Wonder how California will handle these issues too – particularly with summertime power shut offs to stop forest fires:
China’s power crisis is affecting electric-car owners, with automakers including Tesla Inc. and Nio Inc. suspending some charging facilities.
User apps show charging stations are down in Chengdu in Sichuan province — where the nation’s worst drought since the 1960s has slashed hydropower generation at the same time a punishing heatwave has sent electricity demand surging — and the nearby city of Chongqing.
Source: Tesla, Nio Suspend EV Charging Services as China Power Cuts Bite – Bloomberg
In 20 years, even the fire engines will be EVs but won’t be able to get charged during fire season? Ford wants police agencies to buy their electric F-150. Is anyone thinking this through?
