Wouldn't the increase in demand for electricity also increase the price? Also, if the majority of consumers start switching to electric, I'm pretty sure the automobile and oil companies will respond. Not that that's a bad thing or anything.
It's hard to say, utilities can't just jack up their prices whenever they want. However, it's possible that there might be capacity issues, where there's more demand for electricity at peak times than can be generated.
There's not enough jobs as it is, why should Criminals get jobs, when lawful citizens can't find employment? But I'll entertain your idea.
Say Jean valjean stole a loaf of bread to feed his family (highly unlikely), then let's make the punishment of his crime, to replenish that item by working (but not like labor camps of course). Jean would have to work on a farm, planting seeds, pulling weeds from the wheat field, in the hot sun along side illegal immigrants. That should be punishment enough right? But before he could return to normal American life, he'd first have to sign a promissory note to his allegiance with the Democratic party . Sounds like awin-win. Who needs food stamps? Ah so here we are, reducing illegal immigration while helping poor Jean recover himself. Let's send a letter to Congress.
Audi is working on a type of electric turbocharger that spools the turbo ahead of the exhaust gas pressure, to eliminate lag . VW is working on one that uses an air compressor to pre-spool the turbo charger. And Eaton has an electric assisted supercharger that helps the supercharger spool, it can also can start the engine, and recover energy from engine braking.
I'm wondering if something like stored kinetic energy like that on the Audi e-tron (a carbon vacuum sealed flywheel) could also be used to ram air into the intake, and how much resistance the air would have against the stored energy.
That's exactly what the Koenigsegg Regera does, it has three total electric motors in addition to the engine. The one in front of the engine is used as energy conversion and as a starter for the motor. There are two more electric motors on each axle for supplying the initial grunt, while the engine builds horsepower, supplementing the electric motor. The motors also aid in regenerative braking and torque vectoring. There is no transmission between the engine, electric motors and the wheels, relying only on a torque converter, using the entire rpm range of the engine from zed to 250 mph. In addition, the engine has no camshafts, relying on electronics and pneumatics for the intake and exhaust valves. And of course, it has two turbo chargers as well.
