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[JamandBread]

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@Anonymous032819 wrote:

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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?

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Right! An electric car owner is in the exact same spot as the gas car owner in the face of a long term outage. 

[agb80]

@JamandBread it takes 5 minutes to fill up a gas powered car and at least 30 minutes to get 80% charged at the fastest charging stations out there.  

[Duckncover]

I don't think electric cars are ready for prime time yet. My good friend and neighbor 's husband bought a Tesla several months ago and parks it in his garage because that's where the battery charger is. He loves the car and now wants the suv Tesla is coming out with and has ordered one. . I see Teslas all the time in my area, but some of them are being towed. Am guessing it was a battery issue. My friend? She wants no part of it and continues to drive her 10 year old Honda.

[Venezia]

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@JamandBread wrote:

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@Anonymous032819 wrote:

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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?

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Right! An electric car owner is in the exact same spot as the gas car owner in the face of a long term outage. 

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@JamandBread  @Anonymous032819  - Just so you know, we have indeed been without power for three weeks at a time (think horrendous New England winters).  And we've always been able to get gas from a station somewhere.

We know how to be prepared and to survive extended power outages.  Plus we keep our car and truck tanks filled during winter months.  We could go many miles before we ran out.  How far could you get with an electric car that's run out of charge?

[bikerbabe]

It seems shortsighted to think that technology is going to remain stagnant for the next 10-20 years. If it did, we would still be riding a horse and buggy.

[JamandBread]

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@Venezia wrote:

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@JamandBread wrote:

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@Anonymous032819 wrote:

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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?

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Right! An electric car owner is in the exact same spot as the gas car owner in the face of a long term outage. 

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@JamandBread  @Anonymous032819  - Just so you know, we have indeed been without power for three weeks at a time (think horrendous New England winters).  And we've always been able to get gas from a station somewhere.

We know how to be prepared and to survive extended power outages.  Plus we keep our car and truck tanks filled during winter months.  We could go many miles before we ran out.  Hpow far could you get with an electric car that's run out of charge?

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Same distance you can go with a car that is out of gas. Btw, gas stations aren't pumping gas in a power outage, so not sure how you have "always been able to get gas from a station somewhere".  But would love to know where these secret stations are.

[JamandBread]

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@agb80 wrote:

@JamandBread it takes 5 minutes to fill up a gas powered car and at least 30 minutes to get 80% charged at the fastest charging stations out there.  

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 Both take electricity so when there's no electricity no one is charging or filling.

I really don't get what is so hard to understand about that.

[JamandBread]

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@bikerbabe wrote:
It seems shortsighted to think that technology is going to remain stagnant for the next 10-20 years. If it did, we would still be riding a horse and buggy.

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I pray I get 20 years to see my grandson and all the young ones usher in a new world of alternative energy.  

Not too much to ask for, right?

[Venezia]

@JamandBread - I'd say we're derailing this thread.  However, where I live most gas stations (and most stores) have their own backup generators.  If you live somewhere there's predictable power outages during certain seasons, that's a fact of life.

There is always a gas station within driving distance.  (Both my truck and car can go about 400 miles on a full tank.)  And in referring to electric cars, I'm talking about all electric, not hybrid.

And that's my last word on the subject, since you seem to know more about it all than I do.

Have a great day.

[JamandBread]

@Venezia  I also live in an area prone to outages due to weather. I've been through plenty of hurricanes and snowstorms. If a gas station remains open during an outage, it is quickly overwhelmed and is soon out of gas. I'm 60 years old and I've never been able.to fill up my tank in the midst of an outage. But sure glad for people who know where to get their supply. Never happened to me or mine.