Comments by "Brad Griffin" (@BradGryphonn) on "The Most Common EV Charging Misconception" video.

  1. There is an Elephant in the room that many may have already commented on. Fierst off, I'm all for electric cars in terms of their individual use of power other than Hydrocarbons. However, in order to make these cars work, we need baseload power to charge. Currently (although hopefully not for too much longer) we use in the majority, coal-fired or Nuclear power stations to charge our environmentally friendly cars. What will eventually make electric cars truly good is the further development of solar systems and other 'alternative' power sources. The subject of energy generation is extremely complex and my comment doesn't cover any of the issues around coal v solar or the materials needed to make solar panels and systems, Electric cars are awesome, but remember, an average data centre (think Cloud storage) uses as much electricity as an average city, so the journey to be truly fossil-fuel-free will be a long one.
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