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Anyone that has traveled much from state to state has stopped at the typical mega gas station - convenience station - and multiple restaurant mega center. Some have 50 or 60 gas pumps, and as many truck spots for the semis. When I stop at one of those and see hundreds of cars pulling in and out of there or getting fuel, I just know it will be decades before the electric cars have anything remotely like it. And they will need a private sub station or power plant to make enough electricity to provide the energy of gasoline.
It will happen someday, but it took us 60 years or more to build the current interstate system and all the gas stations. Gasoline has a lot of energy per gallon and can be pumped in short order.
If I was commuting 20 or 30 minutes per day like I did back in the 90s and 00s I would likely have a cheap electric commuter car. It would not be a Porsche Taycan, I will never spend that much for a car, I am too cheap.
I looked seriously at dual fuel gasoline and natural gas conversions for my El Camino. Right now the certified installations and the compressor needed to hook up to household natural gas and refill is just too expensive. I would have to be driving a ton more than I do, and I am really happy I don't have to drive that much. CNG is still about a $1.50 to $1.00 per gallon and has similar power as gasoline.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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