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California recently announced a bold plan to outlaw the sale of anything but electric vehicles starting in 2035. That sounds OK, but what's this just released by CAISO, the organization that is in overall charge of electricity in California?

NEWS RELEASE
HEAT BULLETIN
Aug. 30, 2022

During a Flex Alert, consumers are urged to reduce energy use from 4-9 p.m. when the
system is most stressed because demand for electricity remains high and there is less
solar energy available. The top three conservation actions are to set thermostats to 78
degrees or higher, avoid using large appliances and charging electric vehicles,

So they want you to buy electric cars, but you can't charge them when it's hot...

https://motorillustrated.com/canada-will-need-200000-ev-charging-stations-by-2030/103252/

Motor Illustrated reported that the Ministry of Natural Resources has determined that Canada will need 200,000 EV Charging station by 2030 for a cost of $20 billion.

Supposedly there are 16,640 EV chargers in Canada now with another 84,500 planned by 2027. They are trying to get at least 1 EV charger for 24 EVs.

Hmmm, that means with a population of slightly over 38M then by extrapolation the US with it’s population of slightly over 331M will need close to 2,000,000.


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I posted it here because the Crown might be the next model so it may affect North America.