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Electric Motorcycle News / Re: World's first: Pizza Cooked by Electric Motorcycle & Siphon

« on: September 30, 2020, 01:46:52 AM »

Quote from: Crissa on September 29, 2020, 12:45:33 PM

Quote from: DonTom on September 28, 2020, 08:05:26 PM
Your UPS puts AC towards the computer stuff only. Not back to the input AC line of the inverter where lineman can get zapped.
...And yet it knows to disconnect from the line before triggering the inverter...

I can't think of a better use for that goofy pizza appliance. I was rolling with laughter at the skit

-Crissa

The fundamental difference is a UPS for a computer is plugged into a single outlet, when it detects a loss of power it decouples from that outlet, but continues to power what is plugged into it.

A power wall is wired into a breaker in your house power panel - so it feeds the bus bars, all breakers - including the main power breaker.

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Electric Motorcycle News / Re: Zero announces partnership with Polaris

« on: September 29, 2020, 09:40:57 PM »

Quote from: Richard230 on September 29, 2020, 08:04:26 PM

It just occurred to me that Zero was smart not to partner with Harley Davidson. H-D has invested in and bought other motorcycle companies going back to the early 1960's and I can't recall a single time that worked out well for the companies that they partnered with - or H-D, for that matter.

RIP Alta

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Model Year 2021 (Oct 13 release date)

« on: September 24, 2020, 10:10:29 AM »

Quote from: Auriga on September 24, 2020, 04:47:04 AM

Quote from: PNWBoy on September 24, 2020, 04:17:11 AM
Quote from: Crissa on September 23, 2020, 10:26:16 AM
You keep handwaving this cost away, but it's a real cost.

They have only so many hours to do everything, and you're asking them to do more, for little profit.

-Crissa

Zero has yet to make a profit.

They're a private company, I don't think we can say that. All we can say is they continue to take in investor money

No, we can say that - they've never made a profit.

The CEO of Zero himself stated that in an interview with ADVRider earlier this year.

Link to quote:
https://youtu.be/nsTnU2-Lkt0?t=56m0s

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Model Year 2021 (Oct 13 release date)

« on: September 24, 2020, 04:17:11 AM »

Quote from: Crissa on September 23, 2020, 10:26:16 AM

You keep handwaving this cost away, but it's a real cost.

They have only so many hours to do everything, and you're asking them to do more, for little profit.

-Crissa

Zero has yet to make a profit.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Model Year 2021 (Oct 13 release date)

« on: September 20, 2020, 11:36:27 PM »

This will be supremely disappointing if they don't at the very least bump the battery capacity. Last increase was 2017? So going on nearly 4 years ago.

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