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Posted 02 February 2023 - 01:14 PM
Got EV juice?
"EVs:Not Ready For Prime-Time"
Deadly ice storm in the South leaves more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Texas without power (to charge their Electric Vehicles!)
Austin Energy says some customers' power might not be restored until Friday night!
Northeast braces for 'generational Arctic outbreak'...
The coldest wind chills in decades will thrash New England
LAX Goes Mysteriously Dark... Another Grid Attack?
Edited by Rogerdodger, 02 February 2023 - 01:20 PM.
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Posted 05 February 2023 - 01:18 PM
On Dec 23 2022, over 1,000,000 Americans were without power from winter storms.
Then, last week a second freezing "Global Warming" winter storm hit.
EV power sources are still not ready for prime time.
At one point, more than 400,000 Texas homes and businesses were without power, though that figure had dropped to just under 215,000 by Friday afternoon, according to poweroutage.us.
As of Saturday night there are still about 1,700 outages, affecting about 68,000 Austin customers, spending a fifth day in the dark.
Austin originally said it would restore all power by 6 p.m. Friday.
“It’s unacceptable that we don’t have the infrastructure so that we can get through a winter storm that lasts three days,” said a North Austin resident.
“You failed us! You failed us completely”
"Progressive" Austin Texas Electric vehicle owners are still "powerless" ...unless they have GASOLINE powered generators. LOL!
Edited by Rogerdodger, 05 February 2023 - 01:20 PM.
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Posted 21 June 2023 - 01:27 PM
4 dead after battery causes fire at New York City e-bike shop that spreads to apartments
E-Bike Battery Fires: A Deadly Problem
I wonder if there is any environmental issues with raging E-Battery fires...
And forget about any environmental damage from mining lithium.
And the child-labor used in the mining...
Edited by Rogerdodger, 21 June 2023 - 01:41 PM.
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Posted 08 November 2023 - 10:14 PM
Nothing to see here. Move along...
Nation at risk of winter blackouts as power grid remains under strain...
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Posted 08 November 2023 - 10:47 PM
Best Way to Extinguish Flaming Electric Vehicle? Let It Burn...
Edited by Rogerdodger, 08 November 2023 - 10:51 PM.
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Posted 12 November 2023 - 09:52 PM
"Just Charge It!"
As electric cars use grows, fears NYC charging stations won't meet demand...
The problem may become more acute as the city Taxi and Limousine Commission eliminates its limit on the number of electric vehicles that operate as app-based rideshares.
Of the 78,000 cars currently authorized by TLC as app-based rideshares, roughly 2,200 are electric vehicles, TLC data shows. The TLC expects the fleet to be 25% electrified by the end of 2026. If that happens, roughly 19,500 electric for-hire vehicles will be on the street.
All of them will be hungry for scarce electric chargers, say researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. “[T]he existing charging network in New York City is not adequate even in the most optimistic scenario,” researchers with the two agencies said in an April 2022 study.
Edited by Rogerdodger, 12 November 2023 - 09:55 PM.
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