Looks like the push for electric vehicles is backfiring in California!
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I have said this since day one.
Where the hell do they plan to get the electricity to power 100 million new vehicles every day?
It would probably require doubling the number of power plants required to keep the grid up.
Coal or nuclear? You are doubling the amount of dangerous pollution either way!
And on top of that the law of thermodynamics tells us that a conversion of energy types results in a loss of energy.
The only damn thing electric cars can result in is more pollution than internal combustion engines.
What great ideas will these Einsteins come up with next.
IMO it only makes sense if you have solar + powerwall in a sunny area for a commuter car. You still need gas to not take forever on a trip.
True, but a ATM only about 4% of American homes are powered by solar. And it would take a giant size array and a big eyesore to power a home fully and charge up a couple of family autos. It might fill up the roof and yard too, and drain a bank account. And that is assuming good sunlight.
The on car solar is hardly worth having as for example the Toyota Prius Prime kicks out 180 watts and on a good sunny day would add a whopping 3.8 miles of driving range for a full day charge.
Maybe in the future when they unveil Tesla's free energy machine it would start to make sense.
Until then it just sounds good until you think about it.
Nobody should buy a Prius, that's for sure.
Another downside of solar is it is continually getting better so 2 years later your fancy new solar home is less efficient than the new stuff. It's like having a 10 year old iPhone on your home you can't easily replace but are still making payments on.
I mainly like solar for "free" power in SHTF situations where you can't get access to fuel. People should also have a propane tank and generator out back if they're really trying to prep.