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[Hamloc]

60 % of canada's electrcity comes from hydro already. Why the focus on only fossil fuels for charging EVs?

So where there are lots of cheap hydro like Quebec, BC, Manitoba EVs will be charged by renewable hydro. Ontario and New Brunswick also have nuclear.

Some EVs also use heat pumps which are much more efficient than a standard electric heater. Perhaps A4 can tell us about his Tesla cabin temperature in cold weather.

Seems like A4 says his Tesla functions okay at minus 30 and over time you would think Evs will improve their cold weather performance.

“Why the focus on only fossil fuels for charging EV’s?”

In watching Alberta’s power generation since Christmas, this morning was the highest output of Alberta’s wind farms at 11.7% of capacity. Natural gas and coal were down a bit this morning only producing 87% of Alberta’s power as we were importing 533 mw from B.C. Up from the usual 150-200 mw. Normally Natural gas and coal are closer to 90%. So to answer your question why focus on fossil fuels charging EV’s, because in Alberta in the winter that is the reality the majority of the time.

[chuckChuck]

“Why the focus on only fossil fuels for charging EV’s?”

In watching Alberta’s power generation since Christmas, this morning was the highest output of Alberta’s wind farms at 11.7% of capacity. Natural gas and coal were down a bit this morning only producing 87% of Alberta’s power as we were importing 533 mw from B.C. Up from the usual 150-200 mw. Normally Natural gas and coal are closer to 90%. So to answer your question why focus on fossil fuels charging EV’s, because in Alberta in the winter that is the reality the majority of the time.

Except chronic naysayers like you and A5 never seem to acknowledge that many EVs can be charged by low carbon renewable sources of electricity including hydro in many provinces. Canada has a lot of hydro relatively speaking.

Even in Alberta which is switching all its coal facilities to NG there is about a 50% reduction in carbon emissions with gas over coal.

And just because there are some periods of the year when wind and solar don't provide much electricity that doesn't mean they can't provide a lot of electricity to charge EVs throughout the rest of the year.

As always the naysayers always focus their criticism on the windless and sunless periods to "prove" that solar and wind are not feasible. Wrong!

Saskpower and several Alberta utilities have demonstrated over and over again that both solar and wind are part of the transition away from fossil fuels.

On our farm solar is providing more than our average annual electricity usage. Most months our solar puts out far more than we use. Except for aeration grain drying in the fall. And in some winter months close to or more than we use.

Any excess in the surplus months can easily be stored in an EV battery and help reduce reliance on fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions.

And as I mentioned in a previous post its clear that EVs can have a lower energy cost than ICE vehicles. Up front costs are still higher, but as EVs take over market share those upfront costs will come down.

[Guest]

I think EV’s are great where they fit
And if I lived in a city where you couldn’t see across the street, why wouldn’t I want one
But they don’t fit here in frozen butt**** sask
And there is the problem with numb nuts plan

[shtferbrains]

I think EV’s are great where they fit
And if I lived in a city where you couldn’t see across the street, why wouldn’t I want one
But they don’t fit here in frozen butt**** sask
And there is the problem with numb nuts plan

Looked seriously at a hybrid SUV for primary transportation meaning not using a late model 1/2 ton. So go to new SUV and older pickup. The reverse of what we have now. Looked close enough to say I was less interested the more I looked. We rarely use the SUV we have. Still like the big Pickup.

Just not ready as the saying goes.

[WiltonRanch]

What makes you think an EV isn’t reliable at these temperatures?

I’m talking about the power draw heating the cabin. Still am not opposed to EV. Just want to see battery tech improve so cold weather doesn’t impact the range as bad. 95% of my driving does not involve more than 60 km round trip. EV would fit my lifestyle quite well but it is flipping cold which worries me.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Quoting chuck Any excess in the surplus months can easily be stored in an EV battery and help reduce reliance on fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions
What a brilliant solution. Did you come up with that all by yourself? So we each just need to buy enough $50,000+ EVs to store the excess solar during the summer, so we can use it in the winter when the sun doesn't shine. Sounds like a carbon neutral plan to me.
But perhaps I have misunderstood you, and you only expect to store it for one day at a time, not seasonally. In which case the typical commuter will plug their car into the solar panels to charge it when they are not using the car. According to the car and driver article where I was reading the Anderson report, they used the number of 90% home charging. So 90% of commuters who don't happen to work the night shift, will be plugging their electric vehicles into the solar panels at night to charge them up to store the electricity for the next day's commute during the daylight hours.
That sounds almost as practical as storing excess June solar energy in an EV to be used in December.

[helmsdale]

I'm curious how much gravel you are travelling on AF4? And what are you seeing with regards to under body road rash?

We have a more direct route to town that takes 8 miles of gravel, or can get to blacktop in 2 miles but makes the trip 4 miles longer.

Two biggest issues I have with today's vehicles are their inability to stand up to road-rash! Seems that if it isnt built on a truck chassis, the undersides get thoroughly trashed by both gravel roads, and the friggin gravel the road departments seem intent on spreading all over our highways in the winter... fuel lines, brake lines, electrical harnesses, sensors, etc all have to be wrapped with heater hose or else you end up with serious issues.

I could see an EV eliminating alot of those sorts of things, but are the battery packs protected well enough? Any exposed wiring harnesses/sensors? Are there nooks and crannies that have salt and gravel get into them that you cant wash/clean out? I'm thinking of the galvanic reactions caused by the road salt that rot out steel fuel tanks around here, or the jamming of small rocks between said tanks and their protective shells that eventually wear holes into the plastic ones.

[burnt]

Who is paying for the improved infrastructure?

Please?

[helmsdale]

Please?

We will. If not in direct upgrade of our own private infrastructure, then through fixed charges and higher rates on the transmission side for public infrastructure. Even if electricity were free, that cost is going to be staggering!

Want to heat your house with electric heat and hot water with an electric tankless, as well as do all your cooking and charge your EV? You wont be doing that with a standard 100amp service. It'll be 200amp minimum, if not 300. 300 might not even be enough to allow you the freedom to do whatever, whenever you want.

And then standard USEB service entry wont be enough from the pole. You'll have to rip up your yard to put #00, or #000 copper, or #000/#0000 aluminum in. Then you'll need a bigger transformer on the pole. Then if you're not alone in the upgrade on your block, they'll have to up the voltage on existing transfer lines, or completely refurb the entire residential let alone commercial distribution network. One hell of a make work project.

[fjlip]

Climate idiots/great reset morons think all that is FREE! Borrow more $$$ crooks!