EV alternative for light/medium duty trucks
So much wheel spinning on EVs, what if they are not the right path forward? The biggest problem with renewable power and EVs is storage, the second is storage, and the third is storage. Another pat...
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BCSnob wrote:
For those thinking and/or posting “the cart before the horse” comments about the lack of grid resilience & power generation capacity for EVs; I have a follow up question.
Will the entities responsible for the grid/power generation build in more capacity if there isn’t increased demand from EVs (or other power consumers) or a government mandate?
If EV's were to stop in their tracks today (they won't but I'll play along) we're already behind in terms of capacity for current and proposed usage. Since the existing power grid is already taxed, some states requesting lower usage, charging times at night, rolling blackouts in extreme weather, etc, I would say that day has already passed. There is already increased demand greater than the system can sustain - or at least at max capacity. Demand is here and it's just going to get greater. Never mind the time it would take to catch up - forget getting ahead of forecasted EV sales. In short, it's too late. EV's can be produced at an exponentially faster rate than the power infrastructure can catch up, let alone get ahead of it.
