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In reply to the discussion: Trump Is Losing a Second War. The Iran debacle is accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels [View all]tinrobot
(12,112 posts)25. Depends on the way the houses/streets are configured
Some people in my hilly area of LA just park at the curb and run the cable from the house No sidewalks for them, so the car is basically right next to the property. I have seen people run it over sidewalks, they usually do some sort of cable ramp/protector.
We also have street EV charging with the chargers attached to the light/telephone poles.
And, of course, there's always fast chargers. 20-30 minutes once or twice a week.
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Trump Is Losing a Second War. The Iran debacle is accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels [View all]
applegrove
22 hrs ago
OP
When we stop using fossil fuels, all this goes away. All the oil powers are the ones doing ALL of this.
Scrivener7
21 hrs ago
#3
I love apartment living, but this is one area of drawback. We don't have enough roof space to power
Scrivener7
8 hrs ago
#48
Just wait until you see Exxon's profits for this quarter and you will know....
Ol Janx Spirit
20 hrs ago
#8
Yes, they do exist--which is great--but only in very limited capacity at the moment, and scaling...
Ol Janx Spirit
17 hrs ago
#28
All those things are true, but the oil industry is still looking at a long time horizon...
Ol Janx Spirit
15 hrs ago
#37
Which is one of the more urgent reasons to rapidly develop EV technology: anything...
Ol Janx Spirit
9 hrs ago
#47
The gasoline that was at $2.79 now selling north of $4.50 with NO CAPITAL COSTS to them.... ALL PROFIT
dave99
11 hrs ago
#45
Thanks for the OP. We really don't hear much about how TSFs war on renewables and EVs is making
wiggs
19 hrs ago
#17
Renewables are democratic (small-d). And the future, but petro corps and certain countries will
wiggs
19 hrs ago
#18
The War in Iran Is Causing China to Sell So Many Solar Panels That Your Jaw Will Drop
usonian
19 hrs ago
#19
I wish the blockade on fertilizers would result in a move to organic agriculture
MadameButterfly
14 hrs ago
#39