First you are assuming electricity prices will be the same.
If you have 300 million people going to EVs, they are going to plug a lot of them in, and the grid will have to be expanded with new lines, transformers, switches, and the maintenance will all those new components.
The cost of electricity will certainly go up. Gasoline was half the price only a year or two ago. Most of that price increase is due to politics.
Is 4,000 lbs tiny for a sedan?
That tells me nothing of the size. Something like a current F350 would have too little range for its square shape and size.
Most importantly, all this shift to EVs is political, it has nothing to do about saving the planet.
They want a smart grid where they can have more control. Sure you can charge with solar at home, but what are you going to do about refilling on a trip if the grid is down, either do to natural disaster or the gov't limiting the consumption with their smart grid.
The cost of electricity will certainly go up.
Why would the price of electricity go up? Prices are a function of supply and demand, not just demand. The only way to make electricity cost more is to constrain supply while growing demand. Anyway, electricity would have to increase by 500% to equal gas prices. There's a limit to how much any nefarious actors can force up the price of electricity because of how relatively easily people can generate it on their own. If prices increased another 50% it would be more economical to generate and store electricity at home.
They want a smart grid where they can have more control. Sure you can charge with solar at home, but what are you going to do about refilling on a trip if the grid is down, either do to natural disaster or the gov't limiting the consumption with their smart grid.
There is no control that can be implemented with electricity as a fuel that can't just as easily, or even more easily be implemented with gasoline.
you sound like a tesla owner
I don't own a Tesla, but I have 30+ years of driving everything from Class B vehicles to motorcycles, and 11 years driving electric cars. What's your actual experience with electric vehicles?
Why would the price of electricity go up?
Why because 300 million cars need to be charged that's why. Cars take a lot of energy and power, that energy will be transferred from oil to grid.
electricity would have to increase by 500% to equal gas prices
With this government, that isn't out of the question.
There is no control that can be implemented with electricity as a fuel that can't just as easily, or even more easily be implemented with gasoline
I disagree, oil infrastructure will be harder to shutdown all at once. Just like major blackouts in the past, one switching station can cause major issues for 1/4 of the country. Oil is transported in multiple facets, truck, train, and pipeline. Oil can also provide it's own energy from the ground to the gas tank.
There is no reason there should be any forced "update" to EVs at all.
Why because 300 million cars need to be charged that's why.
So kinda like how when more and more people started buying OLED TVs the price skyrocketed?
With this government, that isn't out of the question.
It absolutely is out of the question because then it will cost homeowners half as much to generate and store their own power on site. And that's exactly what will happen.
I disagree, oil infrastructure will be harder to shutdown all at once
Turn off the electricity and see how much fuel your refineries are making and how much gas people are pumping out of the ground at gas stations. I also want to see how many people are able to make gasoline on their roof from sunshine.
You're right that it shouldn't be forced. The economics are already driving it in that direction. No need to interfere with the market.
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