One of our professors left to build data centers in West Texas using power that costs him nothing. The wind turbines don't have enough infrastructure to get the electricity out of West Texas even to central Texas, so he buys power for $.0001 per kilowatt hour. It may be different in Washington, but not in the Midwest.
The technology is advancing fast. There are fast chargers now that will charge you to 80% in 15 minutes. The 8 hour charge time you cite is for home charging on a normal 110 volt system. And that gas/ electric station owner will be paid for his electrons. Where there’s a demand, private industry will make it happen, especially with the push assist from the government.A complete gasoline tank fill up takes about 15 mins. How long does a complete charge up take. I can also carry a couple of 5 gallon cans of gasoline with me. Can you carry a couple of cans of 60k watts each of electrons with you. I am not interested in waiting 2 to 8 hours in the hot desert to get another 300 miles down the road. And who is going to pay that country store owner out in the middle of no where, with maybe 2 gas pumps, for the charging stations, maint and and the electrons used for charging. There is a lot more that goes into this than just plopping a charging station here and there in these small little towns across the west. Don't get me wrong, I think the tech of electric cars is great, and E- cars do meet some needs, but they are not and never will be the end all, and will not solve "climate change" on a mass scale with out producing more unforeseen consequences. A combination of technologies and a choice of which technology one wants to use with out demonizing the other, is how all of this should be approached.
(A typical electric car (60kWh battery) takes just under 8 hours to charge from empty-to-full with a 7kW charging point. Most drivers top up charge rather than waiting for their battery to recharge from empty-to-full. For many electric cars, you can add up to 100 miles of range in ~35 minutes with a 50kW rapid charger. Nov 11, 2021 )
PS: hope that charging station out in BFE is operational when I get there, or there is not a line of E-cars waiting to use it. Better bring one sleeping bag.
Their manufacturing requires a lot more (rare) raw materials then a conventional vehicle...
Unfortunately a lot of the problems in Europe and especially France are due to EU regulations stemming from 1980/90s when they paid farmers to fill in their lakes, ponds and wetland areas. On top of that, the forests in private hands aren't being managed properly (if at all) which leads to massive amounts of combustible material between the trees. It's going to take a lot of money and time to repair the damage caused by all of this.
Look around and you'll see various brands, and sizes, hanging off the back of a motorhome or in a pickup truck bed around RV parks.
They aren't toys in the rest of the world. They are used as daily commuters in the towns and cities. They are a plague and Darwinian Selection is playing it's part in making the riders more responsible on the road.Because the e-bikes I see now are physically small or regular bikes with a motor pack added. I see e-bikes in campgrounds all the time, they aren't a new trend to me. But they are just a "toy" for running around the camp area. Some folks tote golf carts. We use plain old bicycles.
Because the e-bikes I see now are physically small or regular bikes with a motor pack added. I see e-bikes in campgrounds all the time, they aren't a new trend to me. But they are just a "toy" for running around the camp area. Some folks tote golf carts. We use plain old bicycles.
Like many government edicts, the 2035 date and goal have not been fully thought through. Setting a date certain for the implementation of a new technology without consideration of the practicality or economic ramifications is a foolish decision.
