by Mike Mercer, Stevensville
I have a few questions about these proposed charging stations for electric vehicles. What kind of security is provided, as being stuck for an extended period possibly in an isolated area, could be hazardous. Will new high voltage lines need to be brought in and across whose property? Will the snowplow also be electric? I am not hearing how these issues are being addressed or even thought of. You want electric in the city, knock yourself out but Montana weather and many other places become hostile in a heartbeat.
Just a thumbnail for a 250 range; a level 3 charge at 50kW takes about one hour, level 2 at 6kW about 11 hours and a level 3 at 1kW about 43 hours. Conclusion; all charging station must be level 3 or support overnight camping.
On another note; if you have 100 pounds (1600 ounces) of required rare earth minerals for a battery only 0.2 percent (3.2 ounces) is used. The remaining 1,596.8 ounces, which is now toxic from the separation process, is put back in the hole.
Unless someone can convince me otherwise, I vote no to this nonsense.
craig johnson says
there’s a charging station in Lima Montana. Nothing extraodinary about it, its just there.
Helen Sabin says
You have done your homework. Smart! G