On 03.11.24 12:55, Steve Litt wrote:

> o1bigtenor said on Sun, 3 Nov 2024 06:55:25 -0600

>

> >Can't comment on the differences between learning Python and C but I

> >can tell you that if you learn to drive using a manual transmission

> >you won't have to 'learn' how to drive using an automatic.

>

> The preceding is a true statement. Read on.

And an EV is just another kind of automatic - same pedals, just more

torque at the bottom, and smoooooooth to the top.

It may seem odd that a 70 yo assembler/Postscript nut drives an EV, but

my 24 yo ute (USA: small/medium pickup) blew up while moving house. (I'm

not sure that carting parts of a 3/4 ton lathe and one ton mill did it a

lot of good.) Settled for an MG4 ... and a trailer 'cos the MG4 isn't a

ute. (The only thing wrong with it, apart from just 300 km range - an

issue until fast chargers proliferate here in Australia. Probably less

of an issue in USA and Europe, I'm guessing.)

With 27 kW of solar panels, and 46 kWh of LiFePO₄ house batteries, even

off-grid I've done the first 6,000 km entirely on fossil-free photons.

(Cost-free too. Shhh!) And they're cheap to buy now.

With energy to burn, I'm trying to source a compact electric tractor.

Several manufacturers have them coming "real soon now", but that's been

the case for a couple of years. Getting several hours of hard work out

of an affordable little tractor seems to depend on falling battery

prices, and we're not there yet.

After 45 years of driving manuals, I was surprised by the ease of converting to two-pedal driving.