What If...

[bulldog]

If Florida had wind mills and solar panels, and if everyone had a EV to drive, then what would they do?

 

[dantheman]

Probably the same thing they are doing today .

 

[Bigchillin83]

Be failing miserably as a state like California… it’s been proven over time the cost of maintenance and repair for windmills is not feasible.. and with solar panels and electric cars you need lithium batteries which is 10 times more harmful to the environment to mine, impose more of a hazardous waste, and expensive to replace… not to mention every time a hurricane comes they had to rebuild it all lol

 

[MOTOR51]

But if your solar panels survived the hurricane you are probably living high on the hog.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

 

[Bigchillin83]

But if your solar panels survived the hurricane you are probably living high on the hog.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

or if you have a petro powered generator your still high on the hog lol... majority of the people who have solar panels dont have the battery setups because it so expensive... wouldnt help them out to much untill they get high sun and still wont power a/c units or hotwater heaters, lol and wont work at night lol

 

[MOTOR51]

or if you have a petro powered generator your still high on the hog lol... majority of the people who have solar panels dont have the battery setups because it so expensive... wouldnt help them out to much untill they get high sun and wont work at night lol

You need to go green


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

 

[kz45]

Just imagine how much energy could be stored with cat 4 winds! Hehe


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

 

[Abby Normal]

I’d like to know if there were any wind turbines in the path of Ian. Did they survive & what was the wind rating? After watching videos of wind turbines go out of control in 50 mph winds & destroying themselves what happened to them at 140 mph? It would be good to know before billions are spent to put them up in the Gulf.
The solar panels are about a half mile down the road imbedded into someone’s trailer. Maybe they can charge their cellphone.

 

[dantheman]

A wind turbine should not " run away " if it is operating correctly . The blades can be feathered to stop the rotation . I have no idea if the brake can be set remotely on the shaft .

 

[Kee]

I did think of the people who had EV's trying to evacuate. Where to charge along the way, could they get far enough?

 

[John_]

I did think of the people who had EV's trying to evacuate. Where to charge along the way, could they get far enough?

Or get back home. Florida Power and Light reported 2 million without power after Ian, three days ago. No grid power, no re-charging EV period. I'm sticking to my ICE til they ban it, or gasoline is $11 a gallon in Louisiana.

If your EV stops on the freeway, out of power, can you catch a ride or walk and get a jug of energy? A five gallon can of electricity? Do you call AAA and ask for a jump? LOL

 

[Abby Normal]

Go get a bucket of Kilowatts. That was one of the first jokes I learned at work. A hybrid would work so much better.
The windmills should feather/ break the blades but in real life do they survive? In real life I have seen 3 large I beans bent backwards by Hurricanes. If the wind can do that to an I beam what can it do to an inverted pendulum with giant blades attached?
The fuel for me...

 

[AdvancedLaser]

Or get back home. Florida Power and Light reported 2 million without power after Ian, three days ago. No grid power, no re-charging EV period. I'm sticking to my ICE til they ban it, or gasoline is $11 a gallon in Louisiana.

If your EV stops on the freeway, out of power, can you catch a ride or walk and get a jug of energy? A five gallon can of electricity? Do you call AAA and ask for a jump? LOL

Gas pumps also run on electricity....Just sayin.

 

[AdvancedLaser]

I did think of the people who had EV's trying to evacuate. Where to charge along the way, could they get far enough?

Tesla's Supercharger network is nationwide.

 

[John_]

Gas pumps also run on electricity....Just sayin.

you can run gasoline or diesel pumps/station on a generator. Fill that generator tank with the gasoline or diesel from the station. Happened after Ida, local grid down. I can easily carry 3 gallons of gas to my car (60+ miles of range). Can you do that with your Tesla if its dead on the side of the road?

 

[John_]

What does one do if your EV runs out of juice on the road? Call a sliding bed tow truck and get towed to a Supercharger?
That will be a nice way to blow $200 +. And be late for work or an appointment.

How will the millions of people in the US who live in apartment buildings charge their EV? Like NYC or Boston, or NJ where many park on the street. Add a stop in the morning for 20 to 45 minutes to re-charge? Sounds like fun.

How will California who was threatening rolling blackouts from the high temps/summer heat/AC usage have people charging their EV when at home? Gov Newsome even told them 5 weeks ago "Do not charge your car between 1600 and 2100". Imagine if just 20% of Cali drivers owned EVs and relied upon them for daily transportation instead of ICE, today.

 

[buttanic]

I think after Katrina Louisiana passed a regulation that service stations of a certain size have to have a generator to run the pumps in emergencies when electricity is lost.

 

[dwhaley929]

I did think of the people who had EV's trying to evacuate. Where to charge along the way, could they get far enough?

They'd be ok if they went with the Lightning Charger option.

 

[AdvancedLaser]

you can run gasoline or diesel pumps/station on a generator. Fill that generator tank with the gasoline or diesel from the station. Happened after Ida, local grid down. I can easily carry 3 gallons of gas to my car (60+ miles of range). Can you do that with your Tesla if its dead on the side of the road?

You are totally right. I also know exactly zero gas stations with back up power, or a transfer switch for external power thats isolated to run Gilbarco computers, and pumps only. Ideas and practical use are two diff things.

 

[AdvancedLaser]

I think after Katrina Louisiana passed a regulation that service stations of a certain size have to have a generator to run the pumps in emergencies when electricity is lost.

Can you cite any ? I havent ever seen a station with a diesel generator in the back.