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>it will take around 50 years That would be twice as long as it took the US to electrify 90% of farm houses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Electrificati

by scythe 4y ago

>it will take around 50 years That would be twice as long as it took the US to electrify 90% of farm houses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Electrification_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Electrification_Act >Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn was a major proponent of the REA, which he helped pass in 1936 as Chairman of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. Rayburn stated in 1959 that ninety percent of farm homes in the U.S. were electrified, compared to three percent in the early 1930s. Furthermore, electrifying gas stations along major highways will obviously be much easier than electrifying farms scattered around everywhere.

pojzon 4y ago
How energy production looked like in 1930s vs now. How many charging points do we need now vs # those farms ? What was the quality of cable lanes used ? Did we consider off-grid then ? Whats the estimated cost in comparison to now ? You make it sound simple, but its not. Making that comparison is like comparing apples to oranges.
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- scythe 4y ago
  >How many charging points do we need now vs # those farms ? There are ~150,000 gas stations in the United States. There are 2 million farms, and that's after significant consolidation of agriculture during the Green Revolution. >You make it sound simple, but its not. You are simply posting 'questions' without bothering to do the least bit of research. Looking up those numbers took less than a minute. Climate change discussions benefit from informed skepticism, not intransigent fatalism.
  - pojzon 4y ago
    We need around 50 million household charges, around 15 million parking spot charges and 150k gas stations. For me thats “a lot more” than 2 mil farms. Its realism. Consider a situation when 50 cars have to park at the station to charge back to full. The station is out of service for the next 10h… This is a pretty common situation on highway. We would need hundreds of those charging spots often with hotels. Im more excited for Hydrogen cars than EVs. Its a lot cleaner and future proof solution.

by scythe 4y ago

pojzon 4y ago

How energy production looked like in 1930s vs now. How many charging points do we need now vs # those farms ? What was the quality of cable lanes used ? Did we consider off-grid then ? Whats the estimated cost in comparison to now ? You make it sound simple, but its not. Making that comparison is like comparing apples to oranges.

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scythe 4y ago
>How many charging points do we need now vs # those farms ? There are ~150,000 gas stations in the United States. There are 2 million farms, and that's after significant consolidation of agriculture during the Green Revolution. >You make it sound simple, but its not. You are simply posting 'questions' without bothering to do the least bit of research. Looking up those numbers took less than a minute. Climate change discussions benefit from informed skepticism, not intransigent fatalism.
- pojzon 4y ago
  We need around 50 million household charges, around 15 million parking spot charges and 150k gas stations. For me thats “a lot more” than 2 mil farms. Its realism. Consider a situation when 50 cars have to park at the station to charge back to full. The station is out of service for the next 10h… This is a pretty common situation on highway. We would need hundreds of those charging spots often with hotels. Im more excited for Hydrogen cars than EVs. Its a lot cleaner and future proof solution.