1 barrel of oil equivalent of energy equals 1,700,000 watt hours, considering ICE are 35% efficient compared to 80% for electric, Canada would still need 3X or more total electricity just to replace oil (if it was all converted to gasoline). I didn't feel like converting coal and nat gas production. We can't do 10X more hydro or 40X more solar and wind either.
The problem is that it's not only too environmentally dependent, but also too environmentally destructive. Look at California and their push for solar. First, they did not have enough for an entire city and creating those panels require quartz and do I need to explain oh it's contained?
It isn't impossible to calculate
1 barrel of oil equivalent of energy equals 1,700,000 watt hours, considering ICE are 35% efficient compared to 80% for electric, Canada would still need 3X or more total electricity just to replace oil (if it was all converted to gasoline). I didn't feel like converting coal and nat gas production. We can't do 10X more hydro or 40X more solar and wind either.
The problem is that it's not only too environmentally dependent, but also too environmentally destructive. Look at California and their push for solar. First, they did not have enough for an entire city and creating those panels require quartz and do I need to explain oh it's contained?