Density is part of it, but also in dense cities "concrete jungles" the close spacing of buildings, high rises and other obstacles make putting up poles and areal wires impractical. Else they would look like cities in other poorer countries.
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I didn't read the 86 pages of comments but I scrolled through the past few pages. Lots of haters here. Not clear as to why. I have not owned a gas car in more than 5 years and could not be happier. Electric Vehicles, in their current state of what's available to buy right now, are not for everyone but they certainly are very good commuter vehicles and all the EVs I have owned have been very safe as well.
I have owned 3 different brands and 6 different models. There are drawbacks, especially in cold weather driving at highway speeds, but overall it fits my needs 99% of the time.
I have owned 3 different brands and 6 different models. There are drawbacks, especially in cold weather driving at highway speeds, but overall it fits my needs 99% of the time.
Understanding is at hand, but no one can do it for you…
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There is no way our current power grid in many cities and towns can handle the demand. A whole street of large commercial turkeys is as much draw as a small city. There is no way Thanksgiving is going to happen in the future.
Thankfully, we live in the USA where we are free (or at least should be) to buy the products we want and will fit our needs. If you had been along for the evolution of this thread you’d know that one of the criticisms of EVs has been the nudges, pushes, and shoves by the government to force people into accepting them—whether they suit their purposes or not.
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It does not fit my driving habits.
My neighbor raised a flock. I got a 30lber. It already happened for me.
I am guessing he likes EV cars and was being sarcastic? Best I could make of it.
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That’s a Bigbird! I’ve seen a 24 lbs, but personally 16 is all I’ve managed and it barely fit in the oven. 30 is a bohemiath!
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You know, please stagger your turkey cooking. 100mil turkeys at the same time could overload the grid. Fry it for the sake of humanity
I get that you're being a little tongue in cheek, but the comment you responded to was about powering a fleet of electric commercial trucks. And the power required to do that is quite large.
A single Class 8 electric truck requires approximately 1 Megawatt to charge. So the power required to support just 10 electric trucks is about the same as powering 8,000 homes.
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FIFY…
Talking with experts in the industry the current grid can support, in a general sense, 2-3 cars per block or street, and then not during high temperature periods…
The city of Edmonton bought 60 electric buses for its transit fleet in 2020 at the cost of a million bucks each.
Less than three short years later, only 16 of those 60 are running. The rest are down waiting on parts from Proterra, which declared bankruptcy earlier this year. Some buses have been down for more than a year.
The buses that are running don't get near the range Proterra promised, especially when it's cold. Shocking, I know.
