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[ALBERTAFARMER4]

Charging a tesla on a farm with 3 phase or solar panels, sure.

How many people live on farms?

The city grid is the bottleneck and its right at the house level. Even if a bunch of highlines are run into every city, there is not enough generation in the country to power EVs. So whats you solution for the generation? Canadas generation would need to triple. Thats a fact. Where would that come from? How long to get a dozen new hydro dams, nuke plants and thousands upon thousands of miles of new highline permitted? SMRs? Sure, but that tech is 20 yrs away from adoption and still doesnt solve the grid problem.

And the street level transformer upgrades? All buried in back yards and under sidewalks and pavements? Or should we re-pole the city streets like they do in 3rd world countries?

The only way EVs work in densely populated areas is if the residents agree to drive their EVs twice a week and take the bus the rest of the time. Maybe thats the plan anyway.

Went to Canadian tire the other day. Some chap charging his Tesla. Came out after 30 minutes. Guy still charging it.

Do people that live in the city have a roof? Does the sun hit the roof?

[jazz]

Part of me wants to correct all the misinformation and lies in this thread but it's not really worth the effort. Driving EV since 2017 and will never buy another ICE vehicle if there is an electric option.

Charging a tesla on a farm with 3 phase or solar panels, sure.

How many people live on farms?

The city grid is the bottleneck and its right at the house level. Even if a bunch of highlines are run into every city, there is not enough generation in the country to power EVs. So whats you solution for the generation? Canadas generation would need to triple. Thats a fact. Where would that come from? How long to get a dozen new hydro dams, nuke plants and thousands upon thousands of miles of new highline permitted? SMRs? Sure, but that tech is 20 yrs away from adoption and still doesnt solve the grid problem.

And the street level transformer upgrades? All buried in back yards and under sidewalks and pavements? Or should we re-pole the city streets like they do in 3rd world countries?

The only way EVs work in densely populated areas is if the residents agree to drive their EVs twice a week and take the bus the rest of the time. Maybe thats the plan anyway.

Went to Canadian tire the other day. Some chap charging his Tesla. Came out after 30 minutes. Guy still charging it.

[Robertbarlage]

You can be a smart ass and tell us. I am waiting

[ALBERTAFARMER4]

Part of me wants to correct all the misinformation and lies in this thread but it's not really worth the effort. Driving EV since 2017 and will never buy another ICE vehicle if there is an electric option.

[burnt]

Nobody is doubting that its a fun ride. Its the physics of mass penetration behind it that are impossible.

To power these as daily drivers with 2 in every home using renewables is impossible unless it comes with a crash program for nukes and hydro and thousand mile transmission line upgrades right down to the street level.

Far as I am concerned, tesla is just a mass produced prototype. its the typical cart before the horse. Develop the sexy part to peak interest and leave those messy details off. I mean thats why Tesla has a valuation larger than all auto companies combined. Its a cult of the unicorns.

Like - these unicorns?

My grandkids love it when I break out the Mansfield and do this piece for them...

[sumdumguy]

Someday Rareearth that little fuel cell will change our lives forever. Can you imagine? no fuel tanks, no charging for 8 hours, just plug in the cell and Tally Hoe!

[jazz]

Ive driven a friends Tesla, great experience - and go !
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Nobody is doubting that its a fun ride. Its the physics of mass penetration behind it that are impossible.

To power these as daily drivers with 2 in every home using renewables is impossible unless it comes with a crash program for nukes and hydro and thousand mile transmission line upgrades right down to the street level.

Far as I am concerned, tesla is just a mass produced prototype. its the typical cart before the horse. Develop the sexy part to peak interest and leave those messy details off. I mean thats why Tesla has a valuation larger than all auto companies combined. Its a cult of the unicorns.

[Rareearth]

Never say never, its interesting to read the positives and negatives regarding EV

Ive driven a friends Tesla, great experience - and go !

Wonder how many have actually driven one, for many individuals and locations it looks like a option, aside from politics, efficiencies, logistics, economics, etc

Open mind thought, imagine a small nuclear fuel cell the size of a refrigeration filter, oh my what will that thought start?

[biglentil]

Trudeau going on vacation so you don't have too.

[Spyguy]

There are a lot of posters on this site who also like to vacation and burn a lot of jet fuel.

So if you are going to argue that leaders need to set a good example, you also better be setting a good example.

Oh yes we are setting a example. Didn’t you hear the liberal Governent telling us not to travel. I am listening. Anyways I would take a scheduled flight that would fly regardless if I am on or not. Secondly I am not the one trying to eliminate fossil fuel he is. It ain’t about fuel it’s his way of hurting the west.