Electric Trucks and Cars

[TroutSlayer]

[QUOTE=werner.reiche;1214072]That is pretty invasive. But it would require an IP accessible thermostat, and I don't think many homes have that. We have a programmable one - but is all manual. No IP access.[/QUOTECellPhone.

It's been around for 10 years or so. I can control my HVAC system from anywhere in the world with my phone.
https://www.ecobee.com/en-ca/

[73hunter]

Yes lots of people are going to ‘smart’ homes with everything connected to wifi, from thermostats to fridges to garage door openers. It’s not for me.

How much longer until gas furnaces are not AVAILABLE for sale or LEGAL to install ? It’s already happening in some larger cities

[greatwhite]

Not a chance in H E L L I would allow the government or government controlled organization control my house. I have no internet enabled appliances and if I did I would not connect them. Gee what could go wrong.

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

Nope not in my budget! Lol

[Deer Hunter]

I recently spent a week in Toronto. The hotel I stayed at had a bunch of charging station out back. There was always a couple vehicles plugged in. Same thing with the hotel next door to this one. If enough people gets hooked, maybe price of gas will drop? I’m not planning on going electric anytime soon. Just bought a new gas truck.

[73hunter]

Not a chance in H E L L I would allow the government or government controlled organization control my house. I have no internet enabled appliances and if I did I would not connect them. Gee what could go wrong.

It’s coming. And getting back to electric vehicles….remember when the big cold snap hit Texas 2 years ago, the power grid went down and some people were running their houses off the batteries in their F-150 Lightning’s….part of me wonders if electric vehicles that are all plugged in at home might somehow be regarded as a power reserve to be drawn on in emergencies. Maybe that’s a bit far-fetched yet, but they know there is a coming issue with the capacity of the power grid and are already trying to control thermostats…..

[greatwhite]

On the way to work this morning I hear on the news that were going to be close to energy peak and they might ask people to turn do air conditioners and unplug cars (WTF) and they want everyone to switch fast? The electrical system would not have a hope in handling it.. So when there is a power outage how to charge your car?

Regardless since will always have a car and a truck, most likely the car will be electrical.

[greatwhite]

Not far fetched they are planning that now in California.

So they suck your power from you and you are left an uncharged car.

https://electrek.co/2023/05/04/can-e...e-v2g-by-2027/

It’s coming. And to get the thread back on track….remember when the big cold snap hit Texas 2 years ago, the power grid went down and some people were running their houses off the batteries in their F-150 Lightning’s….part of me wonders if electric vehicles that are all plugged in at home might somehow be regarded as a power reserve to drawn on in emergencies. Maybe that’s a bit far-fetched yet, but they know there is a coming issue with the capacity of the power grid and are already trying to control thermostats…..

[Birdbuff]

I thought I heard they were going to build another nuclear power station where the current Bruce power station is. Supposedly it will be able to service 4.5 million homes.

[greatwhite]

So they say, but it will take at minimum 20+ years.

Darlington took 12
Bruce Power 17 years for units A and B

I thought I heard they were going to build another nuclear power station where the current Bruce power station is. Supposedly it will be able to service 4.5 million homes.