I see no real solution to the CA no fossil fuel engines post 2030. Our infrastructure can’t handle it. The majority of the state is suburban to rural. I cringe when I see a friend’s posts driving from Seattle to Truckee in their Tesla. The added time for charging.
The start to my recent road trip - Truckee - Ashland; Ashland - port Townsend; the first leg cost the same as the second in fuel prices due to CA gas taxes; but the whole route would have taken 2-3x as long if we had to charge an EV.
GMaps gives me 12hr non-stop from Seattle to Truckee. Add 1hr total stops and it’s 13hr total (I’d stop much more frequently on a long trip like that, prob 15h total).
Using the Tesla planner you need ~5 stops at 20-30m each. Total time is 16 hours. Looks like it would only be slightly longer than gas for myself.
Doesn't Toyota advocate for green hydrogen produced from renewables over battery EV?
Regarding the 'could' article about potentially charging batteries faster: the plumbing analogy of a wider pipe/charging cable has to also take into consideration battery design and heat issues, a major BEV problem.
I think we are ~15 years away from safe and viable 100% BEV's before we break out of the affluent local transport virtue signaling markets.
Rural areas don’t have chargers for the most part. That said, I’ve seen some chargers along 395 in rural NV that surprised me.
Until range becomes less of a concern, I’m not getting rid of my Tacoma.