Synthetic Oil

[Burla]

One thing I don't understand, they grandfathered the ban til 2027. Like if it is dangerous, why grandfather candy but yet pull maxlife in like two seconds? I guess oil sales are the greater evil, my guess those candies will either reformulate or have a CA version, lol.

 

[Wild one]

The future sounds amazing.
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Futures so bright.gotta wear shades,i think Cory Hart was telling us that over 35 years ago,lol

 

[HK1837]

What you’re saying is battery tech is not there. That’s my point. Electric cars aren’t ready for the masses.

Bingo. Before ICE's became mainstream we had external combustion engines (steam) and we had battery electric cars, I'm talking early 1900's. But the batteries were rubbish making the ICE's far more flexible. And big oil dominated for 100+ years. And batteries are still rubbish, at least compared to the demand put upon them.

But once we get better battery tech you won't want an ICE. Just like you wouldn't want a steam car today. In the end I still reckon the future is hybrid, essentially what the new plug in hybrid hybrid Ramcharger is but with a Hydrogen fuel cell (or engine) rather than a petrol engine and fuel tank. Whether the H2 supplies fuel for an engine or as a fuel cell supplying power to the DC motor(s) - doesn't really matter. But we are probably still at least 10 years away from the required and widely available tech for both the hybrid's battery and the H2 side of things.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a45734742/2025-ram-1500-ramcharger-revealed/

Once the EV battery and H2 tech is solved then grid sized storage comprising of batteries (as in traditional batteries) and/or H2 generation (which is in essence a battery) should also be solved. Then we just need the transmission and distribution systems put in place to get that energy from where its created, to where it's stored stored then to where it's used - this applies to both electricity and Hydrogen and whatever other form of energy is thrown into the mix aka fusion, hydro, thermal etc.

 

[Hemi395]

The problem is battery tech needs to come a LONG way before it's ready to compete with the ICE. My wife's Jeep GC gets over 500 miles to a tank on average. The only EV I know of that comes close to that kind of range is a Lucid and those are ridiculous money.

Then there's the mining for all the materials for the batteries. The grid needs a lot of work before it's ready to come close to being able to support the charging of millions and millions of EVs.

When there's an EV truck that can do everything my Ram can do and MORE at a reasonable price with the infrastructure to support it, I'll consider buying one.

 

[Hemi395]

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Its cheap too. Approx 74 USD for 16 litres. I'm just wondering if the additive package is as good as Valvoline Advanced 5w30.
I'm wondering if this or Havoline Pro DS 5w30 would be good.
Havoline UOAs.. OK.. Not a Hemi engine, but gives an idea of what to expect.
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So am I to understand the All Climate is only available outside the US?

 

[HK1837]

The problem is battery tech needs to come a LONG way before it's ready to compete with the ICE. My wife's Jeep GC gets over 500 miles to a tank on average. The only EV I know of that comes close to that kind of range is a Lucid and those are ridiculous money.

Then there's the mining for all the materials for the batteries. The grid needs a lot of work before it's ready to come close to being able to support the charging of millions and millions of EVs.

When there's an EV truck that can do everything my Ram can do and MORE at a reasonable price with the infrastructure to support it, I'll consider buying one.

Agree. Decent battery tech for a city commuter is not too far away. For a Ram replacement, that is not coming soon.

 

[JHoward]

The first thing that came to mind when you said "Alice".

Smokie - Who The "F..." Is Alice?

"Smokie-Who The F ** k Is Alice? (Live)", sound recording administered by: EMI. Copyright EMI.

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No, "Go ask Alice, when she's ten feet tall" ...,lol.