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Re:Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think by LunaSea on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @07:41AM (#27353066)
> Maybe you don't need that much of a grid update at all

Besides the tons of batteries that are needed?

> if you consider that you car could power your house indirectly using solar power

Well besides the times where you drive your car. Also the car's batteries wouldn't last very long due to constantly being cycled.

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Re:Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think by imtringued on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @08:54AM (#27353662)
>Besides the tons of batteries that are needed?

They are inside the car and that is pretty much the point.

>Well besides the times where you drive your car. Also the car's batteries wouldn't last very long due to constantly being cycled.

If there are people that want a 200 mile range car, then there are people that want a 600 mile range car with 66% degradation.

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