thought you were from the UK as youre in the UKclubhouse. But yeah. If one of us here were to get the bike - we'd get stiffed by import charges.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

I only post in this thread cause my ancestral line goes back to 14th century Shropshire England. my ancestors were cabinet makers as far back as the 15th or 16th century I believe. no one noteworthy or anything, just common folk, but still neat imo.

Sorry but aren't like 99% of white American's forefathers from the UK?

 

[the54thvoid]

Sorry but aren't like 99% of white American's forefathers from the UK?

Science | AAAS

www.science.org

Not really, no.

Another source for the one above has about 64% British, but again, how many of those Brits were mixed nationality? Britain's been a diverse place for over two-thousand years. We traded globally before the Romans even arrived here. There's really no such thing as the patriotically espoused 'true-white Britain' (just another ideology to round-up the ignorant masses). The indiginous Brits that crosed Doggerland were supplanted by Roman culture and various euro-invasions.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Science | AAAS

www.science.org

Not really, no.

Another source for the one above has about 64% British, but again, how many of those Brits were mixed nationality? Britain's been a diverse place for over two-thousand years. We traded globally before the Romans even arrived here. There's really no such thing as the patriotically espoused 'true-white Britain' (just another ideology to round-up the ignorant masses). The indiginous Brits that crosed Doggerland were supplanted by Roman culture and various euro-invasions.

I can totally believe this but when you remove African Americans,Latin American and anyone else not considered white American's I'm guessing the percentage is closer to what I quoted.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Well I have no clue what i'm going to do in terms of fuel lol, I have my fuel light on and I can't get any fuel at the moment since I need 99oct with E5 rating which only Vpower and Tesco Momentum 99 have.
Luckily I work from home but it puts my trip to the office again on hold until it normalizes again.

Drop by your local auto supply store and grab a quality octane booster(106 or 108), add it to your tank and then fill up using a lower available grade. It'll balance out to your needed octane and you'll be fine. Make sure you top off though. One bottle is formulated for one tank, generally.

 

[the54thvoid]

I can totally believe this but when you remove African Americans,Latin American and anyone else not considered white American's I'm guessing the percentage is closer to what I quoted.

Touche.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Touche.

Sorry I've had alot of coffee synapse's are firing on all cylinders

 

[the54thvoid]

I've had beer - synapses are failing.

Edit - It's a Glasgow public holiday.