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Old December 18th, 2017, 02:26 PM   #260
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Originally Posted by VaFish View Post
I just did some searching and reading. Looks like it would require about a 20%-30% increase in power generation capability to replace all gasoline powered passenger cars in the US with electric powered ones.

That's a pretty big undertaking in the next 12 years. The environmental impact statements would take that long to write. and they would have to increase the distribution network.
I remember reading that if everyone on one average city block all bought electric cars for their daily commute you would be blowing electric company transformers all over the nearby power grid.

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