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| 914Sixer |
 Sep 3 2021, 07:08 AM
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Not putting the gas engine to bed yet.
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| r_towle |
Sep 3 2021, 06:20 PM
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Hybrids make sense, and not the plug in ones.
When we recently saw the power companies ask customers to turn off AC and stop charging cars during the heat wave in Seattle, a well established city, it makes me wonder how massive the investment will be to upgrade the power grids to support electric cars. I bet we will see CA step up to burying more lines because it’s cheaper than the law suits from fires they have caused…then we all get to see if it can work. 9 years to plan and upgrade the US power grid is unrealistic. Hybrids work, and get everyone to step up to 50 mpg…let’s aim for that first. |
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| PatrickB |
Sep 4 2021, 09:48 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 26-March 17 From: sw ontario Member No.: 20,960 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(r_towle @ Sep 3 2021, 08:20 PM)  Hybrids make sense, and not the plug in ones. When we recently saw the power companies ask customers to turn off AC and stop charging cars during the heat wave in Seattle, a well established city, it makes me wonder how massive the investment will be to upgrade the power grids to support electric cars. I bet we will see CA step up to burying more lines because it’s cheaper than the law suits from fires they have caused…then we all get to see if it can work. 9 years to plan and upgrade the US power grid is unrealistic. Hybrids work, and get everyone to step up to 50 mpg…let’s aim for that first. Just bought a used Ford Fusion Hybrid because my wife's VW diesel decided to self destruct way too soon. Older ones have given me huge miles but the 2009 "emissions scandal car" has been a pain. I'm liking the hybrid, would have preferred a plugin but bought what I bought. The plugin thing is viable depending where you live. |
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