Posted on 10/28/2020 10:10:31 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
You cant make this stuff up!
Last month California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035 and additional measures to eliminate harmful emissions from the transportation sector.
Just one month later Californias Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced it would be cutting electric power to about 1 million of the states residents in an effort to reduce the risk of downed powerlines starting even more wildfires.
Its the fifth time this year that Pacific Gas & Electric, the nations largest utility, has cut power to customers in a bid to reduce the risk that downed or fouled power lines or other equipment could ignite a blaze during bone-dry weather conditions and gusty winds. On Sunday [Oct. 25], the utility shut off power to 225,000 customers in Northern California and later did the same for another 136,000 customers in a total of 36 counties, according to ABC News.
Notice this was the fifth time that PG&E has left Californians in the dark.
The stories that emerge from these fast-spreading wildfires can be harrowing, not to mention tragic. First responders come banging on the door telling the residents they must get out quicklywith little or no time to pack up valuables or treasured keepsakes.
But at least most of the residents can jump in their gas-powered car or truck, start it up and go immediately. Even if the gas tank is low, putting in a couple of gallons is easy and takes almost no time.
But what if the utility has cut off your electricity and, in the year 2035, all you have is an electric-powered vehicle, as per Governor Newsoms recent executive order.
How do you escape the coming inferno?
Even if you have a gas-powered generator that can supply electricitywhich apparently a lot of Californians do since blackouts arent rareit could still take a while for the EV to charge up.
Its one thing to want to see the country transition away from gas-powered cars and trucks to EVs.
But its quite another thing to force that on the public when the powers-that-be cant provide the power they need so at least the fleeing residents can drive their EV to safety.
bkmk
These people just don’t think.
Electric vehicles don’t make sense unless the power delivery infrastructure can handle the load, which it can’t.
Until it can, owning an EV is just a “look at me” item.
Well, if you think it’s a good idea to keep a spare Tesla battery in the garage that’s cool. Should only take several hours and a complete auto shop with specialized tools to change it.
They aren’t 12 volts, those cars. More like 200VDC. DC is far more dangerous than the same voltage of AC. Messing with them will kill you quite quickly.
I guess someone could have a 5KW gas or diesel generator. But even then it will take hours to charge the car.
I think that may actually be the plan.
Yeah, but their bodies probably give off CO2 as they burn. Better to be sunk in the ocean to serve as food for whales and sharks. Course then the whales fart, so.....
Like I would feel sorry for anyone buying an EV. Net wise they pollute more than gas powered cars.
Good time for some con artist to come up with a hand crank genny to sell to them. Simply crank it hard for 2 to 3 days to get a partial charge.
I know I have! Can the government be far behind?
We have had them.
Basically a lack of publicity.
The same way you can if there is no gasoline in your tank.
I am not a big fan of having an EV for a primary car, but EV's sold today have plenty of range to get to and from the store. I definitely wouldn't own one as a primary car if I lived in places prone to hurricanes, fires and earthquakes..
Our Amish neighbors back home have an alternate fuel source: apples and hay. Try it.
Carpool or bus.
Perhaps put a solar panel on the roof, and then you’ll be all set...
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...to drive roughly 4 miles, if you get good charging for a full day.
Batteries die off...A gas can doesn’t....
0:01 / 0:24
Level 2 EV charging from Honda EU7000i generator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFfoZkyROzw
(Make sure you always have a filled 5 gallon gas can at home!)
Actually, a gas can DOES die off.
In one year, give or take, gas becomes useless for combustion engines.
I hope you like this glimpse into your future if you don’t vote out all of the democrats in your districts now.
**How Can I Flee Wildfires in My EV When There’s No Electricity?**
Simple! As Euell Gibbons jokingly said years ago, between his Grape Nuts adds...”Just plug it into some Wild Currants and go on!”
https://www.hunker.com/13428368/how-to-identify-wild-currant-shrubs
I did not know that...Thanks...
Fairy dust of course, Duh!
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