Comments by "TeeKay" (@teekay_1) on "If Gas Cars Are Banned, Can The Grid Handle Electric Cars?" video.

@FilthyFish313 "Our fossil fuels aren't reliable either. That's why some electric companies are shutting people's air conditioners off in the middle of the summer. " No, they shut off air conditioners because government regulations have made building new power plants unfeasible. Natural gas powered plants are very reliable, but the federal government is discouraging them. The answer really is nuclear if you want electric cars.
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@mrh3085 Tesla has been deleting features for user car buyers of Tesla, insisting used buyers re-purchase options the original owner paid for.
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@5893MrWilson " Get solar plus battery backup. " Not sure how that works in an apartment building. Can you explain what you mean?
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@5893MrWilson Batteries are not a long term answer. Solar and Wind are great auxilliary sources, but will never replace technologies that will produce large scale power in any weather day or night.
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@mrh3085 Well, there you go. You talked to 5 people who bought used Teslas. Research! In the time it took you to post what somebody told you, you could have searched the internet. I like you, so I'll even give you the search term "tesla removing features". Then you can read all about in video and on various forums.
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@thomgt4 Electric cars aren't that innovative; they were invented over 100 years ago.
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@mrh3085 ". Lastly, any new car could potentially be controlled or disabled remotely by the manufacture or police if they’re lawfully given the power to do so." That's untrue. You can buy a brand new Ford pickup, or a mazda miata or an Audi wagon. They cannot be disabled remotely. No features can be taken from them remotely.
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@Lucky_6f I could easily afford one, but in terms of features, capabilities, and overall satisfaction, gas powered vehicles are superior to electric cars. Like I've said elsewhere, if you want an EV, I'm not trying to stop you, or say you're crazy. But for me, the significant disadvantages over the life of an electric car simply aren't a good fit for me.
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@TheSydguy30 Sounds like an Austrailia problem, not a problem with coal powered plants which have been around for over 100 years
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@frankeggers4024 We won't get nuclear power, unfortunately. However, the grid capacity needs to be doubled, even if we stay with coal for power generation. This will take a significant amount of copper and aluminum and cost. The fear is that if you force the electric companies to do it, the cost for electricity will double for what will be marginal gains in terms of pollution.
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If gas cars were banned, the public would get rid of the politicians who did the banning using a combination of voting, pitchforks and torches. And not necessarily in that order. As to the "30% not being a big deal", let me point out when numbers are small, it's easy to increase by 5x. Once you increase by 5x, it much more difficult to get an additional 30%
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@5893MrWilson Well, also figure that typical cars have a lifespan of 25-30 years, so it would be 30 years beyond that. At which point, a much better power source will become feasible and battery powered cars will go away.
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@J4Zonian Normal cars last easily 15-20 years. EVs batteries will be kaput in 15 years at most, at which time they get hauled to the junkyard and at some point the battery will short out and cause a fire as it rots in a field. EVs make no sense, since they have no onboard capacity regenerate their own electricity, so owning one and using it is really a dance around ensuring you have enough charge to get to your destination. That's such a step backwards that other that people trying to pretend they're being green, or tech nerds, people simply don't want them if they're given a choice.
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@ethan999oz Did you think I was claiming Elon came out in the middle of the night and stole them? The reality is Tesla is deleting features from the cars after they're sold to try to sell the same feature again. And no, it's not just cars that are resold through Tesla, it''s cars sold privately.
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@ethan999oz "So far, with the exception of a few rare cases," You have no idea if it's a few cases. We do now it happens enough that there are articles all over the internet about it. Look, I know Tesla fans try to defend the cars to death, Musk's electric cars are probably as good as an electric car can be these days, but like any big business Tesla can and is d*cks like every large company if it they believe it makes them more money.
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@frankeggers4024 I've driven all sorts of cars, including all sorts of EV's. They're interesting, but clearly a generation 1 with limited applications compared to regular cars.
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