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On Wed, 3 Mar 2021 20:32:55 -0500, jmcquown >
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>On 3/3/2021 7:51 PM, BryanGSimmons wrote:
>> The auto manufacturers who have
>> committed to 100% EVs by whenever are hopeful that by doing so they
>> will incentivize greater investment in innovation of battery technology
>> and installation of charging stations.

>
>I really hate to enter this minor fray but your point about the
>installation of charging stations in spot on. I live on one of a series
>of islands off the coast of southern South Carolina. There aren't any
>charging stations, nor are there likely to be any for a very long time.
> Let's say I wanted to go shopping in Savannah, GA. That's about 125
>miles round trip. If my vehicle needed a charge to get me home, SOL!
>Even in town, SOL.
>
>Ed also mentioned elsewhere in this thread, battery needs charging and
>no charging stations? You have to call and wait for a tow to a charging
>station. Yeah, good luck with that.


There are practical problems that need to be solved, but there's no
alternative, unless we all start driving around with a little nuclear
reactor in the back. Fossil fuel is a dead end street.

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