On 30 Jan 2023 23:28:31 GMT, Gordon <
Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
https://www.wnd.com/2023/01/electric-cars-square-peg-round-hole/
This article points out some addtional cons of EVs apart from being coal >powered.
A great observation
" Maybe its the mountain air. Maybe its self-preservation.
Whatever the reason for this rare display of wisdom, it is high time for
more states to have what Wyomings having and fight back against the
elites whose plans for the future do not include our continued prosperity."
This is from the USA so not relevant here. In the USA electricity
generation and distribution is entirely privately-owned though many
State governments has monopoly regulations in place. There is no
equivalent to Transpower there, although each major electricity
generator has inter-connectivity with neighbouring companies this is
ad-hoc and not planned. Generation is powered by Natural Gas (35%),
Coal (30%), Nuclear (20%) according to this:
https://tinyurl.com/2p9d7kv3
BEVs are not coal-fired here as most of our electricity comes from
clean sources and this is a single factor that makes us different to
most other countries. We have no plan to ban ICE vehicles. We have
no indigenous production of cars so we depend entirely on products
available from other countries.
We also don't seem to have any plan to cope with how a shift to BEVs
(in particular) will change (probably increase) electricity demand.
With our electricity supply being controlled either by an SOE
(Transpower for distribution) or generators that are majority-owned by
the Government (all but Contact) we have the ability to plan and
implement additional generating capacity if there are viable options
available.
BEVs in particular can consume vastly more energy than any other
appliance on domestic premises. With the convenience of overnight
charging it is possible that peak electricity consumption will even
out or actually shift to off-peak times.
These are the issues we face - not the ones in the cited article.
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