Not really true. With DC fast chargers, such as the Tesla Superchargers, you can get about 200 miles of range in about 20 minutes when you are away from home. The vast majority of miles are local and people charge at home over night. People in apartments are more of a challenge that needs to be addressed. Regarding the generation of electricity, if all gas cars were replaced by EVs today, we would need an additional 25%. Since it will probably take 20 years to replace a majority of the gas cars with EVs, we have time for electricity production to ramp up. It would be nice if this country could see it's way to adopt the new nuclear reactor designs and increase the amount of power from nuclear.
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
Do you mean the reciprocating piston engine that has been faithfully and reliably serving the world for the past 100 years? The engine that has powered tanks and other vehicles that won wars for us? The engine that is used in airplanes to safely get us airborne? Yes, that would be terrible. The problem with electric motors is that they take too long to charge. If you drive a long way and need to charge, you’ll need to stop for a minimal of several hours. If charging time can get reduced to minutes there might be a chance of EVs being successful. Even then, the entire electrical grid would need to be upgraded. How are we supposed to generate all of this additional electricity?
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