Solar

[CajunEXPRESS]

Are charging cables really in demand?

Seems to me like everyone that needs one, has one.

They cost a lot, and yes there’s a black market out there just like cat converters.

[60swerethebest]

I’ll see if I can get a summary or a video link. Both have testified before committees and have secured big bucks for research.

[Louisiana84]

They cost a lot, and yes there’s a black market out there just like cat converters.

They're difficult to steal on most EVs these days. Charging ports lock onto cables automatically and cutting into 240V cables is incredibly hazardous to your health.

[RedTails]

I'm all about alternative energies of the future, but I will be driving ICE for the foreseeable future. Last I read, the average cost of replacing a battery on an EV is $13,000. That's a big deal on an already highly depreciable asset.

[Louisiana84]

I'm all about alternative energies of the future, but I will be driving ICE for the foreseeable future. Last I read, the average cost of replacing a battery on an EV is $13,000. That's a big deal on an already highly depreciable asset.

Battery replacement is incredibly rare in most EVs, which typically come with 8-10-year powertrain warranties. The only reason they give you that long a warranty is because they know they won't have to cover replacement/repair costs. Powertrain includes the battery, motors, inverters, and chargers.

Batteries degrade over time and a 10-year old Tesla battery pack typically has 85% of its original capacity; we're talking 255 miles of range rather than 300. I would still buy an older one, but I would get an extended warranty, just to be on the safe side.

[CajunVic]

. . . drill baby drill . . . all the rest is political manipulation of reality . . .

[AboveAverage]

Electric haters.
https://jalopnik.com/government-foss...022-1850775246

[Cajunrunner]

Are those actual subsidies, or tax breaks?

[CajunEXPRESS]

Invest tax credits like everyone gets.

[ZoomZoom]

Electric haters.
https://jalopnik.com/government-foss...022-1850775246

Thanks for the laugh…bs numbers about indirect made up expenses.

The IMF sees total subsidies topping $7 trillion (!) last year when they add “implicit” support — a more abstract tally that includes “undercharging” for estimated air pollution, climate impacts and other externalities.

Poor local car dealers can’t move the EV inventory yet date they protest and hurt their social score c

[USL]

I don't know if anyone mentioned this but Georges Antoun is a 1988 USL engineering graduate who donated $1M for the UL solar lab which bears his name. He is also chief commercial officer for First Solar which is building the manufacturing plant at Acadiana Regional Airport.

[ZoomZoom]

I don't know if anyone mentioned this but Georges Antoun is a 1988 USL engineering graduate who donated $1M for the UL solar lab which bears his name. He is also chief commercial officer for First Solar which is building the manufacturing plant at Acadiana Regional Airport.

If his donation helps lead to solar equipment being affordable to low/mod income households, God bless him.

Big power puts on a great public face, but don’t believe them. A few summers ago my brother’s summertime electricity bills were under 20. Now, since he is classified a producer (anyone who “sells” electricity back to the grid), the fees pretty much put him back near square one range.