Reality check on electric cars

I'm not sure that's what the researchers said. Is it?
Those particular ones are advocating for charging during the day.

Others advocate for charging during the night.

Both make those claims for the same reason ("overstressing the grid" during a particular time of day).

It sounds like "the grid" can't handle replacing ICEs with EVs no matter when they happen to be charged.
 
Those particular ones are advocating for charging during the day.

Others advocate for charging during the night.

Both make those claims for the same reason ("overstressing the grid" during a particular time of day).

It sounds like "the grid" can't handle replacing ICEs with EVs no matter when they happen to be charged.


I suspect you may be correct. Maybe more wind farms and solar panels will solve the problem, eh?
 
Those particular ones are advocating for charging during the day.

Others advocate for charging during the night.

Both make those claims for the same reason ("overstressing the grid" during a particular time of day).

It sounds like "the grid" can't handle replacing ICEs with EVs no matter when they happen to be charged.
Pretty much correct. Solar and wind can't supply our electric needs now and sure as hell aren't going to do it in the future. We need nuclear backed by natural gas.
 

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Pretty much correct. Solar and wind can't supply our electric needs now and sure as hell aren't going to do it in the future. We need nuclear backed by natural gas.
With enough nuclear electrical energy will be cheaper than chemical and electric cars will be the poor man's choice.

Hydrocarbon fuels would be for backup (like you say), air travel, and vehicles in cold climates (assuming cold weather batteries don't appear).
 
With enough nuclear electrical energy will be cheaper than chemical and electric cars will be the poor man's choice.
You forget about the lost energy due to remote generation and transmitting that power to the point where the car is being charged, AND the waste heat in the battery during the charge and discharge cycles (water-glycol cooled!), AND the waste heat in the motor assembly (oil cooled!).
Hydrocarbon fuels would be for backup (like you say), air travel, and vehicles in cold climates (assuming cold weather batteries don't appear).
Who are YOU to designate what type of energy people buy?? Who are YOU to designate what type of vehicle people buy??
 
With enough nuclear electrical energy will be cheaper than chemical and electric cars will be the poor man's choice.

Hydrocarbon fuels would be for backup (like you say), air travel, and vehicles in cold climates (assuming cold weather batteries don't appear).
They also would be used for "peaking" operations on the electrical grid. A diesel or gas turbine natural gas plant can come online or go offline very quickly to make up for changes in the overall load on the grid.
 
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