Posted on 08/25/2022 10:40:46 AM PDT by Hojczyk
“You can plug in an EV at home.”
Yeah—just plug it in any old outlet without talking to an electrician.
Nothing could go wrong...
wrong...
wrong...
;-)
“Yeah—just plug it in any old outlet without talking to an electrician.
Nothing could go wrong...”
Correct.
We’re under $4 for Super here.
Have fun suckers
Funny, before electric vehicles came along, 30% was considered accurate for the internal combustion engine. Apparently that doesn't make the electric look good enough. But at any rate, who cares? The energy density of gasoline is high enough that even taking the 20% figure gasoline destroys batteries for energy density. Not to mention that you will get 1960s era engine longevity out of your batteries. But instead of replacing that engine for $3k, you can spend $15k to $20k on batteries.
And EV’s can use electricity generated by nuclear and hydro plants.
That the greens have been at war with for fifty years? That no new one has been built in forty plus years?
One member here powers his EV with his roof solar panels.
And you can too for $20K in solar panels. What happens if you drive the car to work? Here's a tip: charging at night isn't going to work with solar panels. Maybe you can ask for a night shift.
And all the old batteries are toxic waste. There’s nothing green about it in the front end or after life
“And you can too for $20K in solar panels. What happens if you drive the car to work? Here’s a tip: charging at night isn’t going to work with solar panels. Maybe you can ask for a night shift.”
You can use the solar panels to offset high daytime rates for the home and then burn utility power at low nighttime rates.
“. What happens if you drive the car to work? Here’s a tip: charging at night isn’t going to work with solar panels.”
The virtue signaling fanbois here do not care about that, only in defending their liberal fetish.
” Not to mention that you will get 1960s era engine longevity out of your batteries.”
True to its namesake, the million-mile battery is expected to support an electric car for 1 million miles, making them last significantly longer on the roads than comparable petrol-powered vehicles. Such a battery will likely give EVs an even bigger edge compared to their fossil fuel-powered counterparts, especially in terms of practicality. After all, a car that rarely needs maintenance and lasts a million miles is a better buy than one that requires an oil change every 5,000 miles and lasts only about 300,000 miles with extreme care.
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-energy-million-mile-battery-golden-goose/
My guess is it won’t be a linear progression. If we end up with significantly less gas automobiles the price of gas will fall to meet lower demand. That will strangely make gas cars a little more attractive again compared to electric cars. And with more stringent environmental rules, electricity could spike upwards as windmills just don’t do enough to bridge the new demand on electricity.
Yes, I don’t know how America generates electricity. I do know British Columbia and Quebec rely on hydro damns. Those might be cleaner but I’m not sure how many habitats have been compromised by them.
” That no new one has been built in forty plus years?”
Having participated in the startup of eight nuclear plants since 1982 I declare your statement FALSE!
<>why the big push for evs<>
EVs are just one aspect of the Left’s plan to crush the middleclass into atoms.
The charging time is in the article.
I hope you are some EV company payroll.
Your shilling is rather amusing.
One reason I will refuse to buy them is that .gov is trying to cram them down our throats.
If .gov got out of the business of putting their fat finger on the scale I would be happy to give them a second look.
Less gas for cars will probably move more diesel for electricity production.
“Your shilling is rather amusing.”
Just the facts. Which you chose to ignore and, instead, focus on personal attacks.
The batteries can be a major fire hazard if damaged. Take a an obsolete laptop or cellphone, charge it up to full charge and jab a knife through the battery pack and stand back.
Now imagine what would happen if the batteries were damaged in an accident?
The net effect is we are turning our highways into war zones.
Just something to think about before we jump into EVs full throttle.
It is free if you charge it at work or run a extension cord to your neighbors (without them knowing of course).
Not if you told something. There was an article the other day I think all these vehicles were under 100 miles when they were towing
“ Only a fool would buy and electric vehicle.”
EV’s, charged at home cheaply, make sense as commuter cars.
Long trips? Towing? Faggetaboutit. Day to day? They are superior in cost and performance. I’ve had one for over a year.
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