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The Analyst said:
Its called heat stroke and its killing huge amounts of people worldwide. Last year it killed 60,000 Europeans. That is a staggering number! It was from a story so need to peer review it but I know Europe has had other similar heat waves but a lower body count. In 2021 at the Senora desert, over the course of the summer, over 700 immigrants perished in the heat trying to immigrate from Mexico into the United States.
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Yer obsessive, please go away
 
www.reuters.com

Toyota revamps iconic Land Cruiser with hybrid version

Toyota on Wednesday unveiled the first hybrid version of its Land Cruiser that it will bring to North America and other key markets as it seeks to put a high-margin and iconic sports utility vehicle back on the map.
www.reuters.com www.reuters.com

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seapotato said:
Speaking of hybrids:lol:

www.carexpert.com.au

Electric Toyota LandCruiser drives 7km underwater

A team of 30 divers have driven an electric-converted 1978 Toyota LandCruiser FJ40 for seven kilometres underwater in Darwin.
www.carexpert.com.au www.carexpert.com.au
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Something I missed when glancing at that article earlier...


"This isn’t the first time a team has driven a vehicle on the sea floor of the Darwin Harbour. In 1983 a team of 70 divers attempted to drive a LandCruiser ute across the harbour but failed when it hit a rock ledge 3km in."

I'm guessing in 83 it would have been diesel and not electric? So what, worlds longest snorkel? :lol:
 
Sounds like the new landcruiser for north america is actually the 'Prado' in other countries. Looks like Aus gets diesel, but we don't. :bang:

2.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel (150kW/500Nm)

www.carexpert.com.au

2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado revealed

The new-generation Toyota LandCruiser Prado shares its boxy silhouette with the Lexus GX and offers electrification for the first time.
www.carexpert.com.au www.carexpert.com.au
 
seapotato said:
The dream is just one step closer to reality for all those dudes with f*** trudeau stickers on their trucks...
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So you think he might have gone over to the dark side?? Swinging for the other team maybe?? A lot of dudes salivating I'm sure...LOL
 
Rigpig said:
So you think he might have gone over to the dark side?? Swinging for the other team maybe?? A lot of dudes salivating I'm sure...LOL
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I mean they might need to hit the gym and maybe start bathing, but i don't want to crush any dreams. Life is hard enough when you're stupid.

Sitting bitch in a Dodge could just be the thing that gets our Fidel Jr moist...(I cringed so hard typing that I feel obligated to share. And have another drink to scrub my brain :lol: .)

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The Analyst said:
Transport a Generator to the Fire. Transport the truck by flat bed. Besides, its more or less designed for city fires. I think they should have waited and contact the company that is making the Solid state batteries for Toyota. They will have a drive range of 700 km.
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Hahahaha

Or just use current proven equipment.
 
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From my perspective the whole electric car thing is quite a interesting, same with electric vehicles in general. I have some experience with them here in Sweden so figured I'd write something.

I've had a work car before for a trip that was a tesla, and absolutely hated it. Wrong car to go on long road trips with, and we spent countless hours charging. A trip that should have been easily done in 8 hrs turned into 16+, and we often had to turn around after spending a night in a hotel, to go charge because the only super charger was on the north of the city when we wanted to go south. It's worth noting that here at least the chargers are multiplying like weeds, so that's less of a problem than a few years ago.

That said, if you have longish commute that's easily within half the range of the vehicle, and can charge it at home, I would definitely consider buying one. Provided you don't plan to use it for road trips, and ideally have a second car available. The cost to run them is so incredibly cheap, and the price of diesel is so high here, that they pay off quickly for those use cases if you where planning on having a newish car anyway.

If you drive a 20 year old beater no amount of driving will pay the difference.

Then we get to _other_ electric vehicles. There's quite a few electric Buses here, they use them on specific routes and have chargers built at each end. After the bus drives through the route it gets parked at the end for a bit to charge up. They have some automatic contraption that plugs into the top of the bus when it stops. So for routes with timelines that match well it can be a good option, same for things like airport vehicles that spend a lot of time parked in one place.

I actually have one electric vehicle, a 2 ton jcb 19c 1e excavator. It's pretty impressive in my opinion, runs a full day on a charge, but the most impressive thing is that it's almost silent. You can work late and not get complaints etc, and it's easy to communicate with others while operating it. The cost savings are pretty big on fuel, and the maintenance intervals are much longer. Of course one also needs to factor in the cost of replacing batteries in the long run.

I like the electric excavator so much that I've been looking at converting my tractor to electric. It's an ideal candidate, I use it for more or less set amounts of time, it never strays far from the charger. And the extra weight of batteries would be a plus in terms of stability.

So I guess it's a long way of saying I think it depends on application, i wouldn't swap all my vehicles to electrical, but I am looking at increasing the fleet with electric options.

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Toshi38 said:
From my perspective the whole electric car thing is quite a interesting, same with electric vehicles in general. I have some experience with them here in Sweden so figured I'd write something.

I've had a work car before for a trip that was a tesla, and absolutely hated it. Wrong car to go on long road trips with, and we spent countless hours charging. A trip that should have been easily done in 8 hrs turned into 16+, and we often had to turn around after spending a night in a hotel, to go charge because the only super charger was on the north of the city when we wanted to go south. It's worth noting that here at least the chargers are multiplying like weeds, so that's less of a problem than a few years ago.

That said, if you have longish commute that's easily within half the range of the vehicle, and can charge it at home, I would definitely consider buying one. Provided you don't plan to use it for road trips, and ideally have a second car available. The cost to run them is so incredibly cheap, and the price of diesel is so high here, that they pay off quickly for those use cases if you where planning on having a newish car anyway.

If you drive a 20 year old beater no amount of driving will pay the difference.

Then we get to _other_ electric vehicles. There's quite a few electric Buses here, they use them on specific routes and have chargers built at each end. After the bus drives through the route it gets parked at the end for a bit to charge up. They have some automatic contraption that plugs into the top of the bus when it stops. So for routes with timelines that match well it can be a good option, same for things like airport vehicles that spend a lot of time parked in one place.

I actually have one electric vehicle, a 2 ton jcb 19c 1e excavator. It's pretty impressive in my opinion, runs a full day on a charge, but the most impressive thing is that it's almost silent. You can work late and not get complaints etc, and it's easy to communicate with others while operating it. The cost savings are pretty big on fuel, and the maintenance intervals are much longer. Of course one also needs to factor in the cost of replacing batteries in the long run.

I like the electric excavator so much that I've been looking at converting my tractor to electric. It's an ideal candidate, I use it for more or less set amounts of time, it never strays far from the charger. And the extra weight of batteries would be a plus in terms of stability.

So I guess it's a long way of saying I think it depends on application, i wouldn't swap all my vehicles to electrical, but I am looking at increasing the fleet with electric options.

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That's really damn cool! Quite the life you've setup for your self over there.

Thanks for sharing about the electric excavator; didn't even know they existed.
 
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