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something to think about going all electric

1. Fullgoldcrown says:

   January 14, 2024 - 6:10 pm at 6:10 pm

   Game set match

2. pedro_deleon says:

   January 14, 2024 - 6:34 pm at 6:34 pm

   As with other commenters that the math he uses doesn’t quite add up.

   The EIA aggregates data for the entire U.S. In 2021, the average annual electricity consumption for a U.S. home was 10,632 kilowatt-hours (kWh). Or about 886 kWh per month.

   Using the average EV’s energy consumption, a home EV charger would use around 11.81 kWh per day to charge the car to replenish the range driven. This translates to about 353.3 kWh per month

   So per month 900 for the house and 350 for the car.

   • pedro_deleon says:

     January 14, 2024 - 6:42 pm at 6:42 pm

     Another check on American’s crappy math skills.

     The average electric vehicle requires 30 kilowatt-hours to travel 100 miles — the same amount of electricity an average American home uses each day to run appliances, computers, lights and heating and air conditioning.

     But at 15k/yr, Americans drive 41 miles per day …. so a car uses 41% of what a home uses.

     • Fullgoldcrown says:

       January 14, 2024 - 8:59 pm at 8:59 pm

       Good Math Professon pedro

       He’s talking about super fast charging stations….could the difference between overnight charging and Super fast charging be that great ?

3. Plunger says:

   January 14, 2024 - 8:21 pm at 8:21 pm

   Either way it’s a lot. Which is why I am at least watching for signs that this whole EV push may ultimately fail. Consider how much it takes the extract the metal for the batteries. Also another thing that really has me thinking is how the #1 car company (Toyota) totally missed the logic of the EV. They have said they WILL not miss the next big thing. They tend to think it will be the Hydrogen powered car. I don’t know, but if it works it needs just under 1 ounce of Platinum per car. That’s ounce not gram.

   • Fullgoldcrown says:

     January 14, 2024 - 9:02 pm at 9:02 pm

     Thats Incredible …What’s the concensus as far as you know

     Can they do it ?

     Cheap energy ….is not something the PTB wants of course but is it inevitable ?

4. Plunger says:

   January 14, 2024 - 9:55 pm at 9:55 pm

   I don’t think there i a consensus presently. What I see is the EV story developing serious cracks. The smell is off the rose. Sure it still has a manic following, the true cost of the EV is beginning to be revealed. Just as the cost of windmills is being shown to have been totally underestimated. I am happy with my ICE car. It’s reliable and cheap. Just watching from the sidelines, will watch for further clues

   • pedro_deleon says:

     January 15, 2024 - 7:42 am at 7:42 am

     Not until recently did I become aware that due to the WEIGHT of EV cars, you need a new set of tires every 10,000 miles.