“We built a huge battery factory without considering where the extra capacity to charge those batteries would come from. Electricity is magic and comes from the walls.”
Wind farms are not as efficient as they claim, neither is solar.
Yet this hasn’t stopped them from slashing nuke and coal plants.
They must first address capacity on the grid before they start pez dispensing electric toys.
And even then, the only way the toys can compete is if gubbmint puts its hands in there and gives the toys a monopoly...
You can have 50% of the auto market become electric vehicles without building a single extra power plant.
Because power plants are largely idle at night.
It makes financial sense for EV owners to power overnight while they are asleep and rates are lowest.
Plus this allows power companies to run plants at closer to capacity allowing the fixed cost to generate each kw to fall.
With fairly cheap smart grid tech technology you can significantly increase EV penetration over 50% without building any extra power plants.
They are selling us junk science. These technologies have not matured yet the infrastructure is not in place to accomodate. Much like inventing the car and gasoline but no gas stations to support it. They have found a way of scamming tax payer money with the help of our politicians to fund these projects all the while thier main goal is to fill thier pockets, SOLYNDRA
The other issue with large numbers of electrics is funding road construction and maintenance. Owners don’t pay gas taxes, and so aren’t paying their share. This will have to be addressed sooner or later if the numbers grow.
I think the idea of electric cars running on batteries is wrongheaded anyway. They should generate their own electricity rather than relying on batteries.
In their current form they’re rendered virtually useless in this part of the country during the winter.
The subsidies and investment of public money have to be counted too. Also, the maintenance/replacement cost of the batteries.
Failure to count that is journalistic malpractice.
By the time Obama leaves office, 35k for a new car will feel like a bargain.