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Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think
bbc.com ^ | 6/6/21 | Justin Rowlatt

Posted on 06/06/2021 10:16:06 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda

Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think

I know, you probably haven't even driven one yet, let alone seriously contemplated buying one, so the prediction may sound a bit bold, but bear with me.

We are in the middle of the biggest revolution in motoring since Henry Ford's first production line started turning back in 1913.

And it is likely to happen much more quickly than you imagine.

Many industry observers believe we have already passed the tipping point where sales of electric vehicles (EVs) will very rapidly overwhelm petrol and diesel cars.

It is certainly what the world's big car makers think.

Jaguar plans to sell only electric cars from 2025, Volvo from 2030 and last week the British sportscar company Lotus said it would follow suit, selling only electric models from 2028.

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To: alloysteel

” Plus, there is a recycling problem in regards to the hazardous components in these batteries.”

What problem?


41 posted on 06/06/2021 10:37:04 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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free market/ technology are not driving this.....left wing political lunacy is...


42 posted on 06/06/2021 10:37:12 AM PDT by basalt
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To: TexasGator

Hey now. I put a disclaimer on it. 😂🙌


43 posted on 06/06/2021 10:37:39 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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To: BradyLS

“I’ll take 16 hours of me in control of my destiny behind the wheel...”

Plus the baggage limit is WAY higher.


44 posted on 06/06/2021 10:38:05 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

somebody will sell a EV conversion


45 posted on 06/06/2021 10:38:26 AM PDT by RockyTx
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To: alternatives?
Maybe we won’t be allowed to make a 300 mile run.

Not without this year's Vaccine Passport, Comrade.

46 posted on 06/06/2021 10:38:32 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

The “long range” version of the Tesla model 3 has a range of just over 350 miles on a full charge. That’s not bad. New, it costs about $48K.

A model S “long range” version has an estimated range of 412 miles on a full charge, but that will set you back $72.9K.


47 posted on 06/06/2021 10:38:36 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: TexasGator

That’s electric?? I really do not understand how that could be feasible. Yes we have electric trains but they get their electric from the tracks. A truck would have to be self contained and it would need a tremendous amount of stored electric as the average interstate rig can easily drive 500 to 600 miles a day. No trucking company is going to want trucks that drive a couple hundred miles then spend 6 hours charging.


48 posted on 06/06/2021 10:39:09 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Will AAA bring me a charge if car dies in heavy traffic? I believe they will bring you gas if you run out.


49 posted on 06/06/2021 10:40:19 AM PDT by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

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It would take 51.4 billion 350W solar panels to power the world! Put another way, this is the equivalent of a solar power plant that covers 115,625 square miles.

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50 posted on 06/06/2021 10:40:20 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. P144:1)
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To: BradyLS

“I recently completed an 1100 mile trip in 16 hours in a 15-year old gas-driven car. It would probably take me three days in a shiny new electric vehicle.”

Nope.


51 posted on 06/06/2021 10:40:24 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Wile E. Coyote: “That Roadrunner will never evade me!”

Conversation at meeting where the address space for the Internet was decided: “At most, there are 34 computers that may need to be assigned an address, but let’s just round up to 32bits.”

Farts on FR: “No one will buy electric cars, and they won’t work, and they will cost a million dollars.”


52 posted on 06/06/2021 10:40:55 AM PDT by Born to Conserve
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
I know, you probably haven't even driven one yet, let alone seriously contemplated buying one, so the prediction may sound a bit bold, but bear with me.

"You think you hate it now, wait 'til you drive it."

53 posted on 06/06/2021 10:41:17 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: alternatives?

taxed at the pump ( charging station) and then taxed at the odometer.

You bet we won’t.

So much for freedom of assembly and freeedom of movement.

And remember. Biden and the dems have railed against building a security fire wall around our power grids to keep enemies out.We will be shut down, just a mater of time.

Your charging station for your EV would be the first to shut down. Gas fueled vehicles would roll a lot longer until the petrol ran out.

Life becomes so complex when you try and compose a Utopia rather than adapting to the good old dirty mud ball we live on.


54 posted on 06/06/2021 10:41:29 AM PDT by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Get rid of the government intervention and watch the,”biggest revolution in motoring since Henry Ford’s first production line started turning back in 1913” come to a screeching halt.


55 posted on 06/06/2021 10:42:40 AM PDT by Yogafist
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Because mining/refining nickel/lithium/cobalt/etc. for batteries is good for the environment.


56 posted on 06/06/2021 10:42:45 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Biology is science. Homemade pronouns are narcissism.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

When I finally pay it off it will be banned because it’s gas powered?


Think about it. Why do we have that assumption?


57 posted on 06/06/2021 10:42:56 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

People still think if you put a key on your dash board attached to a kite, the car will run.


58 posted on 06/06/2021 10:43:22 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: maro

It’s more than just the increased demand of electrical vehicles, although that’s part of it. It’s part of a perfect storm directed at controlling and soaking the middle class. In my state, there is now a law requiring all electricity to be generated from non-carbon sources by 2040. Add increased housing, increased population, countless new electrical gadgets, and electricity displacing gasoline to the mix, and what else can we expect?


59 posted on 06/06/2021 10:43:35 AM PDT by PUGACHEV
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To: ClearCase_guy

The logistics of placing charging stations where they’re needed is also a huge impediment. I’m not sure what the minimum charge time is. If tens of thousands do their daily commutes and plug in overnight, at home, I can see problems, as well.


60 posted on 06/06/2021 10:43:40 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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