[Info-vax] Intel junk...Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

[Doomsdrzej]

On Sat, 6 Jan 2018 20:00:27 -0500, Bill Gunshannon
<bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:

>On 01/06/2018 07:56 PM, Doomsdrzej wrote:
>> On Sat, 6 Jan 2018 17:46:57 -0500, Bill Gunshannon
>> <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 01/06/2018 05:27 PM, nospam wrote:
>>>> In article <fbd0coFu54eU1 at mid.individual.net>, Bill Gunshannon
>>>> <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The biggest problem in even considering a Tesla is that I live in a
>>>>>>>>> very cold climate which, since mid-December, has seen its temperature
>>>>>>>>> go no lower than -25c. In such a climate, the already poor range of an
>>>>>>>>> electric car is even worse and there are good reasons to believe that
>>>>>>>>> it wouldn't even start.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the batteries are heated in cold weather and the cars start just fine.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Are they heated through the use of a block heater or is there some
>>>>>>> other solution I'm not aware of?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the batteries are heated and shortly before leaving, you can preheat
>>>>>> the cabin via a smartphone app.
>>>>>
>>>>> And that heating shortens your range.  Or did you think it was
>>>>> somehow free?
>>>>
>>>> it's effectively free. the impact is a few miles less range, out of
>>>> 200-300 miles total. most trips are well under that, so it's not even
>>>> remotely a concern.
>>>
>>> Say what?
>>>
>>> Honda FitEV - 82 miles
>>> KIA SoulEV - 93 miles
>>> Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive - 124 miles
>>> Mitsubishi I-MiEV - 106 miles
>>> Nissan Leaf - 75 miles
>>> Smart electric Drive - 90 miles
>>> Volkswagen e-Up - 99 miles
>>> Chevy Spark EV - 82 miles
>>> BMW i3 - 114 miles
>>>
>>> Not everybody can afford a Tesla.
>>>
>>> Before I retired my daily commute was between 60 and 70 miles.  Very
>>> close for some of these cars without using some of that electricity
>>> for heat.  One detour because of an accident on the highway and I am
>>> screwed.  And what do you think it will cost to have it flatbeded to
>>> my house?  Not to mention the wasted time, inconvenience and danger of
>>> being stranded on the side of the road.  especially in -20 temps.
>>>
>>> Electric cars are about as ready for reality as autonomous cars.
>> 
>> I just put 450km of highway/city driving on my QX30 before it kindly
>> asked me whether I would buy it a drink of oil. None of those
>> affordable electric cars get anywhere near there. Only Tesla does...
>> and it has a wait time as well as a very high price tag.
>> 
>
>My Silverado gets over 500 on a tank except when I'm towing
>my camper.  Wonder how far a Tesla would pull that?  :-)

I imagine that the Silverado has a fairly large tank to be able to do
that. Mine's about 50 litres if I remember correctly.