From FB post Justin Schmidt Said, “… So I don’t think you have all of your research or facts straight before you posted which is typical for you.” I’ve read a lot about the research and facts I’ve posted about. I welcome any positive criticism, and I’m always willing to stand and be corrected if
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From FB group TSLA… Matthew Prather Tesla has some kind of agreement with Piedmont Mining. It may be for future production. That said… There are the following issues: Tesla production is limited by battery supply. Increasing the Battery supply requires increasing the supply of lithium. The Silver Mountain lithium mine in Nevada is the only
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Calpine and GE Renewable Energy complete Santa Ana Storage Project. 20 MW, 80 MWh. Some links to press releases https://www.ge.com/news/press-releases/calpine-and-ge-renewable-energy-complete-santa-ana-storage-project-in-southern-california https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/storage/20-mw-80-mwh-santa-ana-battery-storage-project-operational-in-california/
Rumor said that Tesla’s new low priced – $25,000 – “model 2” or whatever it will be called will be produced on GF Shanghai. It will be based on the model 3. To reduce the cost of the battery pack, which is the most expensive part of the car, the cells will have to be
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The actual cells are DC but the BMS acts as an inverter. They’re finalists for getting a design award. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/07/19/german-start-up-offers-5-2-kwh-ac-battery-that-works-without-inverter/
CATL has developed and produced sodium-ion batteries almost as good as LFP batteries. The 1st generation are 160 Wh/kg as compared to 200 for LFP. https://insideevs.com/news/523413/catl-unveils-sodium-ion-battery/amp/
The global chip shortage and supply chain shortages slow Tesla’s production of Megapacks. They have an 80,000 order backlog but could produce only 35,000. Musk thinks there will be a demand for a million Megapacks a year due to renewables replacing fossil fuels. Energy products revenue was more than $800 million. Quote: << Although Tesla
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Dave’s episode on Battery As A Service aka swappable batteries. Seems like I have something important to say about every single topic that was brought up in this episode. I have to say that this was the first time I’ve heard the term Battery as a Service. That logically leads me to the next topic,
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Supercapacitors have 1000 times more life than lithium-ion batteries – Dr Akshay Singhal, Founder, Log 9 Materials . https://www.financialexpress.com/auto/industry/interview-dr-akshay-singhal-founder-log-9-materials-supercapacitors-have-more-life-than-lithium-ion-battery-2-and-3-wheeler-ev-battery/2296561/lite/
Low temperature molten salt battery runs at 230 degrees F. https://newatlas.com/energy/molten-salt-battery-grid-scale-storage-low-temp/
