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I get nightmares thinking what that will do to electricitry prices. What about supply? Where does all the electricity to charge the cars come from? Is there en
by PhantomGremlin 9y ago
I get nightmares thinking what that will do to electricitry prices.
What about supply? Where does all the electricity to charge the cars come from? Is there enough surplus generating capacity in the system to support millions of EVs?
- yaegers 9y agoYup, that's the other thing. Obviously, the greens don't want nuclear power but so far, the renewable energy can't satisfy the current demand. Let alone an incresed one because of EV's.
- TaylorAlexander 9y agoScarce electricity would raise prices, making solar more economical to install.
- singularity2001 9y agoIs it naïve to hope that solar will reach cost-parity just-in-time?
- j7ake 9y agoEven if solar were same price as "dirty" energy what would be the rate at which you build solar to keep up with the increasing demand of energy ?
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- raesene6 9y agoIn the UK at least, new Offshore wind is now price comparable with other sources, and is getting cheaper. Combining renewables (which can be intermittant) with EVs (which can recharge batteries) could actually work quite well.
- PixelB 9y agoWe have plenty of energy supply in the system, we need to optimize our distribution. We only use about 39% of the electricity we generate. I know that seems strange, but it's true. https://c1cleantechnicacom-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/files/2013/08/LLNL_Flow-Chart_20121.png https://c1cleantechnicacom-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/files/201...
- pjc50 9y agoYou've misinterpreted "rejected energy" there, it's due to Carnot inefficiency not distribution problems.