3 ms·

Thanks for this. I do like the idea of centralising the generation of electricity. But while I understand the economies of scale aspect, I still think that we

by jansho 10y ago

Thanks for this. I do like the idea of centralising the generation of electricity. But while I understand the economies of scale aspect, I still think that we may be over-simplifying the whole picture. Sure, we may have greener cars. But what are the costs of this? You know we're talking about changing the whole infrastructure - and that's messy, and painful, and can take many years. And there's a few other questions which are too loosely connected for now but nevertheless still quite nagging, like nuclear as a resource and the growing global population which inevitably means more drivers..

danans 10y ago
> You know we're talking about changing the whole infrastructure - and that's messy, and painful, and can take many years. Not as painful as you might think, and it's already happening. At the home level, it's very straightforward to add a charging station to your house, and at the grid level utilities have been preparing for this for a while now, evidenced by the fact that they offer EV-specific rate plans to their customers. The harder part is public charging infrastructure, which is still too sparse, but it is less critical than gas stations because of home charging.