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[JamandBread]

Let's face it- WE are not going to outlive progress to stop it.

In 30 years, gasoline powered cars will be in museums, as will non-solar powered homes. Car companies are transitioning to all electric with plans that gas powered vehicles will be phased out- they know the wave of the future and the consumer (who are now my grandson's age) and kids are growing up to prioritize alternative energy solutions. States are mandating new home construction include solar capabilities. Soon, a new crop of homebuyers will be demanding just that.

It's inevitable. I know it's fun to speculate on the horrors of this type of progress, but it's coming whether we like it or not.

[hckynut]

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@JamandBread wrote:

Let's face it- WE are not going to outlive progress to stop it.

In 30 years, gasoline powered cars will be in museums, as will non-solar powered homes. Car companies are transitioning to all electric with plans that gas powered vehicles will be phased out- they know the wave of the future and the consumer (who are now my grandson's age) and kids are growing up to prioritize alternative energy solutions. States are mandating new home construction include solar capabilities. Soon, a new crop of homebuyers will be demanding just that.

It's inevitable. I know it's fun to speculate on the horrors of this type of progress, but it's coming whether we like it or not.

@JamandBread 

Your opinion and I disagree with everything you said except "progress". Depending on the sun and wind to power all these new electric technologies? 

Something besides those land eating pieces of metal and the sun are gonna need a big boost. All land will be used up for bird killing windmills. Check Texas last winter!

Ain't happening!

hckynut 

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[agb80]

This idea of totally eliminating gas powered vehicles is so laughable.  We are already being told to use our major appliances in our homes after 9PM and many who have the ability to charge their electric vehicle from home have to do it overnight because it takes that long.  So let's take a look at this.  The electrical grid is being strained during the day due to a/c units in homes and businesses and we are to believe that this won't happen at night as well?  Until every State modernizes their grid it is just ridiculous.  We stopped using our dishwasher long ago but we do comply with our State's wishes to use our washer and dryer after 9PM.  Maybe the electric car advocates would like to go back to using a washboard to wash their clothes.  

[icezeus]

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@bikerbabe wrote:
LA smog is still there but it is nothing like it was back in the 1970s when I was a kid. Clean air regulations have made a big difference.

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@bikerbabe 

Another Southern California Girl here who grew up in L.A. Do you remember when the smog would be so bad, that we were not allowed to go outside and play during recess or lunch because of poor air quality.  That's what happened at my school at least. 

Clean air regulations have been a positive in my book. 

[Porcelain]

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@Cakers3 wrote:

The warning about batteries catching fire is not limited to GM.

It is also the manufacturer of a particular brand of battery that is a concern.

GM, Audi, Hyndai, Mercedes-Benz, and the parent companies Volkswagon Group and Daimler.  Also China's Nio has reported battery fire incidents.

Whether the advice to park in one's garage belongs just to GM is not the point.

If we are going to present facts, the other car companies involved with battery warnings should also be presented.

Do your homework.

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@Cakers3 LOL Moooooom, leave me aloooooooone!! I have no homework this weekend!!!!!! 

Thank you for reading my post. I appreciate it so much. Your editorial critique is your business, but it has nothing to do with the meaning of what I wrote. The OP said people in general can't park their EVs in their garages for fear of fire. That's not so. The advisory she brought up is limited to some old recalled Chevy Bolts. That was the point of my post. So now you know. It's fine if you don't like my point. You can make your own point independently and gather whatever details you like to support it. We owe each other absolutely nothing.

Glad you are having your usual fun, though. Rock on!

[JamandBread]

I get a kick out of the people who use our electric infrastructure to downplay the inevitable switch to electric vehicles. It's as if people think that electric car owners are charging up their cars all at the same time, putting a strain on the grid.  Do gas powered cars hit the gas stations in

unison? Even funnier is that gas pumps require electricity just like electric cars, so if the grid goes down, ain't nobody driving.

But evidently some peeps don't get it.

[JamandBread]

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@hckynut wrote:

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@JamandBread wrote:

Let's face it- WE are not going to outlive progress to stop it.

In 30 years, gasoline powered cars will be in museums, as will non-solar powered homes. Car companies are transitioning to all electric with plans that gas powered vehicles will be phased out- they know the wave of the future and the consumer (who are now my grandson's age) and kids are growing up to prioritize alternative energy solutions. States are mandating new home construction include solar capabilities. Soon, a new crop of homebuyers will be demanding just that.

It's inevitable. I know it's fun to speculate on the horrors of this type of progress, but it's coming whether we like it or not.

@JamandBread 

Your opinion and I disagree with everything you said except "progress". Depending on the sun and wind to power all these new electric technologies? 

Something besides those land eating pieces of metal and the sun are gonna need a big boost. All land will be used up for bird killing windmills. Check Texas last winter!

Ain't happening!

hckynut 

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Maybe not in your or my lifetime, but it's happening. 

[Venezia]

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@JamandBread wrote:

I get a kick out of the people who use our electric infrastructure to downplay the inevitable switch to electric vehicles. It's as if people think that electric car owners are charging up their cars all at the same time, putting a strain on the grid.  Do gas powered cars hit the gas stations in

unison? Even funnier is that gas pumps require electricity just like electric cars, so if the grid goes down, ain't nobody driving.

But evidently some peeps don't get it.

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Oh yes, I am.  Being prepared for power outages means I keep three filled gas cans in my detached garage.  As does just about everyone else in my rural area.

So I can run my generator and drive to the store, if I need to.  Can't do that, if I have to charge an electric car.

[JamandBread]

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@Venezia wrote:

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@JamandBread wrote:

I get a kick out of the people who use our electric infrastructure to downplay the inevitable switch to electric vehicles. It's as if people think that electric car owners are charging up their cars all at the same time, putting a strain on the grid.  Do gas powered cars hit the gas stations in

unison? Even funnier is that gas pumps require electricity just like electric cars, so if the grid goes down, ain't nobody driving.

But evidently some peeps don't get it.

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Oh yes, I am.  Being prepared for power outages means I keep three filled gas cans in my detached garage.  As does just about everyone else in my rural area.

So I can run my generator and drive to the store, if I need to.  Can't do that, if I have to charge an electric car.

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And when your 3 gas cans are gone?

[Anonymous032819]

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@Venezia wrote:

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@JamandBread wrote:

I get a kick out of the people who use our electric infrastructure to downplay the inevitable switch to electric vehicles. It's as if people think that electric car owners are charging up their cars all at the same time, putting a strain on the grid.  Do gas powered cars hit the gas stations in

unison? Even funnier is that gas pumps require electricity just like electric cars, so if the grid goes down, ain't nobody driving.

But evidently some peeps don't get it.

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Oh yes, I am.  Being prepared for power outages means I keep three filled gas cans in my detached garage.  As does just about everyone else in my rural area.

So I can run my generator and drive to the store, if I need to.  Can't do that, if I have to charge an electric car.

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Worst case scenario, where the power  is out for many weeks unexpectedly, what are you going to do when those three cans run empty?