Historically when there was demand for more electrical capacity, free market capital flowed into the sector and the power grid was beefed up while also building more power plants to meet demand.
Now all of the sudden people are pretending that we have forgotten how to do that. Instead we must reduce or hold steady our demands for electricity because we are just too weak to do anything about it.
If you are driving nearly any vehicle made in 2010 or newer... they can remotely shut it off without your permission, and track you by GPS any time they want.
Why don't they do this during car chases on the cop shows on TV or You-tube?
Because they don't want their capability known at this point.
I'm a retired cop and we did stop cars remotely. Dispatch had a private number to General Motors "On Star" and Mercedes Benz vehicles. Tesla and the EV's are a whole new ballgame.
When I still had an electric drier, it used more energy than my car.
On the days we used the drier, the house would pull about 90kWh. On the days I didn’t, I’d pull around 60kWh. Okay we have a lot of laundry, but it’s a farm house… Overall the car adds at most 20kWh to my total daily consumption. And that’s driving a long distance. These people that have commutes <50km are going to be using 5-10kWh max. Leave a 100w light bulb on all day is 2.4kWh.
The ev is extremely cost effective in my use case. That’s why I own it. When I bought my first ev, I was burning through $600 month in fuel at $1.20/L. Energy cost went down to $50/month ($0.12/kWh).
If the grid goes down I won’t need it. If the grid goes down gas/diesel is going to get just as sparse as electricity.
So, not a valid point. Both cases can be solved with storage and means of production. I know how to make biodiesel. I wouldn’t mind solar but it’s not economical here.
Historically when there was demand for more electrical capacity, free market capital flowed into the sector and the power grid was beefed up while also building more power plants to meet demand.
Now all of the sudden people are pretending that we have forgotten how to do that. Instead we must reduce or hold steady our demands for electricity because we are just too weak to do anything about it.
It is pathetic.
Do you really want to drive a vehicle your government can turn off remotely without your permission?
News Flash:
If you are driving nearly any vehicle made in 2010 or newer... they can remotely shut it off without your permission, and track you by GPS any time they want.
Why don't they do this during car chases on the cop shows on TV or You-tube?
Because they don't want their capability known at this point.
I'm a retired cop and we did stop cars remotely. Dispatch had a private number to General Motors "On Star" and Mercedes Benz vehicles. Tesla and the EV's are a whole new ballgame.
I actually don’t fully comprehend this argument.
When I still had an electric drier, it used more energy than my car.
On the days we used the drier, the house would pull about 90kWh. On the days I didn’t, I’d pull around 60kWh. Okay we have a lot of laundry, but it’s a farm house… Overall the car adds at most 20kWh to my total daily consumption. And that’s driving a long distance. These people that have commutes <50km are going to be using 5-10kWh max. Leave a 100w light bulb on all day is 2.4kWh.
I don't fully comprehend why you own an EV. What are you going to do when the grid goes down?
Drive my truck?
The ev is extremely cost effective in my use case. That’s why I own it. When I bought my first ev, I was burning through $600 month in fuel at $1.20/L. Energy cost went down to $50/month ($0.12/kWh).
Still doesn't answer what are you going to do when the grid goes down? When it does, how are you going to charge it?
If the grid goes down I won’t need it. If the grid goes down gas/diesel is going to get just as sparse as electricity.
So, not a valid point. Both cases can be solved with storage and means of production. I know how to make biodiesel. I wouldn’t mind solar but it’s not economical here.