11-22-2017, 12:54 PM
The surface area of a car is very small, so that argument is an odd one to make. There has to be a recharging system of some kind external to the car. It could be wind, solar, etc. It works the same way now, we don't drive around with our drills, and refinery plants either.
On April 30, [2017] Germany established a new national record for renewable energy use. Part of that day (during the long May 1 weekend), 85% of all the electricity consumed in Germany was being produced from renewables such as wind, solar, biomass, and hydroelectric power.
“Most of Germany’s coal-fired power stations were not even operating on Sunday, April 30th, with renewable sources accounting for 85 per cent of electricity across the country,” he [Patrick Graichen of Agora Energiewende Initiative] said. “Nuclear power sources, which are planned to be completely phased out by 2022, were also severely reduced.” https://cleantechnica.com/2017/05/08/ger...enewables/
There are other countries that have achieved 100% renewable. As the infrastructure becomes more renewable it allows cars and other industries to also move in that direction by taking energy from the grid rather than from fuel. Sure, it's not going to be easy or in many cases cheap in the beginning, but there's not much choice in the long term.
Germany is an eager adopter but they don't top the list in usage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co...le_sources
For example Costa Rica's electricity generated by renewable energy for 300 days in 2017: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/...69111.html
On April 30, [2017] Germany established a new national record for renewable energy use. Part of that day (during the long May 1 weekend), 85% of all the electricity consumed in Germany was being produced from renewables such as wind, solar, biomass, and hydroelectric power.
“Most of Germany’s coal-fired power stations were not even operating on Sunday, April 30th, with renewable sources accounting for 85 per cent of electricity across the country,” he [Patrick Graichen of Agora Energiewende Initiative] said. “Nuclear power sources, which are planned to be completely phased out by 2022, were also severely reduced.” https://cleantechnica.com/2017/05/08/ger...enewables/
There are other countries that have achieved 100% renewable. As the infrastructure becomes more renewable it allows cars and other industries to also move in that direction by taking energy from the grid rather than from fuel. Sure, it's not going to be easy or in many cases cheap in the beginning, but there's not much choice in the long term.
Germany is an eager adopter but they don't top the list in usage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co...le_sources
For example Costa Rica's electricity generated by renewable energy for 300 days in 2017: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/...69111.html