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Originally Posted by flamesfever
I don't know whether this has been covered or not.
The plan is to stop producing ICEs in 2035. So then by say 2055 all cars should be EVS. Then if the Russians invade us and knock out our grid, as they presently doing in the Ukraine, then everyone will be stranded.
IMHO Canada is the last place on earth that we should be considering EVs. First it's too cold, and second the distance between people is too great.
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Except we are very heavily full of 2 car households.
Can/should we replace 100% of ICE cars?
Probably not.
Can we do 50%?
Yeah, probably.
A 2 car household with 1 ICE and 1 EV, can electrify way more than 50% of their overall driving, which will have a huge impact.
2 commutes:
Use the EV for the longer commute, even if range is reduced by 50% that'll cover 99% of people's commutes
Weekend errands:
Use the EV for the majority of these. Even if range is reduced by 50%, that'll cover most people's weekend driving if they're staying in town, just running errands/the kids around
Long trips:
Summer, use the EV
Winter, use the ICE if range is an issue.
It's not a perfect system and it won't work for everyone, but it'll work for the vast majority of people/families, and can have a very large impact on ICE usage.
I'm sure I'll now hear a bunch of edge cases, where people will tell me they have to drive 2 kids 300 km one way, in opposite directions every weekend for hockey so one ICE and one EV won't work.
And yeah, that's fine. But for the vast majority of 2 car households, a 50/50 split of ICE and EV cars, will electrify way more than 50% of the driving miles.