[00:03] That's the meme checks out if you're bad at math. You see, Americans drive their at math. You see, Americans drive their cars about 3 trillion mi per year. EVs use about a third of a kilowatt-hour per mile, meaning total energy demand would
[00:17] be about 1 trillion kilowatt-hours annually. Factoring in transmission and charging losses, that rises to about 1.25 trillion kilowatt-hours. Since the US already produces 4 trillion kilowatt hours per year, fully switching to EVs
[00:32] would require just 31% more energy. Historically, US electricity production grew 1,100% from 1950 to 2005, averaging 4.6% yearly
[00:45] growth. At that rate, we could meet EV demand in just 6 years. Incredible, especially considering that a consumer shift to fully electric would easily take decades. The grid will need updates, sure, but history proves it's
[00:59] easily possible. The US energy grid, able to handle millions of air conditioners on a summer afternoon, but somehow collapses at the thought of an somehow collapses at the thought of an EV charging overnight.