Posted on 10/11/2022 9:14:01 AM PDT by Red Badger
As Illinois transitions into a more electric vehicle-friendly state, an energy analyst says the cost to charge vehicles may slow the process.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants 1 million electric vehicles on Illinois roadways by the end of the decade. According to the U.S.
As Illinois transitions into a more electric vehicle-friendly state, an energy analyst says the cost to charge vehicles may slow the process.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants 1 million electric vehicles on Illinois roadways by the end of the decade. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, at the end of last year, there were just over 36,000 EV’s registered in Illinois.
Energy analyst Bill Cinnamon said the adoption of EVs will hit a brick wall when people realize how expensive it is to charge EVs at work or at public charging stations. And charging costs will continue to escalate as the price of grid electricity skyrockets.
“If we trade gas stations for utility-based EV charging during the day, our costs to drive the car and fuel up those cars is going to cost even more than gas at $3.50 a gallon,” Cinnamon said.
Illinois lags the rest of the country in the number of EV charging stations. Recently, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the state $22 million for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations along interstate highways.
“Because of my administration’s work on the nation-leading Climate and Equitable Jobs Act and Reimagining Electric Vehicles Act, Illinois stands at the forefront of the emerging electric vehicle industry,” Pritzker said.
State transportation officials have voiced concerns that a new federal initiative to create a national charging network for electric vehicles might be too impractical for rural areas. As the effort to build a network gets underway, a number of rural states are asking the Federal Highway Administration to loosen requirements for how many chargers must be placed at each location, and the distance between each station.
Cinnamon said EVs are great for the environment, but only cheaper to operate if you charge smartly.
“If you are planning to buy an EV, you should definitely charge your car at home, ideally from rooftop solar under full retail net metering,” Cinnamon said.
And just wait until the bureaucrats come up with fees that would normally be collected at the pump.
There’s already talk of surcharges on the license plates, windshield stickers for taxes, road use surcharges on tires, surcharges on home charging units, monthly additional charges on your utility bills........................ad infinitum.......
People who buy electric cars think they get free electricity charging it at work : )
#35 wait till the salty air or the road salt from winter eats thru the battery pack as easily it does to steel cars.
COMBUST! WHOOSH!
Yeah, I know EVs will work for those driving their glorified puddle jumpers to the grocery store (as long as they don't need to buy a fulled-up grocery cart or two of items) and don't care about the hazard of driving, charging and storing a potential battery-exploding vehicle.
And the recent articles posted about the now unsafe batteries on the stranded and submerged EVs in the areas of Florida inundated by hurricane Ian.
What happens if you drive your EV through states that haven’t invested in all these charging stations?
Don’t stop....................
When you use a charger at your workplace, are you getting billed for that electricity? Same question about these Interstate charging stations.
It will be ‘free’ for a while, but eventually Economics 101 takes over..................
Unless the at-work charging is a complementary perk provided by your employer, I assume work charging will be like any other commercial charging and most likely will be paid for at the time of service and billed to a credit or debit card.
“If you are planning to buy an EV, you should definitely charge your car at home, ideally from rooftop solar under full retail net metering,” Cinnamon said.”
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What is “full retail net metering”?
I’ve seen those videos. I have an ebike and am careful where I charge the battery. Interestingly enough, there are more regular car fires than EV car fires. Granted, overall, there are more ICE vehicles, but fires in them are not that unusual. Care and caution should be maintained in both cases.
The point is destruction of the middle-class.
On the rubble of the middle-class our Leftist masters intend to build the New Man, serfs that work for The Party.
ICE vehicles do not spontaneously combust.
Tesla has Illinois mostly covered. Nobody is going to take lower mileage EV's on long interstate drives unless they are hard up. Cars like the Chevy Bolts and Nissan Leafs are metro area commuter cars. Also we have harsh winters here in Illinois. It is very rare to EV's out in brutal conditions..
Anyway, enjoy your ride!
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