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BAR[_2_]

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On Mon, 20 May 2013 12:04:56 -0400, BAR wrote:

Also the whole issue of where does the electricy to refuel these electric cars come from
hasn't been addressed. When everyone pulls into their garage each night and plugs their cars
into the in-house there will be a surge in demand. Does the current electrical grid have the
ability to service this demand? With everyone turning on their electric applicances the
demand for electricty will be even greater. Also, do you really want a charging station in
your garage attached to your house? I don't the charging stations have a habit of bursting
into flames igniting the house on fire. If you are not burning gasoline and diesel in cars
and trucks then it will need to be burned at the power generating station. Remember when the
wind stops and the sun goes down wind and solar are useless.

These are problems electric car fans seem to ignore.
Right now the nights are when power is cheap because that is a low
demand time but a significant number of cars hitting the grid could
easily flip that.
You also have the road tax issue. They will need to replace that
money.

As long as these are fairly rare, it is a good thing for the rich
people who can afford to buy one of these toys but that would change
quickly if it became a more commonly owned vehicle.

The only solution is to use the EZ-Pass system to record every vehicle passing an
intersection and charge them a road tax based upon their milage and the weight of the
vehicle. This will require that the current gasoline and diesel fuel taxes will have to be
repealed.