California to end sales of gasoline-only cars by 2035

[dizcom]

This will spur the growth of EVs the way gas stations spurred the growth of gas powered cars. Seems more likely all the time that our next RV will be electric instead of diesel.



https://www.reuters.com/business/sus...35-2022-08-25/

[Oldkarphart]

Better start collecting extension cords.

[move on]

I think the recent real world towing tests of the Ford F-150 lightning having a towing range of only 75 miles shows that there will never be any such thing as an electric RV. If you want to continue RVing you will have to leave the State.

[Punkinhead]

Originally Posted by move on

I think the recent real world towing tests of the Ford F-150 lightning having a towing range of only 75 miles shows that there will never be any such thing as an electric RV.

Never?

[move on]

Pretty much never. Even if you can solve the battery problem you are still left with the fact that electric drives consume much more energy than mechanical drives. Then there is the freedom problem. People who RV like the idea of going out on the road and not being reliant on anything. Being tethered to the electric grid seems anti-RV.

[thegats1]

Hey why don't all states ban gas vehicles immediately? I'm all for it. Plenty of generation capacity, grid capacity, and charging stations everywhere going unused. What is taking so long? It is easy for the world to replace over 2 million barrels of oil consumed every day with, uh, with, uh.......

Politicians making promises that aren't feasible. Politicians, all parties, creating rules they won't even follow themselves. Must be getting close to election time.

[Punkinhead]

Originally Posted by move on

Pretty much never. Even if you can solve the battery problem you are still left with the fact that electric drives consume much more energy than mechanical drives.

Huh?

[Backcountry1]

Well guess the other states like North and South Dakota, Texas, Florida, Montana will get even more people moving there in the near future. (The people who are leaving California)

Electric and battery vehicles will save us all, right? Except now even the people who push these ideas are starting to turn against them.

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-G...-Industry.html

[move on]

Originally Posted by Punkinhead

Huh?

Yup.

[Yosemite77]

There’ll be major hurdles to overcome. Improving the electric grid to support the increased demand. Road taxes will have to be restructured, as gas tax revenues decrease. Charging infrastructure will have to continue to expand. Interesting times ahead.

[JGrosman]

First thing that you must do is get out of California. To do that you must climb and big hill. You must have charging stations ready for that. Then you have to cross a big desert that goes on and on and on. I am sure you have plenty of charging stations there. Now remember that a motorhome will weight about 10 tons and then the batteries will add another 7 or 8 tons. Going up a hill will use 8 times the power as flat travel. Campgrounds will not allow you to charge for free even a electric car. Get out of California. The rest of the world is laughing at you.

[move on]

The goal seems to be to stop people from travelling.

[Mr.Mark]

ICE-free cars/trucks only to be sold in California is 13 yrs. away. I can see it happening and being totally acceptable...... Heck, we'll probably be living on Mars by then!

Innovation is moving at lightning speed.... it will be a non-event to junk all those ICE cars and turning them into bracelets.

Safe travels,
Mark

[okcnewbie]

Originally Posted by move on

The goal seems to be to stop people from travelling.

I think you might be on to something. We'll on be back on horses before we all have EV's.