Policy calls for drivers to go electric by 2045
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government is hoping that by 2045, every new car imported into the Cayman Islands will be an electric vehicle (EV) — part of the proposed new National Energy Policy (NEP), which aims to cut the islands’ greenhouse gas emissions and reduce pollution on the roads. In the long term, all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles should be running on electricity derived from renewables by 2050. However, the first step is for 30% of all categories of new vehicles to be EVs by 2030.
Sales of electric vehicles currently make up only a small percentage of cars being imported into Cayman annually, which is believed to be around 5,000. CNS has asked various government departments to get a more precise figure, but that data does not appear to be available.
With the new restriction on the importation of vehicles, which must now be no older than eight years, people importing cars in the future may be more tempted to switch to EVs, especially if the government reduces the duty on these to zero.
At a recent town hall meeting, Premier Wayne Panton said the proposed long-term targets would see a 90% reduction in emissions by 2050, which he maintained was possible without pushing up costs. He said he wanted to see the Cayman Islands go from being one of the region’s worst emitters of greenhouse gases to one of the most sustainable.
The new energy policy proposes various measures to raise awareness and promote the use and purchase of EVs, such as implementing duty waivers and including mandatory charging stations in planning applications.
Cayman will also need to develop a regulatory framework around EVs and charging them. James Whittaker, the chairman of the Energy Policy Council, noted one of the most important considerations, which is the impact of tens of thousands of vehicles that will have to be plugged into the grid. “All initiatives to promote electric vehicles should also consider the renewable energy capacity needed to account for the increased electric load,” he said.
The handful of charging stations currently on Grand Cayman are largely powered directly by CUC rather than stand-alone solar-powered units. This means that most of the power used to charge EVs is derived from diesel.
The policy calls for the development of a charging network to begin this year and for government to reduce the duty on all EVs to zero for another five years and increase the duty on non-EVs and inefficient vehicles, as well as develop a scheme to export old combustion cars.
The government is also planning to promote jobs in the EV mechanical sector, as the country begins the two-decade journey to transform the transport sector.
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There is a lot of talk about totally EV and I believe it is to early in the technology, I like the Hybrid especially plug in Hybrid best of both worlds. No worry about battery loosing charge in the middle of traffic jams, and uses far less fuel than traditional fuel burning. A better milestone is that time frame but for Hybrid vehicles and a slower migration to all EV. EV is good for Cayman but lack of charging and cost of the vehicle is going to be the problem.
Also in the grand scheme of things Cayman is not a polluter and no matter what Cayman does it will not affect the worlds pollution it is just too small. So instead of this grandiose goal, make one that is actually attainable to reduce emissions. Having plug in hybrids less strain on the Electric grid than EV but reducing emissions from vehicles. The Grid will get more environmental friendly but will always have some sort of Diesel as a spinning reserve for when the new technology fails and it will fail it is just a mater of time.
No government in power will enact such foolishness because they know they would get voted out the next election and replaced by candidates who would campaign on reversing an all-EV mandate. This is Wayne serving is all Aspiration Pie, even though most of us don’t like what it tastes like. I am all for doing what we can to mitigate against the ramifications of climate change, but this is just dumb.
“I am all for doing what we can to mitigate against the ramifications of climate change” … just, you know, unless its hard. Then I’m not for it. Because I don’t think other people will be for it. So it would be stupid to even try.
The anti EV nonsense talking points from 10 years ago being spewed by the STEM illiterate on here is comical. We get it, you like your big dumb trucks and broom broom noises, it’s ok to say so and you look far less educationally impaired than parroting the same tired old inaccurate points over and over.
The Toyota hynrids such as the Prius that rewards conservative driving with stellar fuel economy would be great here and have proven to be tough cars, so tough that they are used as taxis in NYC.
As Cayman’s emissions count to the UK total such policies should be a matter for national rather than local government. The UK has a 2030 end date for petrol and diesel vehicles. The territories should be held to the national standard too.
Grand Cayman will be like Kevin Costner’s Waterworld by 2045. Mandate all residents to be adapt kayakers, paddleboarders and/or sailers by then might be a better vision. #worldfarce
grow gills 2045
MAny studies show that electric vehicles are LESS green until one puts 40,000 or so miles on the car – which is difficult here. Those studies also assume the electricity is produced by cleaner means than that CUC polluting sludge that is used here.
No not many. That was a Volvo study from a few years back. It has since been shown to be considerably lower than that in the UK (Riccardo study). You’re right that here, given our energy generation mix is almost all diesel, our [green] breakeven is considerably higher.
link please?
After Hurricane Ivan power was not restored for months after.
How will people get to work and keep clean up vehicles charged if they live in an area without electricity.
This policy does not work for an Island where hurricanes can occur.
Your own roof-mounted solar panels!
Poor people cannot even afford to buy groveries & medicine much less solar systems.
luckily there will be places to charge your vehicle because of solar. Also, if you can’t get to work because of no electricity, I highly doubt you’ll go into work at a place with no electricity. It’s easy to put into place a game plan for essential workers to charge first. And just like petrol, charge up before the storm.
Essential workers and the elites
That was almost 20 years ago when having a battery that could power your entire home and car wasn’t as common, much less driving via electromagnetic forces. It’s evident a lot of Caymanians here want us to “live like it’s 1999”, forever.
We’re talking another 25+ years until this policy takes place. At which point, solar and battery tech will be much more efficient, cleaner, and recyclable as the trend has shown for the entirety of the renewable energy industry.
Why do we fight change here so much? The first gasoline powered cars to arrive on shore were brought in via raft and had to drive on marl. Yet unna bout “bUt nOt eNoUgH fAsT ChArGerS” and “bUt wHaT aBoUt iVaN” – hello if the hurricane knocks out your home and other infrastructure, you going be more concerned bout a car that would’ve perished, gas or not??
My father show me a school report he did in grade 8 in 1972, they thought there would be flying cars in the year 2000.
Goes to show you not all theories are equal.
Instead of mandating EV s they should promote and build up a good public transport system that would bring the pollution down . If this is successfully implemented they could restrict one car per family or tax if there are more than one vehicles registered to one person.
why not both?
must be new here
Maybe by 2045 the government will release the Deloitte report on public transportation options, that we paid $200,000 for and was delivered last fall. At say $150 per hour, Deloitte would have put well over 1,000 hours of work into this, using their global experts.
Why can’t this be released instead of hidden?
https://caymannewsservice.com/2023/01/transport-system-will-need-to-be-24-hour/
$150 an hour – lmao.
For that price you get the Deloitte summer interns…
Virtue signalling by government to get the green vote only.
if the world doesn’t go green, we will get even more terrible storms. These islands leaders have pulled out mangroves essential to drainage and protection from storms and made it hard to get solar. we are screwed.
Just think how contaminated things will get when all these EV batteries are burning at the dump.
Or running into our very own dancing power poles. Should be quite the fireworks.
Dump is the last place for EV batteries. Return to US for recycling or use as stationary power (think Tesla Powerwall) at residences.
How they getting them back to the US?
Green washing at it’s finest. Who drives 10+ year old cars? People who can’t afford new cars. Do you think they can afford batteries for them? This is a way for car manufacturers to make vehicles obsolete after 10 years. I hope everyone can see that. It’s called planned obsolescence. Also Tesla the “green” company made its money selling carbon credits. Let that sink in a bit.
Here is my thing with electric cars, if someone came to you and said buy this gas car, the engine will fail guaranteed in 10 years. Would you buy it? I doubt it. But that’s what batteries do. Also the cost of batteries is ridiculous. We also use diesel to produce power here, so your not really doing anything but driving up the shareholdings of CUC. We have no emmission laws at all here. Start with that. We have no OH+S laws here. Do that too. What is the method of disposing Lithium batteries? Ive done it before, they go on a big pile in the open air.The only saving grace here is that the government can hardly ever get anything done. So this will most like not actually get sorted out.
Your battery argument is ridiculous. EV drivetrains now have a life expectancy, with zero maintenance, of 500k miles+.
Sadly the fact that 90%+ of our power comes from diesel is true and renders EV’s here mostly pointless. (although they are still more efficient than gas/diesel cars)
Total crap, name one EV manufacturer with a 500k warranty. Lithium batteries at best will give ten years and each charge and discharge diminishes capacity. Even the best warranties do not fully cover the batteries! You cannot argue efficiency when the very equipment used to generate electricity is an I.C.E! I was a big proponent of EV’s at first, but now I have learned more about them we are not yet ready for them on a large scale. E-bikes yes, but family transport no.
LOL. Of course you can compare efficiency. We know the kWh/gallon of CUC and we know the miles/kWh of an electric car. A 12 year old could tell you the equivalent diesel MPG of an electric car here! An EV charged using an ICE generator is more efficient than an equivalent ICE vehicle due in large part to regen braking. This is sub GCSE level physics!
life expectancy =/= warranty for EV or ICE. That said I think the model 3 is 8 years/150k miles with a 400,000 mile expected life.
The batteries are guaranteed for 10 years by the mfr. If it lasts that long, it will last a few years longer, and if not you get a free pack.
By 2045 we maybe hovering around with personal rocket packs
What a ridiculous date to set
I’ll be sure to work that into my under performing mandatory pension scam
By that point an electric vehicle will probably cost 100k
Here is hoping our 3rd world almost negligent government figures out how to transport people by then
EV’s are polluting just as ICE’s do. There is no difference.
Especially when the electricity is produced by burning diesel.
An ICE last decades, while your Tesla battery is good for 20 years and then it has to be disposed of.
The grid can barely handle the current demand for electricity, so thinking of only electric vehicles is a utopia.
If you really want to do something about the pollution, then stop the import of V6 and V8 engines, big pickup trucks and suv’s. Limit the air traffic, and transportation in general.
People like to be fooled, especially in the Cayman Islands.
You miss the point that the electricity will be produced by solar. Yes, “soon come mon” certainly applies but it is the future. Voters, unite!
Absolutely no reason for this.
Wrong but Gov needs to offer incentives and try to encourage the creation of recharge stations.
Promoting electric cars in any regard on this little Island would be futile, it would create more pollution than we’d reduce…. electricity is created by burning fuel.
Government energies would be better served developing an effective public transport system for all – and supporting the use of bikes for general transport. Safer roads and showers in workplaces. AND Banning single use plastic.
Government please focus on realistic and achievable energy/eco projects. Ones that actually will make a difference, and benefit society.
wow. really simplistic view. as if you work for a gas station or cut.
Electricity derived from renewables by 2050 is what the article stated. What are you going to drive when the world stops producing cars that run on fuel?
People here need to wake up and plan for a future based on renewable energy, especially for the next generation.
the slight nuance to that is that evs running on electricity generated from diesel are still far more efficient than equivalent cars running on gas.
More efficient in $/mile….less efficient (considerably) in pollution or CO2/mile. Check the math
“Check the math” – boy unna really dumb like cavemen if that was your point to defend continued use of combustion wehicles.
Ford F-150 (Gasoline-powered, using 19.6 pounds of CO2 per gallon):
Average MPG: Let’s use 17.5 MPG (midpoint of 15-20 MPG range)
CO2 emissions per gallon: 19.6 pounds (8.9 kg) per gallon
CO2 emissions per mile = CO2 emissions per gallon / Average MPG
CO2 emissions per mile = 19.6 pounds / 17.5 MPG
CO2 emissions per mile ≈ 1.12 pounds (0.51 kg) of CO2
Tesla Model 3 (Electric, using 0.6 pounds of CO2 per kWh):
Energy consumption: Let’s assume the Tesla Model 3 consumes around 0.25 kWh per mile.
CO2 emissions per mile = Energy consumption per mile (kWh/mile) * CO2 emissions per kWh
CO2 emissions per mile = 0.25 kWh/mile * 0.6 pounds/kWh
CO2 emissions per mile ≈ 0.15 pounds (0.068 kg) of CO2
Comparing the CO2 emissions per mile:
Ford F-150: Approximately 1.12 pounds (0.51 kg) of CO2 per mile
Tesla Model 3: Approximately 0.15 pounds (0.068 kg) of CO2 per mile
Unna really dumb??
For starters you’re comparing a ford 150 to a Tesla model three? Soooo one of the most high consuming vehicles in the ford range to the smallest Tesla there is?
I’m not going to waste my time walking your dumbass through the correct math.
However for starters compare like for like. So do Tesla model 3 compared to Toyota Camry or similar.
Then…where the hell do you think those KWH come from? Here they come from diesel. So take the carbon from a gallon of diesel. Realize that CUC generators are roughly 40% efficiency.
Then you take the miles per kWh on the model 3 and you can calculate the CO2 per mile.
So…caveman. Check your math. Do like for like vehicles. And you will find that unless the car is charged by solar…in this country CO2 per mile is higher. $/mile is cheaper.
I’m not defending ICE or EV in favor of either.
Anyone who will not do their own math knows their numbers may not add up.
PS – many people purchase/drive vehicles for style, including trucks.
F150 ~ $40K
TM3 ~ $44K
Camry ~ $27,000
So, yes, the TM3 is ‘equivalent’ to a F150 for a certain class of driver. Neither of whom is likely buying a Camry instead.
But maybe you’d like to do the maths for a Tesla Cybertruck ~$40K (if it ever gets on the road)
EVs are something everyone can and should get behind here in Cayman. They are cleaner in every way possible. No more oil changes and the resulting waste oil, no more smoking exhausts, no more oil leaks and stains, no more noise pollution from vehicles. I am 100% on board for sensible moves like this and that’s coming from an ardent climate change agenda/religion skeptic. Leave the nonsense, virtue signaling and fear mongering out of the discussion and this is a winner. This will also save the average person money in the end. How about that!
I wish I had more hands so I could give this post 4 thumbs down!
same here.
More wear and tear on roads. Abandoned vehicles when people can’t afford new batteries.
I couldn’t agree more. Cayman is the perfect place to go 100% electric. It’s small and flat and has plenty of sunshine. By 2045 a high percentage of our electricity will be solar (or alternative green sourced). Gasoline and diesel is on the way out. Electric vehicles will, in the interim, improve drastically.
By 2045 the thought of pumping gas into cars will be a “that was olden days thing”.
2045 – not going to happen. Our successive governments lack the continuity of planning to make this happen.
It would only be some sort of mandate imposed by the King that this would happen —- as noted the majority of us locals were against same sex unions and this was shoved down our throats by the Queen.
So my betting money is against our Government getting it done. But I would not bet against the Motherland forcing us to do it. . .emphasis on forcing.
Grand Cayman is a place that is most conducive toward converting to EV vehicles, due to its small size. It is a worthy goal, however it will require great and collective changes.
Larger places such as the U.S. have hurdles to vault much greater than our own, due to the enormous distances required to cross to transport goods. They will have to install charging stations everywhere, and in turn, those charging stations will have to be powered by renewable energy sources; that means that first we will have to power our grid by the same — an enormous but not insurmountable undertaking. Otherwise, we are powering EV cars and trucks with fossil fuels, which would be a waste of resources.
We have many hurdles to overcome to make this happen. We cannot get into the traps of the U.S., which sometimes seek to mandate changes which will result in business losses and economic downturn. In short, we cannot embrace a change in a manner which will kill business and choke our economy.
If we are smart (please God!), we will first gradually move toward replacing the diesel generators which drive all three islands with alternative energies; a not commonly known fact is that while we have intense sun, we also have a great deal of water vapour in the air, which diffracts the UV. This doesn’t make solar insurmountable, but it does require accounting of additional variables which aren’t always considered. Wind power, sea power, all those can be included.
Just my opinion, the most difficult hurdle is getting our power companies to choose and fund options which embrace alternative energies, especially if that doesn’t support the shareholders’ investments. That is the real elephant it the room.
After that, well, we’re over the hump. Then it’s just a matter of installing charging stations and giving the populace the tools to charge vehicles at home. Our geography is such that most business and citizens can do their daily tasks on a single charge, returning back to base to start over again.
What I hope not to see is funding charging stations before the fact, in an effort to signal virtuous change. Yes, some wealthy people could utilise those charging stations, but if we are really serious about this, we will promulgate change in a sensible manner.
LONG before any of that, we should embrace conservationism; no more super-storey structures, mitigate the dump, and create sustainable recycling. If anyone wants to tout “green” change, those are the places which will make the most impact on our tiny stage; sending delegations around the world to meet with world leaders will only cost us desperate dollars.
All my opinion. I have a lot of hope for the future. Most of these changes begin at home, changing our own systems, and government must provide the resources to affect those changes.
We will have to create
Wow! Just when you think that’s how stupid they are, they go and up the bar.
Where are we going to put all the spent ev batteries? Is Mount trashmore not tall enough? I agree with evs but there needs to be many steps taken in Cayman before evs should be used, like switching to solar power charging and fixing our waste management strategy.
They’ll stockpile them at the dump so they can mysteriously catch fire. Some DEH genius will come up with a better plan to dispose of them in the Cayman trench, besides it needs filling in just like all our wetlands are going to be soon.
The spent batteries might be returned to the US for recycling, in the plants that already exist there, but a far better solution is to use them for home energy storage (aka stationary storage). Put it in a box with some electronics and it will store the energy from your rooftop solar panel so you can use it at night. What an idea! Tesla PowerWall-2.
Hahahahahaha They think our power grid can handle 100k current thirsty EV’s?
Most of the island will be under water by 2050, so no worries.
I’m already saving up for my electric submarine
Pathetic. The UK target is 2030. Most of the developed world is going for 2035. Cayman can’t moan about rising water levels if it is making no effort to deal with its own patch.
Can’t wait to see electric drivers. We only now are starting to get the cars themselves.
and it’s the gas cars causing 99.9% of the crashes.
There’s a lot of ridiculous ‘what if’ nonsense on here.
This place is small, congested, flat and blessed with year round sunshine. Solar panels everywhere to assist in charging is a great idea. Shade is also provided!
For the overwhelming majority here an electric car is ideal. Low maintenance and efficient. They don’t spew out fumes and noise like regular cars when stuck in gridlock traffic.
But what if you need to tow? use a regular truck. What about hurricanes? if it’s that bad, then many cars are going to be ruined anyway. What if there’s a battery issue? well, if there’s a few electric cars here, the support aspect would naturally ramp up. Oh, but fires… have you seen what goes up in flames here? some arson, some charred after a wreck. The number of electric cars that actually go boom is very, very, very low. You’re going to see them on social media and have a distorted view FFS.
For the record, I love gasoline powered cars, but I’d never have a vaguely nice one here. Sports cars are wasted, and anything pleasant gets car park dings and scratches due to idiots. Would I rather drive an electric car than a vanilla Honda Fit? hell yes!
Wasn’t there an article with a picture showing the estimated amount of Cayman that would be under water by 2050? Should it be electric boats perhaps? Seems like a fool’s errand to me.
Performative nonsense
No. No one should be forced to do this. We should care for our environment, certainly, but I don’t like this trend of taking away peoples freedoms for the sake of net 0. Too much government control. When china and India reduce their carbon output then maybe we will listen. But I wont hold my breath.
By which time the technology will have long since become obsolete and the first world moved on.
Wait aren’t we all supposed to be underwater and dead by 2045?
Now you’ve do it, gasoline and diesel power watercraft will be on the ban list next.
What is the plan for disposing of used EV batteries? And how will it be funded?
Also, unless the percentage of power from solar keeps pace with the level of EVs, doesn’t this mean swapping gasoline engines for electric motors charged by burning diesel?
Maybe all-in it’s still more environmentally friendly to charge the EVs because of lower relative quantities of fuel burned per mile driven? I don’t know and would be interested to learn the answer.
Battery Disposal = Recycle (like they do batteries now, but on a larger scale clearly)
How funded? There is already a ‘disposal charge’ on every vehicle that comes in, to pay for scrapping vehicles. (Again, better management of this fund is likely necessary.)
Yes CUC to EVs is less emissions than am equivalent number of ICE cars. (In general; and set to get better as more renewable energy added to the grid)
PLEASE READ THIS ALL THE WAY THROUGH – I consider myself to be a person who supports conservation, sustainability and green living. But I also recognize that there is need for balance and pace, and you have to consider your personal and national circumstances. So 3 points. #1.. why are we being so aggressive with our policy when our carbon footprint is minuscule compared to almost every other country on the planet? #2 why are we being so aggressive when the main countries who purport to want to be the world leaders in ‘going green’ have not put much action at all behind their words? And … this is the kicker…. #3 What are we going to do if 100% of our cars are electric and we get another Ivan that destroys our electricity infrastructure (and bear in mind much of that will be solar by 2045)?! And it’s not just about there being no electricity to charge our cars. After Ivan the country was brought back to power in stages. So govt and CUC are going to face the scenario wherein they have to decide at each stage between giving electricity to more homes, or allowing charging of vehicles to take place in sections of the grid that have already been repaired and brought back up. This makes no sense. Are we going to have a properly functioning public transport system? Is that system going to be able to handle everyone (and not just everyone now, but everyone of the 2045 population). You have to consider the practicalities of your decisions, not just the policy itself or the feel good feeling you get when you come up with it.
Do we really believe that we will be shutting down all the gas stations by 2045? They are just building a new one on the Easterly Tibbets Highway right now. That was not the owners 20 year investment plan and I’m certain it will still be pumping gas in 2045!
Idk, European ppl stopped throwing their sewage in front of their house after the plague killed off almost 1/2 of Europe. U might have couldamaybe heard about it? U know, mass shift in cultural behavior to survive….
I’d like to think that as a species we have learnt from our past and would be more adaptable, not less. Alas i suspect i will be disappointed if the comment section on CNS is any indication.
Humans, ESPECIALLY caymanians apparently, like to wait until the very last minute to change their behavior even when they have had overabundance of warning. Reactive vs proactive. It’s nothing new but ffs it’s discouraging. I love my ppl but we can be so stupid sometimes.
Don’t worry they won’t pry your Changan CS35 from your cold dead hands
I’m an “old hippy” baby boomer, with deep-rooted sentiments for protecting the “ecology” (we used to call it) / environment.
I and similar thinkers of my generation would have gladly embraced EV technology when our generation could have made a difference, but they were not available. In fact, I’m one of the first to import an electric vehicle to Cayman back in 2012, a 4 passenger vehicle which our authorities labelled as electric motorbike because of its 3-wheel configuration.
Now that EV technology is available to my generation in our twilight years, many of us, unfortunately, will not go out and shed our hydrocarbon burners for EVs.
But at the same time, I for one, would not like to be judged by anyone because I’ve happened to amass and drive gas-guzzling vehicles of my choice, for my remaining time here. I trust I’ll never be “forced” to give them up.
On behalf of our future descendents i would just like to say, fk u and ur selfish mentality. Bout “happened to amass”
Do u clowns even hear how psychologically toxic and stunted u sound. Nobody forced you to comment and publicy display ur idiocy but thanks I guess. At least we know what kind short sighted virtue signaling looking ass ppl we have to share this precious planet with.
19 @ 9:54 am – Serious anger issues! Get help!!
What are you going to do? Are you driving EV and living in a house powered only by solar? I trust you’re totally off-grid!
But be careful, your own hot air is also toxic!
Your current demeanor appears rather self-centered, and there might be a slight inclination towards a state of mind that isn’t entirely stable.
Regrettably, it seems that you might lack an understanding of climate change as a natural phenomenon. The Earth undergoes cycles of warmth and cold over periods spanning 300 to 500 years.
Furthermore, it’s worth noting that carbon is essential for the Earth’s ecosystems, benefiting plant life and various organisms. Humans can coexist with a mere 0.04% of carbon in the atmosphere. Historically, carbon levels have fluctuated significantly, reaching up to 4000ppm and dropping as low as 180ppm during the Quaternary glaciation epoch. Presently, we find ourselves at 420ppm.
A substantial part of the push for achieving net-zero emissions appears to be aimed at dismantling one industry to pave the way for another to prosper by introducing products that might only find acceptance through enforcement and mandates, due to their inadequacy and potential hazards. However, many individuals are not eager for these proposed replacements.
There’s also a notable drive to exert control over the populace through technological means, contingent on transitioning to an all-electric infrastructure.
It’s prudent to be cautious about the judgments you cast upon others, for in two decades, you may find yourself becoming the “new” older generation, subject to dismissive attitudes from those who have been influenced by prevailing opinions.
Various strategies have been adopted to reduce reliance on oil-based fuels, yielding significant results. Nevertheless, advocating for a complete elimination of oil-based dependence could inadvertently lead to food shortages and hunger, considering how integral this technology is to nourishing and sustaining our current global population.
Assuming that your disposition is colored by an aversion to those who hold differing viewpoints, it’s conceivable that you might harbor sentiments similar to those you’ve expressed – that those who disagree should be eradicated.
My dear interlocutor, it might be prudent for you to undergo a thorough self-assessment, as your rhetoric suggests a potential risk to social harmony and the well-being of others.
This is a very good thing that will be almost completely undercut if we still import diesel to fuel them.
Yes, and only the wealthy will be able to drive, so it will solve the traffic problem. Sounds like a wonderful plan for Cayman’s elite, but not so much for the majority of the population.
nailed it
Can wait to see them hauling marl in an electric dump truck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r05ZUXDOLUw won’t be long.
they’ll still find a way to cover the entire windshield in stickers and install an electric jack brake so it’s completely unsafe and disruptive to everyone
the stickers on lorries and pickup trucks are hilariously dumb
militant?
panty dropper?
https://www.propelind.com/products/ev-dumper-truck/
Electric cars are failing worldwide and most shipping companies refuse to ship them because of the risk of fires. Oh and how good would a electric car hold up driving through saltwater in a hurricane. Or how do you launch a boat with an electric car?
Electric trucks have some of the highest towing capacity and people are using them to launch boats on the regular. As they say, for every solution, some will find a problem.
yes so true. what about another ivan. what will these moron leaders do when salt walter or fesh water destroys all of the chargers. I’m not a conspiracy theorist but this is also another way to control the people. control their vehicles.
This is why it is important for Caymanians to vote. vote these bunch of clowns out.
Simple, design or specify/purchase the chargers resistant to rain, and mount them up a foot or so on concrete so they don’t get their little feet wet. C’mon, think outside the box! Maybe look at South Florida?
I stopped reading at “I’m not a conspiracy theorist” with great confidence that nothing sensible would be said afterward.
Electric, wait till CUC start upping the bills again. Gas is the way to go! This island has no reason to switch to Electric Vehicles.
looking forward to yet another surcharge
” The handful of charging stations currently on Grand Cayman are largely powered directly by CUC rather than stand-alone solar-powered units. This means that most of the power used to charge EVs is derived from diesel ”
How does the richest monopoly in the Caribbean that can afford solar panels STILL power charging stations with diesel!! Can they just not be good people? Peridot.
Come try fi charge at night.
Silly by CNS, particularly if the point about the NEP target for EVs is read in conjunction with the target for electricity (30% by 2030, 70% by 2037, and 100% by 2050).
Easy to attain. If we stop importing ICE vehicles this year, by 2045 all the ones we have will be crashed and written off anyhow.
If it looks like it might not happen, simply erect a few more light poles.
So, if I understand correctly, you’re implying that you wish harm upon those who still drive ICE vehicles. I must say, individuals with such attitudes should perhaps face legal consequences moving forward. Society could do without your presence, and it might be more appropriate for you to be in a mental health facility.
When ALL MLAs stop driving in the big supersized SUVs then I’ll give up mine.
Not against saving the environment but the double standards are appalling. Premier is driven around in a big gas guzzler.
Hatteras dont run on sunshine
Tesla upscale SUV come soon for VIPs. Rivian here now.
I wonder how people in Canada and Lahaina trying to escape fires in EVs managed.
Is the implication here that gas is less flammable than batteries?
Don’t forget we will need to upgrade the electric plug used to charge the EV. I forsee a few fires in our future because of it.
While for big countries switching to all electric vehicles doesn’t really make sense, it’s perfect for a small sunny island like Cayman.
We don’t have to drive far or fast, and there is an abundance of sun for solar charging stations, so it’s perfect for here. Let’s do it!
Hope you all have 20-30 grand sitting around for when the battery needs replacing! Love my ev but it is proving much more expensive than I imagined. Not to mention Cobalt mining!
We should…once we can charge with renewables. Buying an ev to charge it by burning diesel is stupid to say the least
We don’t need big gas guzzling SUV’s either but we have plenty of them. We even decry economical cars like Honda fits as some sort of gangsta car. Cayman is also perfect for bicycles being so flat, but you don’t see people commuting on those either.
Cayman is the perfect place for EVs they should bring the date up to 2030 enough time to establish charging stations, spend the next 7 years putting solar panels anywhere and everywhere possible.
Setting this for 2045 is just essentially kicking the can down the road and there are no guarantees that a government in 22 years will even commit to this policy – most policies in Cayman are written, presented to the public and then collect dust and are not acted upon
Why rush to do this when we are behind the rest of the world in so many aspects. Resolve the uncontrolled traffic problem first.
It’ll never happen. I’ve been here over 20 years and have heard about fixing the dump way back then…how do you think that’s going?
2045 is a much more realistic date than 2030. There are some downsides to these cars that at the moment make them impractical to own for most people. Unless you have a good income, it makes little practical sense to buy these cars today for various reasons:
1: Fire Hazard: There are many reports these cars just randomly catch fire while charging and burning people’s houses down. I will admit it’s rare but with a gas powered car its not something you need to worry about. If you don’t mind having a bomb parked in your garage at night while you sleep then more power to you. There needs to be a switch to solid state Li-Ion batteries that aren’t as volatile.
2. Range: Luckily here in Cayman, range is not a huge concern. Most electric cars will be fine for most people. However, it should be noted that the range the car says rarely translates to real world miles. Accelerating quickly, towing (electric trucks) and using accessories like air conditioning do lower the advertised range substantially.
3. Cost: Electric cars are more expensive to buy than gasoline cars. This is why governments offer subsidies for buyers. Also, people thinking they are a green solution to travel and are saving the polar bears are dreaming. The emissions to build an electric car are twice that of a regular gasoline vehicle. It takes 6 – 8 years of use (or longer) for an electric car to be as green as a gas powered car. “Researchers estimate that for a life cycle of 200,000 km, electric cars improve on gas and diesel engines by around 28% and 19% respectively. At 100,000 km however its relative environmental impact is much larger, and shows an improvement of only 9% and 14%, compared to gas and diesel” Source: https://www.zmescience.com/research/studies/electric-cars-twice-as-harmful-during-manufacturing-9432432/
Repairs: For Tesla specifically, some things that can go wrong with these cars require shipping it off island to fix. Battery issues can also happen where entire battery packs need to be replaced. Even if under warranty, it can take 1 – 2 years or more to get the work done. Electric cars even have extra computer parts that are extremely expensive to replace in the event of even a minor accident. So you could very well have your car down for some time. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimhenry/2022/07/25/repairing-an-electric-vehicle-could-cost-more-than-gasoline-cars-a-new-kind-of-sticker-shock/?sh=465460465eee
Conclusion: Electric cars are just not there yet. The technology has a long way to go before they become practical in my eyes. This is of course an opinion but an educated one. I have nothing against these cars, they work just fine. Just remember, they aren’t saving the planet, they end up costing owners more money up front and can be more difficult to repair than a gas powered car. I hope one day they do become attractive but until then, I’m not a buyer.
should be doable for cayman due to its size.
but you will need huge roll out for chargin infrastructure
Can we get discounts like hotel builders etc for buying electric? I mean theres a recession on right? Prices sky high already and they want me to just buy a new car too? Epic
Yes! Govt action, not just words.
rich man country…poor has no ……
I used to be a vroom vroom guy but then I realized all of that is just wasted energy to heat, noise, and exhaust. Electric motors are 3x more efficient at converting energy to physical movement since there’s no exhaust and heat loss from the combustion. Direct torque is fun too.
Switching over to EV felt a bit weird at first, but now you could never get me to drive a gas vehicle daily.. I save way too much on gas, and a full charge at home costs me about 25 cents.
Yes, it’s charging off of CUC’s diesel power grid, but unless you running a 25cc motorized bicycle, there is not on single combustion engine on island that can come close to cost per mile, and my emissions are magnitudes less.
Miss me bout my battery cause your big ass F150 truck ga one too and takes resources to build also. Not to mention all the gas burnt to extract and ship it over here while the sun shoots free energy at our roofs.
Keep hoping you bunch of #$@&*&*^^%%$$ I am also hoping they pay politicians by the hour based on their output. I know you smiled because it’s just hope.
Get back to us and tell us how long your magic carpet ride lasts before you have to replace batteries. The EV revolution is a scam.
Anyone who buys into an EV right now for double the money of conventional vehicle and thinks they’re saving is a fool. Also believing the current battery technology is good for the planet needs to visit where the batteries are made and witness the environmental waste generated first hand.
Maybe if owners were allowed to purchase a solar power system to charge them at home might working towards an offset but that is not happening while CUC holds the dirty diesel power monopoly.
You didn’t mention the environmental damage that lithium mining creates.
The thumbs down for the above post just shows how many ignorant people are living on this island.
Speak for yourself. Many educated people on this island. Just not buying into this silly idea. It also is more about our right to choose. You do what you want but don’t try to impose it on others. Freedom of choice is something few people will give up willingly.
As does the driving