I just don't understand the ignorance of some of you people.
Why are you allowing a truly ignorant president to "guarantee to rid fossil fuels" while at the same time encouraging more electricity use?
I guess you dummies will have to learn the hard way,
NOTE the key word... PLANNING!!!
The Coming Takeover of Electric Cars
EV adoption is moving quickly. Aggressive legislation, technological advances, and production scale have helped push the U.S. toward a tipping point. A recent
New York Times article even reported that prices for many EVs could dip below their gas counterparts in 2023 — sooner than expected.
These developments mean we’re headed toward a radically different reality for our roads. Today, there are
roughly 1.7 million EVs in the U.S. The
Edison Electric Institute forecasts that there will be 26.4 million by 2030, up from the original 18.4 million it forecasted in 2018. That’s a massive increase, and it means a major uptick in demand for electricity.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the typical American drives their car about 13,500 miles per year. A typical EV would require about
3,857 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity. For 26.4 million EVs, that’s over 101 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in a year or about 2.5% of what the U.S. grid produced in 2020. Although it’s a small percentage, it’s much more than what we’re currently asking of the electrical grid.
NOTE: 101 terrawatts-hours is 101,000,000,000 kWh
Convert Terawatt to Kilowatt
Now the problem is they didn't calculate Trucks!
According to the EPA projection that 46% of new trucks will be EVs by 2032 or about 5,498,953 on the road in 2032 AND
Trucks get about 2.02 kWh/mile and will travel on average, a semi truck drives about 45,000 miles per year.
Semi trucks are built to be tough. They can withstand heavy cargo, long trips, and all kinds of weather. But how long do they really last? Read on to learn more about the average lifespan of a long haul truck.
www.tristatetruck.com
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information
www.osti.gov
Total miles by these 5,498,953 per year @45,000 is 499,854,824,855 miles divided by 2.02 kWh/mile or 1,009,706,746,207 kWh by Trucks in 2032!
That is equal to 23% of the total current electricity generated of 4.2 Trillion kWh.
Can the Power Grid Handle the Growing EV Demand?
Despite the big increase, this new level of demand is manageable.
But it will take planning on the part of utility companies in order to handle it well.
Without proper preparation, a scenario in which our busiest cities see their electrical grids regularly
overloaded during peak-demand times is not at all far-fetched.
Take a deeper dive into EV charging station management and technologies, industry news, trends and insights, and the latest sustainability programs.
www.evconnect.com
Remember folks they forgot TRUCKS!!!