1 Shot Ray

Photographer, Traveler, EV Enthusiast

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@tommolog @BMW I love the looks. Wish I had one back then.

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@brandenflasch I want my water heater just like my level 2 charger. [Dumb]

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@itskyleconner Please interview more independent EV garages.

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@GetSpectrum Why can’t I get Spectrum to check my lines outside without an appointment? I travel and problems have always been outside not in the house. Do better!

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@brandenflasch Really cool! I’m jealous.

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@brandenflasch Keep rocking it baby!

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@Jordan_Schiefer 💯

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@InsideEVs I get out and walk for about 20 minutes. Walmart makes walking easy. :D

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@brandenflasch I can't wait! But alas I'm in Texas. I'll be a minute.

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@brandenflasch I would expect it to stay at or near that point for a couple years.

[Contrarian Dude @gregm12]

Corn:
- 160-200 bushels of corn per acre
- 2.7 gallons of ethanol per bushel
- 1 acre = 432-540 gallons of ethanol (this is not directly gas, but close enough)

Solar:
- 100kW per acre (standard conservative estimate)
- .3 production factor (8 hours of useful sun on avg, varies wildly by location)
- 100kW*365*24h*.3 = 262,800kWh

At 20mpg vs. 2mi/kWh:
Ethanol: 10,800mi
Solar: 525,600mi

That had me thinking... what is the cost delta?
~$1k to produce an acre of corn
~$1/gal to turn it into ethanol

So ~$1500/acre yearly
$1500 / 500gal = $3/gal, $0.15/mi

If we assume the 2022 NREL cost of solar *with battery storage* is accurate at $2/W, that's $200k in solar panels
If we amortized over 10 years, with 5% interest, that is $25k/yr.
$25k / 262,800kWh = $0.095/kWh, $0.048/mi

This F150 costs 3x as much to drive on corn as it does solar and batteries

WHY ARE WE MAKING CORN ETHANOL!? (Something I've hated for decades, but not for this specific reason until now)

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@pwaggs @ElectrifyAm Members should get good pricing, not better than sucky.

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I'm driving my gas truck across Texas next time @ElectrifyAm costs more for driving my EV car. 61 cents is hwy robbery!

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When I read an article if there's 1 typo I'm out.

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@OutofSpecDave I just had my windshield replaced and on my recent trip to Vegas I got another chip. Grumble Grumble Grumble...

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@OutofSpecDave @OutofSpecMom Congratulations! I love watching the knucklehead and his smart wife.

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@alyssa_zupan Now that is funny!

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@brandenflasch My 16 Pro is at 100% after 60 cycles. Charge limit is set to 80% just like my car.

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ID.4 EV Road Trip Texas to Kentucky via Electrify America https://t.co/s27Qp6kxkV via @YouTube

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@brandenflasch @Rivian Thanks for doing your homework!