FOG BLOG RIDICULOG: ELECTRIC CARS IN NB , FAST CHARGING?!
THE PREMIER OF NEW BRUNSWICK , BLAINE HIGGS HAS PROPOSED A REBATE OF $10,000. FOR ANYONE THAT BUYS AN ELECTRIC CAR. THIS IS GREAT NEWS, ESPECIALLY THE FACT IT IS GOING TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCY ON FOSSIL FUELS! HE EVEN HAS GIVEN A QUOTA PERCENTAGE WISE HOW MANY ELECTRIC VEHICLES SHOULD BE ON THE ROAD BY 2030! THIS IS ALL FINE AND GOOD BUT RIGHT NOW THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY CHARGING SATIONS HERE IN NB AND IN SAINT JOHN THERE ARE ONLY A FEW AND THE ONE UPTOWN WHICH IS OF THE FAST CHARGE VARIETY, YOU STILL HAVE TO WAIT ALMOST AN HOUR FOR A 3/4 CHARGE. FULL CHARGE ON THE STANDARD CHARGING STATIONS WILL TAKE ABOUT 4 HRS. WHO WANTS TO WAIT THAT LONG FOR THEIR CAR TO CHARGE A FEW MILES FROM HOME??? THE GOVERNMENT GIVES AN OPTION OF HAVING A CHARGING STATION AT HOME BUT THAT COULD BE COSTLY , WHAT ABOUT LIVING IN AN APT.?? THEY NEED TO ADVANCE THE TECH AND BRING CHARGING TIMES DOWN TO 15 MIN. AND HAVE THEM CLOSE TO GAS STATIONS, YOU WOULD HAVE TO KEEP THEM 50 FT OR SO FROM GAS PUMPS DUE TO SPARKS BUT IT MIGHT WORK. RIGHT NOW THE SOLOTION EVERYONE TO HAVE AN ELECTRIC CAR IS A HYBRID, IT CHARGES THE BATTERIES BUT THAT IS THE ONLY TIME THE GAS ENGINE IS USED. IT MAINLY RINS ON ELECTRICITY!
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