Posted on 12/14/2013 3:59:04 PM PST by chiller
Engineering breakthroughs like the Tesla Model S may be burning up the electric car market (figuratively and literally), but they’re leaving drivers cold and under-powered in the face of Old Man Winter.
Cold temperatures have adverse effects on batteries, slowing down the incoming and outgoing flow of energy and inevitably losing some in the process. The 250-mile average range of an electric car in normal climate conditions can see its performance reduced by 70-miles on a single charge in average winter conditions. The colder it gets, the shorter than range.
Not only that, the average winter driver tends to turn up the heat — a function that also puts a draw on the battery uncommon during other seasons.
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So in your scenario fuel trucks could get gasoline distributed , although it might require syphoning gas from the truck into vehicles or containers. That would work in many disaster situations. An EMP however would make it almost pointless to have gasoline since nothing else would be working.
To tax those causing the problem is a solid conservative solution.
Leftists would simply tax everyone.
Source please?
The funny thing is that all the things liberals claim to want but somehow can’t achieve - yeah, we build it in Texas under capitalism if it seems worth doing.
The world’s largest wind farm? It’s in Texas.
The world’s largest solar photovoltaic research facility? In Texas.
World’s largest solar farm? Rumored to be coming soon to - yup - Texas.
We’re trying a shotgun approach on energy and will be letting the market sort it out. None of the generation systems are being funded by Texas taxpayer dollars, either
Yet it actually appears to be Chicago Politics writ large: "Target your enemy with new taxes!"
>> “An EMP however would make it almost pointless to have gasoline since nothing else would be working.” <<
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Much of that is propaganda. EMP would harm delicate devices like solar panels that are already working on the edge of failure just to get operating efficiency, but most cars and trucks computers are sufficiently shielded to survive the remote possibility of EMP damage. Power lines and other antenna-like things are way more likely to pick up enough EMP to damage appliances. That is why it is a good idea to unplug things that you are not using.
Funny thing about that. Texas has one of the oldest vehicle fleets in the nation. Lots of us have older vehicles either in service or sitting in reserve that aren’t going to notice an EMP. We were and are one of the top purchaser states of diesel vehicles and there are literally millions of old mechanical-only old Chevy and Ford diesels still running around, to say nothing of the mechanical Mercedes diesels. Vehicles with old points-style ignitions are common too - many in pristine condition because they’re project cars.
We’d be hurt, but we wouldn’t be completely screwed.
Hey, we’re no slouches either. We’re getting a bullet train from Fresno to Bakersfield.
And we’re doing it without a dime of private sector money, to boot!
Wind and solar generation actually increases the need for fossil and nuclear generating capacity, since they go completely down for long periods.
This also exacerbates the cost of operation of fossil and nuclear plants, since they can only be efficient if running steadily for their entire life.
Wait until they find out how much power that train is going to consume. It alone may be enough to collapse the CA grid.
>> “Hey, we’re no slouches either. We’re getting a bullet train from Fresno to Bakersfield.
And we’re doing it without a dime of private sector money, to boot!” <<
Thanks for reminding me :o(
This is why Eskimos don’t drive electric dog sleds...
We also are installing dozens of natural gas power plants and have been attempting to expand our two nuclear plants. Again, it’s not an all or nothing affair - private interests can build what they want and the market will decide.
Yes yes yes adding power reduces power, war is peace, love is hate black is white, taxes are conservative...
*sigh* yeah. any time. *whimper*
Nat gas plants are good for peak power, they spool up and down very quickly.
>> “private interests can build what they want and the market will decide.” <<
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I wish that were true, but the Feds are blocking construction of power plants all over the country. Getting permits for a plant is currently a 15+ year proposition at best.
Your disingenuous and facetious comments are greatly appreciated!
I said this when these things started appearing on the market.... I live in North Dakota, where winter will kill you if you get stranded. No power, no heat, snowdrifts? No way.
>> “Nat gas plants are good for peak power, they spool up and down very quickly.” <<
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Yes, but building plants to sit on stand-by raises over-all costs considerably.
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