Today, would you buy an EV vehicle.

[ultrarunner]

One simple storage is pumping water back to hydro plants for peak demand release…

For production a series of turbines as elevation falls has been used in smaller projects.

 

[ljjhouser]

One simple storage is pumping water back to hydro plants for peak demand release…

For production a series of turbines as elevation falls has been used in smaller projects.

We have that here in Missouri. It is a 1.5 billion gallon on top of Proffit Mtn., about 90 miles south of St. Louis. It is called Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Plant. The reservoir looks like a concrete lake that you could ski on. In 2005, there was a failure and breached the walls, flooding the Black river and all of Johnson Shut-ins park. Rebuilt and reopened in 2010.
The description:

The Taum Sauk plant is an open-loop pure pumped operation: unlike some other pumped storage sites, there is no natural primary flow into the upper reservoir available for generation. It is therefore a net consumer of electricity; the laws of thermodynamics dictate that more power is used to pump the water up the mountain than is generated when it comes down. However, the plant is still economical to operate because the upper reservoir is refilled at night, when the electrical generation system is running at low-cost baseline capacity. This ability to store huge amounts of energy led its operator to call Taum Sauk "the biggest battery that we have".[9] An unusual feature is the upper reservoir which is constructed on a flat surface, requiring a dam around the entire perimeter.

While still economical, it may not be so if and when night time ev charging causes a loaded grid and increases prices to match daylight electrical use costs.

 

[goeduck]

^^^^ What goes up must come down.

 

[lman]

^^^^ What goes up must come down.

Still waiting for the price of fuel to come down.

 

[RoyJackson]

Still waiting for the price of fuel to come down.

It will, but probably not for a couple years...

 

[goeduck]

Still waiting for the price of fuel to come down.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

How much does it cost, to save money on gas?

Solar panels?
Power walls?
Plus the EV?

Sweet Jesus…

The Ford Lightning supposedly can power a home for several days…

For the low low price of $60k-$90k

Helluva way to save $5/gal on gas… especially when utilities are now increasing electric rates, in MI 50% increase during peak hours.

 

[jyoutz]

How much does it cost, to save money on gas?

Solar panels?
Power walls?
Plus the EV?

Sweet Jesus…

The Ford Lightning supposedly can power a home for several days…

For the low low price of $60k-$90k

Helluva way to save $5/gal on gas… especially when utilities are now increasing electric rates, in MI 50% increase during peak hours.

Just about any new Ford truck costs that much; gas, diesel, or electric.

 

[Jstpssng]

Just about any new Ford truck costs that much; gas, diesel, or electric.

It doesn't have to cost that, though. Base price on any of the big three pickups is around 30K. A 4WD 3/4 ton from those same manufacturers is under 40; which is also where the Lightening starts. It's your choice to jack up the price by adding all sorts of options, yet the truck won't last one mile longer than the base truck.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Just about any new Ford truck costs that much; gas, diesel, or electric.

Which is why I don’t buy new. If $5 gas is an issue to someone, they aren’t either.