Wisconsin Tacomas and bad financial advice

hes gonna lose his influencer status

 

man, i'm danger close to not even having cats

 

That’s one way to make sure no one can steal them

 

So after mining the materials used, and producing Catalytic Converters do we even break even or end up better with the Emissions saved from the vehicles they're installed on?

Kind of like wind power, they never actually pay for themselves for energy produced vs used to manufacturer.

 

??? not to dive too much off topic, but do you have any sort of citation for that claim?

Here is a 2014 study that shows that 2 MW turbines paid for themselves in 5-6 months

Here is a 2010 meta-analysis that indicates that the average wind turbine generates approximately 20 times its initial energy deficit


I'm all in on making sure that we're not erroneously creating "energy savings" [looking at you, tesla], but wind power isn't where I'd start my search. [ahem, 'clean' coal]

 

I have no hard data to back up my statement. That's just what I hear from people in that industry. Thanks for the links, I'll check them out!

Edit - Here's an article more in line with what I've heard.
https://www.windpowerengineering.com/windpower-profitability-and-break-even-point-calculations/

Anyways, we return you to your regularly scheduled shenanigans.

 

https://spectrum.ieee.org/to-get-wind-power-you-need-oil

Then there's the cost of running them.....

 

What's the weather like in WI?
Pretty nice here.

 

Sounds like something you just heard on facebook tbh


I'm not trying to give you a hard time, I'm no expert in the field. I'm just not a big fan of spreading intentional misinformation.

I took a look at that article, it's interesting. It uses an average price [¢/kWh] that is notably less than it is now [7.2 ¢/kWh vs 11.55 ¢/kWh], as well as making the argument that the windmill is not profitable until after it's lifespan is up, which is way more complicated of an argument than I am willing to take on -- between subsidies and tech advances, that's more math than I'm willing to do without wolfram-alpha.

Conversely, that same domain shows that the carbon payback for wind turbines is dropping significantly, although they're mostly concerned with placement on peatland in the UK. Overall, it looks like it's still likely that the carbon payback is well within their generally expected lifespan, and is only getting better.

anyway, we return to truck stuff. Anyone know if I can get MN to approve my license plate of, "TACUSSY"?

 

How are you liking the seat covers so far? I've been looking at seat covers and these seem like a decent set for the price.

 

This is probably old news but maybe helpful for those building out the insides of the truck.
Kinda brilliant in its simplicity.

https://youtu.be/djRNLuas6Y8

Plans here:
https://www.rei.com/blog/camp/how-to-build-your-own-camp-kitchen-chuck-box

 

Only had them on for a day but so far they seem fine. Never had seat covers before in my life, but I have sat on vehicles with cheap ones from local parts stores and they are way better quality than that. Not as perfect as I could imagine Wet Okole or Clazzios are but for less than half price I’d think they are hard to beat.

 

Thats what they had in the old wagons-like Conestoga wagons. Built on for a guy couple years back for his teardrop trailer.

 

Got nothing on a good ol BSA Patrol box.

Why I haven't built one for myself yet.... Now that's the question.....

 

Seems like different versions of the same thing.

It's a nice idea. I've thought about a portable kitchen setup. I'll surely steal some ideas from these.