In Norway McDonalds have chargers in many locations already (and significantly more EVs than Sweden)
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rbf commented on McCharge: McDonalds Is Now Charging EVs thenextavenue.com/2019/09... · Posted by u/reddotX
> Aside from long trips, why should we try to charge them in as little time as possible? ... What if instead the city provided 5kW AC outlets next to every parking spot? Those would be much cheaper to install, the electronics needed for billing would be extremely cheap[.]
It's a lot easier to install a few high speed chargers than many thousands lower speed chargers.
Probably correct, however from a user perspective it’s much more convenient to charge when parked overnight or at work. Installing an ordinary AC charger is quite cheap, and the goal should be to have lots of these, to make EVs more practical then fossil fuel cars.
rbf commented on Germany Turns to Hydrogen in Quest for Clean Energy Economy bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/ekr
Theoretically you could just electrolyze water on site using power from existing grid. It wouldn't be that much more difficult infrastructure wise than building charging facilities for EV. However according to the diagram included on this article[1] the pipeline from AC power to usable thrust is 3x more efficient for battery vehicles currently.
EDIT: forgot to link the article but I'm on my phone now. Some clever googling will find it for you if you're interested.
From what I've seen on current hydrogen fuelling stations having the capacity to actually refuel a significant amount of cars are limited (because tanks have to be repressurised), if you add electrolysis to this I imagine the fuelling rate is even more limited.
rbf commented on Germany Turns to Hydrogen in Quest for Clean Energy Economy bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/ekr
I have no idea why auto companies are still pursuing hydrogen cars when BEV is just better?
Hard to say. Their hydrogen efforts seem half-assed at best; so maybe it is just management not yet convinced BEV will work, and assume hydrogen at some point will be good enough so they want to have some experience with it.
Most likely there is internal company politics in many of these car companies which makes it hard to convert to BEV development, it will mean many people losing their jobs, factories closing, etc.
rbf commented on A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/rihegher
This approach using repurposed Tesla batteries seems more of a proof-of-concept than anything (although that's entirely fair, given they currently produce [probably] the best examples).
However, this is probably the tip of an iceberg to come. There is a huge amount of value worldwide in collectible/exotic/classic cars - values have soared since the '08 financial troubles, to the point of some cars becoming pure investments, rather than something to drive.
As we move towards a world where the ICE will become extinct, what will happen to all of this automotive history? A few options:
* huge devaluation
* exemptions (to the ICE ban) for such cars... but at an increasing cost, as presumably petrol would become increasingly expensive and difficult to source
* widespread drive-train conversions, allowing such cars to be enjoyed in perpetuity
Or synthetically generated fuels (eg audi e-diesel, which is a diesel, but I think a petrol equivalent can be generated), which can be done today, but are very costly for general use. I don't think the cost of fuel for a classic car will be a huge issue even if it is very high (10x of todays cost).
rbf commented on A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/rihegher
The biggest problem with full electric powertrains is size of batteries and its weight. Keeping the size of batteries small and weighing less is a bonus in ICE car conversions, like I mentioned in my initial comment. Plus better replenishing time, which in most hydrogen fuel cells cars is around 3 minutes.
Edit: the Riversimple Rasa uses a hybrid lithium based battery/supercapacitor pack for this purpose.
With regards to weight - hydrogen tanks are heavy, even if the fuel is light. The tanks on a Toyota Mirai weight 87.5kg (193 lbs). In addition you need the fuel cell, piping, more wiring.. The actual weight advantage is not as great as it might seem.
rbf commented on A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/rihegher
The biggest problem with full electric powertrains is size of batteries and its weight. Keeping the size of batteries small and weighing less is a bonus in ICE car conversions, like I mentioned in my initial comment. Plus better replenishing time, which in most hydrogen fuel cells cars is around 3 minutes.
Edit: the Riversimple Rasa uses a hybrid lithium based battery/supercapacitor pack for this purpose.
I see people talking about refuellig time of hydrogen beein an advantage. Although most videoes I see on youtube seem to use ~10ish minutes - and it depends if the pumps has the correct pressure). Recharging an electric car is usually done in a few seconds of active time (plugging in the cable when you park), only if you exhaust the range during one trip you have to wait for recharging.
rbf commented on Flight Sim Company Embeds Malware to Steal Pirates’ Passwords torrentfreak.com/flight-s... · Posted by u/_pvxk
Not only that, but such any "evidence" acquired by this route would surely be inadmissible. You aren't allowed to break the law just because you think someone else might have done it first.
FYI there are only some countries where evidence is inadmissible solely because it is aquired illegaly (eg in the United States, but not most of Europe AFAIK). Not that I in any way condone what this company have done.
rbf commented on More diagnostics data from desktop lists.ubuntu.com/archives... · Posted by u/Santosh83
Consent is just one way to legally process personal data. If their basis for processing it is something other than consent, an opt-out is them going above their responsibility.
True. However, it's hard to argue diagnostics data for Ubuntu would be performance of contract (art 6.1: b). It could be argued legitimate interest (arg 6.1: f), but then the right to object comes into play.
Edit: Wasn't aware of the 100k expectation.