2035, California law says only new cars/trucks that are electric...can be sold as new vehicles in the state.
Even California cannot legislate away the principle of supply and demand.
“At minimum the charging station should be installed on a dedicated 40-amp circuit, but if you want to future-proof your wiring, 50 or 60 amps is better.” from Green Car.
This will be a huge deterrent (or should be) for most. In many homes this will require a service upgrade or the addition of a sub-panel. It is my understanding many new homes are being installed with 400 amp service. When I built in the early 90s 200 amp service 40 slot panels were very typical. 40 slots fill up fast and homes older than 40 years were built with less.
There will be money to be made in the electrical trade.
Shortage of battery materials was entirely predictable considering the rush to switch over to electric vehicles. Another would be the strain/partial collapse of the electric power grid.
Electric cars make sense in urban settings and may have gone beyond that if allowed to compete in a truly free-market. But we could be looking at an economic and land-fill disaster of epic proportions.
Everyone should be bracing for rising costs for everything.
Current economic (and ‘colvid’) policy by the biden (harris) [0bama] administration is going to create hyperinflation.
The mining must increase to meet demand. Good thing China abides by the Paris climate accords
Considering Tesla makes their own batteries wouldn’t it benefit them?
Rat Party Headquarters has vowed to outlaw coal fired plants,gas fired plants,oil fired plants and nuclear plants. And yet there are *already* regular blackouts...and brownouts...in Kalifornia.
Foolish title. Anyone who wants the freedom of owning an automobile must prepare to hear the cost. The watermelon tyrants are demanding everyone buy them soon. And the Chinese have no problem truly destroying the environment and eating war to get the rare materials required.
There are thousands of tons of nickel in 15+ year old Jets that will never fly again, but because they are still on the books for millions and they still have some life in them, nobody wants to scrap them.
Meanwhile, new airplanes with new Nickel parts (Airlines can get loans on those) are being cranked out at record rates, increasing the demand for Nickel.
The only real replacement for the Nickel in Airplane engines is Cobalt and high strength Cobalt Alloys are still 10 years off.
China’s knows this and their solution is to recolonize Africa.
Increased battery costs, increased taxes on EVs (because they’re not using high-taxed gasoline), add in inflation because the Fed$Printer is running 24/7...EV cars should cost right about $47,000,000 each.
Some states have “outlawed” gasoline cars, meaning that normal people will no longer be able to afford to drive, and that the ruling elite will have their cars and we won’t.
I wouldn't want to be dependent on china for my supply chain.
Too bad they can’t make batteries out of coal.
Ping.