I have a customer/friend in Idaho who has a Tesla model S Plaid. He took me for a ride in it about a year ago. It is a beautiful vehicle on the inside. Black and White glove leather. It is the fastest vehicle I have ever ridden in. From a dead start we were going 135 MPH within a ten seconds. He said it is faster than his former Porsche 911.
It costs $130K.
He had the electrician from the company he owns install a 30 amp breaker for a home charger.
He lives in Idaho Falls, ID. So, the electricity in HIS local area comes from hydro electric dams on the Snake River. Therefore, his electric rate/KWH is pretty cheap. I believe it is around $.09/KWH. So, he claims it is cheaper to power his Tesla than it is to put DIESEL in his Dodge pick up truck.
So, there are exceptions to coal fired electricity.
The real problem to EVs is the infrastructure improvements required for them to become even 10-25% of the vehicles in the USA/WORLD. There is not enough COPPER, NICKEL, COBALT, LITHIUM mined in the world to expand the grid, generate the electricity and build enough batteries.
So, until we build another 100 nuclear power plants mainstreaming EVs is a pipe dream on the cover of Popular Science.
Yep, nuclear power would make EV vehicles a valid choice for around town driving.
” Therefore, his electric rate/KWH is pretty cheap. I believe it is around $.09/KWH. So, he claims it is cheaper to power his Tesla than it is to put DIESEL in his Dodge pick up truck.”
Here is the dynamics since some people cannot think in such terms: Electricity rates will skyrocket once they have everyone driving electrics. Monopolies tend to do that.
My EcoDiesel truck gets an honest 27mpg combined mileage. Our EcoDiesel Jeep gets 27mpg combined and 35mpg on highways. Many diesels cars, typically VW TDI cars, get 45-55mpg.
I am all for more diesel engines as they use less refined fuels and there is plenty of that globally.
ROFL!!!
the electricity in HIS local area comes from hydro electric dams on the Snake River.
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but, but, but, dams kill snail darters