Posted on 10/14/2025 10:04:42 AM PDT by Signalman
“Meanwhile, the well-adjusted normals figure out real quick that it’s better, cheaper, and easier to charge at home.”
yeah, like the power grid would support more than 1 in 10 charging at home ... and then of course, anyone living in an apartment building or a high rise would be screwed as well ...
And with this article we now see that all this cr@p about the environment is just that. Cr@p. This has absolutely NOTHING to do with the environment and EVERYTHING to do with control. EV’s while nice are NOT 0 emission. You need to take into account how everything is manufactured, mined and assembled. Nevermind that the “clean” energy used to charge you vehicle comes primarily from N.G., coal, nuclear energy and not from the oh so precious solar and wind..... in other words the stupidity of this article is flabbergasting.....
There’s now way the gas pumps are flowing at 10 gpm. It takes me far more than 1.5 minutes to fill my Mustang which usually takes about 15 gallons. In fact, the flow rates vary wildly depending on which station that you go to.
All gas pumps have had vapor capturing collars since about 1992. So slowing down the pumps further is unnecessary from an environmental standpoint.
“Everybody wins”
Nope, you’re still a total “looser”, Jo.
The stupid, it hurts.
Except for the people he wants to punish.
Where do these fools think electricity comes from anyway? Did they ever count the environmental costs of "green" energy? They won't do that until they kill fossil fuel; then they'll calculate and decide most of us should stay in our 15 minute zones, in the dark or heat or cold as nature willa.
Get stuffed, Jo!
This article reminds me why I hate electric vehicles and everyone pushing them.
DRILL BABY DRILL... the California coast is considered US territoy. Pull millions maybe billions of gallons of crude and save the beaches from the tar.
There's a message in there that most folks don't seem to grasp.
EXCELLENT!
What about getting government the hell out of having any authority whatsoever about how, when, and with what we fuel our vehicles?
There is no constitutional justification for *any* regulation of any machinery or appliances unless and until they are actually damaging property or people.
LFP batteries are more forgiving than lNMC batteries in this regard. However, LFP batteries weigh more and hold less charge. Something to consider when buying an EV.
Lots of people looking for “investors”, lots of experimental stuff, but I didn’t see much in the way of industrial scale recycling actually producing. Repurposing is not recycling.
First of all they're making the common mistake of not understanding the difference between power and energy. To charge a battery it requires a certain amount of energy (kWh or J). To deliver that certain amount of energy in a shorter period of time requires an electrical service of higher power (kW).
What these dim bulbs (sic) don't realize is that the capacity to deliver that higher power would require upgrades in the electrical system all the way back to the distribution substation.
Ditto with providing power to the charging stations. That said, battery chemistry is also a big factor. The charge rate isn’t constant. It is doubtful that any EV battery can accept the advertised charging rate listed on the hyper fast charging stations. Once the battery capacity hits around 50 to 60% the charging rate starts to slow. At 80%, it isn’t worth the time to charge the last 20%.
There are lots of ways to take care of things.
“well-adjusted normals”
Oh yeah, this guy really sounds well-adjusted and normal. /s
Maybe they should just have the regular gas pumps dispense diesel or gas contaminated with water to get people to switch to EV. /s
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