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[Paashaas]

https://twitter.com/BTC_Archive/status/1474386685387591684

[Paashaas]

Ariane 5 rocket with the $10 billion James Webb space telescope aboard, launching tomorrow on christmas day!

I hope the launch and deployment in space will be successful, fingers crossed.

[BitcoinBunny]

https://electrek.co/2021/12/23/tesla-owner-blows-up-model-s-dynamite-battery-replacement/#disqus_thread

This is the big problem with electric cars: Once the powertrain warranty is out, the value of the car is pretty much zero. Gas engines can go 200k miles and can be fixed without a full replacement.

I remember in 2005 the roads were full of Gen 1 Priuses. Then they started to just disappear, and now I doubt anyone has seem one in years. Why? Battery pack blowing out and while you can swap it for a couple of thousand, most people just junked em.

It's a problem.

I think there are quite a few draw backs with electric cars indeed the more I've been thinking about them.

My mid size SUV is coming up to 6 years old. Only done 30K miles. Can probably go for another 6 years without too much bother but I'm not sure you'd want to do that with an electric car (can it even run for 12 years and if it can what will the value be?).
Only now looking at replacing the original tyres by the way which is pretty excellent.
Again with an electric car you would need to replace them far sooner due to battery weight plus your ride won't be as comfortable.

Why they shove 20-21 inch wheels on a Tesla seems bizarre to me. Just asking for blow outs surely.

The only trouble I have with my own car is having to replace the 12V battery pretty often but it's because of the lack of car usage as I work from home and hardly been going anywhere the last couple of years due to the pandemic. And when I do it's a very short journey. But it's only 100-130 bucks to replace the battery.

I was also surprised to read Teslas still have 12V batteries in addition to the large battery packs as well and have in fact also been problematic for people often not lasting the 3-5 years at all.
I'm glad I found out about that as I thought it would be one worry less when switching to EV but it's not at all.

I guess Teslas need very little maintenance but the extra cost of actually buying the damn thing doesn't really offset that so much.

I'm thinking of holding off for another 5 years before making a switch to EV. Let the market be a bit more competitive. At the moment it seems quite messy.

[AlcoHoDL]

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Yes! It turns the SMF plain vanilla boring-as-hell look into a work of art!

And it's open-source and well respected.

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[serveria.com]

Merry Christmas to all of you WO brethren! Bitcoin unites us, it makes us feel like we're family! 

P.S. Where are the gay xmas cards? 

[LFC_Bitcoin]

All LFC_Bitcoin wants for Christmas is a continuation of the bull market.



@intocryptoverse
The battle for the #Bitcoin  bull market support band has begun

https://twitter.com/intocryptoverse/status/1474459384487030786?s=21



It’s been a good year for the OG HODLERS amongst us. Cheers to you all!







Edit - For you serveria.com

[serveria.com]

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to you Arrie and to your family!  

P.S. Opsec violation detected.  

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[JimboToronto]

Where are the gay xmas cards? 

I thought it was gay cats this year.

[savetherainforest]

Where are the gay xmas cards? 

I thought it was gay cats this year.

I'm not into animal cruelty, but that was funny.     ...     

[suchmoon]

This is the big problem with electric cars: Once the powertrain warranty is out, the value of the car is pretty much zero. Gas engines can go 200k miles and can be fixed without a full replacement.

I remember in 2005 the roads were full of Gen 1 Priuses. Then they started to just disappear, and now I doubt anyone has seem one in years. Why? Battery pack blowing out and while you can swap it for a couple of thousand, most people just junked em.

It's a problem.

Not to defend Tesla here - horrible build quality and Musk is a smug asshole - but their batteries can last 200k-300k, I've seen quite a few with that mileage. And Model S is supposedly a luxury car that can do 0-60 in like 4 seconds, so that $22k should be compared to maybe M5 or E63 engine replacement? Plus there are battery repair options available, just not in Finland apparently.

Anyway, we're at peak dinosaur juice technology, and electric stuff will only get better.

Edit - grammar.

[AlcoHoDL]

Not a religious person myself, but nevertheless, * MERRY CHRISTMAS * to all WO brethren. Health, happiness and prosperity to all. The last part is mainly King Daddy's job, so may your Bitcoin wallets get fatter and fatter and be worth more and more in the years to come!

[Richy_T]

The only trouble I have with my own car is having to replace the 12V battery pretty often but it's because of the lack of car usage as I work from home and hardly been going anywhere the last couple of years due to the pandemic. And when I do it's a very short journey. But it's only 100-130 bucks to replace the battery.

There is a device out there that will disconnect the battery if the voltage drops close to low enough to start damaging the battery. I was looking into it as I had a Jag that would kill the battery if it was left to sit for about three weeks.

Alternatively, I have a device that I built that will report the battery voltage over wifi. You could set things up so you would get alerts if the battery voltage dropped too low. I've only done preliminary testing so far but haven't tested in in action as I no longer have the Jag and the VW will go for many months without draining the battery.

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[heslo]

Merry Christmas lads!

[PoolMinor]

Get ready for +$200K next year!

Current situation on Wall Street Market Cycle......

New phase called "Belief-Denial" located just above "Optimism" and below "Belief"









I am predicting next blow-off top near May 2022. Since it didn't happen already this year.

[serveria.com]

This is the big problem with electric cars: Once the powertrain warranty is out, the value of the car is pretty much zero. Gas engines can go 200k miles and can be fixed without a full replacement.

I remember in 2005 the roads were full of Gen 1 Priuses. Then they started to just disappear, and now I doubt anyone has seem one in years. Why? Battery pack blowing out and while you can swap it for a couple of thousand, most people just junked em.

It's a problem.

Not to defend Tesla here - horrible build quality and Musk is a smug asshole - but their batteries can last 200k-300k, I've seen a quite a few with that mileage. And Model S is supposedly a luxury car that can do 0-60 in like 4 seconds, so that $22k should be compared to maybe M5 or E63 engine replacement? Plus there are battery repair options available, just not in Finland apparently.

Anyway, we're at peak dinosaur juice technology, and electric stuff will only get better.

Speaking about battery repair: I know a guy who's doing battery repairs and according to him in most cases it's not necessary to replace the entire battery pack. What they do is test all batteries inside a battery pack and find the faulty ones. Then they replace the faulty batteries with some used ones so that voltage is approx the same. Such repairs are quite cheap if compared to battery pack replacement and the batteries perform really well too.

[serveria.com]

Get ready for +$200K next year!

Current situation on Wall Street Market Cycle......

New phase called "Belief-Denial" located just above "Optimism" and below "Belief"



I am predicting next blow-off top near May 2022. Since it didn't happen already this year.

Same thoughts here: Late Q1 - early Q2 we're going parabolic! 

[AlcoHoDL]

This is the big problem with electric cars: Once the powertrain warranty is out, the value of the car is pretty much zero. Gas engines can go 200k miles and can be fixed without a full replacement.

I remember in 2005 the roads were full of Gen 1 Priuses. Then they started to just disappear, and now I doubt anyone has seem one in years. Why? Battery pack blowing out and while you can swap it for a couple of thousand, most people just junked em.

It's a problem.

Not to defend Tesla here - horrible build quality and Musk is a smug asshole - but their batteries can last 200k-300k, I've seen a quite a few with that mileage. And Model S is supposedly a luxury car that can do 0-60 in like 4 seconds, so that $22k should be compared to maybe M5 or E63 engine replacement? Plus there are battery repair options available, just not in Finland apparently.

Anyway, we're at peak dinosaur juice technology, and electric stuff will only get better.

Speaking about battery repair: I know a guy who's doing battery repairs and according to him in most cases it's not necessary to replace the entire battery pack. What they do is test all batteries inside a battery pack and find the faulty ones. Then they replace the faulty batteries with some used ones so that voltage is approx the same. Such repairs are quite cheap if compared to battery pack replacement and the batteries perform really well too.

I think I read somewhere that these packs contain regular 18650 cells. I was amazed at first, but then it made sense: ready-made, mature, tried-and-tested cells = easier, quicker, possibly safer design. I guess one could replace the faulty ones if they are physically accessible.

One thing that I've always wondered though: with the 18650 cell being cylindrical, won't there be wasted space between them in the pack? Wouldn't it be better to design rectangular-shaped cells, so that they are stacked more efficiently in the pack?