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Originally Posted by 1990C4S
Before people trot out the 'how can the grid ever supply enough power?' argument, look at the excess night capacity that presently exists, the growth of power generation over the last 20 years versus how much it would need to grow in the next 20 years, and the idea that EV's will eventually be a supply and a demand point.
Getting to 50% electric in urban areas is not crazy or unachievable.
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We purchased an BMW i3 because my wife was commuting 500+ miles a week. Our JCW Mini Cooper S was costing us from 250-300 a month in gas at 2018 gas prices.
We sold the JCW and grabbed a CPO i3 and could not be happier with the car.
We have a Stage 2 charger in the garage and program it to come on at 1 in the morning.
Our electricity comes form a nearby Nuclear Plant, and our electric bill increased $40-$50 a month due to charging. We are easily getting 80 MPG with this thing and it needs nothing. 60K miles and the OEM brakes are at over 50% thanks to aggressive regenerative braking. You can drive this car completely with your right foot and never touch the brake pedal. I get mad at myself if I touch the brake, that means I was not looking far enough ahead and anticipating.
Yes, it was probably a much dirtier car to produce, once on the road, it needs little to keep going.
In our local downtown there is a solar powered free EV charging station we typically take advantage of it on weekends and save ourselves a whopping $1 that would be spent charging it. LOL!
I think the big earner in the near future is going to be retrofitting Condo's / hotels / townhomes and apartment complexes with individual parking space charging stations.
I think a company that specializes in this retrofitting will make a killing until all these places are finally caught up.
I was speaking to one of my custom home builders and asked him if he was offering a receptacle for a an EV charger in the garage. You could see the light bulb go off in his head. He is in the process of building a model home and is adding a EV charging station and an option to upgrade to one for his customers. I should get a kickback!!
Since covid my wife no longer commutes and wanted to get rid of the i3. I told her we should hang on to it and see how things play out. It looks like a solid plan to keep it around. Its a 2014 and shows very little degradation of the battery range.