UPDATES ON BATTERY-POWERED TRANSPORTATION
Electrical supply can be solved as autos switch to batteries:
1. https://qr.ae/TaB5xx https://www.quora.com/If-every-car-in-the-U-S-were-a-Tesla-Model-S-how-much-extra-electricity-would-we-need-to-generate-to-meet-the-added-demand-due-to-battery-charging
This states that 40% of Tesla owners have solar installed on their house rooftops.
Details of NJ rooftops eligible for solar rooftops https://www.google.com/get/sunroof/data-explorer/place/ChIJn0AAnpX7wIkRjW0_-Ad70iw/#?overlay=flux (presumably future electric car purchasers will often also install solar rooftops.) Zoom into your neighborhood.
2. Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) reported a Least Cost Scenario (near zero cost) to reach 100% clean electricity by 2050. See last month's report http://climate.smiller.org/2019-11/2019-11-5-agenda.html This scenario is expected to be added to the NJ Energy Master Plan, when Gov Murphy signs by end of 2019. .Both electricification of transportation, and electrification of residential/commercia are included in this analysis.
TRUCKS ARE MOVING TO ELECTRIC: https://www.act-news.com/news/the-future-of-fleet-is-here-at-act-expo/
“Fleets across the nation continue to make major public commitments to procuring renewable fuels and deploying low- and zero-emission vehicles”
Tesla “CyberTruck”: https://www.motor1.com/news/384059/tesla-cybertruck-ride-interior-video/
Tesla “CyberTruck” tug of war with Ford F-150 https://www.hardworkingtrucks.com/electric-pickup-battles-begin-as-ford-exec-swipes-back-at-tesla-following-pickup-tow-challenge/
Ford F150 Electric pickup to be available in 2 years. https://insideevs.com/reviews/377328/ford-f150-electric-truck-details/
Ford showed electric F-150 prototype towing over a million pounds of freight cars https://insideevs.com/photo/4239571/ford-f-150-ev-prototype-towing/
“Redeem” gas from waste RNG (Renewable Natural Gas) https://www.fleetowner.com/running-green/demand-redeem-renewable-fuel-continues
is replacing diesel in California: San Bernardino, CA (237 municipal transit buses); Ontario, CA (88 CNG city vehicles); Sacramento, CA (100 solid waste trucks); County of Sacramento (100 vehicles); Port of Long Beach (24 CNG trucks); Port of Lost Angeles; City of Commerce, CA (12million gallons from its public CNG station, which fuels city vehicles, commercial trucks, and buses
See bottom of https://www.act-news.com/webinar/webinar-preparing-for-the-arrival-of-heavy-duty-battery-electric-trucks/
Nikola Motor Claims Historic Battery Technology Breakthrough
Trucks.com — Nov. 19, 2019 — Nikola Motor Co. said that it achieved a landmark breakthrough in battery technology that could double the range of electric vehicles without adding any weight. https://www.trucks.com/2019/11/19/nikola-motor-historic-battery-technology-breakthrough/