Los Angeles International Airport Loses Power For an Hour Showing the Limits of an All-Electric Future

Red State ^ | 02/01/2023 | Jennifer Oliver O'Connell

[9YearLurker]

There’s a major difference: nearly half of the energy produced via power plant is lost in its passage and conversion to the vehicle.

Direct gas combustion is far more efficient.

[Machavelli]

California is slowly sinking into a self-made hell hole.

[clearcarbon]

"Power outages like this one at LAX are a stark reminder that California is nowhere near ready for an all-electric future when it cannot even handle power management today.

The widespread east coast/midwest power failure of August 2003 is still pretty fresh in my mind. I was in an area where the power was out for over a week. Fortunately I found a source of dry ice a few miles away that I could use to keep my refrigerator/freezer cool during those hot days. I'm sure glad I didn't have an EV back then.

[Mark17]

Gas powered?? Natural gas or gasoline??

When I was an air traffic controller, our back up generator was Diesel powered. 🤗

[cymbeline]

Hmm. The eastern United States had a gasoline shortage a few months ago. Parts of the world are having shortages of natural gas.

Everything we use occasionally gets in short supply.

[DownInFlames]

Re #7. Flintstones, meet the Flintstones, the modern day fammmilly. From the town of Bedrock….. Yabadabadoo! You’ll be peddling your way to prosperity.

[PUGACHEV]

We recently found that three hours is not enough time to make a connection from an international flight at LAX.

[ridesthemiles]

“NO FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED OR DELAYED”-—

MUST be total lie-—

LAX is far too busy for that kind of time gap with NO ACTIVITY

[ridesthemiles]

NO-BUT they already charge sales taxes on cars bought out of state.