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Originally Posted by Martinjlm
My words have always stated FORECAST and I often (too often?) refer to the FORECASTS that my company produces and supplies to multiple industries, companies, and governments.
Prediction is your word. Forecast is my word. I don’t predict, I forecast.
You are interpreting information from an independent researcher. I am talking to people actively involved in transforming the infrastructure. I assure you they aren’t tracking to Bryce’s 282 year timeline. You believe your guy, I’ll keep talking to my folks  .
As someone else pointed out in this thread, you are speaking with authority about EVs and charging even though you have not had any firsthand experience with either. I have driven almost every EV currently available for sale in the US. I am in constant conversation with EV car companies (that’s how I drive their cars), EV charger manufacturers, utilities, government agencies, and battery suppliers. My opinions and forecasts are based on the data available through my company and the many interactions I have with people who are actually planning the future.
At the end of the day, I am not trying to convince anybody of anything. What I am trying to do is provide facts to help those in this thread who have an interest in knowing what is going on and why. Anybody reading what I post can and should take it in and review it through their own filters and draw their own conclusions. |
A distinction with no meaningful difference.
Forecast: predict or estimate (a future event or trend).
Prediction:a thing predicted; a forecast.
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https://www.google.com/search?q=fore...hrome&ie=UTF-8
You're talking to Georgia Power people? Snapping Shoals EMC? Talking to Governor Newsome? President Biden?
I don't have to drive an EV myself to know they take much longer to charge than it takes to gas up a car. I don't have to drive an EV myself to know there aren't nearly as many charging stations in Georgia as there are gas stations. I don't have to work for an electric company to read up about the status of our grid, and I most certainly don't have to take what a consultant says at face value.
You seem like a knowledgeable educated person. In some cases you are providing information, but, IMHO, you're also providing opinions presented as facts and THATS what I object to.