This is a Lithium leach field for electric car batteries.
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ZolotoyRetriever — 3 years ago(September 21, 2022 02:50 PM)
This is worth a read - from EricPetersAutos.com
Here are some things about EVs they aren’t telling you about:
You can’t “fast” charge an EV at home –
Practically every article gushing about EVs will report on the fact that it is possible to “fast”-charge an EV in about 30 minutes. Some will gushingly report that – soon! – you’ll be able to do it in less than 15 minutes. What they never tell you is that you cannot do this at home. Because private homes do not have the capability to “fast” charge an EV. The very “fastest” you can charge an EV at a private home is in around eight-nine hours, on a 240 volt (dryer-type) outlet.
You will never be able to “fast” charge an EV at home. Not without completely rewiring the home to commercial-grade capacity. This means you will always have to drive to wherever the “fast” charger is – and wait there. This means spending time getting to (and from) the “fast” charger. Which means spending more time “fast” charging. Thirty minutes to “fast” charge” ends up being that plus however long it took to drive there, plus the wait there.
And that “15 minutes” – soon! – they also gush about? They do not tell you that while it might be “faster” it is less. As in, not a full recharge. Just enough to get going again. But not very far – before you’ll need to stop (and wait) again.
Speaking of which . . .
A “fast” charge is never a full charge –
Whenever you read an article gushing about EVs and the miracle of taking at least five times as long to “fast” charge it vs. the five minutes it takes to refuel a non-EV you will never encounter the disclaimer that the “fast” charge is only 80 percent charged. In other words, you end up with 20 percent less charge than a full charge, which means 20 percent less range . . . which means having to stop (again) 20 percent sooner.
The reason why you cannot – well, should not – “fast” charge an EV to fully charged is because it is hard on the battery, which is the most expensive part of an EV There is also an increased fire risk. So EVs (and “fast” chargers) are set up to deliver 80 percent charge “fast” – and the rest, slow.
This 20 percent loss of charge-range – assuming you don’t have time to wait for a full (slow) charge – is probably not a huge big deal if you aren’t going far or have the time to stop and wait (again). But if you’re on a long trip, you’ll be stopping – and waiting – more than you’ve been led to believe you will be.
Speaking of that . . .
The farther you drive, the shorter the service life –
If you drive an EV to the limit of its range, you will have heavily discharged its battery pack. If you want the battery pack to last you should avoid doing this, because regularly discharging a battery is likely to reduce the life of the battery. Meaning, its capacity to hold the charge (and so, deliver the range) it advertised when new. This is why hybrid cars are designed to always keep the battery partially charged. Even so, a hybrid car’s battery pack eventually loses its capacity to hold charge and must be replaced.
But EVs have no gas engine on board to keep the battery from being heavily discharged. This presents a paradox: If you use the EV's advertised range you are reducing the battery pack’s service life. Put another way: The EV's advertised range is functionally about 30 percent less-than-advertised, if you want to avoid having to spend 30-50 percent as much as the EV itself cost you on a replacement battery pack before it is time to replace the EV itself.
You have probably not heard about this, either. But you really ought to know about it, if you’re thinking about buying an EV.
There are some other things to know about EVs, too -
If you don’t have a garage, where will you plug in your EV? Will you be able to run an extension cord from inside your house – or apartment – to wherever the EV is parked?
Did you know that leaving an EV garaged outside – in the cold – will result in the EV's range when you parked it being less when you get up the next day to drive it?
This is because EVs burn power even when they aren’t being used – because EVs have powered heating (and cooling) systems that are always on – to keep the battery from getting too cold (or too hot). That means needing to keep the EV plugged in, to avoid loss of charge while it’s just sitting – especially if it is sitting outside, in the cold (or heat).
Finally – for those who are considering an EV because they believe that they are thereby reducing their “carbon footprint”: You are probably increasing it. For two reasons.
One, EVs do not last as long as non-EVs – because EV battery packs do not last as long as non-EVs do and cost more than it’s worth to replace them when they can no longer power the EV. That means [having to buy] a new EV sooner. Which means new raw materials (and carbon dioxide “emissions”) to make the new EV – which will be just as prematurely disposable as the old EV.
Two, because EVs are energy hogs. Even the small ones like the Tesla 3 – which is a co -
MovieManCin2 — 3 years ago(September 22, 2022 06:25 AM)
Interesting, thanks. The whole electric car thing is just more
stupidity
from brain dead Leftards!
MAGA! FAFO!
Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. 
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Lilith — 3 years ago(September 22, 2022 01:09 PM)
Thank you Zolo. I never was planning on getting an electric car or even a hybrid. Not living where I do. We have blackouts way too frequently and our grid system could never handle these extra types of charge.
I feel like Will Smith in the movie I, Robot. I'm not turning over control of my car to driverless autopilots, and I'm not about to turn over my gas tank for an EV charged vehicle. Sure, I balk at the $80-$90 to fill it, given I drive an SUV. However, one thing I've noticed, or have not noticed, when I drive around,
I've yet to see a single EV charging bank
where people are lining up to charge their cars.
On the highway, a walk to a gas station is possible. You can't exactly bring a charging unit back, can you?
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dangus — 3 years ago(November 10, 2022 09:23 PM)
Diseases are scarier. This bird flu is about 100 times more lethal than COVID if it spreads to the human population, more transmissible, and there's no vaccine. On the positive side, it'll kill off the people who don't believe in lockdowns and masks and stuff.
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WarrenPeace — 3 years ago(September 26, 2022 08:42 PM)
Three brother farmers die after falling into livestock manure pit with toxic fumes
The Wuebker brothers — Todd 31, Brad, 35, and Gary, 37 — died when they were overcome with fumes and fell into the manure pit, PEOPLE Magazine reported.
During a maintenance pump fix inside, the three men were knocked unconscious and became unresponsive due to the fumes from the feces.
Rescuers found the men unconscious and unresponsive around 12:30 p.m. after their mother called 911.
First responders, including a dive team, had to pull the men out of the pit of manure. The men were transported to the Mercer Health Hospital where they later died.
Fertilizer and manure pits can produce toxic gases like hydrogen sulfide, methane, carbon monoxide and ammonia.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 416 farmers and farm workers have shared a similar fate, dying from work-related injuries since 2017.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/environment/567658-three-brother-farmers-die-after-falling-into-pig/
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dangus — 3 years ago(September 26, 2022 08:35 PM)
It's probably located in a dry lake bed of natural alkaline mud where very few things live anyway.
In Ashland, Oregon, people used to drink and bathe in the lithium-containing spring water for the alleged health benefits.
https://oregondiscovery.com/lithia-park
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