They would survive longer than ICE vehicle, you are not draining the battery when stopped and if you need AC/heat they use a heat pump - way more efficient than running an ICE vehicle.
Is it a wise idea to build nuclear power plants in an area that is covered with fault zones? Power grid is owned by a private company, should the state take over?
That's bullshit. California has tried to and succeeded in drastically cutting pollution yet they are at the mercy (as we all are) of the world around them. Don't want to help? I suppose we should let the Southeast US fend for themselves when hurricanes hit.... they knew what they were getting into. How about the northern tier of states when ice storms/blizzards occur? Fuck them too? You are showing your ignorance with the reservoir statement, the existing ones in the west are running dry, no rain to fill them. Why would they build more?
California has around 14 million registered cars. That doesn’t count road tractors, farm equipment or motorcycles. It also does not count visiting gasoline or diesel consuming vehicles. Your saying California can electronically power all these vehicles and supply power to homes with wind and solar? Can’t use nuclear, coal or natural gas because they are polluters and unsafe. The metals to make solar panels and batteries are raping this earth more than fossil fuels not to mention the wars to be fought trying capture these metals. Why do you think China is in the crack and crevice of every place on earth? They are hoarding precious metals. To me the answer is diesel fuel made from bio materials for automobiles and nuclear fusion NOT FISSON for power. As long as there is a jet engine there will be fossil fuel Russia, China and India will never ever comply with Paris Accord because it’s a matter of national security and they pollute more than US could ever
Hello; Let me first dismiss the premise of your post on two counts. First and most basic. is that a true battery only EV does not produce any power of its own. The battery must be charged from a power source just like a cell phone or my trolling motor battery currently being charged. That by an outlet from a power company. Once charged the battery pack can only be depleted by any and all use.
Hello; You are correct in that a nuclear reactor should not be placed on a known fault, especially an active one. Some faults are very risky. Others not so much.
When I was a kid Lake Erie was so polluted it actually caught fire. L.ast I heard it is now safe to eat fish from the lake.
Hello; I had similar experience in my younger days. My father lived in Indianapolis and i passed thru Cincinati coming and going. I avoided a route thru Cincinati near some industrial areas as the air would sting my eyes. As time went on things have been greatly cleaned up.
Got anything to back that up?
Hello; You are not correct or rather you are being disingenuous. The EV's main motor(s) {the one(s) which drive the wheels} indeed do not drive the AC mode of a heat pump. However, there must be an additional motor or motors to run the compressor itself and also some fan motors to circulate the air inside the vehicle.
Hello; Not much new in the last three links. Did learn that some early EV's used inefficient resistance wire heaters. No surprise they used up battery charge quickly. The heat pumps are more efficient because they do not create heat energy. They find heat energy from somewhere (the air mostly) then move and concentrate that found energy to another place. So, less battery power is used.