Sure, sure, they're moving towards renewables WHERE IT MAKES SENSE to do so. Large-scale electrical storage, however, is in its infancy and needs to mature a lot before it can really make renewables that rely on unreliable energy sources truly viable. Again, your naive cheerleading is getting you nowhere.They are 90% charged at home overnight off peak demand. Not very astute are you ? Renewables are going on line NOW. It’s happening at a rate greater then projected needs. They are already geared to supplement the grid requirements. Even Exxon is going to renewables to provide cheaper energy for REFINERIES.
Plug-in hybrids make a lot more sense than do pure EV's for that very reason and are a good place to start. As for something like a fleet of EV taxis, however, you would still require them to ground half their fleet for charging, and that's not viable.A NON FACTOR. THEY are charged OVERNIGHT. Any problems with range, get a plug in hybrid.
I've asked you to prove this contention. Post the numbers. I'm talking about the actual pollution caused by mining lithium, cobalt, nickel, etc. Include the amount of CO2 pumped into the air by the machines doing the mining and refining of the minerals to make the batteries, and how long you would need to drive, say, a mid-sized SUV before its lack of tailpipe emissions catches up with that up-front cost.quire
pollution caused by ice car is GREATER.
Again, the fact that you think most of them will be recycled is precious.The batteries in EVs are recyclable.
Good. How soon will they be powering most EV's? I know it's not today, so when?The next gen batteries, solid state will be reusable over several EV life times. Your concerns are bogus. Solid state battles last up to 16 years before they even need recharging in medical use.
EV battery replacement costs can vary from $4,000 to almost $18,000. A new transmission costs between $800 and $7,000. I fail to see how your blanket statement, which I can only assume came out of your butt, can be true. Also, a transmission lasts between 100,000 and 300,000 miles, while a battery pack lasts around 200,000 miles. Again, stop pulling numbers out of your butt just to make yourself feel better. EV's are getting better, but what we have right now is not the answer to global warming and pollution, as I have repeatedly stated and you have repeatedly failed to counter.Wrong. A new battery cost 1/2 as much as a new trans mission it replaces bozo. They also last twice as long.
Post the numbers. Show how much demand will increase, and how much the grid will have to support, then post how much we will need to spend to do the upgrades. Don't just pull numbers out of your butt like you've been doing.The power grid is being upgrade while you are posting. That’s what the infrastructure bill is about not just roads and bridges.
Show the numbers then. The objections, such as they are, are based on real-life situations, with real-life challenges. Thus far, you've managed to paint a lot of pretty pictures with stuff you've pulled out of your butt. Like I've said many times, EV's have a nice future IF we can overcome some very serious hurdles, but pretending what we have now is going to solve global warming and pollution problems is foolish.You deniers are absolutely crazy. YOU MAKE CLAIMS ABOUT IRRATIONAL FEARS that have already been addressed.
You are ignoramuses are so far behind the times it’s hilarious..