Today, would you buy an EV vehicle.

[Blue Mule]

Time to go back to horses for travel when needed. otherwise learn to walk again.

In my town I've seen this very thing lately. There's at least one family who take horses everywhere, even to the fast food joints.

 

[tradosaurus]

I like the Bolt and even more time in the Volt and there was an EV around for a longtime.

Being banned from some parking would complicate life.

Can't believe that being banned is that common. I'm on a Bolt forum and it hasn't been discussed but once.

 

[PILOON]

Here in Quebec we just lived a 7 day power outage due to a freak storm.
Hydro was running out of poles, trees down everywhere and many roads closed.
OK, I have a 1 KW generator so we made out OK (but my back hurts from hauling gas)
10 day later and still no phone and Cell coverage very spotty.
Gas costs were crazy, (when U found an open station).
Now how would an electric car have been useful?

What with the many detours my car consumed a lot more just to keep the Genny going.
Thankfully we had no medical emergencies.

Being somewhat rural we had 2 fridges and a 22 CF freezer full of food that we were able to save.
Our satellite service kept us sane, city even brought in portable showers and cell phone charging stations and dry ice to save food.

 

[Snobdds]

I stopped watching youtube videos that make someone else's point a long time ago. I don't necessarily disagree that EV's are a scam to capitalize on climate change panic, but at the same time, the US is the cleanest it's ever been on a per capita basis. If you think big bad corps pollute in the EPA age...some hard proof is in order, which I have yet to see.

 

[Roric]

Here is a consideration for you:

Suppose that the same cables that charge the average 60kwh (+/-) batteries in EVs put power into the
grid as well. Rather than building power plants for highest demand, power demand is mitigated by
the decentralized population of vehicles in garages across the country. So that intermittent power
generation, i.e. solar, wind, stored by these EVs, leveled the demand curve and the power shortage
is curtailed.
The feared edge of the flat earth of running out of electricity could be managed.
This is Vehicle to Grid and Grid to Vehicle technology coming to countries in our world right now.
"V2G-G2V"
This is not science fiction.
The windshield is larger than the rear view mirror because it is much more important to look at
the future than the past. Otherwise we should all be shopping for horses. and shovels.

 

[Roric]

The Ford 150 EV "house power" technology hints at this.

 

[blee03]

I stopped watching youtube videos that make someone else's point a long time ago. I don't necessarily disagree that EV's are a scam to capitalize on climate change panic, but at the same time, the US is the cleanest it's ever been on a per capita basis. If you think big bad corps pollute in the EPA age...some hard proof is in order, which I have yet to see.

Knock yourself out

EDGAR - The Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research

edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu

 

[Snobdds]

Here is a consideration for you:

Suppose that the same cables that charge the average 60kwh (+/-) batteries in EVs put power into the
grid as well. Rather than building power plants for highest demand, power demand is mitigated by
the decentralized population of vehicles in garages across the country. So that intermittent power
generation, i.e. solar, wind, stored by these EVs, leveled the demand curve and the power shortage
is curtailed.
The feared edge of the flat earth of running out of electricity could be managed.
This is Vehicle to Grid and Grid to Vehicle technology coming to countries in our world right now.
"V2G-G2V"
This is not science fiction.
The windshield is larger than the rear view mirror because it is much more important to look at
the future than the past. Otherwise we should all be shopping for horses. and shovels.

The Ford 150 EV "house power" technology hints at this.

So you think there is enough excess solar and wind generation to convert DC to AC using inverters to back stop the grid?

 

[Snobdds]

Knock yourself out

EDGAR - The Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research

edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu

Getting specifics out of you is like pulling teeth.

BTW...nice European data.

 

[Roric]

V2G and G2V are just one part of a decentralized and interconnected grid that would make trying to "build our way out of" the possible power pinch unneeded.