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Originally Posted by acdcfan259
Theres plenty of ways to help meet the demands that electric vehicles would put on our power grid. Wind farms, geothermal energy, solar energy, and nuclear.
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Wind farms are more hot air than electricity. They are not practical in most areas of the US. Neighbors often call them noisy and an eye sore.
Geothermal is another purely experimental source with limited locations.
Solar... is an excellent source of private energy generation ... when the sun shines. The cost of photocells has been dropping and their reliability has been increasing.
Nuclear... other counties (expect for the Ukraine) have an excellent safety record as well as a proved track record of providing a steady flow of power.
Its silly that the US has given into a bunch of wacky tree hugging environ nuts by banning a new construction.
With oil prices going through the roof perhaps its time to start building them again and maybe the enviros will be able to afford the gas in their SUV's.
Electric vehicles will not be the magic bullet needed to reverse global warming or make this nation energy independent.
However IMO they will be a part of the bigger picture. They will have a place, and they will be a part of the solution
Someday they may play a larger roll in our transport usage but that day is still far in the future and will cost billions in R&D money before they will replace the fossil fuel vehicles.