Boy Todd.  You hir the nail on the head.  Where we get out electric and how it's produced is critical.  FYI though, wind power generation just outpaced all other forms of electric production.  Granted, some areas are doing more than others, but the KWH don't lie.
Maybe there is hope;
Dave B. the Boston one

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Sat, Apr 30, 2022 2:44 pm
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] This B.C. company wants to electrify your Porsche, your mini van and your school bus | Globalnews.ca

I imagine the costs will eventually drop as this market and technology get
explored - but then there is the whole issue of how electricity is actually
produced and provided - which is not without its own issues and hypocrisy.

BT

On Saturday, April 30, 2022, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:

> Can't afford a Tesla at $50-60K, but can afford a conversion at $100K?  He
> did say that he is hoping to get to a scale where he can get the price down
> to around $30K.  But then we're dealing with a car with an old
> chassis/body, too.  Maybe he'll get there.  Meanwhile, new EVs (they're not
> all Teslas) can be a lot cheaper than what he is selling, if we can just
> get enough of them on the market.  For now, I am still driving my 16 yo
> Prius.  Building new vehicles has environmental costs, too, so he is right
> about that.
>
> I wonder, would converting an old hybrid be cheaper than converting an old
> pure IC vehicle?
>
> At any rate, I am all for getting into the EV future for the sake of us
> all.
>
> On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 9:48 AM Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Some borderline Friday NVC that fits nicely with the post of the Tesla
>> pulling the bus or the bus pushing the Tesla depending whether the glass
>> is
>> half full or empty.  I think retro-fitting existing gas powered motors
>> with
>> electric alternatives will become a business all to itself...give it 5 to
>> 10 years.
>>
>> This B.C. company wants to electrify your Porsche, your mini van and your
>> school bus | Globalnews.ca
>> https://globalnews.ca/news/8797788/vancouver-company-
>> electric-car-conversions/
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>