Electric Vehicles

[Hoosier_Vol]

 

[VolStrom]

Thanks for coal miners.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

California power grid operator issues stage 3 alert level, says rotating power outages 'very possible'

California’s power grid operator declared a stage 3 energy emergency alert Tuesday evening, warning that rotating power outages were "very possible" as a brutal heat wave walloping the state pushed electricity demand to its limits.

"Energy Emergency Alert 3 with rotating #power outages very possible. Please reduce your energy use," The California Independent System Operator (ISO) tweeted.

California's energy grid runs on a mix of mostly solar and natural gas during the day, along with some imports of power from other states. But solar power begins to fall off during the late afternoon and into the evening, which is the hottest time of day in some parts of the state. And some aging natural gas plants California relies on for backup power aren't as reliable in hot weather.


California power grid operator issues stage 3 alert level, says rotating power outages 'very possible'

 

[Wireless1]

I'm waiting on the first national news commentator, not on Fox, to offer the editorial about how stupid CA voters are to keep re-electing the idiots that put them in this situation.

 

[C-south]

I'm waiting on the first national news commentator, not on Fox, to offer the editorial about how stupid CA voters are to keep re-electing the idiots that put them in this situation.

This must not affect the rich and tree hugging libs as much as is does the average person.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

West Virginia COAL miners rescue couple stranded in broken-down ELECTRIC car: 'You can't make this stuff up'

A group of West Virginia coal miners rescued a couple after their electric vehicle died, pushing the car to a charging station at the coal mine.

"It was pretty ironic… to be plugged into a coal mine," State Sen. Smith told co-host Steve Doocy. "You can't make this stuff up… We had some good conversations, we're still laughing about it."

West Virginia coal miners rescue couple stranded in broken-down electric car: 'You can't make this stuff up'

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Embarrassing EVs: Ford and Rivian Recall Yet More Electric Cars and Trucks

Several electric vehicle makers have announced recalls of their newest cars. Ford and Rivian are both undergoing fresh recalls, but they have quite a ways to go before they catch up to Tesla, which has issued 13 recalls impacting 2.3 million vehicles.

Barrons reports that both Ford Motor and Rivian Automotive have announced the recall of various electric vehicles. On Monday, a recall notice for 1,175 Ford Mustang Mach E electric vehicles was posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website.
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Embarrassing EVs: Ford and Rivian Recall Yet More Electric Cars and Trucks

 

[Carl Pickens]

 

[StarRaider]

going to be interesting to see how the 921 golf courses maintain their properties in a couple of years.

A look at California’s ban on gas-powered equipment - Landscape Management

 

[allvol123]

going to be interesting to see how the 921 golf courses maintain their properties in a couple of years.

A look at California’s ban on gas-powered equipment - Landscape Management

Every course gets a 100 new voters, errr I mean illegal immigrants to replace the equipment? And a subsidy from the state for doing so.

 

[IluvdoubleD's]

You guys are seriously dogging these electrics (these memes are good). Did you know Hummer has gone electric? I saw a few out on the west coast already. Introducing the GMC HUMMER EVs | Electric Truck & SUV

They also make a decent chevy blazer electric that I saw, and my money is on another electric from ford soon.

 

[Wireless1]

You guys are seriously dogging these electrics (these memes are good). Did you know Hummer has gone electric? I saw a few out on the west coast already. Introducing the GMC HUMMER EVs | Electric Truck & SUV

They also make a decent chevy blazer electric that I saw, and my money is on another electric from ford soon.

I think you are missing the point. No one is digging EVs, we are digging the EV can replace ICE for everything. My wife drives her vehicle less than 3K miles per year, typically refueling every 2-3 months, she’s an excellent candidate for EV, I drive 3-5K miles per month, I couldn’t do my job using EV with current technology and infrastructure.
Current electric technology is not a solution for any commercial application to replace IC for anything that operates for full shifts

 

[LSU-SIU]

You guys are seriously dogging these electrics (these memes are good). Did you know Hummer has gone electric? I saw a few out on the west coast already. Introducing the GMC HUMMER EVs | Electric Truck & SUV

They also make a decent chevy blazer electric that I saw, and my money is on another electric from ford soon.

For the right situation and right person nothing necessarily wrong with considering an EV. A one size fits all approach isn't going to work, furthermore its really not sustainable to have everyone go to EV anyway... materials are not available let alone electricity to power all of them.

Its insanity people are dogging.

 

[StarRaider]

I think you are missing the point. No one is digging EVs, we are digging the EV can replace ICE for everything. My wife drives her vehicle less than 3K miles per year, typically refueling every 2-3 months, she’s an excellent candidate for EV, I drive 3-5K miles per month, I couldn’t do my job using EV with current technology and infrastructure.
Current electric technology is not a solution for any commercial application to replace IC for anything that operates for full shifts

So technological advancements makes the EV attractive for your significant other, not a socialist government dictated mandate? How novel.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Jeep will launch four all-electric SUVs in the US by 2025

Where folks gonna charge these? Roughly 200,000 gas stations in the US...how many charging stations? I have personally never seen a charging station in person. I live in a city among the 30 largest in the US...

 

[Orangeburst]

Jeep will launch four all-electric SUVs in the US by 2025

Where folks gonna charge these? Roughly 200,000 gas stations in the US...how many charging stations? I have personally never seen a charging station in person. I live in a city among the 30 largest in the US...

They will be easy to spot..Look for a loooong line

 

[allvol123]

Keep patting yourself on the back for that EV purchase.

Now comes “Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green,” from the British journal-ist Henry Sanderson, to illuminate the shadowy global supply chain of materials and mining needed for batteries. Despite its subtitle, “Volt Rush” is a delicious journey of discovery that focuses mainly on the winners—the people, companies and countries that profit from the current EV mania. Spoiler alert: The bat-tery-money gusher is not flowing into, but out of, Europe and the U.S., with the largest share going to Chinese refineries and upstream from there to mines—some in China, and most in places as far ranging as the Congo, Chile and Indonesia, with many owned by China.

‘Volt Rush’ Review: Batteries Not Included

 

[InVOLuntary]

I love the move to electric. Makes my gas cheaper.

 

[IluvdoubleD's]

If I had My guess, that Buick Wagon is pretty hot on the roads rn. Wouldn't mind an electric wagon from someone.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Tesla Seeks Texas Tax Break For New Battery Factory

Tesla is considering building its new lithium refinery on the Texas Gulf Coast and is looking to avoid paying property taxes in exchange for investing in the Republican-run state, according to documents released Friday.

Tesla may choose to build the facility in Texas based on its ability to receive relief from local property taxes, according to an application the company sent to the Texas Comptroller’s Office in late August. The company is looking to apply for a tax break under Chapter 313 of the state’s tax code which allows the government to give a 10-year limitation on property taxes to companies that choose to do business in Texas. (RELATED: Yet Another Automaker Picks A Red State For Its Multi-Billion Dollar EV Factory)

Tesla Seeks Texas Tax Break For New Battery Factory

 

[Orangeburst]

I used to mow my Mom's townhouse yard with an electric mower inherited from her Mother.
115 VAC...cut thru many a power cords swinging 100'+. Friends laughed at me using such a mechanism.

 

[Orangeburst]

These battery plants are going up left and right. Huge investments and $1B+ plants.
Should go hybrid and forget this insanity.

 

[LSU-SIU]

The truth of the matter is even if you had the greatest EV you could manufacturer, you can't power the whole country or even a fraction of the cars without interrupting the grid.

Until someone takes energy generation seriously, none of this is possible at scale.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Millions of Californians like me are told there's no energy left to charge the electric cars that could speed us away from wildfires — is this the most idiotic example of a climate cult gone mad, asks STEVE HILTON

California is in the grips of a deadly crisis!

No, not the weeks-long 100-degree-plus temperatures blanketing the state.

Heat waves come and go.

I'm talking about something far more insidious. The state is being strangled to death in the clench of a 'climate cult.'

All week every Californian with a cellphone has been receiving desperate text messages pleading with them to 'turn off your appliances' and turn down their air conditioning.

The latest centerpiece is the program to force the electrification of our economy with bans on gas cookers in new homes, and, most famously, banning gas cars by 2035.

Electric vehicles for all!

But in potentially the cruelest and most inept recent edict, Californians with electric vehicles were told not to charge their cars.

To complete the picture of chaos and confusion, Cal Fire Battalion Chief Isaac Sanchez pleaded with people to ignore that command, with parts of the state under wildfire evacuation warnings.

'We recommend cars are fully charged and ready to go. If that's your means of evacuation and if you don't do it, you are unable to evacuate, life safety is a priority. At least it is to us,' Sanchez told Newsweek. 'Our priority is always to err on the side of life safety.'

STEVE HILTON: This is the most idiotic example of a climate cult gone mad | Daily Mail Online

 

[Orange defense]

2,000 Degree Flames: First Responders Undergo Special Training to Handle Electric Vehicle Fires and Crashes
Go ahead, park these cars under your carport. Burn your house down. Go ahead leave them in the driveway, so more crime can occur. Go ahead and walk when the electricity goes off, and you can’t charge it up. Go ahead and follow these crazy democlaps demands.