Posted by Lyndon - AB on December 15, 2020 at 09:16:45 from (72.172.118.156):
In Reply to: Electric tractor posted by sourgum on December 14, 2020 at 16:10:21:
I'll be around to see the transition to electric, or at least I sincerely hope so (I'm 31). I'm not denying that density of energy storage of batteries versus gasoline or diesel fuel leaves a lot to be desired. Cost is a big issue as well. However, technology is advancing, though I will make no claims as to when it will reach a semblance of cost/efficiency parity with fossil fuels.
As to electricity generation and transmission, I'm sure utilities will upgrade as demand on the system increases. Just in the last couple of years there was a huge new transmission line went up in my area. For generation, I'm not a big fan of wind or solar, the hype doesn't meet the reality currently. In my neck of the woods, natural gas is plentiful, so I wouldn't mind seeing coal plants switch to natural gas as they hit the end of their useful lives or end of their current contracts. Also, from what I've read, technology is progressing well with small-scale nuclear fusion reactors, as well as molten salt reactors.
The problem I see with the electrification narrative is the push to force it through in as short a time as possible. Let the technology evolve, as it becomes more cost effective and more efficient to the point it reaches parity or passes fossil fuel powertrains, and it will naturally take over. If it happens in 5 years, cool. If it takes 20 years, so be it. I don't see the point in forcing it on us too early, just as I don't see the point in resisting it because its different.
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