dodge guy wrote:
JRscooby wrote:
I was not around then, but when Hank started to sell his Model T, there was a lot of the country where range was a issue.
The "We can't do it" people should pull there head out from between their cheeks, compare what the climate is doing to what scientist, (I know that the thought of scientist be correct hurts the right) told us would happen for the last 40 years.
If we don't change the way we move around, we will need to change the fact we move around. There might be something better than E-cars. If you know what it is, bring it out.
Back then all it was was building more gas stations.
Now they need to build an entire new power grid!
Gas stations. And pump stations at rail head to transfer fuel from rail car to truck to haul it to the new gas stations. And all weather roads so the trucks could get to the new gas stations. And much of the road improvement allowed improvement in cars. Using Texas as example, the development of a improved grid will help most of society.
Yes science is good, but reality is even better,
In most of the developed world, science is the study of reality. Science paid for by tobacco companies says smoking is good.
Science paid for by drug companies says no harm from opioids.
Science paid for by coal and oil says no harm from burning fossil fuel.
The rest of the world questions these statements, or at least looked at other sources for answers.
just look at what happened to Texas. And now the NE with power outages. Some gas stations have backup power to offset that.
OMG! TEXAS LOST POWER! OMG! NORTH EAST LOST POWER! People in those areas, like everywhere else, need power to live a normal modern life.
Do you think it would be better to go back to 1920s lifestyle and energy demands, or reinforce the grid?
IIRC, we learned not to long ago, without the internet stations can't sell or buy gas.
And BTW, how do you think the majority of electricity is generated? Not from unicorns running on a treadmill.
Pick any other industry, look at the development in last 40 years.
In 1979 solar panels where installed on the White House. We will never know how much FF money was involved in removing them 2 years later. Also, because they where removed, we will never know how much that example could of helped acceptance of solar panels. (IMHO, if Carter had been re-elected, the market demand would of had panels on the roof of every building built in last 25 years.)
Fact is you can store gasoline or diesel for months with no problem, kind of hard to store electricity unless you are fully off grid with enough solar and batteries to get you through a normal day.
I don't think we will totally get away from oil based fuel for a long time. I'm sure they are not ready for most RV towing. But RV towing is a real small percentage of the miles the country drives. A friend has a fleet of SUVs sends out crews every day most of the year hauling 2-4 big mowers and other lawn equipment on trailers, then back to shop every night. He is looking at putting solar on roof, a battery bank in shop to store the power to charge the equipment over night. Not much of a reach to also charge the vehicles.
