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Today, 07:34

Umfriend replied to a thread EV truck invasion: Tesla & Rivian in The Lounge

It's not that easy to say how much I pay for electricity. There is a fixed charge of about EUR 8/month for distribution. I also receive about...

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Today, 06:56

VJ replied to a thread EV truck invasion: Tesla & Rivian in The Lounge

In Belgium, prices shot up. Not so much the price per kWh, but rather the distribution cost (which makes it even worse if you have solar panels, as...

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Today, 06:25

UtwigMU replied to a thread EV truck invasion: Tesla & Rivian in The Lounge

Speaking of electricity: how much do you guys pay? I live alone in 2.5 room apartment, electric boiler, hob, washing machine, dishwasher, NAS. I...

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Today, 06:01

Umfriend replied to a thread EV truck invasion: Tesla & Rivian in The Lounge

In the Netherlands we have had quite a few fiscal subsidy measures to favor low to zero emission vehicles. Each measure turned out bad. We had one on...

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Today, 02:12

VJ replied to a thread EV truck invasion: Tesla & Rivian in The Lounge

Yes, the first batch was unloaded in Zeebrugge, Musk even came to Belgium for that. Still, I tend to agree with UtwigMU: the heat will be turned...

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Today, 00:05

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread EV truck invasion: Tesla & Rivian in The Lounge

Europe just received the first shipment of Model 3's with right hand drive and about 3,000/week will be heading there. I suspect the Model Y...

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Yesterday, 12:47

UtwigMU replied to a thread EV truck invasion: Tesla & Rivian in The Lounge

I think heat will be turned up for tesla. I see eGolfs, BMW i3s, Renault Zoes Smarts, Nissan Leaves, occasional Tesla S but I haven't seen a Tesla 3....

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Yesterday, 08:01

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread SpaceX: Super Heavy, Starship, and Hopper (video: why steel & regen heat shield) in The Lounge

https://www.recruit.net/job/supervisor_brownsville-tx_jobs/23A52544507D7B8C

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Yesterday, 02:35

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread SpaceX: Super Heavy, Starship, and Hopper (video: why steel & regen heat shield) in The Lounge

Confirmed: the Super Heavy booster and Starship will be built in Brownsville, TX https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1120859043/

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16th February 2019, 21:49

Dr Mordrid started a thread EV truck invasion: Tesla & Rivian in The Lounge

CNBC article about the coming invasion of EV trucks, especially from Tesla and a hard charging newcomer named Rivian. ...

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16th February 2019, 11:23

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread SpaceX: Super Heavy, Starship, and Hopper (video: why steel & regen heat shield) in The Lounge

@elonmusk SpaceX foundry casting Raptor engine manifold out of Inconel https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1096722006450462721

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14th February 2019, 11:04

cjolley replied to a thread RIP: Opportunity in The Lounge

They don't think it's components can survive the brittleness they will reach at night in the winter with no heaters running. OTOH, they didn't think...

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14th February 2019, 04:14

VJ replied to a thread RIP: Opportunity in The Lounge

Nice xkcd cartoon as a farewell: https://xkcd.com/2111 But this one for Spirit also fits nice: https://xkcd.com/695/ And it will miss this...

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13th February 2019, 17:52

Dr Mordrid started a thread PBS NOVA: "Rise of the Rockets" in The Lounge

Tonight at 9:00 pm Eastern on PBS Dr. Chris Riley @alifeofriley "Rise of the Rockets" - my new film with @SellaTheChemist, @Astro_Ferg,...

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13th February 2019, 14:53

paulw replied to a thread RIP: Opportunity in The Lounge

RIP. A great piece of "short life" engineering. It did a great service.. Maybe one day another storm may blow away the dust and it will come to...

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13th February 2019, 13:13

Dr Mordrid started a thread RIP: Opportunity in The Lounge

RIP Oppie 😥 NASA ✔ @NASA One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, our @MarsRovers Opportunity is at an end...

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13th February 2019, 00:49

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread SpaceX: Super Heavy, Starship, and Hopper (video: why steel & regen heat shield) in The Lounge

Everyday Astronaut @Erdayastronaut Replying to @elonmusk and 4 others Will there still be these header tanks inside starship? | Elon Musk ✔...

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12th February 2019, 21:10

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread SpaceX 'StarLink' broadband satellite service [launches begin 2019] in The Lounge

SpaceX has spun off SpaceX Services Inc. to run the StarLink system. DoD and SpaceX testing the two test satellites for military aircraft comms....

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10th February 2019, 20:43

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread SpaceX: Super Heavy, Starship, and Hopper (video: why steel & regen heat shield) in The Lounge

Randomness as a human @epoxy101 Replying to @elonmusk and 3 others will it be cheaper than F9 for kg to LEO for instance? | Elon Musk ✔ @elonmusk...

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10th February 2019, 20:22

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread SpaceX: Super Heavy, Starship, and Hopper (video: why steel & regen heat shield) in The Lounge

Another Raptor TweetStorm... Elon Musk ✔ @elonmusk Raptor reached 268.9 bar today, exceeding prior record held by the awesome Russian RD-180....

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9th February 2019, 09:45

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread NASA: Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) in The Lounge

The CLPS timeline puts commercial human lander unmanned tests in the 2024-2025 time frame. SpaceX may well beat this with a Starship test. ...

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8th February 2019, 14:36

Dr Mordrid started a thread Disney Plus (Disney+) streaming service in The Lounge

It'll combine the Disney, Marvel, ABC TV, Lucasfilm, Pixar, and 21st Century Fox libraries. Disney will also control the majority of shares in...

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7th February 2019, 21:55

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread Interesting illustration of the speed of light. in Science and Military

Nice!

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7th February 2019, 21:46

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread SpaceX: Super Heavy, Starship, and Hopper (video: why steel & regen heat shield) in The Lounge

Vlogger Tim Dodd, AKA Everyday Astronaut, has a new episode during which he explains the choice of stainless steel over composites, and the idea...

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7th February 2019, 19:08

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread Falcon 9: PSN VI & Sparrow lunar lander in The Lounge

Moved Launch: Feb. 21 (Thursday) Time: 2045 Eastern (0145 UT Feb. 22)

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7th February 2019, 03:23

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread SpaceX Raptor: flight engine tests (HOTFIRE!) in The Lounge

This was quick! Boiling cryo 172 tons = 1686.74 kN = 379,195 lbf +10% for deep cryo gives 189.2 tons = 1,855.414 kN = 417,114.5 lbf

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6th February 2019, 16:12

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread Falcon 9: Crew Dragon DM-1 - uncrewed test flight to ISS (static fire video) in The Lounge

Range approved, SpaceX ✔ @SpaceX Targeting March 2 for Crew Dragon's first flight to the @Space_Station...

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6th February 2019, 13:45

UtwigMU replied to a thread tooting my own horn.... in The Lounge

For people capable of independent work and thought freedom is the most important. :up:

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6th February 2019, 11:34

Dr Mordrid replied to a thread tooting my own horn.... in The Lounge

ALWAYS a plus :up:

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