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G.M. Lays Out Plan for 20 Electric Models by 2023


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The power grid infrastructure is not that healthy right now. Take note that in the summer when heat waves hit brown outs are common. A couple million electric cars would push the the grid beyond its current capacity. If just 1/4 of new cars are electric you can count on electric rates going way up because of demand. It cost money to make electricity.

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The power grid infrastructure is not that healthy right now. Take note that in the summer when heat waves hit brown outs are common. A couple million electric cars would push the the grid beyond its current capacity. If just 1/4 of new cars are electric you can count on electric rates going way up because of demand. It cost money to make electricity.

 

Not necessarily true. Utility companies give discounts for charging your car at night at off peak rates, when demand is low. Plus many BEV owners also have solar. Finally, depending on your source of electricity, your car can get cleaner with age.

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Not necessarily true. Utility companies give discounts for charging your car at night at off peak rates, when demand is low. Plus many BEV owners also have solar. Finally, depending on your source of electricity, your car can get cleaner with age.

1. Only if you have a smart meter and your local utility has time of day pricing.

 

2. So 1/4 of car buyers will have solar?

 

Reality is, the power grid is NOT capable at this time to charge 1/4 of the cars on the road.

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One of the biggest issues with fuel cell production is the world wide availability of materials required to build them.

Great plan but as more and more companies like GM and Toyota try to do the same, watch material costs soar..

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1. Only if you have a smart meter and your local utility has time of day pricing.

 

2. So 1/4 of car buyers will have solar?

 

Reality is, the power grid is NOT capable at this time to charge 1/4 of the cars on the road.

 

Well since I live in California, I do as does most of the state. And I also have solar, which is growing very rapidly as well in California. Just finished wiring my garage with a new 125 amp subpanel to be ready for the electric car in the future.

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Well since I live in California, I do as does most of the state. And I also have solar, which is growing very rapidly as well in California. Just finished wiring my garage with a new 125 amp subpanel to be ready for the electric car in the future.

where do you think the vast majority of electric car buyers are?

 

Hint: it ain't the midwest

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where do you think the vast majority of electric car buyers are?

 

Hint: it ain't the midwest

 

In the U.S., California has a commanding lead on EV sales between 2011 and 2016, though not a majority. A couple Midwestern states, Michigan and Illinois, are in the top 10. Three states in the South, Georgia, Texas, and Florida are also among the top 10.

 

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And not surprisingly you'll find that most of those vehicles are for ZEV compliance

in California and aligned states...That's why you don't see much expansion.

 

Yes sir. In Georgia and Illinois, EV sales have actually declined since 2015. Both of those states previously had very generous tax credits for people who purchased or leased EVs, on top of the federal credit. Both states discontinued those tax credits in 2015. Georgia's credit was $5,000 and Illinois' was $4,000.

 

Georgia and Illinois did the right thing. Their former EV tax credits gave millions of dollars of public money to mostly rich people to buy new cars, which made some taxpayers mad.

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