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Was that intended as irony? Those are exactly the kind of arguments the article is debunking - so I think we'd at least need to see references... Clearly the g
by blacksmith_tb 4y ago
Was that intended as irony? Those are exactly the kind of arguments the article is debunking - so I think we'd at least need to see references...
Clearly the grid in Cali couldn't handle charging all the EVs if every ICE vehicle on the road today was magically replaced with an EV, but that will take decades to happen, during which the grid will be built up.
- jleyank 4y agoBut who will pay for the upgrade in today’s economic climate? Do politicians have the will or even the interest to put their seat on the line?
- ehutch79 4y agoHow does this have anything to do with politicians? The grid is run by private companies. If there's profit, it will happen.
- lttlrck 4y agoYou have too much faith in PG&E and SDGE. They have, through politics, gained long term contracts, increased prices, plenty of profit yet maintenance is still poor and flex alerts are frequent. And are squeezing the benefit of solar to customers that bear to cost to benefit themselves.
- ehutch79 4y agoI mean, i don't think we're disagreeing? It's all about the profits?
- twelve40 4y agoPG&E is a monopoly that went through multiple bankruptcies. I'm grateful that they are not completely dead and there is still power, but this is about as far from a free-market goldmine as it gets.
- phs318u 4y agoYou(we) are already paying right now by delaying, deferring and not acting. We are all paying in terms of environmental climate and all the consequences of that, to the environment, human health and yes, the economy too.