EV's, Reliable Power, et al

[Lokmar]

They forced everyone into SUV's and people accepted it. They thought the same would happen with EV's.

[Brent]

They forced everyone into SUV's and people accepted it. They thought the same would happen with EV's.

I have never owned an SUV. My wife has.

[Brent]

The Washington state House has passed a bill that would effectively end the use of natural gas in new buildings as part of a larger attempt to move toward full electrification in an "equitable" manner.

On Tuesday, the House, which is controlled by Democrats, passed HB1589, also referred to as the Washington Decarbonization Act for Large Combination Utilities. The bill would prohibit any company serving at least 500,000 natural gas customers from providing natural gas service to any commercial or residential building that did not receive or apply for natural gas services by June 30 of last year.

While the bill technically addresses all such large natural gas companies, it would mainly affect Puget Sound Energy, which serves over 900,000 natural gas and 1.2 million electricity customers, according to its website. Should HB1589 be signed into law, PSE would no longer be required to provide natural gas to its existing customers as mandated by current state law, reports claim.

[Thiel]

The two week long deep freeze across much of this continent meant electric buses were not running in most affected cities.

[Lokmar]

Shit that runs on CNG is fucked in the extreme cold too.

[Herman]

The two week long deep freeze across much of this continent meant electric buses were not running in most affected cities.

The media tried to bury it, but I found it too. Most of Canada's overpriced electric bus fleet doesn't leave transit garages in the winter. What a waste of our money.

[Thiel]

The media tried to bury it, but I found it too. Most of Canada's overpriced electric bus fleet doesn't leave transit garages in the winter. What a waste of our money.

That is hardly shocking.

[Brent]

The power required for the megacharger to fill a Tesla truck battery in just 30 minutes is 1,600 kilowatts. That's the equivalent of providing power for 3,000 to 4,000 "average" houses.

[Lokmar]

The power required for the megacharger to fill a Tesla truck battery in just 30 minutes is 1,600 kilowatts. That's the equivalent of providing power for 3,000 to 4,000 "average" houses.

To give everyone a perspective in size, here's the engine it takes to power 2000KW
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/cummins-hedgehog-is-a-real-big-engine

The whole ass generator is about the size of a decent living room but with a 10' ceiling. You can walk around inside the enclosure.

[Thiel]

To give everyone a perspective in size, here's the engine it takes to power 2000KW
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/cummins-hedgehog-is-a-real-big-engine

The whole ass generator is about the size of a decent living room but with a 10' ceiling. You can walk around inside the enclosure.

The equivalent of one of them can power just one Tesla truck battery in 30 minutes. That is not a very efficient use of electricity.

[Oliver the Second]

Volvo, An Early Electric Car Adopter, Cuts Off Funding For Its EV Affiliate



STOCKHOLM--Volvo Car said it won't provide further funding to Polestar, the electric-car maker it created with Volvo's Chinese owner Geely--the latest EV retrenchment by the global auto industry.

The auto industry's pivot to electric vehicles has been rocked by setbacks this year, just as a flood of new battery-powered models is hitting showrooms.

Earlier this week, French automaker Renault said it has decided to cancel the initial public offering of its electric-car unit Ampere. Ford, meanwhile, has slashed production of its electric F-150 Lightning, a pickup truck that has generated major buzz since its launch. Rental-car firm Hertz has said it was dumping about one-third of its EV rental car fleet, replacing the cars with gas-engine vehicles.

Also earlier this week, Tesla--the world's most valuable automaker--warned of notably lower growth this year. Data earlier this year has shown a slowdown in EV sales growth in the U.S., automakers delaying or cutting back on plans and anxiety rising among dealership owners.

In a sign of investor unease about automakers' march toward an EV future, Volvo shares surged more than 20% Thursday on its decision to cut off funding to Polestar.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/volvo-an-early-electric-car-adopter-cuts-off-funding-for-ev-affiliate-polestar-3rd-update-e3b419a5

[Brent]

Volvo, An Early Electric Car Adopter, Cuts Off Funding For Its EV Affiliate



STOCKHOLM--Volvo Car said it won't provide further funding to Polestar, the electric-car maker it created with Volvo's Chinese owner Geely--the latest EV retrenchment by the global auto industry.

The auto industry's pivot to electric vehicles has been rocked by setbacks this year, just as a flood of new battery-powered models is hitting showrooms.

Earlier this week, French automaker Renault said it has decided to cancel the initial public offering of its electric-car unit Ampere. Ford, meanwhile, has slashed production of its electric F-150 Lightning, a pickup truck that has generated major buzz since its launch. Rental-car firm Hertz has said it was dumping about one-third of its EV rental car fleet, replacing the cars with gas-engine vehicles.

Also earlier this week, Tesla--the world's most valuable automaker--warned of notably lower growth this year. Data earlier this year has shown a slowdown in EV sales growth in the U.S., automakers delaying or cutting back on plans and anxiety rising among dealership owners.

In a sign of investor unease about automakers' march toward an EV future, Volvo shares surged more than 20% Thursday on its decision to cut off funding to Polestar.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/volvo-an-early-electric-car-adopter-cuts-off-funding-for-ev-affiliate-polestar-3rd-update-e3b419a5

After we leave Canada, I am considering an electric car or a pair of electric scooters.

[Oerdin]

https://youtube.com/shorts/wTpL0E_Kn5I?si=LVyik1sVtmI6umxd

[Brent]

https://youtube.com/shorts/wTpL0E_Kn5I?si=LVyik1sVtmI6umxd

I don't know if we will buy a car or not after we leave Canada. We are looking objectively at ice vehicles, hybrids and ev's.

[Oerdin]

Where are you moving to?