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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Days if you’re on a Level 1 charger...but only an idiot would do that.


3 posted on 11/29/2023 11:01:17 AM PST by dinodino ( Cut it down anyway. )
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To: dinodino
Days if you’re on a Level 1 charger...but only an idiot would do that.

I for one don't want to go to a public charging station and spend an Hour or more after searching through all the broken charging stations to find one that works.

I don't mind the electricity part, it's the battery part that is bad and not to mention dangerous.The real idiots are the ones that park in their garage.

From what I've read going on road trips are almost impossible.

4 posted on 11/29/2023 11:08:34 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: dinodino
Days if you're on a Level 1 charger...but only an idiot would do that.


The costs of upgrading your residential electrical system to the power levels needed to charge an EV at anything over Level 1 (even Level1 may not be possible for many residences) is simply staggering. Heck, even most light industrial service sections need to be upgraded to supply the necessary charging power.

And that's if you are the only one in the service area who is upgrading. There are very few residential power grids capable of large scale upgrade to even Level 1 chargers. To do so would require major transformer and transmission line upgrades - as well as major upgrades to existing power plant infrastructure.

So the bottom line on 100% plug in EVs is that we cant get the power to the consumer due to transmission line (much of which is underground) and transformer infrastructure and even if we did, we do not have power plant capacity to generate the necessary electricity to supply the grid demand.

10 posted on 11/29/2023 11:20:30 AM PST by rdcbn1
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A few years ago I took a BMW i3 for an overnight test drive. It was the model with the backup gas engine,the engine being for recharging the battery,not propelling the car.

When I got it home I plugged it into the wall and 14 hours later the battery went from completely empty to about 10%.

It was then that I knew I would never,*EVER*,own an EV.

24 posted on 11/29/2023 1:43:15 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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