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To: roadcat

Even Musk has said there’s not enough electricity available to fuel all the electric cars that are being projected. I somehow doubt that the libs are going to approve all the nuclear and coal-fired plants that will be necessary to provide the needed electricity.


62 posted on 01/28/2021 3:40:46 PM PST by KevinB (''... and to the Banana Republic for which it stands ...")
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To: KevinB
Even Musk has said there’s not enough electricity available to fuel all the electric cars that are being projected.

As I've mentioned in other responses, estimates are that EV's will at best only be 25 percent of the vehicle market in 2035. Even then, it's going to be hard to generate the electricity required to charge them. But Tesla is ahead of all the other wannabe EV makers, as Tesla also is supplying energy for their car buyers. Tesla builds solar panels, home energy storage panels, and partners with utility providers by building large energy storage systems. There's one nearby in Monterey county, a 182.5-megawatt (MW) lithium-ion battery energy storage system built for PG&E. So Tesla is providing electricity for their cars. Other car makers have little or no plans to do so.

Also, Elon Musk says he will not continue selling EV cars in the near future; his plans are for robo-taxis. Musk is the only realist among the EV sellers. As you said, not enough electricity for everyone.

85 posted on 01/28/2021 6:07:47 PM PST by roadcat
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