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I was thinking the same thing. There isn't enough power generation capacity in the US to support something like that.
by jmole 8y ago
I was thinking the same thing. There isn't enough power generation capacity in the US to support something like that.
- cowmix 8y agoWrong. For the energy it takes to refine 1 gal of gas you can drive an EV around 27 miles.
- EpicEng 8y agoAnd best of all, electricity just produces itself!
- hannasanarion 8y agoNo, but a central power generator can produce energy far more cheaply and efficiently than a consumer gas engine optimized for mobility.
- EpicEng 8y agoMy point was that you should be comparing production and consumption directly. Of course electric is better, we wouldn't have EV's otherwise.
- perl4ever 8y agoAn F-Series might consume more energy than, say, a Nissan Leaf, so it doesn't make sense to me to say "an EV" as though that were a standardized measurement.
- haloux 8y agoThat sounds impressive. Do you have a resource for those numbers?
- ac29 8y agoThere seems to be, electricity generation uses more energy than transportation: https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/flow/css_2017_energy.pdf https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/flow/css_20...
- rdlecler1 8y agoNot to mention you have a lot of work trucks operating remotely and in cold environments where you’re going to still need gas for a long long time.
- ip26 8y agoThough, if any vehicle platform can handle a huge oversize battery for a thousand miles of range on a charge- it's a pickup. People already get 50 gallon tanks, and then throw another 100 gallon tank in the bed. That's a thousand pounds of gasoline. Never de-gel your fuel lines again.
- prostoalex 8y agoConsidering that power generation and power transmission are generally money makers, seems like somebody would rise up to the challenge. E.g. https://futurism.com/elon-musk-tells-national-governors-association-how-we-could-power-the-u-s-with-solar/ https://futurism.com/elon-musk-tells-national-governors-asso...