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.
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.