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Yes.
People have made tech political. Oil and Gas industry probably facilitated some of that, the pols and environmental charlatans like Gore didnât help with their âgreen new dealâ push in an attempt to force it on people for profit or âour own good.â
Once you can get 500 miles out of a single charge, I feel more people will likely start to adopt FEVâs. Thats maybe one charge per week overnight versus going to the gas station and dropping $150 on 20 gal of premium.
Having to tote children around every day in a gas guzzling SUV to school, activities, sports and friends houses had the unforeseen consequence of my appreciation for carpooling.
Probably my next family vehicle will be an EV or Hybrid.
I am looking at finding a Volt that can charge itself if I canât find a charger for it.
I donât own a EV (or car of any kind) but I believe that most EV owners also have a home charger so they donât have to drive around finding a fast charger.
You put your EV on charge at night. When you wake up in the morning it is fully charged and warm, read to go:
At least that is the case here in Norway, where EVs (or any other zero emission vehicle that may be developed) will be the only type of private cars available on the new car market from next year.(2025)
As of last year 4 out of 5 cars sold in Norway were EVs:
It is NOT because Norwegians only drive short distances, (Look at a map of Norway)
Nor are there shortage of fast chargers around Norway. In most car parks and places like outside Supermarkets etc.you will find standardized fast chargers:
Free fast charging at Kiwi stores in Telemark
It is also mandatory for ALL EV brands to have standardized charging receptacles. (Much to the grievance of Tesla)
So the problem is more the lack of infrastructure than lack of mileage per charge.
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Will you still be able to buy an RV or Ute (pickup or light truck) to tow a boat or caravan?
I have two and unless driving long distances, which I did twice from south Florida to southern California then Oregon and a second time to Vancouver BC via the Dakotas, I always charge at home. I donât have a fancy high voltage charger, just a 240V single phase outlet that I limit to 30A charge rate and charge overnight once a week. It is zero hassle or inconvenience and compared to gas, dirt cheap.
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Yes the home chargers used in Norway are 240V type, or at least that is what our youngest son have in his carport. They have two cars; a small EV for the wife and a Isuzu Hybrid for him (and for trips to the cabin in the mountains were there a no charger.
Something like this:
Source: Hjemmelader elbil - alt om ladeboks | Bertel O. Steen
I reckon poor batteries and the electric self-starter killed them.
or:
As they said these are all camper vans. When our trailer is off grid it uses LPG for cooking, water heating and refrigeration. It is possible with advances in refrigeration technology that the fridge freezer could be replaced with one run off a battery driven compressor but I would have to add more solar panels and batteries. Heat is supplied by a diesel burner that functions in very cold conditions. In spring and autumn the weather can change in an instant in the South Island. Fortuitously we have had a large dump of snow just in time for the winter championships a week out from spring.
Solar panels donât work when covered in snow. In any of those RVâs featured I would be looking for a hookup.
I have no experience, or technical knowledge about RVs, but I found this article about test of a prototype RV in Norway:
Appears to translate fairly well with Google translation app (incl. the video text)
You may find this interesting, or informative.
PS> consumption given in " kWt/mil" were a âmilâ = 10 km.
Or the oil industry bought the electric car manufacturers and drove them into the groundâŚ
Itâs a bit more complicatedâŚ
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Early electric cars went around 30-40 MPH and could drive maybe 30-50 miles or so if memory serves and having basically the same type of batteries as golf carts do today, they didnât charge real fast.
A gasoline car with an electric starter was a game changer for longer trips and also female buyers, who were put off by the risk and brute strength needed to hand-start a car.
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Ancient Egyptians had batteries made of clay pots, grape juice, and an iron rod with copper wire. Weâve always known about electricity, itâs manufacturing and infrastructure that have recently improved to make way for the EV.
The modern electric car development started in Norway in 1991: Think Global - Wikipedia
A more detailed story of Think, Norwayâs largest (and only) car factory:
https://dms-cf-03.dimu.org/file/0136Mv4PFEfL