[okie01]

And how many batteries is it going to take to to plow/rake/seed/turn under a field several DOZEN square miles in area?

And when are the farmers going to find TIME to recharge these extremely heavy batteries (which, I suppose, aren't going to cause their "new" tractors and mowers and seeding machines (couple of hundred thousand apiece!) to bog down in the dirt)?

No batteries necessary. Just put a heavy duty outlet where the sprinkler pivot is. And plug a really long cord into your tractor, then work in ever-decreasing circles...

Oh! And build a few more power plants, plus expand the grid, too. Since the state and its grid is already on the verge of being out of capacity.

Congratulations, California. There is still no shortage of liberal clowns in your legislature.

[76834]

LOL And just where do you think the batteries come from?
They dont just show up on a diesel powered truck.
Most of them are lead acid cells.
Gotta mine that lead and make that sulphuric acid and manufacture that plastic casing that holds them together.
All activites that require vasts of energy....

[spunkets]

"Since the state and its grid is already on the verge of being out of capacity."

A smart farmer would pull the plug on the statehouse and surrounding area first to avoid blowing a fuse.

[U S Army EOD]

Just put over head wires above your field like the electic buses use. Boy that would really work great.

[Robert357]

There is still no shortage of liberal clowns in your legislature.

Actually, in many state legislatures and in many federal elected positions as well. "Liberal clown syndrome" or LCS, knows no state boundaries.

This is pretty extreme though. I would think that they would be more concerned about dust particulate than diesel particulate in farming, but hey what do I know.