bigcaprice
bigcaprice t1_j1cb03q wrote
Reply to comment by Dazzling-Ad4701 in Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026 by rentalfloss
If you absolutely can't charge where you live the answer is wherever people drive with their cars. I rented an EV for a week. I was concerned about charging because where I was staying didn't have a suitable outlet. I ended up charging at the grocery store for a half hour while I was shopping. It was way more convenient than a gas station. Took 10 seconds to plug in and it was ready when I was done.
bigcaprice t1_j1c9vcz wrote
Reply to comment by zenzukai in Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026 by rentalfloss
>How does one charge an electric car on a 120V 15A circuit that is available to people who live in condos and apartments?
Same way people who don't have gas pumps in their condo fuel up, you build the infrastructure they need.
>How about full lifecycle of a battery? There is no infrastructure in place to recycle enough batteries, let alone building the batteries to begin with. It would require mining completely 80% of all known lithium sources, even the sources that we can't refine yet just to replace the vehicles we have.
Build a battery recycling plant. Find and produce more lithium (like we've done with oil for decades)
>How many people can afford a new vehicle? Basically only the 1%.
This can't be a serious statement.
>Also how do you "make people charge them every day at peak times"? You plan on having a special police force going around ensuring people are following your orders?
You vary the price of electricity throughout the day to encourage people to charge when demand is lower. Devices that do this for large appliances have existed for years, speaking of oblivious to reality.
bigcaprice t1_j1xkxir wrote
Reply to comment by Kneepi in Putin bans Russian oil exports to countries that imposed price cap -decree by PatientBuilder499
> it would be a disaster for Russia's future.
In that case I'm going to assume that's exactly what they'll do.