Gold Member BOHICA Posted June 22, 2022 Gold Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 Spaced out Every 50 miles on main routes and every 70 miles in rural areas per Fox News https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/texas-unveils-plan-install-hundreds-ev-charging-stations-across-state.amp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted June 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, BOHICA said: Spaced out Every 50 miles on main routes and every 70 miles in rural areas per Fox News https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/texas-unveils-plan-install-hundreds-ev-charging-stations-across-state.amp Is that because thats your range when it's 102* out and you have the AC on?? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 That's a lot of subsidies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted June 22, 2022 Author Gold Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 I’m guessing Texas and it’s republicans are all about subsidies or they wouldn’t be installing these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bontz Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Honest question - not trying to be a smartass (or dumbass). How are those charging stations being powered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted June 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, Bontz said: Honest question - not trying to be a smartass (or dumbass). How are those charging stations being powered? Each one has a windmill and solar panel mounting on top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted June 22, 2022 Author Gold Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 18 minutes ago, Bontz said: Honest question - not trying to be a smartass (or dumbass). How are those charging stations being powered? The grid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted June 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, Bontz said: Honest question - not trying to be a smartass (or dumbass). How are those charging stations being powered? The most common source is natural gas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICG Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 After last year's shortages + outages, it's questionable if the grid could supply 🤔 a huge influx of EV's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) Are they orienting them so a truck towing a 30' trailer can use them? How many at each stop? The part nobody talks about with recharging is how the slow charge rates of modern EVs suck up charger resources. Consider an average Costco gas station. Each car takes about 3 mins to fill up and there are still long lines almost all hours of the day. If each EV takes 10x as long to charge (30 mins), to get the same "throughput" of people filling up, you'd need 10x the "pumps" or charging stations. Basically, you'd need an entire Costco parking lot full of charging stations to process what 32 pumps does. Gas station owners are in the same boat. The Circle K by my house has 30 pumps and in the morning, each one is occupied the majority of the time. Imagine the revenue they'd lose if they were charging the same margins to charge an EV as they do to fill a gas tank. They'd lose their asses. Edited June 22, 2022 by Matt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICG Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 This has been discussed in LA, there just isn't enough available or affordable space for massive charging stations.... There will have to be charging stations in most parking lots to meet demand. Charging stations in work parking lots are convenient + a deciding factor if an EV is right option. First hand an acquaintances brother opted out of an EV, as all the stations were taken at his Silicon Valley corporate headquarters. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 All this ev bs is 30 years down the road. Glad I’ll be gone by then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted June 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, Pete said: All this ev bs is 30 years down the road. Glad I’ll be gone by then All the new programs I'll be working on are EV's. Have been for the last couple years actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Skidooski said: All the new programs I'll be working on are EV's. Have been for the last couple years actually. Still a very long way to go. It’s unrealistic unreliable and costly as fuck. Main stream Americans are not going to buy this crap. But hey keep shoving it down out gullets.. Edited June 22, 2022 by Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted June 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, Pete said: Still a very long way to go. It’s unrealistic unreliable and costly as fuck. Main stream Americans are not going to buy this crap. But hey keep shoving it down out gullets.. They are all going in that direction and have been for some time now. Sooner or later we might not have a choice when looking to buy new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 24 minutes ago, Skidooski said: They are all going in that direction and have been for some time now. Sooner or later we might not have a choice when looking to buy new I’ve been hearing this since the 70s.. ok.. keep trying tho.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted June 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 Should be left to private industry to take on not put in by the govt. Let the utility companies put them in on their dime. The every 50 miles is a significant indictment against the current capabilities of EV's. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Texas is turning BLUE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 44 minutes ago, Skidooski said: All the new programs I'll be working on are EV's. Have been for the last couple years actually. The Michigan Retard is holding out for the coal powered car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag6240 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 What is going to happen when all these fossil fuels are reduced to minority energy sources, and "Climate Change" is still happening? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted June 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Pete said: I’ve been hearing this since the 70s.. ok.. keep trying tho.. Keep your head in the sand and stay angry then. I'm telling you the programs coming out of GM and Ford are moving to EV's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted June 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 1 hour ago, spin_dry said: The Michigan Retard is holding out for the coal powered car. Who's that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted June 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Skidooski said: All the new programs I'll be working on are EV's. Have been for the last couple years actually. Less than 1% of the 250 million cars on the road are EV. Its a ways down the road yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted June 22, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 22, 2022 18 minutes ago, Highmark said: Less than 1% of the 250 million cars on the road are EV. Its a ways down the road yet. All I'm saying is most the new programs being developed in advanced design are EV's. Rumors of even postponing the new GM truck program but still work the EV's. The new trend..... It's coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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