Posted on 01/14/2024 3:15:37 PM PST by Libloather
I think the idea of an “EV transition” is absurd, for many reasons.
EVs will find a niche. I bought an electric snowblower this year and I couldn’t be happier with it.
But ICE vehicles will remain mainstream, indefinitely.
Your anger is misdirected.
Biden does nothing.
“Some irony associated with a name like Hertz and EVs. Hopefully the rental company will be making these mistakes with decreasing frequency.”
Hopefully, Hertz fired the individuals responsible for this fiasco that cost them millions of dollars.
“Some irony associated with a name like Hertz and EVs.”
Are you saying that EVs have AC motors?
Is it more likely someone will buy an EV from Hertz than from a dealer? I’m sure it’s cheaper.
A former coworker retired — some years ago he had bought a used car from Enterprise — had good luck with it.
Each charging station uses about 1,000+ electricity as an average home.
1.25kw/h for a home and 350kw for the charger.
He is charging at 135kw which he says is equivalent to 106 homes.
If he used all 350kw that would be 280 homes. Just 1 charger.
If all 6 chargers in the video were running at full capacity that would be 1,080 homes.....
Just one charging station. It was a scam from the get go.
Note the charge times says 12 minutes which already is double what it takes to get gas. The video does not say where he is starting from and going to for percent of charge.
Food for Thought About “Climate Friendly” Electric Vehicles
https://rumble.com/v475lfu-food-for-thought-about-climate-friendly-electric-vehicles.html
Now times that by the over 200 million cars and trucks gas and diesel vehicles and the number charging stations needed and the power plant run by solar and windmills.
Grid and even production limitations are a major reason why the “mandates” are not going to work and this video is quite accurate. Imagine a cul-de-sac in a neighborhood with three or four EV owners. You would have to redo the entire transmission system from the feed to the transformer and even to the homes themselves.
It would cost a LOT of money and resources as Elon has pointed out. The math on the video is accurate.
The sweet spot for an EV is using it for commuting and plugging it in to a wall charger at night (preferably in a garage that does not get too cold). That is where the technology can shine and depending on your source of supply (mine is hydro for example) I would probably save money over the life of the vehicle and if I was concerned about “emissions” it would be cleaner.
However, my circumstances are quite rare. It’s not a one-size fits all solution and it will not work well for all people or communities. The battery tech is ill-suited in my humble opinion for larger vehicles such as buses, semis, tractors, or other heavy equipment.
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