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Meatpackers are increasingly looking to robots for help. Smithfield, the largest U.S. pork processor, began rolling out automated rib pullers at its pork plants several years ago, which company officials said helps leave less wasted meat on the bone and relieves workers from some of the industry’s most physically demanding jobs—allowing workers to be reassigned from pulling loins or ribs to food-quality inspection jobs.
 

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StoreDot has delivered prototype batteries to automakers, and its current tech—which Polestar is testing—can enable a car’s battery to add 100 miles of range in just five minutes of charging. By 2028—just two years after SES AI’s batteries are set to debut in production vehicles—the company’s engineers aim to deliver to automakers a battery that can add 100 miles of range in just 3 minutes, says Chief Executive Doron Myersdorf.
 
John_NJ said:
StoreDot has delivered prototype batteries to automakers, and its current tech—which Polestar is testing—can enable a car’s battery to add 100 miles of range in just five minutes of charging. By 2028—just two years after SES AI’s batteries are set to debut in production vehicles—the company’s engineers aim to deliver to automakers a battery that can add 100 miles of range in just 3 minutes, says Chief Executive Doron Myersdorf.
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I've been saying for years that until EVs can equal ICEVs in range, and in refill/recharge time, EVs will remain 2nd banana. Home chargers will largely obviate the charge time for commuting, but I'm seriously NOT interested in waiting several times as long for a recharge as it takes for a refill.
 
And then you have the criminal element. Every time a charging station goes in it's stripped of the many lbs of copper, and left useless. Also 1, the lack of any infrastructure. I.E. in my own subdivision here, (platted only about 45 years ago), there is not enough capacity to have more than 100 amp services in our homes. So, even if I were to upgrade my panel and meter, there is no support to get me 200 amp service. There is no way a modern home can support a high capacity EV charger AND run itself. Especially if things like AC or electrical heating appliances are in use. So, our ComEd is having all the underground wiring, and associated circuitry and hardware replaced here. It's not too disruptive but it's yet another expense.
Then there is the thought of being "cleaner". Total bunch of BS. It's NOT "cleaner". It simply moves the pollution point from one location to another location (the coal, gas and oil fired) plants used to generate. Plus the huge strip mines needed to mine the raw materials, the heavy machinery used in mining it.
I could go on but right now I don't want to run afoul. Bottom line the drivel being shoved on us is nothing short of just that. Drivel
 
JKalchik said:
I've been saying for years that until EVs can equal ICEVs in range, and in refill/recharge time, EVs will remain 2nd banana. Home chargers will largely obviate the charge time for commuting, but I'm seriously NOT interested in waiting several times as long for a recharge as it takes for a refill.
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I was discussing this last week while taking an Uber customer to the local Tesla dealer to pick up his car
The infrastructure just isn't in place yet for EVERYONE to have EVs
And, I use my 2500 Ram to haul a 6000 pound travel trailer
I stop about every 150-200 miles to fill it up and it takes less than 5 minutes, longer if we gotta use the facilities or need a drink
EVs take much longer for a full charge, even with the newer chargers
 
So, I retired from being a customer service rep for a battery distributor last year
I had a work cell phone, which I turned in last September, as well as my personal cell phone
Yesterday, my personal cell phone rang. It was a local number, so I answered it
Somehow, a former customer got ahold of my personal phone number and called asking about an issue that they were having with some batteries!
I quickly informed them of my retired status, but asked what was going on for grunts and giggles
It seems that they put way too many batteries on a shelf and the shelf collapsed, damaging several batteries!
I told them that unfortunately that doesn't fall under a warranty issue, but if they called the shop, someone who was an actual employee could tell them the same thing!!
 
Time for a new mower from HD, had a few gift cards.
This goes from rear wheel to AWD.
Two batteries and assembly in USA.
$100 off select models.
This thing is so quiet.
 

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timothy said:
Time for a new mower from HD, had a few gift cards.
This goes from rear wheel to AWD.
Two batteries and assembly in USA.
$100 off select models.
This thing is so quiet.
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Nice. If you tried cutting my yard you would be out there for a day with it. But, I do use a walk behind (a Honda) but I use it so seldom just for detail work, I've been toying with getting an electric like that. DeWalt makes one. Uses the same batteries as my tools
 
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