No, I will not add my name to your signup list. The Europeans pay over eight dollars a gallon! The people all over the world have to stop giving ‘free money’ to Big Oil. What the people need is transportation that doesn’t use fossil fuels. Governor, spend that money on getting us out of the
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Talk about Na-Ion batteries, Reliance Industries acquiring Faradion, CATL’s Na-Ion batteries. CATL says they are going to produce Na-Ion batteries with 190 Wh/kg and believe it’s possible to make them as high as 250 Wh/kg – this is better than Lithium-ion today. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/26/the-weekend-read-sodium-ion-batteries-go-mainstream/
She said the one very important point at the end: << Estimates show that the world is going to need 300 terawatt-hours of battery cell production in order to transition fully to a sustainable future. That is an obscene figure. >> This is a obscenely huge amount of battery cells. This is why the world
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Another big F U D lie: EVs cause more particulate pollution from brakes and tires. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/03/24/uk-environment-secretary-proven-wrong-on-ev-tires-brake-pollution/ Quote: << Dr. McTurk not only addressed the claims made by the UK Environment Secretary but debunked them in his report. The report discussed brake particulate matter, noting that although all vehicles produce particulate matter dust in the process
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The US automakers stifled the use of Ni-MH battery technology in battery electric vehicles. These protracted battles dealt with patent rights, litigation, gag orders, and especially sales of companies to corporations. Wikipedia wiki https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_encumbrance_of_large_automotive_NiMH_batteries
Tesla is trying to meet goals for battery production. This article gets into the technical details of the wet and dry battery production, like NMP. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/03/19/can-tesla-meet-2022-goals-for-in-house-battery-production/
The author believes it will take a lot longer to transition to EVs than it took to transition away from CRT displays. Quote: << The transition to EVs will be long, gradual, uneven and painful. >> I think the author is too pessimistic. A few years ago one would rarely see a Tesla EV. Now
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Short answer: YES. He didn’t address the decrease in production, transportation and distribution of fossil fuels which will decrease the load on the grid. This could compensate for a substantial amount of the increase from EVs. https://youtu.be/7dfyG6FXsUU
Quote: << The reality is that in the United States today, EVs already deliver about 60–68 percent fewer emissions than gas- and diesel-powered vehicles. And when those EVs are charged smartly they can further reduce emissions by an additional 18 percent and even become a grid resource. >> By smartly, they mean charging when the
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For the first time I read a half decent article, with a balanced viewpoint. The author criticized Musk for his faults. Something I’m sure all the Fanbois will bitch about. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/03/09/joe-biden-highlights-tesla-as-our-nations-largest-electric-vehicle-manufacturer-again/ Another article mentioned Musk. About Globalization and its threats to economic security. Quote: << What happens to Tesla, for instance, when Xi Jinping bares
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