{"id":52633,"date":"2023-11-09T09:44:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=52633"},"modified":"2023-11-09T09:44:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:44:29","slug":"this-really-isnt-a-surprise-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=52633","title":{"rendered":"This Really Isn’t A Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday MSN<\/a> posted the following headline:<\/p>\n

New York abandons electric snow plows<\/h1>\n

The article explains the reasons why:<\/p>\n

T<\/span>his winter, New York won’t be using electric snow plows. Failure of vehicle tests has caused the local snow removal company to revert to diesel-powered vehicles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The New York Department of Sanitation had three years ago, requested several Mack electric trucks. Primarily intended to clean streets and remove garbage, one of these trucks had been fitted with a\u00a0snow plow as part of an experiment. This decision was unsurprising since in the “Big Apple”, it’s standard practice to fit garbage trucks with plows.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The experiment was not successful. The plow, dragging across the road and the snow buildup in front of it, created substantial resistance. Moreover, the plow required almost constant movement, eliminating the option for loading pauses. Consequently,\u00a0the electric vehicle’s power supply was insufficient for the demands of a\u00a0New York winter, known for its heavy snowfall,<\/span>\u00a0as reported by the website.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…The report further detailed that after nearly two hours, the electric plow had to discontinue the route for recharging. While the truck was efficient for garbage collection, its performance significantly dipped when facing snow removal tasks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have a problem with one of the statements above. A New York winter does not have really heavy snowfall. The average yearly New York City snowfall is 40 inches (source here<\/a>). The average yearly snowfall for Boston is 52.7 inches (source here<\/a>). The average yearly snowfall for Concord, New Hampshire is 67.7 inches and for Mount Washington, New Hampshire 281.8 inches (source here<\/a>). If electric snow plows are too wimpy for New York City, imagine how useless they would be in New England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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