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Environment & Energy

Think. Again.

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12. Yep....

Reply to Farmer-Rick (Reply #10)

Sun Oct 22, 2023, 06:34 PM

Oct 2023

....and that's all if a person is completely off-grid.

With a solar, wind, hydro, or nuke -based grid (or any mix of any non-CO2 emitting energy sources), a person wouldn't need any panels at panels at all to keep an EV charging up every night and always have a full battery every morning, and use no fossil fuelsat all to get it.

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Cratering motor fuel sales in Norway show that we CAN end oil [View all] Think. Again. Oct 2023 OP

Capitalism as an economic system is too slow, stagnant Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #1

imma put in my plug here for home pv. mopinko Oct 2023 #2

I wish I'd have encouraged my wife to install more solar and not do a gas water heater CoopersDad Oct 2023 #5

I have to disagree... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #8

If we want to follow Norway's lead on EV implementation, we could if we had the will. MichMan Oct 2023 #3

I think it goes beyond political will to manufacturing capability Otto_Harper Oct 2023 #4

But with solar the charge is free Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #6

I don't wish to belabor the point, but again Otto_Harper Oct 2023 #7

Would anyone really need... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #9

I found you can charge an EV for 40 miles with 5 solar panels Farmer-Rick Oct 2023 #10

Yep.... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #12

Norway doesn't intend to "end oil" - it's how they subsidize their battery cars & healthcare Caribbeans Oct 2023 #11

It IS ironic... Think. Again. Oct 2023 #13