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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's a lot of empty space in Texas. Alaska will be the next frontier with global warming.[/quote]

Texas has a lot of space, but water will be an issue. It won’t trouble people now, but they’re heading for a crisis. [/quote]
That's a very good point, but ultimately solvable with the new technologies that can literally pull moisture from the air. [/quote]
lol ok sure because TX is at the forefront of avant garde technology.  They even hate EVs.[/quote]

Here’s what people need to understand about Texans and electric vehicles, Texas is big.  It’s a different scale altogether.  Not only are the distances vast, but a lot of it is empty.

For example, Google says the distance between Houston and El Paso is 746.5 miles.  By comparison, it says the distance between DC and NYC is 224.8 miles. You could drive round trip DC to NYC, go back to New York City a second time, and still have 70 miles left over.

A lot of rural communities are pretty small. To go to the hospital, see a specialist, or do serious shopping, it might take hours.

If you want people in Texas to get behind EVs, you need to make the charge last a lot longer, with a much faster recharge.

I would also point out that while electric cars may be better for air pollution and conservation of fossil fuels, the lithium batteries they apparently require a lot of water to refine the lithium.  While I’m not aware of lithium mining in Texas, specifically, it is apparently in other locations facing water shortages.

Here’s a report from PBS about the concerns that lithium mining will increase water shortages:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4kAVnwnEc[/quote]

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