Posted on 02/23/2024 12:49:42 PM PST by Red Badger
They are thinking more like 100 miles. Cut down on battery weight............
Available in a mere 20 years when the nuclear powered chargers are perfected.
But on the other hand, those batteries won’t be cheap.
Indium is about $5,000.00 an ounce these days.
Theoretically they could put Pebble Bed Reactors in cars and never have to stop for fuel or recharge, and it could power your home when not in use..................
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble-bed_reactor
That’s interesting.
The price I found is WAY higher:
https://www.dailymetalprice.com/metalpricecharts.php?c=ir&u=oz&d=240
Again nevermind, I read Iridium, not indium.
I’m just going to crawl away from commenting until I can learn to read. Sorry.
Yea i caught that after hitting the post button
I want to stay far away from those.
You would have to to charge a EV battery in 5 minutes. Too bad the pleebs will read this tripe and believe it. Critical thinking has left the chat.
“ EVs are losing favor with a rising number of Americans who don’t want to be tied to them. ”
The sane middle ground is plug-in hybrids. Plenty of range for (cheap) around-town travel, but you can still fill up as needed.
Of course, such hybrids being sane means the Dem mental cases hate the idea!
I think the auto companies will retrench in that direction, since EV demand has peaked for the time being.
You just have to love the law of unintended consequences.
The US power grid is not capable of supporting the mandate to move to banning the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles between 2025 and 2030.
If you cut down the charging time to get the same amount of energy (kWh) stored in a battery for a certain distance (say 300 to 400 miles) then you are going to significantly increase the amount of power (kW) for the shorter charging time. That means that the current US power grid and almost all existing chargers will not be up for the job of charging the new batteries.
This is wonderful science, It meets a market need. If successful and implemented by the market, it also means that the critical path to significant EV implementation is now going to be much, much more difficult.
Wow! Just Wow!!
Anything the DOE is behind can be taken for granted!
I see what you did there......,.
Do they burn at higher temperatures than 3600 degrees F? Are they easier to extinguish? Do they explode with as much force as conventional Lithium-Ion batteries when subjected to electrical shorts, external heat, sea water immersion, or undetectable internal battery damage? Will insurance premiums skyrocket? Will the government lie about range and safety threats? Questions to ponder.
Yeah I am pretty sure hybrids are and will be the most effective form of car for a long time to come
They are probably planning to put E-Cat cold fusion chargers out there for fast charging in 2075.
New and improved! Burn your garage and house down in half the time!
“it’s as useless as Kamala Harris”
Oh I think one of her bosses back in Kalifornia had a use for her.
“New research funded by the Department of Energy has created a potentially revolutionary lithium battery that can be fully charged in only five minutes.”
I’d blow a breaker trying to charge my cell phone in 5 minutes - I suspect that a car will take out a small town if trying the same.
And then your house explodes? They’re just full of good ideas. One good deal after another lol
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