EV Hummer 4 day charge

[blackpowder]

Good point Goalie Guy. But Chuck is still a dumbass.

[biglentil]

Remember when they mandated the end of the standard filament type lightbulb and compact fluorescent was to be the solution. Luckily led was an emerging technology because cfl's were a horrible solution. They are loaded with mercury gas if one were to break in your house the procedure was wild. Evacuate the house, open all windows for 24h, full hazmat cleanup...... disposal of the bulbs was to happen in proper bins were the bulbs were often smashed. Anyways mercury is already persistent in our waterways and environment cfls should never been pushed. Leds were just around the corner anyways. The problem with EV's is lithium batteries. They just dont cut it, range needs to be 1000km plus, battery lifespan of 10yrs minimum, they need to be safer, they need to be cheaper without the difficult to source cobalt, rem's, nickel... I think a better alternative is just around the corner but the push is unessesary the motivation to find better battery tech is already there. A massive amount of infrastructure is being built around lithium, when the new battery tech comes out all that infrastructure will be in the garbage dump.

[chuckChuck]

Most vehicle trips for the vast majority of consumers are suburban daily commutes where extended long range is not as important.

Rural residents are another market. Hybrid electrics and other low emission vehicles will work fine in these circumstances.

The assumption that range, batteries and EV technology to overcome some of the shortcomings of EVs will never improve is ridiculous. But many of the negative nellies are stuck in the past and can hardly imajine the future at best.

There isn't any car companies who aren't planning to have a significant fleet of EVs and hybrids.

High gas prices are driving demand considerably. It will be a transition done over time.

[chuckChuck]

Good point Goalie Guy. But Chuck is still a dumbass.

BP I see A5 liked your post calling me a dumbass but spent several posts in another thread whining about my swearing after he ran out of good comebacks!

A5 is a two faced bullshitter with double standards!

Oops I broke A5's "libetarian" censorship rule on swearing again. The one that limits calling A5's dumb ideas dumbass. LOL

[Hamloc]

There are over 30 million vehicles registered in Canada. Can you imagine the amount of resources it will take to replace all of those with EV’s or hybrids? Then consider what it will take to recycle the 30 million existing ICE vehicles. I still use vehicles and equipment that are over 35 years old. My Versi 895 is 40 years old. This net zero dream is in my opinion just political hot air. I have always said efficiency is very important but I also like being realistic.

[chuckChuck]

Since when did worrying about resource shortages become an issue for free market capitalists? Isn't the market place supposed to solve these problems?

I agree it is a massive transition that will take decades. Just like the change from human power to animal power to steam to the ICE. All were massive changes that took a long time.

[blackpowder]

A5 can say whatever he wants and so can you not my monkey. But at least you didn't argue my statement. A fine neighbor I'm sure but born and lived a bonehead. I've got one a mile over. Decent guy just is what it is.

[jazz]

I agree it is a massive transition that will take decades. Just like the change from human power to animal power to steam to the ICE. All were massive changes that took a long time.

haha, what. The discovery of oil kicked off the biggest productive period in human history inside 20 yrs.

We are 20yrs on still looking for evidence of global warming.

Those EVs will never replace ICEs with the same efficency. Not in a 1000 yrs. It a tech headed for the scapr heap. They have been working on solar panels since the 70s and they still only have 16% efficiency.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

BP I see A5 liked your post calling me a dumbass but spent several posts in another thread whining about my swearing after he ran out of good comebacks!

A5 is a two faced bullshitter with double standards!

Oops I broke A5's "libetarian" censorship rule on swearing again. The one that limits calling A5's dumb ideas dumbass. LOL

You are getting so close to discovering that I am just here to pick on you. The double standard should definitely be a clue, instead you completely misread it.
And wouldn't It be ironic if I get kicked off the children's forum for trolling Chuck and banished to the adult only table.

[Landdownunder]

Since when did worrying about resource shortages become an issue for free market capitalists? Isn't the market place supposed to solve these problems?

Did glenn jut admit he is against the free market and capitalism? Or am I reading the room wrong?

[chuckChuck]

Its a question not a statement.

Here's another question? Are you in favour of letting OPEC "manage" the supply and world price of oil?

We don't hear much complaining from the "free marketers" on the cartel driving up the cost of fuel and the massive of transfer of wealth from consumers to oil producers.

[Partners]

The other day Gormley actually made a good comment for once.
About how useless solar panels are.
The sun doesn't shine everyday..nor does it shine at night..