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To: DUMBGRUNT
"I think my daughter’s fancy hairdryer uses more juice [than an EV]!"

You need some serious re-education. The typical household in the US uses about 1100 kWh of electricity annually. There are roughly 2 cars per household, meaning the households use about 550 kWh per car. The typical EV gets less than three miles per kWh. At 15,000 miles per year, the 2 EVs would consume over 1000 kWh, the same power that the average US household consumes today.

This means that electrical production AND DISTRIBUTION needs to double just to power household EVs. I can assure that your daughter's fancy hair dryer doesn't double the electrical usage of your household.

30 posted on 10/12/2019 11:31:55 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Calm down and enjoy the ride, great things are happening for our country)
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To: norwaypinesavage
+1

They were told there would be no math.

31 posted on 10/12/2019 11:33:41 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: norwaypinesavage

You need some serious re-education.

Probably a true statement, but it has been called to my attention that I may not be much of a fast learner, if I recall correctly they used the word ‘slow’.

That said, please check your ciphering, show your work and cite your sources.

“The typical household in the US uses about 1100 kWh of electricity annually.”

It appears that you are off by a factor of 10???

How much electricity does an American home use?
In 2018, the average annual electricity consumption for a U.S. residential utility customer was 10,972 kilowatthours (kWh), an average of about 914 kWh per month. Tennessee had the highest annual electricity consumption at 15,394 kWh per residential customer, and Hawaii had the lowest at 6,213 kWh per residential customer.
https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.php?id=97&;t=3


32 posted on 10/12/2019 11:54:47 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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