[ithos]

The map is out of date for The Villages

[Blackbird45]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

We shouldn't have to worry about the Saudis now...

in 1973, there was an oil embargo imposed by members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries this led to fuel shortages and sky-high prices, people had to wait on long lines. In some states, consumers could only purchase gas every other day, based on whether the last digit of their license plate numbers was even or odd. The gasoline shortage also led to fears that heating oil might be in short supply through the 1979-1980 winter. Russia is more or less doing the same thing now.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't want to see this country bend the knee every time some country deicides to cut off the spigot. Electrification just might be our way to independence.

[dawnrizo]

Who will have to pay for the electricity?

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Blackbird45

in 1973, there was an oil embargo imposed by members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries this led to fuel shortages and sky-high prices, people had to wait on long lines. In some states, consumers could only purchase gas every other day, based on whether the last digit of their license plate numbers was even or odd. The gasoline shortage also led to fears that heating oil might be in short supply through the 1979-1980 winter. Russia is more or less doing the same thing now.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't want to see this country bend the knee every time some country deicides to cut off the spigot. Electrification just might be our way to independence.

We already had independence. More oil that we could use so we were exporting.

[terenceanne]

Ask Mayor Pete or move to California - Problem solved.

[B-flat]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

We already had independence. More oil that we could use so we were exporting.

Ditto! The leadership of this country has other ideas.

[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by dawnrizo

Who will have to pay for the electricity?

One thing they don't talk about. They always act like it is free.

It will cost you per minute for the charge. Bring a book to read while filling her up or while waiting in line for the charge.

[OhioBuckeye]

EV’s are going to be full of surprises. This is just another surprise in buying an EV that dealers aren’t telling you about.Wait until yo find out what it cost!

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by Badger 2006

If you live in a an apartment complex, and for example you are assigned two outside parking spaces, where exactly are you supposed to charge your electric car in the evening and overnight, so one is able to get to work the next day? Since we're supposed to be all electric in the near future, are charging stations to be mandatory at apartment lots and parking structures?

not sure what you are reading, but that definitely isn't happening any time soon.

[Susan1717]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Would need your own garage

There are many circumstances where an EV will not work. Many cities dwellers do not have garages nor parking and only use street parking. Many large complexes could never install that many charging stations nor handle the infrastructure. And I agree, could you imaging evacuation from a hurricane in sn Arab or stranded in a snow storm?

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Susan1717

There are many circumstances where an EV will not work. Many cities dwellers do not have garages nor parking and only use street parking. Many large complexes could never install that many charging stations nor handle the infrastructure. And I agree, could you imaging evacuation from a hurricane in sn Arab or stranded in a snow storm?

Somebody in power should be thinking thru the pitfalls before committing us to full speed ahead

[ffresh]

... The belief in electric cars falls into the same category as Unicorns and Pixies.[/QUOTE]

Not to mention:
FUTURE OF THE ENVIRONMENT - The dirty secret of electric vehicles

The dirty secret of electric vehicles | World Economic Forum

Fred

[Two Bills]

No negativity on this thread then!
What happened to the Great American "Can do?"
In UK electric car charging points at being located in many places.
Supermarkets, purpose built charging stations, motor way services, parking meters with a charging points attached etc.
UK and Europe seem to be light years ahead of US these days!

[MrChipster]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

This will be a huge problem. Most apartment complexes don't have assigned parking spaces, and couldn't enforce it without a lot of towing. Imagine if half the vehicles in a large complex were electric. How would you prevent someone with a gasoline vehicle from parking in a space with a charging outlet? I have lived in apartment complexes where, if you didn't get home by 10 PM, you had to park on the street about a block away.

And where is that on street parking plug and who paid to get it installed?

[positiveinlife]

Lithium extraction inevitably harms the soil and causes air contamination.
According to a report by Friends of the Earth (FoE), lithium extraction inevitably harms the soil and causes air contamination. As demand rises, the mining impacts are “increasingly affecting communities where this harmful extraction takes place, jeopardising their access to water,” says the report.

If you think your saving the earth by buying an EV guess again!