Posted on 01/24/2023 10:01:57 AM PST by John Semmens
The owner of a GMC Hummer EV SUV wanted to find out how long it would take to fully charge the vehicle. So he plugged it into an ordinary home electrical outlet. The $87,000 electric vehicle took five days to reach full capacity, which is said to provide up to 329 miles of travel before needing to refill.
While a normal person might view this as a bit inconvenient, high-ranking members of the Biden Administration see a "silver lining."
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm pointed out that "an overlooked advantage of the difficulty charging an electric vehicle is it encourages you to make fewer trips. This saves energy for yourself and those whose fuel consumption is diminished by not having to deal with as much traffic congestion as there would be if EVs were easier to refuel."
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg observed that "the seeming inconvenience of charging and recharging will push more people to walk, bike, or ride public transit--all more efficient ways of traveling than driving a single-occupant personal motor vehicle."
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and if he lets it sit for a day he has to start all over again ?
Potential EV buyers cannot possibly understand the advanced math/calculation. Their heads are filled with virtue signaling and good intentions, the right brain is so big that the left brain doesn’t have a chance.
Wow! You sucked in a trove of light readers on this one, John! This may be the most comments I’ve seen on your satire gumbo!
How quickly will this diminish the lifespan of the battery?
Turning one charge cycle into two seems like it would do just that.
Not sure on tesla batteries, but I know older Prius batteries were good for about 200k or 10 years.
“Not sure on tesla batteries, but I know older Prius batteries were good for about 200k or 10 years.”
Prius is a hybrid, not an EV.
Tesla has been testing a battery that shows so little capacity loss that they are saying it could be a 100 year, one million mile battery.
Tesla real world data shows that their batteries installed years ago are good for 20+ years and several hundred thousand miles.
I am aware of the difference between the Prius and the Tesla.
I only mentioned the Prius battery as That was a Battery data point I am familiar with. It is significantly smaller and used less. to me, a larger Tesla battery would have less of a lifespan.
Thanks to your info, I see I was wrong.
My only question is how exactly is Tesla testing that battery.
Lab tests will always outperform “real Life” statistics. Still, I figure the battery would need to last for 200-300k to well outlive the average lifespan of most Vehicles. so the lab test, even if its grossly over estimated, will still surpass the 300k mark.
This means that using teslas as Grid batteries would be feasible and not negatively impact the Performance of the battery, which is good. Decentralizing the grid is a good thing, even if its just a small thing like this.
“My only question is how exactly is Tesla testing that battery.”
They perform discharge charge cycles. There are different technologies but basically batteries are made “larger” by just adding more cells.
It’s satire, dolt.
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