Ev vehicles sask

[furrowtickler]

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.

Hard to believe that someone whining about the neighbours truck or boat or camper but turns a blind eye to the billionaires flaunting their wealth in the face of humanity with several mansions , private jets , a fleet of gas guzzlers. But hey as long as they sing the tune , you don’t worry about how bad the song turns out

[sumdumguy]

The difference is, Dear Uck, I don’t preach, denegrate and pontificate to others about using fossil fuels. Trudeau does.

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.

You maybe missed “the private jet” part of the comment??
You are *** hopeless

[Robertbarlage]

Why the earth is fine!

[chuckChuck]

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.

Yes some waste lots of fuel with there 500 Hp vehicles getting donuts and some even fly to Tofino to go surfing on a private jet. I wander want blew more carbon into the atmosphere. Hard to fly like a eagle when you are being led by a turkey. And then fly to Calgary to welcome the 2 Micheals home when one was coming to Toronto that same night or the next day. Could have easily met in Toronto and flew the western Micheal on a scheduled flight to go see the PM.
Lead by example or is it do as I say and not what I do.

Those details weren’t in the briefing

[Spyguy]

Yes some waste lots of fuel with there 500 Hp vehicles getting donuts and some even fly to Tofino to go surfing on a private jet. I wander want blew more carbon into the atmosphere. Hard to fly like a eagle when you are being led by a turkey. And then fly to Calgary to welcome the 2 Micheals home when one was coming to Toronto that same night or the next day. Could have easily met in Toronto and flew the western Micheal on a scheduled flight to go see the PM.
Lead by example or is it do as I say and not what I do.

[chuckChuck]

The solar and wind resources are pretty good in the dry cold southern prairies. We still need baseload and backup for the intermittent periods but you can reduce the consumption of fosssil fuels and reduce carbon emissions with both.

Efficiency gains and conservation will also reduce energy consumption.

But if everyone wants to drive a 500 hp gas guzzler to pickup their 6 donuts and a coffee in a drive through because they are too lazy, we are obviously not paying attention to what makes sense for energy use.

Not to mention that the size of waists and asses out there is way up too. Too many donuts and not enough work and exercise!

Get out the stretch pants and sweatpants and pass the donuts.

[WiltonRanch]

BP dont underestimate the stupidity of govts and the electorate. Germany is a prime example. Shut down their nukes, shunned FF, spent trillions on wind and solar and then went to Mr Putin to be saved. Now facing shortages and skyrocketing prices.

And they just voted in an even farther left Marxist govt who wants to go harder on climate change.

Temperate climates like that in Western Europe have difficulty making alternatives make economic sense then how does it make sense in cold climates? I fear we are in for the same pain out here in the boonies because we simply cannot exist without burning something to keep warm or move things. I’m sitting here looking at a power pole in the yard which was placed here in 1955. Every time sask power comes here my dad questions the guys about changing the bloody thing and they say it’s still good and if it breaks off they’ll maybe replace it. The grid is so antiquated we are lucky to have enough power service to keep water bowls, dads house, and the welder and air compressor running let alone aeration fans going without blowing a breaker. Not to mention poor cell service let alone decent wireless internet. If any of these eco schemes are to come to fruition fix the basic mundane things in the infrastructure before you go taxing it with more demand.

[chuckChuck]

60% of Canada's electricity is from hydro with a population 6 times larger than Norway. Quebec and Manitoba have a large surplus of hydro at a lower cost than the rest of Canada.

Our 25 kw solar system will easily cover an EV along with most of our farm needs.

Most trips within cities are relatively short well suited to EVs.

"Commuting is a fact of life for many Canadians. In 2016, 12.6 million Canadians reported that they commuted to work by car. For these commuters, the average duration of the commute was 24 minutes, and the median distance to work among those who had a usual workplace was 8.7 kilometres."

Many EV owners say cost of ownership and operation is lower, even with the increased cost, because fuel and maintenance costs are lower.

When cars first become available did everyone give up their horses and drive a model A? I don't think so because they were too expensive and required gasoline instead of hay and oats. The transition took a awhile.

Lots of $50,000 - 80,000 dollar pickups running around, so I don't think the cost is as prohibitive as some would think. And it will come down as adoption goes up.

On a trip to town today, just saw several that left their engines running while in the store. I guess the price of diesel and gas isn't high enough yet, cause some clueless people who own pickups haven't figured out they can shut them off when they are not driving!

Did they not get the memo that prolonged idling is not good for engines or the pocketbook. I bet some of the people who leave their engines running will also be complaining about how expensive fuel is. LOL