8,000 Volt Flyback

[LTC8K6]

http://nlpc.org/stories/2011/12/29/taxpayers-leaf-four-recharging-stops-needed-go-180-miles

A Leaf trip in the cold...

 

[Born2bwire]

http://nlpc.org/stories/2011/12/29/taxpayers-leaf-four-recharging-stops-needed-go-180-miles

A Leaf trip in the cold...

God, you got to love what passes for journalism these days.

“The display on the dashboard of their Nissan LEAF showed a drop in available range from 100 miles to about 50, when they had only traveled about 40 miles,” reported the Gannett-owned newspaper, which also owns USA Today, a cheerleader of all “clean” energy projects regardless of viability.

 

[DesiPower]

Never buy domestic cars.

http://autos.aol.com/cars-Honda-Accord-2011/recalls/

http://autos.aol.com/cars-Honda-Accord-2010/recalls/

http://autos.aol.com/cars-Honda-Accord-2009/recalls/

and you fav car's the list goes on...

 

[silverpig]

So you also waste energy to cool and heat batteries? Pathetic.

So you wasted energy to type that post? Pathetic.

 

[Born2bwire]

So you also waste energy to cool and heat batteries? Pathetic.

Yeah, you never have to use energy to heat or cool a combustion engine.

EDIT: To be safe:

 

[LTC8K6]

I think they should have pointed out that using the fast charge stations shortens overall battery life.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

Reminds me of Top Car when that Electric car raced against the table and lost

 

[mrblotto]

Expected thread to be about transformers. I'm leaving; disappointed.

Expected video with person flying backwards after getting 8000 volts......I, too, am leaving disappointed...........

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Never buy domestic cars.

Never listen to the trolls

 

[CrackRabbit]

So, how many Volts does it take to reach 1.21 jigga-watts? :sneaky:

 

[Doppel]

Car looks ok, it isn't bad, it's just overpriced by $10k I'm afraid. Shave $10k off and it's a contender.

 

[Bignate603]

Never buy domestic cars.

Yes, because my parent's Honda minivan is so much better. 160k miles, 3 transmissions.

 

[Doppel]

Yes, because my parent's Honda minivan is so much better. 160k miles, 3 transmissions.

lol I'd sell that POS if it's on third tranny!

 

[Zenmervolt]

right. buy Honda. teh cars work but they lie about MPG. they are getting sued because the claim that the car gets 50mpg when in reality it gets high 20's. BTW there are a couple class action (and a bunch of small claims) suits about it.

Why does everyone always seem to assume that just because some shyster is willing to file a suit, the suit has merit?

Also, as best I can tell there is one class action and one small claims suit regarding mileage.

Reading up on the small claims suit (the suit which has been getting headlines the last couple of days, mostly from people and news outlets which obviously know nothing about the legal system) reveals that the plaintiff is claiming she didn't understand that the highway number from the EPA testing wasn't applicable in stop-and-go traffic with the A/C on full blast. That simply doesn't pass the laugh test.

A treatment of the small claims case that is actually legally savvy can be found here: http://www.declarationsandexclusions.com/2011/12/lets-get-small.html

Frankly, as long as Honda followed EPA procedure (and there's been no suggestion of this) I don't see how any suit, small claims or otherwise, could fairly resolve any way other than in Honda's favor.

ZV

 

[Bignate603]

lol I'd sell that POS if it's on third tranny!

That was my recommendation but they chose to replace it (just did the replacement before Christmas). The new transmission has a 50k warranty so they figure it should last past 200k when they want to replace it. That should be in about 2 years. Not sure if it was the wisest choice because they could have put the money from the transmission towards another car but it's what they decided to do.

 

[PottedMeat]

Yes, because my parent's Honda minivan is so much better. 160k miles, 3 transmissions.

99-03 odyssey? my parent's '00 is still doing ok with 100k... hopefully the tranny lasts

 

[Bignate603]

99-03 odyssey? my parent's '00 is still doing ok with 100k... hopefully the tranny lasts

Can't remember what year it is at all.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Never buy domestic cars.

FTFY

Since all cars, regardless of make, can and do have problems at one point or another, we should all just walk.

 

[Doppel]

That was my recommendation but they chose to replace it (just did the replacement before Christmas). The new transmission has a 50k warranty so they figure it should last past 200k when they want to replace it. That should be in about 2 years. Not sure if it was the wisest choice because they could have put the money from the transmission towards another car but it's what they decided to do.

With that warranty maybe not a bad idea, just sell it at 49k...

 

[Joseph F]

I can in here to post that an 8,000-volt flyback is nothing! They routinely produce 20KV+
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyback_transformer :awe:

Edit: Shit, Jaepheth seriously beat me to the punch.