Thursday, March 18, 2021

EV's

California has a goal of all electric cars by 2035. The state currently gets 47% of its power from natural gas. This is needed as back up even if more wind and solar are built. If this can be changed the use of EV's will make more sense. It is inefficient to make power using natural gas and then use that to charge the vehicle. There is no mention of what they will do with airplanes, rail road engines, heavy construction and farm vehicles and even large trucks. The state has 32 military basis including air force and military jets cannot run on batteries. The use of EV's makes sense if the power source is not fossil fuels. The problems of charging time and use in cold weather climes remain but will improve with technology.

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