‘Painful summer ahead:’ Gas prices reach 211.9 in Metro Vancouver, expected to rise
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Beyond that, where would all the extra generating capacity come from to charge all those EVs?
Not too sure about the rest of the country,but in BC they are busy making anything resembling a forest industry extinct, so all the power that used to provide mill jobs can now make city greenies feel good.
Not too sure about the rest of the country,but in BC they are busy making anything resembling a forest industry extinct, so all the power that used to provide mill jobs can now make city greenies feel good.
I wonder if those who insist on everyone going "green" have considered the consequences of their ideas? Do they not realize that we don't have the electrical capacity without O&G or LNG? Windmills & solar panels are not "green" in any aspect so we're being taxed for Climate Change that does nothing for the environment and something that will do more damage, long-term than O&G. They too will be affected not just those of us who object to their ideologies which don't make sense at all.
I get the impression that the "greenies" think that there will be no consequences at all for them. How does that work?
I get the impression that the "greenies" think that there will be no consequences at all for them. How does that work?
You want greenie power and heat? Its very very simple. Drill holes.
Leaded Gas is stable for Years & Years (!!) unlike unleaded which goes stale within a year, though tear-down on a motor that uses unleaded is way cleaner than what it use to be with leaded fuel. The handfuls of grey gunk lead rebuilding a leaded gas motor in hindsight have probably helped shorten my life but oh well…
Catalytic Converters are a great idea, but the thieves that steal them and the sensors that are unhappy without detecting one in place both leave something to be desired.
(My old truck has duel exhaust with only unbaffled bottles to restrict the exhaust flow….which makes it immune to the catalytic converter thief’s with their cordless electric saws-alls)
I don' know that the country folk are any better. Most yokels don't even realize there will be a power issue for them as well. if they even bother to follow the news in the first place. Until the day comes when it actually directly impacts their lives, like when they go to buy a truck and there ARE no ICE options anymore, they just don't even acknowledge it exists or that there's a problem.
Popular and expedient. But yes.
I met a guy here did that. Didn’t work. Another one spent $70 000 on an in ground system that only works because his house is as insulated as it can get. A heat pump with propane backup would be far cheaper.
They mostly live in cities and don’t understand what it takes to keep a city supplied. Everything is done for them. They simply don’t understand a 2 hour drive just to see a doctor.
Some real world testing at -20°C to -24°C. Awesome ‘cuz I couldn’t find anything like this a few nights back.
Neither are -35°C, which I think it’s gonna be an entire different world of complications. Nor -35°C for a week or 10 days straight…..
Luckily, he’s doing his testing in the middle of the night with very few others, competing for the few charging stations that are working. Can’t imagine sitting there for two hours waiting for your car to charge fully so that you can continue on…. while somebody is behind you waiting to use the same functioning charger…oh well.
Other than the buffets, I’m not a big fan of casinos as I’m not much for that kind of gambling….so trying to find a charging station that’s functional while your battery charge gets lower & lower doesn’t appeal to me, but that’s just me I guess. Good times.
Neither are -35°C, which I think it’s gonna be an entire different world of complications. Nor -35°C for a week or 10 days straight…..
Luckily, he’s doing his testing in the middle of the night with very few others, competing for the few charging stations that are working. Can’t imagine sitting there for two hours waiting for your car to charge fully so that you can continue on…. while somebody is behind you waiting to use the same functioning charger…oh well.
Other than the buffets, I’m not a big fan of casinos as I’m not much for that kind of gambling….so trying to find a charging station that’s functional while your battery charge gets lower & lower doesn’t appeal to me, but that’s just me I guess. Good times.
Did you notice the price of a kWh? $0.30 a kWh. 100 kWh partial charges was still $30 something
Can’t remember how deep the guy that did the wells drilled. Couple of hundred feet or so.
Didn’t notice that in all honesty, but did note his disgust in comparison at what he considered the low cost of fuel at the Loves TruckStop defeating the purpose of owning an EV. What I was waiting for was for him to mention at what a full charge from his decreasing battery level it would take timewise on a clock at the charging rates available….
Yeah. I did the math Inc exchange. 80 cents a litre. I noticed he was doing 20kwh a crack but his range never got beyond 58 miles. PetroCanada chargers were down here all week. It looks like they bought the wrong kind of charger.
EV sales today are hampered by the fact they are more expensive than comparable internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles with less range, especially in cold weather.
That’s why it currently takes massive federal and provincial government subsidies and sales mandates — in those provinces that have them — to get people to buy EVs.
That means lower income Canadians are subsidizing the sale of EVs to wealthier Canadians.
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In addition, the cost of installing home chargers for EVs was in the range of $480 to $870 last year (federal government figures), not including the cost of upgrading a home’s electricity service, especially for older houses, which can run to thousands of dollars
By mandating EV sales in Canada before the technology and infrastructure needed to make them economically viable for most Canadians are available, the Trudeau government is once again increasing the cost of living for ordinary Canadians, ostensibly to fight climate change.
That’s why it currently takes massive federal and provincial government subsidies and sales mandates — in those provinces that have them — to get people to buy EVs.
That means lower income Canadians are subsidizing the sale of EVs to wealthier Canadians.
EDITORIAL: Trudeau’s EV sales quotas are unrealistic — Toronto Sun
Having failed to meet his 2020 target for reducing Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, despite repeatedly assuring Canadians he was on track to do so, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now doing the same thing by mandating sales quotas for new electric vehicles. His government has decreed that 20%...
In addition, the cost of installing home chargers for EVs was in the range of $480 to $870 last year (federal government figures), not including the cost of upgrading a home’s electricity service, especially for older houses, which can run to thousands of dollars
By mandating EV sales in Canada before the technology and infrastructure needed to make them economically viable for most Canadians are available, the Trudeau government is once again increasing the cost of living for ordinary Canadians, ostensibly to fight climate change.
Just take the bus . That should work .EV sales today are hampered by the fact they are more expensive than comparable internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles with less range, especially in cold weather.
That’s why it currently takes massive federal and provincial government subsidies and sales mandates — in those provinces that have them — to get people to buy EVs.
That means lower income Canadians are subsidizing the sale of EVs to wealthier Canadians.
EDITORIAL: Trudeau’s EV sales quotas are unrealistic — Toronto Sun
Having failed to meet his 2020 target for reducing Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, despite repeatedly assuring Canadians he was on track to do so, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now doing the same thing by mandating sales quotas for new electric vehicles. His government has decreed that 20%...
In addition, the cost of installing home chargers for EVs was in the range of $480 to $870 last year (federal government figures), not including the cost of upgrading a home’s electricity service, especially for older houses, which can run to thousands of dollars
By mandating EV sales in Canada before the technology and infrastructure needed to make them economically viable for most Canadians are available, the Trudeau government is once again increasing the cost of living for ordinary Canadians, ostensibly to fight climate change.
