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Reply 460 of 918, by wiretap

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digger wrote on 2020-10-18, 12:43:
Hmmm, I checked on-line, and I'll admit that there are indeed quite a few more hydrogen stations in for instance Germany at this […]
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robertmo wrote on 2020-10-18, 12:26:
Germany has quite a lot. Japan has even more than superchargers. South Korea has quite a few too. Many western and northern Euro […]
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digger wrote on 2020-10-18, 11:25:

where are all the hydrogen stations?

Germany has quite a lot.
Japan has even more than superchargers.
South Korea has quite a few too.
Many western and northern European cities have them too.

Hmmm, I checked on-line, and I'll admit that there are indeed quite a few more hydrogen stations in for instance Germany at this point than I had expected.

I remain skeptical, though. Most hydrogen is still produced as a by-product from fossil fuel production, and there are still only a handful of FCEV models available to choose from. Also, you can't charge them at home or at a destination charger, so you'd be completely dependent on those (still relatively rare) hydrogen stations to keep them fuelled.

By the way, a hydrogen station is still considerably more expensive to build than an EV fast charging station.

Cost per station is comparable for material and installation costs when starting from scratch. For a customer building like you see at standard gas stations (1500-3000sq.ft), plus 8 charging/fueling stalls, it will run you a little over $1M-$1.5M on commercial property on average in the US. The only difference between hydrogen and BEV is the infrastructure required. With hydrogen you would need trucks to refill the main tank (easy, cheap).. with a charging station, you need to have the electricity available on your leg of the grid - if you're already at capacity it get very expensive. But of course an 8-bay fast charging setup is only about $300k installed for the parts/labor, not including grid interconnect costs. For a hydrogen filling station and 8-bay setup, it is about $500k but would use the same style truck-fill that stations are already used to and don't have to up front the grid issues and costs which will easily exceed $200k if you need a new 22kV feed (and the corresponding 480V xfmrs) run from a 120kV leg. (highly likely across most of the US at least)

As more and more charging stations pop up, this becomes a problem since it is like every animal (charging station) in the jungle (city/town) trying to fight for the same watering hole (grid) that's drying up. It would be awesome to have fast chargers as prevalent as gas stations, but it isn't feasible from both an infrastructure standpoint and a cost standpoint anytime soon. The majority of people will need to supplement with slow chargers in their home, unless they get a direct 480VAC feed to their house if they are lucky enough to have a 22kV feed in their back yard - but once they see the cost to install it they will quickly say no. (had a 480V xfmr installed at my grandfather's house for some of his sword making machinery, and the electric company also charges you with a power factor multiplier - $40k installed)

Maybe it is just the difference in our countries, but we drive a lot and need tons of fuel stations.. sometimes multiple gas stations on every major intersection. We already fight for gas pumps and have lines to get into stations at rush hour. Converting all this for electrical needs is an immense challenge that far exceeds a liquid fuel. We would need even more charging stations than gas stations since the wait to charge exceeds a 5 minute 100% fill for liquid.

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Reply 461 of 918, by Almoststew1990

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After picked up my car from storage for 2 years, it's had £2,000 of work on it to make it safe/ road worthy

New disks and pads
New handbrake shoes
New wheel hubs and ABS sensors x3 which were swollen egg shaped and causing the traction control to lock up
Fixed the central locking (which stopped the fuel filler cap opening and was a huge pain in the ass all the time)
New thermostat (old one was stuck open).
Major service.

It's now fairly driveable but I still have a long list of annoyances and niggles:

The front driver side tyre leaks air - 13psi in two weeks (only 50 miles driven!) and backs leak 6psi in the same time (always have done). Going to get a wheel refurb place to have a look. They definitely need a refurb but if a refurb won't fix the leak I might have to dive into aftermarket wheels (none of which I like so far).

Front wings are awful for rust and rattle can paint jobs. Going to get £35 non-oem eBay specials and a proper place to respray - going to be far from perfect as a full front end respray and blend is needed but much better than what it is like currently!

Parking sensors don't work, nor the dipping passenger side mirror (which was very useful)
If I end up with a spare £200 maybe a new gearknob and steering wheel retrim

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Reply 462 of 918, by martinot

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robertmo wrote on 2020-10-18, 12:26:
Germany has quite a lot. Japan has even more than superchargers. South Korea has quite a few too. Many western and northern Euro […]
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digger wrote on 2020-10-18, 11:25:

where are all the hydrogen stations?

Germany has quite a lot.
Japan has even more than superchargers.
South Korea has quite a few too.
Many western and northern European cities have them too.

Ver few here in Europe. Also had some really bad experiences here. Here is one explosion in my neighbour country Norway last year:

https://www.electrive.com/2019/06/11/norway-e … illing-station/

I am very glad we do not have too much of those stations in Europe!

Reply 463 of 918, by martinot

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wiretap wrote on 2020-10-17, 14:41:

The DoE initiative for nuclear powered hydrogen production is on par with electrical battery charging as far as cost goes. It uses off-peak electricity to produce hydrogen, in which the power plant sells for a profit at the same rate electricity is sold at.

I charge my car off-peak in the night during hours when it is very low cost. Works very well.

Reply 464 of 918, by martinot

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wiretap wrote on 2020-10-18, 14:02:

The majority of people will need to supplement with slow chargers in their home, unless they get a direct 480VAC feed to their house if they are lucky enough to have a 22kV feed in their back yard - but once they see the cost to install it they will quickly say no. (had a 480V xfmr installed at my grandfather's house for some of his sword making machinery, and the electric company also charges you with a power factor multiplier - $40k installed)

I agree that being able to charge at home (or work) is really the key to owning an EV. I see public quick charging, like the 250 kW Tesla SuC, as just a complement while being on long trips from home.

In most countries of Europe you have three-phase connections (3 x 400VAC) to all residential homes as the normal standard.

Reply 465 of 918, by wiretap

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martinot wrote on 2020-10-22, 23:49:
wiretap wrote on 2020-10-18, 14:02:

The majority of people will need to supplement with slow chargers in their home, unless they get a direct 480VAC feed to their house if they are lucky enough to have a 22kV feed in their back yard - but once they see the cost to install it they will quickly say no. (had a 480V xfmr installed at my grandfather's house for some of his sword making machinery, and the electric company also charges you with a power factor multiplier - $40k installed)

I agree that being able to charge at home (or work) is really the key to owning an EV. I see public quick charging, like the 250 kW Tesla SuC, as just a complement while being on long trips from home.

In most countries of Europe you have three-phase connections (3 x 400V) to all residential homes as the normal standard.

Yea I've seen some countries that do that. How many amp service is it typically? I thought they just split the phases at the breaker so you had 230V service in the home wiring.

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Reply 467 of 918, by martinot

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wiretap wrote on 2020-10-22, 23:59:
martinot wrote on 2020-10-22, 23:49:
wiretap wrote on 2020-10-18, 14:02:

The majority of people will need to supplement with slow chargers in their home, unless they get a direct 480VAC feed to their house if they are lucky enough to have a 22kV feed in their back yard - but once they see the cost to install it they will quickly say no. (had a 480V xfmr installed at my grandfather's house for some of his sword making machinery, and the electric company also charges you with a power factor multiplier - $40k installed)

I agree that being able to charge at home (or work) is really the key to owning an EV. I see public quick charging, like the 250 kW Tesla SuC, as just a complement while being on long trips from home.

In most countries of Europe you have three-phase connections (3 x 400V) to all residential homes as the normal standard.

Yea I've seen some countries that do that. How many amp service is it typically? I thought they just split the phases at the breaker so you had 230V service in the home wiring.

We have a service connection with 25A per phase to our house (25A x 3 x 400V), which I think is very typical.

20A is also common for smaller houses, and 35A for large houses with high consumption. 16A is minimum and typical for smaller cabins, summer houses, etc.

Normal outlets in the house is 1-phase 230V just like you say:

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You typically only use three phase connections for bigger appliances in the house like the central heating, warm water heater, oven, stove, pool, etc. Most are permanent connections (outdoor swimmingpool/SPA, central heating, etc), and some have indoor three phase outlets (oven, stove, etc.):

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It is also common to have some three phase outlets on the outside of the house, in the garage, basement, tool schack, etc. for some bigger power tools (larger air compressors, etc):

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And now three phase connections is also used for electrical car charging, with typically 3 x 400V x 16A (this is what we use for 11 kW charging for our Tesla Model 3 and very common for most electrical cars), but some also have 3 x 400V x 32A (for a total of 22 kW charging , for some Tesla Model S versions, Renault Zoe, etc.):

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The connector is good for up to 3 x 400V x 64A (44 kW), but I do not now of any electrical cars with such large onboard chargers, and it would probably be too high effect for normal homes.

Reply 469 of 918, by creepingnet

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I rarely talk about this, but I drive my 1st car still, a 1993 Ford Explorer Sport 5-speed 2wd. 308K on the odometer and it still runs, drives, and looks really nice, passes smog, and still gets Window sticker gas mileage (18-23mpg, made it to 23.9mpg once driving conservatively). Not a garage queen or just a grocery getter, I do take this thing off-road and daily it. I am doing some interior restoration however as years of gigging, traveling, and carrying piles of computer gear around has not been kind to the interior- it's a slow going progress, but it's progress nonetheless. Plan is Carpet, power windows, and A/C + LED everything (if possible). That's all I want, and more than all it needs.

I do all my own work on it now, including the clutch, so vehicle ownership is darn cheap, and that's using OEM, high end parts - new clutch is $250, new brakes, about $60, and those + the $35 Radius Arm Bushings every 100,000 miles (roughly) or every 10-ish years. That's why I keep driving it, can't beat a solid, reliable vehicle that gets the same gas mileage as a modern truck. + the current stereo has Bluetooth and USB so modern accoutrements have been added to it.

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Reply 470 of 918, by King_Corduroy

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In response to the EV convo going on did anyone see the GM crate motor replacement they came out with? It's literally an electric motor designed to bolt right in where a regular V8 would go. Honestly if they did that with the V6 motors for 90's front wheel cars I'd honestly be onboard with that if it were reasonably priced. It'd be cool as hell to take another Oldsmobile like mine and make it fully electric. All the style and comfort of the 90's with a modern completely silent drive train would honestly be amazing. 🤣

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Reply 471 of 918, by Cyberdyne

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My two two wheels 😁

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I am aroused about any X86 motherboard that has full functional ISA slot. I think i have problem. Not really into that original (Turbo) XT,286,386 and CGA/EGA stuff. So just a DOS nut.

Reply 472 of 918, by digger

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King_Corduroy wrote on 2020-11-05, 13:42:

In response to the EV convo going on did anyone see the GM crate motor replacement they came out with? It's literally an electric motor designed to bolt right in where a regular V8 would go. Honestly if they did that with the V6 motors for 90's front wheel cars I'd honestly be onboard with that if it were reasonably priced. It'd be cool as hell to take another Oldsmobile like mine and make it fully electric. All the style and comfort of the 90's with a modern completely silent drive train would honestly be amazing. 🤣

Funny you'd say "design to bolt right in", since that conversion kit is based around parts from the Chevy Bolt. 😉

Thanks for sharing this, though. I believe it's important to have a wide availability of affordable EV conversion kits on the market. Even as the transisitions to EV continues, there are still lots and lots of gasoline and diesel cars on the road that will continue to drive around for years or even decades to come. A lot of emissions and air pollution can be avoided by offering those drivers an affordable possibility to convert their existing vehicles to zero emissions while giving their old workhorses a new lease on life.

Reply 475 of 918, by Cyberdyne

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Bycycle is a single speed no suspension, it is just for cuising, and i made it myself from scrap parts from broken bycycles. The really shiny thing is just industrial reflective tape from work, it is used for optical sensors. But works verry well as a normal reflector as you can see, that my mobile phone flash reflects from it.

And this motocycle is a Supermoto, not really a cross bike, so it is not meant for those really high Evel Knievel jumps 😁
Yamaha XT660X is a good cross country and forest roads bike, and you can go thru everything and park everywhere.

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Cyberdyne wrote on 2020-11-05, 14:12:

My two two wheels 😁

You ever take it off any sweet jumps?

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Reply 477 of 918, by Cyberdyne

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In Estonia there are many original or upgraded LNG/CNG cars, never heard somebody charging at home ....

I am aroused about any X86 motherboard that has full functional ISA slot. I think i have problem. Not really into that original (Turbo) XT,286,386 and CGA/EGA stuff. So just a DOS nut.

Reply 479 of 918, by Cyberdyne

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Yep, oldschool fixie. Assembled from found/scrap parts.

I am aroused about any X86 motherboard that has full functional ISA slot. I think i have problem. Not really into that original (Turbo) XT,286,386 and CGA/EGA stuff. So just a DOS nut.