Ignore The Hype. Electric Cars Are Going Nowhere Fast

[rangerrebew]

 Written by James Woudhuysen on Aug 6, 2021. Posted in Latest news
Ignore The Hype. Electric Cars Are Going Nowhere Fast

britain electric car chargingPoliticians have long championed the electric car.

But now the House of Commons Transport Select Committee has raised serious concerns about their widespread use.

According to these MPs, electric cars could place so much demand on the National Grid that it won’t be able to cope. Huw Merriman MP, chair of the committee, argues that in parts of the country electric cars may even cause blackouts.

In the committee’s report, it says that drivers of ‘Battery Electric Vehicles’ (BEVs) must be able to ‘seamlessly access any charging network in any location at any time.’

https://climatechangedispatch.com/ignore-the-hype-electric-cars-are-going-nowhere-fast/

[rangerrebew]

https://www.cfact.org/2021/08/06/white-house-jacks-up-tailpipe-standards-to-push-use-of-evs/

[Potluck]

“They” knew that little tidbit of truth long ago. But the constant focus on other half truths blinded many of the other half.

Worked 30 miles north of Pittsburgh for a company that installed charging stations in two parking stalls. Never did see anyone charging their car. I don't know about the rest of the country but around here EVs simply are not that popular. The terrain is far from flat and even short trips may be require more frequent charges. Dunno.
 
If we could harness the energy of a Russell Terrier well….   

[Absalom]

More than a century ago, Thomas Edison evaluated Electricity as a power source for
Henry Ford's Model T and his conclusion was NO!
Edison stated that all technological breakthroughs must overcome two hurdles to succeed:
* the relative cost of current technology and
* the future cost of the new technology.

[thackney]

More than a century ago, Thomas Edison evaluated Electricity as a power source for
Henry Ford's Model T and his conclusion was NO!
Edison stated that all technological breakthroughs must overcome two hurdles to succeed:
* the relative cost of current technology and
* the future cost of the new technology.

116 years before the Mach-E, Henry Ford built this bare-bones, battery-powered Model T
https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/116-years-before-the-mach-e-henry-ford-built-this-barebones-battery-powered-model-t/

...Though Edison was heavily invested in electricity, he was then skeptical about using the technology as the foundation for automobile or truck powertrains. Banging on the dinner table for emphasis, Edison agreed with Ford that liquid fuels were more practical.

Young man, that’s the thing; you have it. Keep at it. Electric cars must keep near to power stations. The storage battery is too heavy. Steam cars won’t do, either, for they require a boiler and fire. Your car is self-contained—carries its own power plant—no fire, no boiler, no smoke and no steam. You have the thing. Keep at it.

Just a couple of years later, though, Edison apparently changed his mind about electric cars. The Henry Ford Museum owns the battery-powered, front-drive, reverse trike that Edison developed between 1898–99. His lab had made a breakthrough in battery chemistry with the nickel-iron battery, which is still used for some applications today. It used a nickel-oxide cathode, an iron anode, and a potassium-hydroxide electrolyte solution. At the turn of the 20th century, nickel-iron batteries were far more durable than conventional lead-acid batteries; they could sustain many more charge/discharge cycles before failing. Tom Edison claimed a 100-year battery life and modern tests have confirmed those claims.

In 1903 Edison established the Edison Storage Battery Company to manufacture and sell his nickel-iron cells and started to promote them for transportation use. An EV skeptic just a few years before, Edison had changed his tune....

[catfish1957]

I'm looking forward to giving the finger to every liberal woke envirowacko I pass who is sitting in their broken down or "on fire" EV. 

[art.prout]

They can shove up their bleep!!