[Elecraft] OT: VHF radio in Tesla Model S

[Al Gulseth]

First, I've been intrigued by electric powered vehicles for a long time. I 
came very close to buying a Jet Electrica (?) Ford Escort conversion back in 
the 1980s and have also followed the "homebrew" versions in Home Power mag.

However, I'm not a big fan of using tax dollars to promote a particular 
technology. A better way IMHO would be to get private venture capital behind 
some of the engineering students who've been involved in Sunrayce (AKA 
American Solar Challenge) and just get out of the way to see what they can 
come up with. (Like Wayne and Eric back in the NorCal days?)

Also, while Tesla apparently has licked some of the issues, other 
manufacturers have not. I've only personally seen a few of a well-known US 
auto manufacturer's recent attempt at an EV. Both of the following were on 
the interstate: in one case where the terrain is fairly level (at least for 
western Arkansas) the vehicle was in the right lane running somewhat below 
the speed limit. In the other case, the vehicle was on the long grade going 
up the hill to the tunnel (yes, we have a tunnel through the top of a 
mountain in NW Arkansas!) It was in the right hand lane with its flashers on 
and was running slower than a lot of the 18 wheelers on that stretch. The 
expression on the driver's face was very revealing: I'll just say that he 
didn't appear to be a... ummm... "happy camper...."

Just my $0.02 worth.

73, Al

On Tue October 6 2015 1:17:30 pm jim wrote:
> And the other side:
>
> Our columnist Bret Stephens writes that at the President's Friday press
> conference, Mr. Obama described alternatives to his Syria policy as
> "mumbo-jumbo," "half-baked ideas," and "as-if" solutions. "So it is with
> this president. It's not enough for him to stake and defend his positions.
> He wants you to know that he thinks deeper, sees further, knows better,
> operates from a purer motive. His preferred method for dealing with
> disagreement is denigration,"
>
> Jim
> W6AIM
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick
> Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 11:01 AM
> To: mfsj
> Cc: Barry; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: VHF radio in Tesla Model S
>
> IMHO the current Tesla is a transitional vehicle on the way to inexpensive
> cars powered by graphene ultra capacitors instead of Li-ion batteries.
> POTUS see the future and is moving things along in that direction :)
>
> Wayne
>
> On Oct 6, 2015, at 10:56 AM, mfsj <mfsj at totalhighspeed.com> wrote:
> > But the  POTUS gives rebates to the buyers and backing to the CO.
> >
> > Fred  N0AZZ
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