You have 13 yrs 11 mths left to buy a GM gas or dsl vehicle

Electric vehicles are here to stay and will actually make in roads into combustion engine areas. There is always going to be some market for the Gas and Diesel engine. Let the market decide,dont mandate it. Tesla gave EV a big boost because they manufactured a decent choice, something with style and performance. The previous bunch of electric cars were ugly as sin. I wouldnt drive one but I would a Tesla. Plus they pushed the charging stations. Now we are seeing electric pickups which we need. They are not for everybody but people will seriously look at them as more variations are brought out.

IdaD wrote:
Have you ever been to the western US? There aren't gas stations let alone EV stations in the intervals you'd need them to try to attempt a 1000 mile slog through, say, Nevada or eastern Oregon or Idaho or Montana or lots of other places. Throw towing in the mix and it becomes more of an impossibility. The support infrastructure just isn't there. I'm sure this is much less of a problem in the eastern US or Europe.

The 1000 miles on main highways would actually be easier than you think. The charging stations are there. Even in the west. Although there are certainly some remote areas that would be a challenge but the main highways are covered.

Check plugshare.com

I just wish they would keep this "carbon neutral" bs out of the discussion. Just because you purchase credits that allow pollution what is really being solved? I bet if I kicked someone in the $@@#'s but had a ball kicking credit the recipient would not consider that neutral.

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IdaD wrote:

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Bumpyroad wrote:

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spoon059 wrote:
Certainly interesting for sure. Lots of things to consider though...
Where is the power coming from? Clean renewable energy is great to hope for, but unrealistic to power the entire world. Maybe PV tech will make leaps and bounds.
How are we storing excess power? Manufacturing of batteries is a high cost, financially and in resources and waste. Tesla has greatly improved batteries, but my yearly 200 mile round trip to Florida would require a LOT of battery charging or swapping.
COST? New technology is expensive. You need significant buy-in to bring the price down per vehicle. This being GM, and with Biden's federal fleet program, I'm sure that our tax dollars will be spent subsidizing this program, but at what cost?

Again, interesting idea and I'm hopeful for new innovations. I always wonder why we don't have more technology like our trains are doing with diesel electric engines.

Did you mean 2000 mile round trip? A 200 mile round trip can be fine by pretty much every EV on the North American market with no charging. Typo?

I would like to know of that shortcut to get from DC to florida in 100 miles. the same math is being used in these fanciful dreaming ideas.
bumpy

Well, I don’t know the geography of the US much. But if it’s a typo and it’s supposed to be a 2000 mile return trip that is 1000 miles each way. So probably two days there and two days back. So no sweat for the most commonly sold EV’s today. Take a 20 minute lunch break at a supercharger and you are good to go. We do that kind of sceenario. We stay at a hotel with destination chargers. Leave full in the morning. Too easy.

Out west a 1000 mile trip is often a 1 day deal, we've done it a bunch even with young children and towing. That's not doable with an EV, towing or not.

1000 miles is totally doable in an EV. That’s like 1600 km. Why wouldn’t it be. That’s like an17 or18 hour road trip. You are going to take breaks. Just charge on your breaks. A mile road trip doesn’t take us any longer in our Tesla than our old Jeep Grand Cherokee. I can’t imagine ever travelling 1600 km in one day but it wouldn’t be a problem.

Have you ever been to the western US? There aren't gas stations let alone EV stations in the intervals you'd need them to try to attempt a 1000 mile slog through, say, Nevada or eastern Oregon or Idaho or Montana or lots of other places. Throw towing in the mix and it becomes more of an impossibility. The support infrastructure just isn't there. I'm sure this is much less of a problem in the eastern US or Europe.

If you're talking about an around town commuter, I see a place for an EV right now. They're not widely available in sizes that work for most families yet, but that shouldn't take long. Without a green electrical grid I'm not sure how much it moves the needle, though.

SPRey wrote:
California is the 3rd largest electricity producer--behind Texas and Florida, and #1 in solar, geothermal and biomass) has rolling blackouts every summer because the demand for electricity exceeds production.

You keep repeating this lie. Please provide a link.

SPRey wrote:
Don't EV require between 50-100 kWh to fully charge the battery (0-100%)? Multiply that by 100 million, and it is "danger danger Will Robinson".

Good morning. No. A typical commute in North America is about 50 KM or roughly 8 KW of power. Equate it to your gas tank. You may have a 20 gallon tank but do you fill it every day? Probably not. The most commonly sold EV's now have 400 to 550 kilometers of range so they may only charge once a week. Or every night for an hour.

This is why power companies are not worried about the immediate impact on neighborhood infrastructure. Many who buy an electric car just charge with the 120 volt 15 amp receptacle in their driveway or garage. We did that for a couple years with no issues. We eventually upgraded...just because. But it really made no difference. The car still charges between 1 and 5 in the morning, its just done charging after 45 minutes now. :)

We have since sold this car, but it was my daily commuter for years. You can see it connected to our soffit christmas light 120 volt 15 amp outlet.

Don't EV require between 50-100 kWh to fully charge the battery (0-100%)? Multiply that by 100 million, and it is "danger danger Will Robinson".

SPRey wrote:
Supply Demand. There are about 300 million vehicles registered in USA. Is there enough power generation capacity (supply) to meet the demand for America to recharge 300 million EVs? Or even 100 million? Or even 50 million? As of 2019 about 1.5 million EVs have been sold, with about half in California.

California is the 3rd largest electricity producer--behind Texas and Florida, and #1 in solar, geothermal and biomass) has rolling blackouts every summer because the demand for electricity exceeds production.

No electricity = no EV

BC hydro has or had on their website a good breakdown of some of these issues. Basically they explain that if overnight every private light vehicle, (pickups, cars, SUV’s) were to become EV’s overnight the additional load on the grid would go up 19 percent. Since the bulk of the transition is expected to take 30 years they anticipate less than 1 percent loss increase per year for 30 years.

They also anticipate no neighbourhood level issues as it is a slow transition. And the reality most people can have their charging needs filled with a standard 15 amp 120 volt socket. We did it for the first two years of EV ownership. Most commutes are shorter than 50 km and that takes about 8 kw. An easy overnight charge on any 120 volt 15 amp socket.

Supply Demand. There are about 300 million vehicles registered in USA. Is there enough power generation capacity (supply) to meet the demand for America to recharge 300 million EVs? Or even 100 million? Or even 50 million? As of 2019 about 1.5 million EVs have been sold, with about half in California.

California is the 3rd largest electricity producer--behind Texas and Florida, and #1 in solar, geothermal and biomass) has rolling blackouts every summer because the demand for electricity exceeds production.

No electricity = no EV

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Reisender wrote:
And holy ****. You put double the mileage on it as our 3. Covid kinda took the wind out of our sails in the fall.

28,000 in two years. I still go into work every day and have a side job on weekends in addition to general errands. We almost always take the I-Pace over DWs Equinox when running around together. Would have gone to Vegas in November but with Covid ramping up I did not want to be figuring out how to charge or hanging out during. Took the Chevy :(

The more you drive the more you save :)

Mine is Caesium Blue with standard wheels, gloss black trim (no chrome).

Nice. There is a black 2019 HE Demo at the local dealer. Great price. Just can’t justify it. I’m mostly retired. Just not worth having two vehicles right now.