I see we are worried about the wrong border. Don't let the Canadians in. They can see the emperor has no clothes!
Nothing to see here, move along.
Nothing to see here, move along.
Do you use your solar panels to charge your EV overnight?Originally Posted by Cujet
Short of some miraculous and unknown new battery technology, the EV will not replicate the capability of fuel powered vehicles. Example: A Nissan Altima can achieve 600 miles of highway range at 85MPH. The best $120,000 EV can do about 240 miles at that speed.
Originally Posted by Rmay635703
Easy math, EVs are cheap in the long run if they are managed properly.
That's only because the cost of residential and commercial electricity is cheap in many locations. When it comes to actual energy BTU's consumed per mile, EV's are at best, 29% efficient. A full 20% less efficient than the 36% efficient Prius.
In locations where electricity is expensive, it's cheaper per mile, to drive a "dual fuel" (gas and electric) Chevy Volt on gas. 11c per mile on electric and 5c per mile on gas.
Cujet, EV charging cost is very low if you have solar panels.
Isn't it true that areas that have high electricity rates also have high gasoline costs?
Some good news, I gassed up the thirsty GS at Costco for $3.89 per gallon! That's 50 cents less that last fill up.
Yes. I decided to get the solar panels in 2017 and got them installed in early 2018. I am very happy with them. I thought I might buy an EV one day, but had no plans to do so at that time.Do you use your solar panels to charge your EV overnight?
That debris is the result of the 2013-2015 severe drought, which left a lot of dead tress, shrubbery, undergrowth, etc that became a huge fuel supply for todays disaster. What "environmental regulations" caused an accumulation of this debris? Looks to me as if it was money issue more than regs. Nature is just doing the job for irresponsible or lazy ppl. Blame gobment regs for everything. Easy to doOriginally Posted by PimTac
Originally Posted by JeffKeryk
Originally Posted by atikovi
And the whole power lines causing fires issue could have been prevented if they put the lines underground.
Much of he PGE infrastructure is 60 yo 70 years old. Outdated, poorly maintained.
The heavily wooded areas are worse due to strong rain last winter and lot of sun this year fostering growth.
Trimming and clearing goes on constantly but is expensive and dangerous.
The area covered by PGE is more than 70,000 square miles.
Recipe for disaster. Currently, the Kincade fire is 10% contained.
The winds are not in our favor; 80 to 90 mph gusts.
180K people evacuated in Sonoma County.
99% of Marin is without electricity. FYI, this is where the really rich people live.
Over 940K people without power.
Since the beginning of time California has had Santa Ana winds and fires. The distribution of electricity has been in place for several decades. Why all of a sudden is this a problem that has to be solved by cutting power off? It sounds like a knee jerk reaction to me.
The better answer is to clean the forests of debris which accumulated due to environmental regulations.
Please read what I posted. Clearing goes on all the time. Is there enough? Of course not.
The problem is in the old, neglected infrastructure.
Then we have a decent rain followed by warm summer and the wooded areas grow.
Trimming cannot keep up.
The high winds can carry an ember almost a mile.
PGE is negligent.
"Pacific Gas & Electric, California's biggest utility, says a broken jumper wire was found on a transmission tower near where the raging Kincade Fire broke out two days ago in northern California."
Our car pulls 32A max. I had an electrician install a 60A breaker, 60' for of #6 wire and a Nema 14-50 plug for $600 including tip.
I made a mistake; it's a 50A breaker. I can switch if we get a Tesla Wall Charger in the future; it requires a 60A breaker.Wow is only pulls 32Ax220v=7KW and for a 50KwH battery that is less than 8hrs. Very impressive, why do they detail a 60A breaker?
According to KBB, the average new car price for 2019 was $38,948... not that many people buying those cheap Corolla’s or Civic’s. You can pick up a base Model 3 for $38,000, which yes is still $10,000 more than a top spec Corolla, but let’s be real, I highly doubt anyone is cross shopping those vehicles to EV’s. Plug it in every day when I get home from work and never have to stop at another gas station on my way to/from work sounds good to meAll these people pumping electric don't want to comment on their affordability. Show me an electric car that can replace a Corolla or Civic in cost per mile.
Right now electric is a luxury replacement that smug people can feel good about.
Oil isn't going away any time soon, especially at their current prices.
Oil isn't going away any time soon, especially at their current prices.
Right now electric is a luxury replacement that smug people can feel good about.
Oil isn't going away any time soon, especially at their current prices.
All these people pumping electric don't want to comment on their affordability. Show me an electric car that can replace a Corolla or Civic in cost per mile.
Right now electric is a luxury replacement that smug people can feel good about.
Oil isn't going away any time soon, especially at their current prices.