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Hi Jim I agree with what you are saying if everyone got an EV today. The truth is however that it will be adopted over many years. During that time technology will keep pace with how we harness, store, and distribute power. Even today with my battery wall and solar panels I produce on yearly average 64% of my homes power consumption. So my home only uses the grid on average for 36% of my power. Panels the same size as the ones I got just three years ago are able to harness even more power. Even my homemade Shed solar system will charge all my 80v yard equipment batteries.

At the same time what we use is drawling less power. Things as simple as LEDs for example. New homes are more energy efficient then ones built 20 years ago.


Buuuuut.....Regardless of all of that how fun would it be to have a Spyder loaded with gear do 0-60 in under 2 seconds with no loss of power till max speed...lol rolling black outs are worth it!!!!!!!!
 
There is no way that by the magical year of 2035, the year the liberals are picking to ban the ICE, that we will have the infrastructure to handle a changeover to EVs. It takes forever to build nuclear, coal, natural gas, wind, and hydro plants when you consider design, planning, regulatory, purchasing of land, building, and testing. Not to mention distribution of that energy. We are heading for a train wreck with this push to EV and it is entirely self caused.

Agin, even with a magic wand and all of the above problems solved, nobody wants to wait hours between charges, or even 30 minutes when on the go. Batteries degrade with time and weather conditions unlike the ICE. They are expensive to replace and an environmental disaster to mine for and dispose of. This is all so needless. The people behind this have an agenda.
 
ollicat said:
There is no way that by the magical year of 2035, the year the liberals are picking to ban the ICE, that we will have the infrastructure to handle a changeover to EVs. It takes forever to build nuclear, coal, natural gas, wind, and hydro plants when you consider design, planning, regulatory, purchasing of land, building, and testing. Not to mention distribution of that energy. We are heading for a train wreck with this push to EV and it is entirely self caused.

Agin, even with a magic wand and all of the above problems solved, nobody wants to wait hours between charges, or even 30 minutes when on the go. Batteries degrade with time and weather conditions unlike the ICE. They are expensive to replace and an environmental disaster to mine for and dispose of. This is all so needless. The people behind this have an agenda.
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The government, particularly NASA has been using nuclear batteries for a long time. The Voyager spacecrafts have been running on them for over 40 years and still are going yet. A nuclear battery has a radioactive core that sheds particles as nuclear material decays. The battery takes that and convert it to electricity. I'm not sure if the technology could be made safe enough for consumer use but a battery with 40 plus years of making usable electricity would be a game changer for sure.
 
Lew

"Should we put solar panels on every new roof--- sure ( as the actual roofing material.)"

Gotta agree with that statement. Local mall put up a new carpark and lo and behold the entire roof is solar panels. What a great piece of design and engineering. The roof only needs to protect from the elements (sun & rain) in this case and it doesn't have to be water tight. Other than beams to support the panels no other roofing material was required.
 
glennm said:
Lew

"Should we put solar panels on every new roof--- sure ( as the actual roofing material.)"

Gotta agree with that statement. Local mall put up a new carpark and lo and behold the entire roof is solar panels. What a great piece of design and engineering. The roof only needs to protect from the elements (sun & rain) in this case and it doesn't have to be water tight. Other than beams to support the panels no other roofing material was required.
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Another BIG + ---- parking in the shade (With a Black Car)

Lew L
 
A woman driving an EV came close to hitting me in a crowded underground parking lot recently. I didn't see her and I didn't hear her coming up behind me. My first clue was the squealing of her tires as she obviously saw me just at the last second. It was possible she was trying to beat another car to an open and available parking spot close to my location. Yes, I know, it's my responsibility to be aware of my surroundings at all times. It's not the first time I've had a close encounter with an EV. But it's what you don't see and can't hear that will get you every time.
 
Electric car (battery, super cap, or fuel cell) SURE! when the tech is ready+mature and the infrastructure is there!
But for a 2 or 3 wheel bike, I am very sceptical this is a viable and attractive option for quite many more years.
 
What are the odds of getting good dealer service on an all-electric Spyder, when the techs are already befuddled with the current amount of electronic gizmos on the Spyder?

In line with other commenters, when I ride, I usually go out for a 300-400 mile loop through remote countryside.

But not to worry -- the way the incoming administration is shaping up, we'll soon be back at $5/gallon gas, or higher, once they shut down fracking and any additional drilling.
 
Fat Baxter said:
we'll soon be back at $5/gallon gas, or higher, once they shut down fracking and any additional drilling.
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I kind of think we should do that anyway, and go to 100% imported oil. Then when all the oil in the far east and South America has run out we'll still have our reserves in the ground to fall back on. Just think what kind of vise grip we'll be in if we use all the oil on our land and have no choice but to rely entirely on imported oil with no fallback. World oil supply is not unlimited. It may seem so, but some day, maybe in a couple hundred years, it will run out.
 
IdahoMtnSpyder said:
I kind of think we should do that anyway, and go to 100% imported oil. Then when all the oil in the far east and South America has run out we'll still have our reserves in the ground to fall back on. Just think what kind of vise grip we'll be in if we use all the oil on our land and have no choice but to rely entirely on imported oil with no fallback. World oil supply is not unlimited. It may seem so, but some day, maybe in a couple hundred years, it will run out.
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Like the way you think. I thought that way also, but, I don't believe you and I will be around to enjoy the results in our lifetime. LOL
 
IdahoMtnSpyder said:
I kind of think we should do that anyway, and go to 100% imported oil. Then when all the oil in the far east and South America has run out we'll still have our reserves in the ground to fall back on. Just think what kind of vise grip we'll be in if we use all the oil on our land and have no choice but to rely entirely on imported oil with no fallback. World oil supply is not unlimited. It may seem so, but some day, maybe in a couple hundred years, it will run out.
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This is why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, if you recall.
 
Because I work in I.T. i too have a different perspective.

EV adoption and development wont happen at a steady pace, it will follow what we in IT know as "Moore's Law" where tech doubles in ability/power/capability every two years.

I read some diaries from my Grandmothers family and an amazing comment from a relative was something along the lines of - "automobiles running on petrol are doomed, the need to constantly refill with fuel, the limited size of the fuel tank, and the lack of range all seem to point to something doomed to fail. There aren't any places outside the city to get the fuel it needs so it wont happen out here". Now picture where we are at with internal combustion engines, those that run the cars, bikes and trucks of today - EV's will arrive at the same point but faster.

My only fear is that tech companies will expect you to update your vehicle every 5 yrs because they mandate it by making everything older obsolete. (different plug, different voltage, different battery shape, software locking)
 
askitee said:
Because I work in I.T. i too have a different perspective.

My only fear is that tech companies will expect you to update your vehicle every 5 yrs because they mandate it by making everything older obsolete. (different plug, different voltage, different battery shape, software locking)
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Kinda like cell phones. When the OEM battery needs replacing, it's time to replace the phone also.
 
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