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EV Sales Are Booming in Europe with Gasoline at $10 a Gallon

79 points · 150 comments · blondie9x

deodorel · 1790571764 · focus · HN ↗
The problem is not the chargers, for example in my country, we would need to double our energy production, transport capacity, to phase out fossil fuels. The costs would be enormous, double the infra work in the last 70 years.
1. ViewTrick1002 · 1790580330 · focus · HN ↗
  That’s for the whole economy.
  Transport is generally put at - 15-25% increase. Due to both needing less refinement and transport, and just how efficient BEVs are.
2. ZeroGravitas · 1790586645 · focus · HN ↗
  > double our energy production
  Electrification generally reduces energy use, while increasing electricity use, due to much higher efficiency.
  So if you are correct it will only be because you don't produce the energy used in ICE but instead import it after buying it on the global market.
3. tim333 · 1790608743 · focus · HN ↗
  Stick in some solar cells linked to batteries linked to the charger. Given the current trend in prices it'd save rather than cost money soon (5 yrs?).

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