BearOfaTime

What are you talking about?

I suspect we're talking past each other.

If you're talking about the Chrysler/Jeep electric motor boost thing, that's not new - Eaton has made them for going on 30 years for semis.

But retrofitting... Look at the torque loads you're talking about. And the space required.

For example, starters use a lot of current and generate significant torque, for seconds at a time. They overheat quickly. Trying to retrofit a more capable electric motor would be a huge task. Hell, simply removing the starter on some V8s requires detaching a motor mount and lifting the engine, there's so little space.

It would be even worse for the alternator (which would really revert to using a generator). You'd have to reengineer the crank pulley setup (basically give the crank a mount plate like the rear does), as the key design is intended as a shear relief. And that means all new pulleys, etc. Take a look at what's required to install a an aftermarket supercharger on a V8, say for racing. And the street versions don't require the torque loads you're looking at with a useful generator.

To do this aftermarket, it would require being engineered on a per-engine-platform basis, at a minimum, and then also per vehicle, as space constraints and mounts vary so much.

Then looking at that cost, and materials, battery, cables, etc, there are better ways to spend money and resources to achieve, what exactly?

you can't plan routes without internet

Oh fuck I hate that

It didn't work. (not being snarky, or a dick, honestly trying to help)

It hasn't worked. It worked. It didn't work.

For some reason getting tense correct on words like "work" is confusing for ESL. (or autoincorrect got you)

And maybe tomorrow we'll see UP grow up, removing one more piece from google. And the day after, another piece.

Well fuck me.

I'm glad Google is exposing how crappy RCS is.

It's been fifteen years, and all they have is a "protocol" that's still completely dependant on a phone number.

What good is that? Why would I want that?

There are numerous systems that don't rely on a phone number, e.g. XMPP did everything RCS is trying to do, in 2010 (I ran it on my phone then, with a desktop client that kept in sync).

Teleguard works on every platform, no phone number required, as does MATRIX, Simplex, Wire, Threema, etc, etc.

Not to mention the issues people have with it. It's unreliable.

This ready exists. I forget what it's called.

Most idiots - very little, because "convenience"

You'd need to replace the entire engine to do anything useful.

Not sure what you'd get out of replacing either of those with an "EV motor". For all intents, the starter is an "EV motor" with a "starter drive" so it's not always engaged. It's a 12v, high current DC motor.

If you tried to put a load on the flywheel/flexplate, you'd just shred the teeth - they weren't designed for continuous use.

This idea makes no sense at all.

No, the shitty landlords.

Every one I've had has been an ass. Had one try to charge us to replace 20 year old carpet when we moved out, when they were replacing it all that year anyway. The judge gave them a talking to on that one.

Infrared heaters already exist. They're used in spaces where you want to only heat people and not the air, like shops.

They're very effective. You know when you walk under them.

Classic goofball comedy, though not as good as ones that came later.