[Dr. Sivana]

where are we gonna get the juice to recharge 200 million huge batteries...at least once a day...in addition to the juice we need today to charge 500,000?

I am not a huge fan of electric cars, but a lot of the charging would take place at night, when demand is low. Creating electric demand will also fracture the greenie coalition, and keep the electricity flowing. The "green" politicians will switch to carbon taxes to offset the energy expenditure, but that is another fight.

[ConservativeDude]

some rationalization of the grid with sensors and blockchain would help on that front, wouldn’t it? (and not just at night)

if the greens would just allow natural gas (oh the horrors!) to be a bridge fuel....we would actually get to the electric power needed quickly.

the other sad thing is that if biden (or whoever they replace him with) were to win, and they do that stupid $2 trillion plan, then the actual innovation in this space will discontinue as people flock to the government tit.

[SunkenCiv]

Creating electric demand will also fracture the greenie coalition, and keep the electricity flowing.

Very good point. Of course, if the greenies (basically leftists) pursued objectives based on facts instead of prefab agendas, this wouldn't be a problem.

[Vision]

“I am not a huge fan of electric cars, but a lot of the charging would take place at night, when demand is low”

Transformers are designed to cool down at night. The power grid can't handle electrical cars on a major level.