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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propchef wrote:I did not take it as an opinion piece. It was not in the opinion section, and they quoted sources and used specific projects in different countries and businesses. I had a thought that I might be able to find it on my digital WSJ app. I was not. The oldest it shows is Jan.5Huntindog wrote:propchef wrote:That is not the right article.time2roll wrote:Huntindog wrote:I assume there is an agenda or bias within the reporting.
A few days ago the Wall Street Journal had an article about what it presently takes for renewables to supply power 24/7.
Apparently it has been done on a small scale in several locations. The common theme was that it takes 3 times the capacity of a conventional power plant AND an incredible amount of batteries to achieve the level of reliability we are used to. They flat out concluded that it cannot be done with todays technology.. It would take too much real estate and cost way too much.
So we are going headlong down a road that presently has a bad ending.
Will a better way be developed?..... Maybe and maybe not. One thing is certain. Companies will only continue down this road if makes financial sense. Presently Governments are providing enough incentives to make it so. But even they cannot afford to do this at the level it will take to be green. One thing is certain. Buisinesses will not shoulder the cost alone, as long as they know it is not the ultimate solution. As they would be loath to pay for all the stranded costs of a failed experiment IF a better way forward is found.
Post the article at length so we can have real comments.
It wasn't a factual, in-depth article, it was on the "Opinions" page.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-vehicle-ev-power-grid-electricity-shortage-11652302212
BYW, this article is subscription/password based, but it's someone's opinion, same as anyone posting here.
The one I was talking about did not even mention EVs.
Nor did I in my post
Fair enough, but to avoid this it helps to actually post or quote the article. We have to guess. I imagine the article you're referencing is also someone's opinion.
so I cannot PROVE it to everyones satisfaction.... But I think that any level headed person can see that it makes sense.
The green proponents cannot deny the issue. They always state the solution will be found. All we need to to do is go all in.
That is a BIG,BIG bet.
