Posted on 03/24/2021 2:19:37 AM PDT by Libloather
Does Tesla operate their own mines too? If not, it affects them.
They talk about Electric Cars freeing us from oil dependency.
But now we have new dependencies on the materials for the batteries.
And where do they think all that energy required to charge the cars is going to come from?
When universal government housing is provided and you are eating the latest government supplied soylent, You will be able to walk to everywhere you need to go.
My house was built in the late 1950’s. ungrounded wire (I’ve replaced some of it) 100 amp service (Breakers)
The oddest part is that the main breaker box is in an upstairs utility room. When I moved in there were only two breakers.
In the basement is a weird array of smaller boxes, some with fuses, some breakers. It’s mainly for the big stuff (dryer, furnace etc)
Even my neighbor, a master electrician can’t figure out why.
Don’t you also need a similar upgrade to switch to solar?
At the electric rate I pay if I charge my car at 60 amps for 6 hours that’s about $50. That gets me maybe 300 miles. I can drive 600 miles in my present car for about $40 in diesel fuel. Two and a half times more for me to fuel and electric car.
I wouldn't want to be dependent on china for my supply chain.
California, in particular, seems like it’s going to have power grid problems every year. They are over-dependent on Wind & Solar given their limited peak-demand/backup generating capacity; their last Nuke plant is due for decommissioning within a few years (by law); they don’t maintain their rural power grids against annual wildfires (& so must shut down threatened sections). Explain to me how somebody with a shiny-new E-car is supposed to have any mobility?
Too bad they can’t make batteries out of coal.
Ping.
As demand goes up, so does the price, “Law of Supply and Demand”. ..... But the liberals don’t understand economic laws. ............
Last I checked yes they do
No they don’t. As of last October they said they plan to. Nothing online since then.
So they are going to do this on their own I don’t see much of a problem then
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