Comment on Biden Administration Is Said to Slow Early Stage of Shift to Electric Cars
DemBoSain@midwest.social 8 months agoThe electric grid will be ready when it needs to be ready. Power companies aren’t going to just leave EVs on the table, even if they have to beg for money to upgrade.
There’s a post around here somewhere about a Chinese (BYD) EV for $15,000. I didn’t look at it, but that’s going to be entry level with few bells/whistles. Still, that’s cheaper than any US ICE vehicle I know of.
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Indeed. If the grid could not expand and would be overloaded, it works also be impossible to add more houses, offices or businesses. But it’s no problem building those and connecting them to the grid, but EV would blow every fuse.
Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 8 months ago
With how Cheap solar energy and battery storage has been getting, as far as I’m concerned there’s no reason that major developed countries can’t start programs to install cheap solar panels on willing peoples yards/roofs/whatever, along with a battery storage container/wall to offset the strain of an EV
If the only thing standing in the way of something is “money”, then it’s a problem that humans are intentionally KEEPING a problem.
dragontamer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Solar/battery is not cheaper than natural-gas peaker plants yet, even today with all the cheapest Chinese panels with Chinese battery packs.