The following report is from ZeroHedge:
The sprawling municipality of Chengdu in Sichuan province and nearby Chongqing (all located in southwestern China) — where scorching heatwaves and lack of rainfall slashed hydropower generation, resulting in weeks of power rationings at some of the largest factories in the country, have reportedly spread to EV charging stations.
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Bloomberg reported that some Tesla Inc. and Nio Inc. charging stations in Chengdu and Chongqing (both metro areas have a combined +46 million people) had been turned off because of power conservation measures, leaving drivers unable to charge their EVs.
Nio’s charging app informed owners that some of its Chengdu battery-swap stations are “offline” this week because of a “severe overload on the grid under the persisting high temperatures.”
Dozens of Telsa super-charging stations in the two cities switched off or had restrictive services, leaving only two operational during the night.
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The crux of the electricity shortage in the province is that it relies on hydropower for 82% of its power generation and is experiencing the worst drought in decades as triple-digit temperatures and lack of rainfall reduce water levels in main reservoirs.
The impacts have also led to power cuts for manufacturers, including Toyota Motor Corp. and battery producer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., which have shuttered operations.
With an unstable power grid, China’s race to electrify its future with EVs will be challenging. The only way for a stable grid is nuclear power.
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AUTHOR COMMENTARY
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Proverbs 8:12
Wowzers, who saw this coming…?
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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I knew it was coming. With the news of these Tesla’s bursting into flames and requiring 8 hours to charge, I could spot this from a mile away.
The ONLY place I see Tesla charging stations are at an Embassy Suites, there must be about 8 to 10 units. And the battery life of a Tesla is depressing to say the least. Say you want to travel from Georgia to Massachusetts or visa versa, and what if you lose juice in the middle of Virginia?
Jacob,
I’m noticing more and more that some of the hardships I go through is the Lord’s chastening. Recently, I had to get a new car battery, and although it was only $110 with warranty, it’s a bit of chastening I believe. I need a moment of communion and I don’t mean Welch’s grape juice and some wheat thins, I mean a somber quiet moment where I can sit in a dark room, confess my sins and faults to the Lord, and ask for His forgiveness and mercy.
Am I on the right track, Jacob? Anybody? I don’t want to be in vain.
1 Corinthians 2:5 KJV- that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Proverbs 3:5 KJV- Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths.
It reminds me I saw a meme/real picture once, where it showed a charging station run bas gasoline. The irony…