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Originally Posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts
Even if we all had electric cars, the power grid to our homes and offices cannot support the load it would put on the grid. This is the big failing of the electric car. California can barely stand the amount of AC units that are plugged in these days. Try adding some electric cars, and the entire grid will come tumbling down. Building electrical wires and capacity is not an overnight job either.
-Wayne
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Neither was a building a nation-wide network of gas stations and highways to support the automobile. Or tracks for a nation-wide rail system. Or the electric power grid we have today. It will take time and money, but it will get done.