No problem, 90% of the time cars are used IN TOWN, Work, Groceries. Friends and Family. Your home is the first place you charge overnight and that gives you at least a 150 mile range per day.
Agree. I would like to see these articles that discuss range anxiety mention what percentage of the population does NOT have a predicable commute that starts and ends at home every day?
You people really don't get out of the cities much do you? I live in rural Arkansas. There's not a single public charger within 50 miles. The only charges here are ones people have installed in their homes. It's also normal around here for people to drive 1-1.5 hours for their job. 150 mile range would be pushing it on someone working far away.
@@nick4819 Even that means 60 miles each way. and the 150 miles is low more like 250 on a charge. As a disclaimer. I have a 2014 Shelby , 2020 Mojave. not for sale either
@@richardthomas1531 It storms quite a bit here so power outages for hours is pretty common. What happens then? If I can't charge at night, I'd be screwed the next day considering the charge time. I mean I'm all for EV's....but it's just not ready yet. The grid isn't read, the technology isn't ready, and society isn't ready for the cons that come with it. Maybe another decade or so.
@@nick4819 Same here ,That's why a have a generator.Their are a lot of places that an all electric is not practical. I Changed all my work and garden tools to cordless now that they're way more powerful than when they first came out. Cars will be the same.The new Tesla looks way better than the first.
About a decade ago, energy companies were hand wringing about all the excess capacity they would have with the adoption of LED bulbs and more efficient appliances. We have the energy capacity, especially if most people charge their vehicles at home once a week during off-peak hours.
@@davidej6310 It won't be much different than someone running their dishwasher or clothes dryer at night. Most people will only need to charge up once a week, not every evening unless they a +100 mile commute to work.
@@xenrin Nope. You'll require more power. Some families have more than one car. You still have to assume the driving habits of today or more in designing the grid. You have to assume population increase. And it is important to restate that if millions of cars are being charged in the night, it'll cease to be off-peak. This doesn't make it impossible; it makes it very difficult especially for a state like California with already strained capacity and very long driving habits.
@@davidej6310 Wrong, BEVs actualy require much less Peak Power than all other uses, thus it would still be a lower demand period. Especially if Cars only need to charge Max Twice a Week.
This whole interview to answer the question if the US has enough infrastructure to support EV’s mass adoption was based on a long road trip using a Lucid Air, an EV that has no access to Tesla’s supercharger network. Of course the conclusion was no, the infrastructure is far from ready!
With the current infrastructure (and of course the amount of time it takes to charge) the best use for an EV is a commuter. Providing you have somewhere to charge it, at work or home etc. Long distances (road trips) are a challenge.
The more EVs that are on the road the bigger the problem of having electricity in the right place at the right time. Also if the number of chargers doesn't keep up with the number of EVs you could end up with long line ups. This may be a bigger problem where land is expensive because having a car parked for an hour or so to charge can be expensive and will discourage businesses from putting in charging facilities or they will charge drivers and arm and leg to use them. I confess to sometimes being impatient to wait 5 minutes to reach the gas pump but waiting an hour to reach a charger and then waiting another hour to charge my car would be much worse. Plus the guy behind me might get mad if I fall asleep and don't move my car right away when the charger becomes available. I have never fallen asleep waiting for gas but give me a few hours on a hot night with my AC turned down to conserve electricity and I might snooze off. Maybe someone will make an alarm app for when the charger is ready .
Well charging at home all night is the biggest possibility for majority of EV drivers however, battery tech. Improves very quickly especially with the high demand of EVs. Fueling culture will change. Also rememeber there are technically going on now where you can go to EV station and replace your battery in 5 min. Its the chinese NIO conpany but it's "Chinese" so you don't see it in America. EV Future will be much easier than we think.
@@Music14792Charging at home is well and good but won't work for many apartment dwellers. As older EVs enter the used market in larger amounts by decades end I think working class people will face numerous challenges trying to adopt them. More level 2 chargers at work places, theaters, and grocery stores will help ease the burden.
Sending more electricity down a line seems easier than refining gasoline, putting it in a tanker and driving it hundreds of miles. ..... it might be different if we didn't already have an electric grid. ...... and if that fails just use a gasoline generator. The nice thing about electricity is that it doesn't care how it was generated.
He equated Quebec with Canada Had he come to Ontario things would have been different, Quebec for now has been more proactive about building out its network
@@damongnojek3912 Tesla has NOT been strengthening the grid with solar panels. The solar panels are for consumer use only and there are people who still haven’t gotten their solar panels. Tesla only RECENTLY started opening up its superchargers for other cars to use. Within the last few months in fact. Prior to that, he spent most of his time trying to isolate Tesla vehicles and their charging stations to create a monopoly. This has nothing to do with Tesla being a good company or Elon being a good person. My dude’s not. The only reason Tesla is opening up chargers is because A. Being a stingy cunt doesn’t get you anywhere B. Pressures from the federal government One final note, Siemens manufactures EV chargers and recently opened up a second plant to speed up production for EV chargers and is helping to create a standard that can be widely used by multiple car manufacturers. Unlike Muskrat. Siemens also produces solar panels FOR THE UNITED STATES POWER GRID.
Is the U.S. infrastructure ready? How come no one ever asks if anyone outside of Tesla, has the EVs? Who are going to be supplying these magical millions and millions of EVs that will "overwhelm the grid" to the U.S? So far all I hear is aspirations and announcements and not much in the way of execution. The Chinese? - that might be a slow grind to expand to millions in the U.S. - protectionist policies/stereotype of "Chinese quality" etc
TESLA alone is adding more then a million new vehicle each year to the US. Still they have the capacity to offer charging for GM and FORD in the future
Julie Chang, I just want to ask you, why Zoe become interviewer and then you become host, it seems he's AI, Christopher. Why we don't see the face of host and guest host of WSJ Tech News Briefing?
A few problems with electric vehicles: If you're charging your vehicle and there's a power outage. If there's an earthquake, flood, fire or another form of danger and your vehicle isn't charged--that could be a problem. The length of time to charge the vehicle. Being in a remote area or on a highway and having the battery needing to be charged. The cost of maintenance and repairs to the vehicle. The insurance costs.
I went through ian . My neighbor charged his tesla with solar and if he needed more power, his generator. Plenty of ways to generate electricity. ........ I started to drive a little less after 5 days , when my 20 gallons ( also for house) started to feel light. He also doesn't worry about oil change and transmission fluid. I refuse to buy new cars so I'm going to wait until today's cars fit my budget ( I also don't finance)
@@robertjamesonmusic Tesla doesn't care what the costs are to maintain and repair or replace items. Nor does Tesla care about the insurance for these vehicles.
@@dianahill5116 honestly, no one really cares about what you’ve heard it’s just the facts. And what idiot is driving during an earthquake or what idiot drives around with less than half a tank of gas it’s really just the same thing it’s all about the level of intelligence and responsibility
@@alexander15551 - Yeah, I know, but in FL, you are limited to sidewalks ... They need an "electric hour" to allow electric bikes and skateboards on the streets. An hour in the morning and an hour in the evening.
@@MrNote-lz7lh - Only because they don't allow e-bikes on the street. Open it up for an hour or two in the morning and evening (for e-bikes only), and watch how much that changes.
No problem, 90% of the time cars are used IN TOWN, Work, Groceries. Friends and Family. Your home is the first place you charge overnight and that gives you at least a 150 mile range per day.
Agree. I would like to see these articles that discuss range anxiety mention what percentage of the population does NOT have a predicable commute that starts and ends at home every day?
You people really don't get out of the cities much do you? I live in rural Arkansas. There's not a single public charger within 50 miles. The only charges here are ones people have installed in their homes. It's also normal around here for people to drive 1-1.5 hours for their job. 150 mile range would be pushing it on someone working far away.
@@nick4819 Even that means 60 miles each way. and the 150 miles is low more like 250 on a charge. As a disclaimer. I have a 2014 Shelby , 2020 Mojave. not for sale either
@@richardthomas1531 It storms quite a bit here so power outages for hours is pretty common. What happens then? If I can't charge at night, I'd be screwed the next day considering the charge time. I mean I'm all for EV's....but it's just not ready yet. The grid isn't read, the technology isn't ready, and society isn't ready for the cons that come with it. Maybe another decade or so.
@@nick4819 Same here ,That's why a have a generator.Their are a lot of places that an all electric is not practical. I Changed all my work and garden tools to cordless now that they're way more powerful than when they first came out. Cars will be the same.The new Tesla looks way better than the first.
About a decade ago, energy companies were hand wringing about all the excess capacity they would have with the adoption of LED bulbs and more efficient appliances. We have the energy capacity, especially if most people charge their vehicles at home once a week during off-peak hours.
When everyone charges during off-peak hours, it ceases to be off-peak.
@@davidej6310 It won't be much different than someone running their dishwasher or clothes dryer at night. Most people will only need to charge up once a week, not every evening unless they a +100 mile commute to work.
@@xenrin Nope. You'll require more power. Some families have more than one car. You still have to assume the driving habits of today or more in designing the grid. You have to assume population increase. And it is important to restate that if millions of cars are being charged in the night, it'll cease to be off-peak. This doesn't make it impossible; it makes it very difficult especially for a state like California with already strained capacity and very long driving habits.
@@xenrin and you also forget that they'll be running their dishwashers. So that is an addition.
@@davidej6310 Wrong, BEVs actualy require much less Peak Power than all other uses, thus it would still be a lower demand period. Especially if Cars only need to charge Max Twice a Week.
There are plenty of chargers for tesla - the rest will have a little tougher time.
With TESLA opening them up for GM and FORD and all three behind a massiv charging network. This will do the job.
This whole interview to answer the question if the US has enough infrastructure to support EV’s mass adoption was based on a long road trip using a Lucid Air, an EV that has no access to Tesla’s supercharger network. Of course the conclusion was no, the infrastructure is far from ready!
Short answer is: We're not even close to ready.
With the current infrastructure (and of course the amount of time it takes to charge) the best use for an EV is a commuter. Providing you have somewhere to charge it, at work or home etc. Long distances (road trips) are a challenge.
That's why we have phevs. Best of both.
Challenging if you're not driving a Tesla
I did a 4000 mile road-trip last summer in my Tesla. Could not have gone smoother. Was I not supposed to do that?
When did Montreal become part of the US? This guy's argument is invalidated.
The more EVs that are on the road the bigger the problem of having electricity in the right place at the right time. Also if the number of chargers doesn't keep up with the number of EVs you could end up with long line ups. This may be a bigger problem where land is expensive because having a car parked for an hour or so to charge can be expensive and will discourage businesses from putting in charging facilities or they will charge drivers and arm and leg to use them. I confess to sometimes being impatient to wait 5 minutes to reach the gas pump but waiting an hour to reach a charger and then waiting another hour to charge my car would be much worse.
Plus the guy behind me might get mad if I fall asleep and don't move my car right away when the charger becomes available. I have never fallen asleep waiting for gas but give me a few hours on a hot night with my AC turned down to conserve electricity and I might snooze off. Maybe someone will make an alarm app for when the charger is ready .
Well charging at home all night is the biggest possibility for majority of EV drivers however, battery tech. Improves very quickly especially with the high demand of EVs. Fueling culture will change. Also rememeber there are technically going on now where you can go to EV station and replace your battery in 5 min. Its the chinese NIO conpany but it's "Chinese" so you don't see it in America. EV Future will be much easier than we think.
@@Music14792if you have charging at home, this is not a problem. If you don't, or your on a road trip, this can be a problem.
@@Music14792Charging at home is well and good but won't work for many apartment dwellers. As older EVs enter the used market in larger amounts by decades end I think working class people will face numerous challenges trying to adopt them. More level 2 chargers at work places, theaters, and grocery stores will help ease the burden.
Sending more electricity down a line seems easier than refining gasoline, putting it in a tanker and driving it hundreds of miles.
..... it might be different if we didn't already have an electric grid.
...... and if that fails just use a gasoline generator.
The nice thing about electricity is that it doesn't care how it was generated.
Try the Tesla
He equated Quebec with Canada Had he come to Ontario things would have been different, Quebec for now has been more proactive about building out its network
Guess what company is strengthening the US grid with Solar and Storage in addition to their dominant EVs?
Siemens. ( lol)
@@CHMichael oh, do they have an EV? Or is Tesla the on,y company that fits the description that I gave?
@@damongnojek3912 Tesla has NOT been strengthening the grid with solar panels. The solar panels are for consumer use only and there are people who still haven’t gotten their solar panels. Tesla only RECENTLY started opening up its superchargers for other cars to use. Within the last few months in fact. Prior to that, he spent most of his time trying to isolate Tesla vehicles and their charging stations to create a monopoly. This has nothing to do with Tesla being a good company or Elon being a good person. My dude’s not. The only reason Tesla is opening up chargers is because
A. Being a stingy cunt doesn’t get you anywhere
B. Pressures from the federal government
One final note, Siemens manufactures EV chargers and recently opened up a second plant to speed up production for EV chargers and is helping to create a standard that can be widely used by multiple car manufacturers. Unlike Muskrat. Siemens also produces solar panels FOR THE UNITED STATES POWER GRID.
Please WSJ can you add some animations or video to this tech briefing by zoey, it will be very helpful
Wish they would take computers out of vehicles.older people dont understand them.
The new intro sounds comfortable and pleasant somehow
I won't get an EV until the day comes of where I can drive up to a charger and "fill up" as fast as I can pump a tank of gas.
In cold climate, people should use sodium ion battery instead. It is cheaper too
Norway and SWeden have plenty of EVs and this works very well for sure they have a cold climate
ask is it possible to remember charging car before travelling
No it isnt. Fossil fuels arent going anywhere.
if you're not driving a Tesla....
you think the grid is screwed just wait
Been driving a Tesla for years. It’s pretty simple. The Tesla supercharger network is amazing and if you use anything else you’re insane.
u ain't green your stupid car plugs into a grid ran on coal and natural gas 😂
Is the U.S. infrastructure ready? How come no one ever asks if anyone outside of Tesla, has the EVs? Who are going to be supplying these magical millions and millions of EVs that will "overwhelm the grid" to the U.S? So far all I hear is aspirations and announcements and not much in the way of execution.
The Chinese? - that might be a slow grind to expand to millions in the U.S. - protectionist policies/stereotype of "Chinese quality" etc
Tesla, Honda and Ford all sell EVs.
TESLA alone is adding more then a million new vehicle each year to the US. Still they have the capacity to offer charging for GM and FORD in the future
Definitely
You drove the wrong EV
Julie Chang, I just want to ask you, why Zoe become interviewer and then you become host, it seems he's AI, Christopher. Why we don't see the face of host and guest host of WSJ Tech News Briefing?
not even close.
Cart before the horse syndrome. What else is new? Infrastructure is downstream of invention.
No. Never will be..
Stop spreading misinformation!
Lol @wsj, why do you show a European charger at 0:16 as "America's infrastructure"?
Y pick a lucid to drive? Range is worthless if you can't charge reliably!!!;)
A few problems with electric vehicles: If you're charging your vehicle and there's a power outage. If there's an earthquake, flood, fire or another form of danger and your vehicle isn't charged--that could be a problem. The length of time to charge the vehicle. Being in a remote area or on a highway and having the battery needing to be charged. The cost of maintenance and repairs to the vehicle. The insurance costs.
I went through ian . My neighbor charged his tesla with solar and if he needed more power, his generator.
Plenty of ways to generate electricity.
........ I started to drive a little less after 5 days , when my 20 gallons ( also for house) started to feel light.
He also doesn't worry about oil change and transmission fluid.
I refuse to buy new cars so I'm going to wait until today's cars fit my budget ( I also don't finance)
Sorry but these concerns are pretty irrelevant at this point. Tesla charging stations take very little time to charge
@@robertjamesonmusic
I've heard negative information about Tesla.
And no, these concerns are not irrelevant.
@@robertjamesonmusic
Tesla doesn't care what the costs are to maintain and repair or replace items. Nor does Tesla care about the insurance for these vehicles.
@@dianahill5116 honestly, no one really cares about what you’ve heard it’s just the facts.
And what idiot is driving during an earthquake or what idiot drives around with less than half a tank of gas it’s really just the same thing it’s all about the level of intelligence and responsibility
Yes 😂more than enough 1% percent of cars sold in America are electric
Nope. 😊
Lies
We need hydrogen charging stations . 😊
to charge a dozen Mirais?
Boa Noite a todos os guerreiros e guerreiras do wal stret journal.
Car car
IF we go to electric bikes, yes.
But then again, that's NOT what the oligarchs' want - is it?
You can buy an E-bike if you choose, there are plenty of them available. Even the Amish are using them these days
@@alexander15551 - Yeah, I know, but in FL, you are limited to sidewalks ... They need an "electric hour" to allow electric bikes and skateboards on the streets. An hour in the morning and an hour in the evening.
@@jeffg4686
Get over yourself. Bike riders are way too small of a percentile to make that kind of decision.
@@MrNote-lz7lh - Only because they don't allow e-bikes on the street. Open it up for an hour or two in the morning and evening (for e-bikes only), and watch how much that changes.
ZZZzzzz..... where zoe?
electric cars plug into the same grid ran on coal and natural gas you aint green 😂
Gets tesla
Whiners.