And this is just if all cars are EVs...but not trucks... 20% to 50% more electricity to be generated...

[healthmyths]

Gee your really obsessed with this topic.

You really want to keep your current vehicle. EV are here and they are not going away.
Neither will gasoline powered vehicles.

Where in a election cycle. Biden can promise anything as he cannot run again once elected for a 2nd term

Every candidate will make promises

Biden made this "I guarantee We Are Going To Get Rid of Fossil Fuels”
in the campaign...September 06, 2019, 5:49 PM

 

[Kilroy2]

Then it becomes do you believe him or is this just typical politicians running for office talk

In order to do what he says, he needs Congressional approval and it has to be able to get by the Supreme Court.

 

[healthmyths]

Then it becomes do you believe him or is this just typical politicians running for office talk

In order to do what he says, he needs Congressional approval and it has to be able to get by the Supreme Court.

Most Americans think the U.S. should prioritize the development of renewable energy over fossil fuel sources. At the same time, most say they are not ready to stop using fossil fuel energy sources altogether. And a sizable share think the U.S. should never stop using fossil fuel sources.

Renewable sources, such as wind and solar, are expected to make up a growing share of the U.S. energy supply relative to fossil fuel sources such as oil, coal and natural gas in coming years. Last year renewable energy sources, including wind, solar and hydropower, generated more electricity than coal in the U.S.Legislation passed during the Biden administration, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, are expected to increase the pace of an energy transition.

1. What Americans think about an energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables

Most Americans think the U.S. should prioritize the development of renewable energy over fossil fuel sources. At the same time, most say they are not

www.pewresearch.org

 

[badbob85037]

Folks!!! Before you read this firehose of information... REMEMBER... it has links that provide the sources for the calculations. All substantiated! Now before you make any comments... READ the facts.. then critique if there are mistakes done in calculations BUT refute that it will cost $5 trillion more to meet Biden's guarantees!

Based on 2019 data, the US would need to produce 20-50% more electricity in a year if all cars were EVs.

How much electricity would it take to power all cars if they were EVs?​

In 2019, drivers across the US consumed roughly 3.4 billion barrels, or 142.8 billion gallons, of motor gasoline.
According to the EPA, every gallon of gasoline is equivalent to 33.7 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity.
Based on these metrics, an equivalent of approximately 4,800 billion kWh was used to fuel gasoline vehicles over that year.

How much electricity would it take to power all cars if they were electric?

The US would need to produce 20-50% more electricity annually if all cars were electric vehicles.

usafacts.org

Total electricity generated per year by the approximately 12,538 plants for total of 4,240,000,000,000 kWh.
An average of 338 million kWh per plant.
Electricity generation, capacity, and sales in the United States - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)).

So based on there are over 3,400 fossil fuel-fired power plants in the United States.

Power Plants and Neighboring Communities | US EPA

Presents environmental justice information using the eGRID and CAMD power sectors data sets along with the demographics from EJSCREEN.

www.epa.gov

About 79% of the nation's energy comes from fossil fuels,

U.S. Renewable Energy Factsheet

Patterns of Use While energy is essential to modern society, most primary sources are unsustainable. The current fuel mix is associated with a multitude of environmental impacts, including global climate change, acid rain, freshwater use, hazardous air pollution, and radioactive waste. Renewable...

css.umich.edu

AND based on what Biden said:
"I guarantee We Are Going To Get Rid of Fossil Fuels” September 06, 2019, 5:49 PM


So folks if all cars are EVs... (remember no mention of trucks!!!) there will be:
1) a need for 20% to 50% MORE electricity or of 4.24 trillion kWh, at the lowest 20% we'll need from 800 billion kWh to 2.12 trillion kWh AND if Biden has his stupid way... "fossil fuels will be gone he guarantees it!"

2) The USA will need to build 3,400 nuclear power plants replacing "fossil fuels" and EVs..

3) 3.2 trillion kWh electricity to be replaced due to Biden's guarantee to "rid fossil fuels"
AND additional 800 billion kWh for EVs or 4.0 trillion kWh MORE electricity due to EVs and Biden's guarantee..

4) Average cost to build a nuclear electric power plant?
As of 2023, capital costs for nuclear power plants ranged between $8,475 and $13,925 U.S. dollars per kilowatt.

U.S. energy capital costs by source 2023 | Statista

Nuclear energy has the highest estimated capital costs of any energy technology used in the United States.

www.statista.com

5) A standard 1 gigawatt nuclear plant produces approximately 8 billion kilowatt hours, each year.

Annual energy output of a 1 GW nuclear plant

The annual energy output of a standard 1 GW nuclear plant is around 8 million GWh, or 8 billion kWh, each year.

www.freeingenergy.com

6) With an additional 4 trillion kWh needed due to Biden's guarantee and EVs will mean 500 NEW nuclear power plants.

7) At an average cost of $10,000 per kilowatt to build 500 nuclear power plants a total of $4.566 trillion!

Remember this nearly $5 trillion is because of EV Cars (not trucks!) and Biden's guarantee to rid fossil fuels!

Who will pay this $5 trillion????

YOU and I will eventually!

Give poor old Joe a break, he will die soon and we can put this crazy shit behind us.

 

[the other mike]

7) At an average cost of $10,000 per kilowatt to build 500 nuclear power plants a total of $4.566 trillion!

We haven't built a new nuclear power plant in the United States for decades

 

[healthmyths]

We haven't built a new nuclear power plant in the United States for decades

How do you know? What are you basing that opinion on when these are the FACTS?

The newest reactor to enter service is Vogtle Unit 3 at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Georgia that began commercial operation on July 31, 2023.
The next-youngest operating reactor is Watts Bar Unit 2, in Tennessee, which began commercial electricity generation in October 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

www.eia.gov

How many decades is 2023 or 2016?

 

[Jarlaxle]

It's not rational for anyone to think that EV's are going to replace gas/diesel cars and trucks 1 for 1.

That's not suggesting that most gas/diesel vehicles won't be eliminated as required.

Think mass transit, less travelling required, and other means that are already replacing gas cars. (electric bikes and pedal power as an example)

Stop the crackpot denialism!

You first. Move to a single-room apartment crammed into a tenement and walk everywhere.

We haven't built a new nuclear power plant in the United States for decades

Nearly half a century.

How do you know? What are you basing that opinion on when these are the FACTS?

The newest reactor to enter service is Vogtle Unit 3 at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Georgia that began commercial operation on July 31, 2023.
The next-youngest operating reactor is Watts Bar Unit 2, in Tennessee, which began commercial electricity generation in October 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

www.eia.gov

How many decades is 2023 or 2016?

That's not a new PLANT. Those are expansions of existing nuclear power plants. The last new nuclear power plant broke ground in the Ford administration! (And there was so much bureaucratic bullshit that it was never actually finished.)