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08-03-2019, 12:11 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Spring Valley AZ
Posts: 1,343
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: 5.9 Cummins
Rated Cap: 2 elderly children, 1 cat
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Charging station
Looks run by a generator to me.
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08-03-2019, 01:05 PM
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#2
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 2,831
Year: 2007
Coachwork: Thomas Built
Chassis: Minotour
Engine: Chevy Express 3500 6.6l
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Diesel Teslas!
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08-03-2019, 01:15 PM
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#3
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Did you know they have no Supercharger stations in Hawaii, know why?
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08-03-2019, 04:18 PM
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#4
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Farmington Hills, Mi (Detroit area)
Posts: 1,968
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Eldorado Aerotech 24'
Chassis: Ford E-450 Cutaway Bus
Engine: 7.3L Powerstroke
Rated Cap: 19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
Did you know they have no Supercharger stations in Hawaii, know why?
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Inquiring minds want to know!
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08-03-2019, 04:44 PM
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#5
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by roach711
Inquiring minds want to know!
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There's nowhere you can go on the islands that you can't get back to on a single charge. So no need for them there.
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08-03-2019, 05:52 PM
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#6
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: E Central Tejas
Posts: 2,094
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: IH 3800, 8 window
Engine: T444E w/ Spicer 5-speed MT
Rated Cap: I prefer broad-brims hats
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Guess you're SOL if you took the ferry from Maui to Kaua'i...
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Those who say that it cannot be done should not interrupt the people doing it.
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08-03-2019, 06:25 PM
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#7
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HazMatt
Guess you're SOL if you took the ferry from Maui to Kaua'i...
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Unless you know someone on that island that will let you plug in. Electric is great, but still has massive limitations.
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08-03-2019, 10:27 PM
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#8
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 2kool4skool
Looks run by a generator to me.
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Love that clean energy, man.
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08-06-2019, 10:58 AM
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#9
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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I think that is a perfect illustration.
I get a kick out of the folks who are soooo proud to be saving the planet by driving their "zero emissions" vehicle not considering the fact that 63% of the US's electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels. Nuclear 19%. Renewable sources only 17%.
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08-06-2019, 11:39 AM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: south east BC, close to the Canadian/US border
Posts: 2,265
Year: 1975
Coachwork: Chevy
Chassis: 8 window
Engine: 454 LS7
Rated Cap: 24,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PNW_Steve
I think that is a perfect illustration.
I get a kick out of the folks who are soooo proud to be saving the planet by driving their "zero emissions" vehicle not considering the fact that 63% of the US's electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels. Nuclear 19%. Renewable sources only 17%.
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As of 2014, 95 per cent of BC's electricity was produced by hydroelectric generating stations - the remaining 5% are powered by natural gas - there is another huge hydro project being built in northern BC right now
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08-06-2019, 11:49 AM
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
Coachwork: None
Chassis: None
Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Keep in mind, that generator may well be powered by CNG or LPG... A diesel or gasser can run on either, and many generator manufacturers offer such options as factory builds.
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08-06-2019, 11:50 AM
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#12
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleddgracer
As of 2014, 95 per cent of BC's electricity was produced by hydroelectric generating stations - the remaining 5% are powered by natural gas - there is another huge hydro project being built in northern BC right now
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I live near the Columbia and Snake rivers. We have a fair bit of hydroelectric. Quite a bit of wind power as well. If we could "keep" all of the energy produced in Washington we would be in the same ballpark.
What gets me...... We have a small but outspoken group here that is pushing to have all of the dams removed.
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08-06-2019, 11:58 AM
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#13
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Traveling
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,302
Year: None
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Engine: None
Rated Cap: None
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PNW_Steve
I live near the Columbia and Snake rivers. We have a fair bit of hydroelectric. Quite a bit of wind power as well. If we could "keep" all of the energy produced in Washington we would be in the same ballpark. What gets me...... We have a small but outspoken group here that is pushing to have all of the dams removed.
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If brains were dynamite, some folks couldn't blow their nose...
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08-06-2019, 12:07 PM
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#14
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: south east BC, close to the Canadian/US border
Posts: 2,265
Year: 1975
Coachwork: Chevy
Chassis: 8 window
Engine: 454 LS7
Rated Cap: 24,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PNW_Steve
I live near the Columbia and Snake rivers. We have a fair bit of hydroelectric. Quite a bit of wind power as well. If we could "keep" all of the energy produced in Washington we would be in the same ballpark.
What gets me...... We have a small but outspoken group here that is pushing to have all of the dams removed.
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some of the Greenies won't be happy until we are all living in tents, using touch to make our way through the dark - I do think fish ladders should have been installed as part of the dam construction, or at the very least be added now - I have my own ideas about being environmentally friendly, and it includes me as being as much a part of nature as any other bird or beast, but I think humans should be part of the chain of life, not a destroyer of it
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08-06-2019, 02:46 PM
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#15
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleddgracer
As of 2014, 95 per cent of BC's electricity was produced by hydroelectric generating stations - the remaining 5% are powered by natural gas - there is another huge hydro project being built in northern BC right now
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BC is lucky. We here in FL are surrounded by old out of date nuke plants.
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08-06-2019, 08:12 PM
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#16
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: south east BC, close to the Canadian/US border
Posts: 2,265
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Coachwork: Chevy
Chassis: 8 window
Engine: 454 LS7
Rated Cap: 24,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
BC is lucky. We here in FL are surrounded by old out of date nuke plants.
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central Canada doesn't have such good access to hydro power as we do and there is a bit of a push to put 'non polluting' nuclear power in - seems to me that nuclear power as it stands today is, long term, the worst polluter possible
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08-06-2019, 08:21 PM
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#17
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleddgracer
central Canada doesn't have such good access to hydro power as we do and there is a bit of a push to put 'non polluting' nuclear power in - seems to me that nuclear power as it stands today is, long term, the worst polluter possible
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Totally agreed. The byproducts of nuke plants last longer than recorded human history by a good bit.
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08-06-2019, 08:44 PM
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#18
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: south east BC, close to the Canadian/US border
Posts: 2,265
Year: 1975
Coachwork: Chevy
Chassis: 8 window
Engine: 454 LS7
Rated Cap: 24,500
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Totally agreed. The byproducts of nuke plants last longer than recorded human history by a good bit.
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research is having some success with nuclear fusion now, rather than fission - lots of power, no heat, no chance of run-away reactors and no harmful waste products - don't ask me for details exactly how it works - I just gathered from what I read that it's the non polluting answer to nuclear power - still don't understand why there isn't a huge push for hydrogen power - they have the ability to generate hydrogen without using more than a small amount of electricity - a slightly different form of photosynthesis
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08-07-2019, 08:28 AM
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#19
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Bus Geek
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sleddgracer
some of the Greenies won't be happy until we are all living in tents, using touch to make our way through the dark - I do think fish ladders should have been installed as part of the dam construction, or at the very least be added now - I have my own ideas about being environmentally friendly, and it includes me as being as much a part of nature as any other bird or beast, but I think humans should be part of the chain of life, not a destroyer of it
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I agree.
I was out at Little Goose a couple of weeks ago and was poking around the fish ladder and counting station. A lot more to it than I had expected.
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