A few thoughts:
1) It is easier to install EV charging stations at existing gas stations than some form of natural gas (LNG or CNG). All existing gas stations have power already in place. Not all existing gas stations have natural gas.
2) There is little work being done on natural gas powered passenger cars, either LNG or CNG, when compared to EVs. Yes, a few models exist but there is little infrastructure to support them. It does make sense for commercial vehicles that leave from and return to the same facility. It is the same issue as with hydrogen powered fuel cells in passenger cars. Hydrogen powered fuel cells certainly makes sense for commercial vehicles leaving from and returning to the same facility, if the cost of hydrogen comes down.
3) There is a substantial amount of money committed to building battery factories in the US. Most automakers have already committed to building only EVs by 2030 or 2035. A large amount of money has already been spent by Tesla on their Supercharger stations and EA on their DC fast chargers. The Federal Government is throwing a lot of money at the installation of EV charging stations. The die is cast.
4) With regard to CO2 emissions, transportation accounts for about 20% of global CO2 emissions. About half of that 20% is from cars and busses.
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
All of the gas company’s vehicles run on natural gas. Even if we couldn’t have hookups in our homes it would still be a simple thing to make it available at gas stations. It would certainly be easier than creating charging stations everywhere.
What I kep thinking about is how the power grid would handle so many electric vehicles, how much pollution is caused creating electricity, building batteries and mining lithium. I also understand that the supply of lithium is getting low.
And then there’s the fact that most fluorocarbon pollution comes from cargo ships. Changing all of cars to electric won’t make a dent in the overall amount of gasses released into the atmosphere.
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