Just wait untill electric companies rais rates th where it is more than gasoline. The electric company that i have gouges the hell out of there customers. I do not have a large house and a newer a/c unit. Im $480 during summer and right now in winter im $290. They have been raising rates last few years. Another company in the area i have friends paying during summer $300 during the hotter months and have older homes with older a/c units. Go all electric then rates will go higher since you have no choice.
Electric Cars -- anyone own one?
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lots of problems being discussed here, not only with EVs, but with prices, economy, grid, utilities, nuclear power (Diablo going off line), California politics, government mandates....
No simple solutions
No simple solutions
Geronimo Jim
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No simple solution? I respectfully disagree. Right people in office is the answer.
Let free enterprise system work. As Ronald Regan said "government is the
source of all your problems".
Let free enterprise system work. As Ronald Regan said "government is the
source of all your problems".
After Big Tesla Bet, Hertz Selling One-Third of EV Fleet
The car-rental company said in a filing that it would use part of the proceeds to purchase internal-combustion-engine vehicles.
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The Electric Car Con Explained
Is electricity a source of energy? Most people will answer yes, which is incorrect. Electricity carries energy but it is not itself a source of energy, which in the U.S. is supplied 60% by natural gas and coal, 18% nuclear and 22% renewables (hydro, ...
Brians356
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Hetz said it would cut its EV adoption losses by offloading a third of its global fleet to buy gas-powered cars. That'll put 20,000 EVs up for sale, including those from Tesla, in response to weak take-up and elevated repair costs. I'd say that puts paid to the notion that EVs are a fait accompli. Hertz has been down in the dirt with them.
After Big Tesla Bet, Hertz Selling One-Third of EV Fleet
The car-rental company said in a filing that it would use part of the proceeds to purchase internal-combustion-engine vehicles.
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^source of information?
Brians356
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jackieschmidt
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A note.
My Chevy Bolt EUV normally charges to a full charge of around 240 miles, give or take.
During this recent cold spell, where it has been in the high 20’s, it will only charge to around 200 miles Of range.
The actual KiloWatt usage seems to be about the same on my combined 92 mile commute each day.
My Chevy Bolt EUV normally charges to a full charge of around 240 miles, give or take.
During this recent cold spell, where it has been in the high 20’s, it will only charge to around 200 miles Of range.
The actual KiloWatt usage seems to be about the same on my combined 92 mile commute each day.
NorCalMikie
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Did you "top it off" at work to make sure you would get back home?
THAT would be my only concern.
Ultimately, those cars are coal powered. Its coal that charges their batteries. That's where most of the electricity comes from. They didn't work a hundred years ago, and they don't work today. You can wish for them to make a difference, but they don't, and wont ever make a difference to the "climate". If you want one fine, live with the fact that children died to mine the materials needed to make your useless fire prone battery.
Downhill
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On a side note, my wife manages an auto repair shop. She hates for someone to bring an EV in. The owners are always offended when the repair estimates exceed the value of the EV. If you do not have the financial ability to trade for a new EV before maintenance becomes an issue do not purchase one.
You are right. Read the articles at Manhattan Contrarian You will see it's not economically feasible in any way at this time unless we (you and me) suffer, do without, and perhaps even die. Ask yourself why billions of people do what a few thousand decree. Ask yourself why China and India aren't playing the game.
rwj
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Why I won’t even consider buying one…
Many Chicago-area Tesla owners were visibly frustrated on Monday after their electric vehicles failed to charge amid freezing temperatures. | Fox Business
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Chicago-area Tesla charging stations lined with dead cars in freezing cold: 'A bunch of dead robots out here'
Many Chicago-area Tesla owners were visibly frustrated on Monday after their electric vehicles failed to charge amid freezing temperatures.
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