The “environmentally friendly” solution to the traditional combustion engine is suddenly looking a whole lot less “renewable” as the utility stations necessary to charge them lose power, leaving electric car owners stranded with no option for travel other than taking the bus, cycling, or walking.
While Californians with combustion engine vehicles have the option to store gasoline or diesel for times of emergency, Californians with Teslas, Priuses, and other electric vehicles can’t do anything during a crisis other than to hope that whatever charge remains in their vehicles is enough to get out of harm’s way.
This type of scenario is almost never discussed in conversations about “renewable energy” alternatives to fossil fuels, by the way. Somehow, simply owning an electric vehicle is enough in leftists’ minds to overcome every challenge associated with the weather or a possible grid-down event, even though electricity is typically the first thing to go.
Sure, some electric car owners might have a spare battery lying around or an electric generator handy to top their vehicles off at home. But what happens after they leave, possibly having to travel hundreds or thousands of miles away to find shelter elsewhere?...<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...
