Duke Energy is teaming up with the City of Bedford to construct some charging stations in town.
A republican dominated local government cannot resist free money for being part of the latest rage in virtue signaling.
Construction for electric vehicles charging stations underway in Bedfordhttps://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8831f_f7c61a71a9e546d5b094c07ab8efd331~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1000,h_750,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/f8831f_f7c61a71a9e546d5b094c07ab8efd331~mv2.j
BEDFORD - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - The construction of electric charging stations are underway in Bedford.Photo: The construction of electric vehicle charging stations in the City of Bedford has begunThe Bedford Board of Works approved for the agreement with Duke Energy to bring an electric vehicle...www.lczephyr.org
(Reference Kentucky Revised Statutes 131.130, 138.220, and 138.226)
Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Tax
Beginning on January 1, 2024, EV charging station owners and lessees must pay a combined excise tax and surtax fee of $0.03 per kilowatt hour of electricity used to charge EVs. The tax will be added to the selling price charged by the station operator. If the station operator provides free electricity, they will be responsible for paying the tax on stations installed after June 30, 2022. The station operator must report total kilowatt hours distributed, tax amount collected, and provide payment to the state monthly. Beginning December 1, 2024, the Kentucky Department of Revenue must compare the tax rate to the most current quarterly National Highway Construction Cost Index 2.0 (NHCCI 2.0) annually. Beginning on January 1, 2025, the tax rate must be adjusted annually to match the NHCCI 2.0 change, up to a maximum 5% annual increase or decrease.
(Reference Kentucky Revised Statutes 186.010 and 189.282)
Electric Vehicle (EV) Fee
Beginning January 1, 2024, in addition to standard vehicle registration fees, EV owners must pay an annual fee of $120 and hybrid electric vehicle and electric motorcycle owners must pay an annual fee of $60.
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This is the base article as well.Try this one
This is what I get for doing this from my phone.
well, the government isn't going to give up a loss of income.Kentucky:
Yep, my CC just got hacked w/11 attempts for purchases from California, Kansas, to NY. Uber eats, AMC movie theater tix etc. It cost me zero…just waiting on the replacement cards after the hacked one got the freeze put on itI haven't used a debit card in 15 years just for that reason. I have had my card information stolen on a few occasions.
Debit card the bank has 60 days to give you YOUR money back.
Credit card they just deny the charge and it costs you NOTHING.
From what I understand a few. The bigger problem(fire hazard wise) will be when magnesium batteries(not in a Tesla currently or any other mainstream electric cars) become widely used.Out of curiosity, does a Tesla use any magnesium parts?
Idunno. I'm not a trucker, but even a software engineer can do some simple math. 250 miles of range empty? 1.5 hours to charge? So even empty they have to stop every 4 or so hours for 1.5 hours? I don't know how that could be practical for longer ranges.Watched the testing of a tractor trailer rig that was all electric, the numbers stated that it had a range of 250 miles on a charge time of 1.5 hours. It wasn't clear if that was in town or over the highway, and they did admit that the numbers had been generated by an empty trailer.
How far can the average rig run with an empty trailer?
Idunno. I'm not a trucker, but even a software engineer can do some simple math. 250 miles of range empty? 1.5 hours to charge? So even empty they have to stop every 4 or so hours for 1.5 hours? I don't know how that could be practical for longer ranges.
I think the only viable use case is shorter hauls within 100 miles or so where charging can be timed to have less impact. Of course if they did do long haul, some Truckers could probably fit in a lot of porn time.
It's completely viable if technology gets to the point you don't need a human driver. Interstate driving is the easiest for self driving technology. I would not be surprised if over the next decade or so we see trucks that operate like military surveillance drones. A human controls them for 'take off and landing' sorts of things and they run themselves the rest of the time. Imagine a 'pony express' route for trucks. The computer drives it along the interstate from charge to charge. The last charge before it needs to get into city traffic to get to a warehouse or whatever, a human operator takes over.
We are going to automate ourselves out of jobs eventually, maybe not in our lifetime, but unless we bomb ourselves back in time technologically there's no other reasonable outcome.
How far back do you think the first time a loaded truck being hacked and plowing through a traffic jam will set us? It will happen.It's completely viable if technology gets to the point you don't need a human driver. Interstate driving is the easiest for self driving technology. I would not be surprised if over the next decade or so we see trucks that operate like military surveillance drones. A human controls them for 'take off and landing' sorts of things and they run themselves the rest of the time. Imagine a 'pony express' route for trucks. The computer drives it along the interstate from charge to charge. The last charge before it needs to get into city traffic to get to a warehouse or whatever, a human operator takes over.
We are going to automate ourselves out of jobs eventually, maybe not in our lifetime, but unless we bomb ourselves back in time technologically there's no other reasonable outcome.
It all depends on the size of your fuel tanks but 300 gallons will get you 1500 miles or better. Going east down off the Rockies with a tailwind will be significantly better than going uphill west with a big head wind. Can refill 250 gallons in probably 15 minutes or less at any major truckstop, once you actually get to the pump……another story.Watched the testing of a tractor trailer rig that was all electric, the numbers stated that it had a range of 250 miles on a charge time of 1.5 hours. It wasn't clear if that was in town or over the highway, and they did admit that the numbers had been generated by an empty trailer.
How far can the average rig run with an empty trailer?
Doubtful other than on southern, flat routes that have no adverse weather. Love to see how the driverless truck deals with Fourth of July pass in Northern Idaho, along with 3/4 of the rest of the country when the white lines are covered with snow and ice. Ever thrown iron on a semi?It's completely viable if technology gets to the point you don't need a human driver. Interstate driving is the easiest for self driving technology. I would not be surprised if over the next decade or so we see trucks that operate like military surveillance drones. A human controls them for 'take off and landing' sorts of things and they run themselves the rest of the time. Imagine a 'pony express' route for trucks. The computer drives it along the interstate from charge to charge. The last charge before it needs to get into city traffic to get to a warehouse or whatever, a human operator takes over.
We are going to automate ourselves out of jobs eventually, maybe not in our lifetime, but unless we bomb ourselves back in time technologically there's no other reasonable outcome.
Or a rolling roadblock to a stop, and hijack the cargo or entire truck? Didn’t Fast and Furious put out a documentary on this a while back?How far back do you think the first time a loaded truck being hacked and plowing through a traffic jam will set us? It will happen.
It's completely viable if technology gets to the point you don't need a human driver. Interstate driving is the easiest for self driving technology. I would not be surprised if over the next decade or so we see trucks that operate like military surveillance drones. A human controls them for 'take off and landing' sorts of things and they run themselves the rest of the time. Imagine a 'pony express' route for trucks. The computer drives it along the interstate from charge to charge. The last charge before it needs to get into city traffic to get to a warehouse or whatever, a human operator takes over.
We are going to automate ourselves out of jobs eventually, maybe not in our lifetime, but unless we bomb ourselves back in time technologically there's no other reasonable outcome.