rockdoc123 wrote:The Petro-commie stations are still theoretical in BC. I've seen the one in Canmore. 2 outlets, takes 30 minutes to charge your car apparently. During the summer tourist season or during winter ski season the gas stations in Canmore and Banff have cars lined up waiting to fill up regardless that there are 8 pumps and it only takes 5 minutes or less to fill and pay for your gas. Imagine how many "fast" charge stations you will need during peak travel times. Even if you replaced all 8 pumps with charging stations you would have to have 4 or more service centers for each 1 you currently have if the same number of EV's showed up. The devil is going to be in the detail I'm afraid.
It is amusing that a Canadian would grouse about there not being chargers in parts of Canada. Any new technology will certainly be adopted first in the major population areas which will never be any city in Canada compared to New York or Los Angeles. Give them a bit of time and they will get to you as soon as your city gets to the top of the pile of not yet served cities. It is just a matter of how many potential customers are in a given area and Canada though very nice does not have the volume of potential customers to come first. Eh!.
Perhaps you should consider how fast the horse and buggy declined after the introduction of the Model T ford.rockdoc123 wrote:Not grousing about it.....simply pointing out that it is a fallacy to suggest the shift over to EV's from ICE's can be completely done in a few year's time for a number of reasons.
And perhaps you missed it but Canada is not part of the US...what happens down there with respect to the building of electric capacity, charging stations has zip to do with those north of the border. Different governments, different companies, different regulators, different sources of power.
vtsnowedin wrote:Perhaps you should consider how fast the horse and buggy declined after the introduction of the Model T ford.
General Motors has officially sold its Lordstown, Ohio, assembly facility—for an undisclosed amount—to a company that will build electric pickups.
rockdoc123 wrote:The Petro-commie stations are still theoretical in BC. I've seen the one in Canmore. 2 outlets, takes 30 minutes to charge your car apparently. During the summer tourist season or during winter ski season the gas stations in Canmore and Banff have cars lined up waiting to fill up regardless that there are 8 pumps and it only takes 5 minutes or less to fill and pay for your gas. Imagine how many "fast" charge stations you will need during peak travel times. Even if you replaced all 8 pumps with charging stations you would have to have 4 or more service centers for each 1 you currently have if the same number of EV's showed up. The devil is going to be in the detail I'm afraid.
vtsnowedin wrote:General Motors has officially sold its Lordstown, Ohio, assembly facility—for an undisclosed amount—to a company that will build electric pickups.
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/11 ... AHe4t4p61s
Lots of viable consumer choice is what the EV industry really needs to drive down prices over time, IMO.
rockdoc123 wrote:Lots of viable consumer choice is what the EV industry really needs to drive down prices over time, IMO.
Yup. Up here in cow country every wantabe drugstore cowboy has an F100 or some other such nonsense. Most of them never take the plastic tops off the back but they make sure they are jacked up with really big off road tires. I'm all for pickups as work kit but for driving around the city (which most of these dickheads do) it doesn't make much sense.
Armageddon wrote:-rare earths minerals and metals kept them from ever being mass produced on a large scale
Armageddon wrote:-driving distance is too limited for most people without recharging
Armageddon wrote:-batteries only last 30,000 and need replaced and are expensive.
Armageddon wrote:-the power grid wouldn’t hold up with the masses charging them
rockdoc123 wrote:The problem is they are very, very cheap and hence attractive status symbols to young folks.
The number of pickups I see spun out in ditches in the winter out where I am is astounding. Basically these folks seem to think a pickup makes them invulnerable whereas in fact they are the worst vehicle to have on snowy roads unless you have a lot of weight in the back (like a huge toolbox contractors would have).
Four wheel drive is an advantage when going up hill in increasing snow but once you hit the brakes it becomes apparent that every personal vehicle has four wheel brakes and the 4X4's advantage is gone. Being an old redneck hillbilly I will chose the 4X4 and use years of experience and skill to get home all in one piece.
asg70 wrote:Armageddon wrote:Armageddon wrote:-batteries only last 30,000 and need replaced and are expensive.
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Can you please stay out of this thread if you know nothing about the topic? This drive-by naysaying is so lazy and transparent.
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