Ukraine / Russia

Wildabeest said:
I don’t see either one of those pints being “issues” any more than the myriad of issues with fossil fuels. How many billions have we spent I. Wars in the Middle East to protect oil supplies? What if that same money had been spent upgrading the grid and generating capacity instead?
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Why do you think were not ready for it....
 
Nick87 said:
Why do you think were not ready for it....
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Wasn’t really saying we’re not ready for gas powered cars - more making a point that we’re just as ready for electric. I’ve been driving an EV for over 10 years now. Yes, there’s been some mild inconveniences along the way, but nothing that couldn’t be dealt with through a little planning. And it’s gotten WAY better over time.

My response to concerns about our infrastructure ability support a mostly EV future hasn’t changed - demand will drive innovation and improvements over time. It’s been true for every innovation. In the early days of cars, there weren’t gas stations on every corner. There were plenty of liveries where you could get some hay and tie your car up for the night though…
 
Nick87 said:
I think a lot more people eould be accepting of the vehichles if we were actually ready to power them. Doesn't make much sense otherwise. Of course you've got the whole battery issue as well.
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I have a lot of charger around me, but each area can vary. I can imagine that corn-field country probably doesn't have a lot.
 
SAJ-99 said:
I have a lot of charger around me, but each area can vary. I can imagine that corn-field country probably doesn't have a lot.
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Youd be wrong. The midwest is littered with them.

Id drive one if i lived somewhere east. If trips over 200 miles were rare i think itd be crazy to not have one.
 
SAJ-99 said:
Of course not, but it doesn't happen that way anyway. It takes time. But the vitriol from the White House on anything not linked to the Jurassic is ridiculous. Over 20% of new vehicle registrations in Europe are electric. This is partially because the cost of gasoline is much higher. It is also because they let China import small, and cheaper, Evehicles. They are making economic decisions. Americans love to just sit on the internet and complain about the cost of gasoline. We built the Alaska pipeline the last time we were held hostage by Mid East oil, but that was a one-time fix. We didn't learn anything and are just so reluctant to change it is almost sad.
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Was a forced mandate that recently has been relaxed. Also, 20% doesn't really reflect "most" of the European Union. It is highly skewed by Norway and to a lessor extent, Denmark. This link is from 2025 but things have only shifted away from EV's even more since.


I spent six weeks in Norway last year, touring the southern and northern thirds of the country. I have to say I enjoyed the quietness of the larger cities (Oslo, Bergen, etc.) because of the high EV usage. It's not an easy path to replicate in the US for all of the reasons stated in the article but there are many regions in the US that would benefit significantly by getting to a higher EV usage percentage.

But that electricity needs to come from somewhere and moving the pollution that results from that electricity generation from say CA to WY is great for CA citizens, but sucks for those in WY. Just another form of NIMBY'ism. Not to mention the rather large consumption of Jurassic resources needed to make the parts that go into an EV nor the looming environmental waste catastrophe that is coming as old batteries are discarded at an ever increasing rate. And recycling doesn't seem to be panning out.

 
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