We need some major breakthroughs in high density battery technology before electric cars go prime time. Unfortunately I think we are about 10 years from that at least.
I can't wait until everyone hooks up to the grid and the electric companies jack up the KWH rates. Then we will hear all the whining about "Big Power" corporations and our dependency on "Big Power". Home solar panels will help but don't be so delusional as to think that electric cars won't be heavily dependent on the grid and won't cause a significant increase in power costs.
We don't even have EV's on the road yet and already power companies are scrambling to keep up with demand. I used to work for a Power Plant construction company and they can't find enough people to staff the current projects on the books.
I'm a big supporter of electric vehicles, but obviously it is only part of the solution. Our power grid is in dire need of improvement, with or without electric vehicles. The efficiency of the grid itself needs to be improved, and we need to leverage every power source we have, including nuclear, solar, biomass, etc..
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We need some major breakthroughs in high density battery technology before electric cars go prime time. Unfortunately I think we are about 10 years from that at least.
I can't wait until everyone hooks up to the grid and the electric companies jack up the KWH rates. Then we will hear all the whining about "Big Power" corporations and our dependency on "Big Power". Home solar panels will help but don't be so delusional as to think that electric cars won't be heavily dependent on the grid and won't cause a significant increase in power costs.
We don't even have EV's on the road yet and already power companies are scrambling to keep up with demand. I used to work for a Power Plant construction company and they can't find enough people to staff the current projects on the books.
I'm a big supporter of electric vehicles, but obviously it is only part of the solution. Our power grid is in dire need of improvement, with or without electric vehicles. The efficiency of the grid itself needs to be improved, and we need to leverage every power source we have, including nuclear, solar, biomass, etc..