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There are many more EV chargers than most realize - for instance there are 26 public chargers in California-Lexington Park MD, off base near NAS PAX River.
Did you happen to follow the links? The Nissan dealer has one for the general public. St. Mary's College is pretty much a closed campus. Tom Hodges Auto Sales says he doesn't mind the public using them but who will be a priority? His cars or yours. Plus, knowing a couple people who work there, you'll be getting a sales pitch. The Holiday Inn has tightened up security due to local "issues" recently.
First off, some people are using their electric vehicle as an alternative source of electricity. Secondly, solar panels on the roof alone aren’t enough to power a home nor charge an electric car. Third, have you priced those battery backup systems and solar panels (materials and labor for installation)? They can cost more than a built in backup generator for the whole home. If you live near the coastal areas prone to hurricanes then good luck on your solar panels staying in place without damage. A would love a natural gas powered generator for our home but the cost of the product and installation is far beyond what we can afford. For us it would be like financing a new car or crossover.
Really? My house solar in NV can easily handle an EV or the entire home.
A typical whole house NG generator (20Kw) is about $5K and install is about $2K - the cheapest car in the US is $15.6K so no, not the price of financing a new car.
Did you happen to follow the links? The Nissan dealer has one for the general public. St. Mary's College is pretty much a closed campus. Tom Hodges Auto Sales says he doesn't mind the public using them but who will be a priority? His cars or yours. Plus, knowing a couple people who work there, you'll be getting a sales pitch. The Holiday Inn has tightened up security due to local "issues" recently.
Did you? Your post was wrong - you said only on base - that is False - there are several others off base and you ignored the general public ones to focus on a few that are free. Where do you get your free gas now?
You always did. For every one of you there are likely dozens, if not hundreds, who don't.
There aren't enough shelters or hotels within a reasonable distance to accommodate everyone.
Maybe I should clarify - everyone where I worked was required to evacuate (several hundreds) if mandatory evacuation order was given and was required to report where evacuated to - that was expected in NOLA where the majority of the city is BELOW sea level and gets hit often. It was interesting where some went - most would evacuate to places like Houston, Atlanta or Nashville, a few would "evacuate" to places like Orlando/Disney World - expected to call in daily and be within a reasonable drive.
So they stay, and where are they going with their regular cars? NOWHERE!
Can you "quickly" get around in that with your ICE car? NO. That's why you evacuate when you're told to. EV OR ICE.
You seem to be attacking me like I was attacking EVs or said ICE was better. Neither of the above. Was just pushing back on another poster's assertion that everyone can just evacuate, and, once evacuated, can just stay gone from the area until power is fully restored to all residential sectors. You know tangential discussions and all.
And it doesn't require a near-apocalyptic scenario like your pictures show to not have power for days or weeks following a storm.
Did you? Your post was wrong - you said only on base - that is False - there are several others off base and you ignored the general public ones to focus on a few that are free. Where do you get your free gas now?
I didn't focus on "free". I can guarantee you that if you try to charge at that Holiday Inn they'll quickly escort you off the property.
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Originally Posted by ddeemo
Maybe I should clarify - everyone where I worked was required to evacuate (several hundreds) if mandatory evacuation order was given and was required to report where evacuated to - that was expected in NOLA where the majority of the city is BELOW sea level and gets hit often. It was interesting where some went - most would evacuate to places like Houston, Atlanta or Nashville, a few would "evacuate" to places like Orlando/Disney World - expected to call in daily and be within a reasonable drive.
Yeah, that clarification is important. You're required to evacuate to continue to work.
It is better to get a hybrid so that it does not get a problem. I think the transition to electric cars and the updated facilities will take time until these cars are used massively.
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