EVs what is coming

[R.S.O'Donnell]

Originally Posted by mlh

Like Bill said this discussion has changed but I think that is good. This country needs to talk about all of this.
I can see lots of problems ahead as we convert to a green future. How will we generate all the power for millions of EVs? What do we do with millions of used batteries? How do we pay for roads?
What part will nuclear play? There are new small modular nuclear power plants you carry to a site and assemble a that are supposed to be melt down proof. Are they a part of the future.
There are so many questions and so few answers. I hope we choose the right path for the sake of future generations.
Lynwood

I agree.

I think EV's make the most sense for daily commuters where the car sit's all day and all night and can spend most of their time charging.

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/04/...solar-carport/



Tesla was working on a battery swapping system for awhile but I haven't heard anymore about it. That's the only way cross country travel in an EV makes sense to me.

https://www.tesla.com/videos/battery-swap-event


There are so many players for and against green energy that it's often hard to get a clear answer as to how viable it really is.

I do know for a fact that solar and lithium in an RV is viable as we lived off the grid for months at a time in our "C" with no need to run the generator at all except to exercise it as long as we stayed out of the heat.

Panels usually charged the batteries back to 100% by noon (depending on cloud cover) and the batteries easily lasted the night. Working on our system for our Montana now.