ICE has run its course for most applications once second and third generation cells hit the market. Lithium is just the first in at least three generations of advanced solid state cells, then fuel cells right behind them. Fuel cells are twice as efficient as ICE and the solid oxide, carbonate and high temp PEM cells can use liquid or gas fuels to include hydrocarbons. So other than aircraft, large ships and locomotives in the far rural areas ICE is reaching its end of line.
Case in point my Volvo sits in the stable while the Tesla gets driven daily now. Why? Because it’s one tenth the cost per mile and yes that includes capital expense my lease payment on the Tesla is less than the note was on the Volvo it’s paid off now which is the only reason I keep it sunk cost. The Tesla if I had to use retail power could be charged overnight at 5 cents per kWh or less depending on the market price at that time. It takes 1 kWh to go four miles with the A.C. Cranked up in Texas heat. The Volvo which cost more per month gets 28mpg and has to use 93 octane that’s $3.50 a gal. That’s 12.5 cents per mile in fuel. At 5 cents per kWh it’s 1.25 cents per mile. Since my Tesla is powered by solar it’s zero per mile the panels have paid for themselves via power sales.
There is zero emissions from fuel cells or solar panels as well. Mine are silicon thin film that contain no cadmium,lead or heavy metals they are also not chicom they are from our ally Taipei with a 25 year warranty and have survived two golf ball sized hail storms they carry a hail rating as well. As a prepper couldn’t be happier with my off/on grid system.
The world is changing get on board or gr8 theft behind. Exciting times power cells are not getting dense enough for motorcycles without noise ,heat or exhaust just raw zoom zoom. Ebikes you never have to break a sweat going up hill on the trails, even air taxis in NYC density cities no more 2.5 hours to go from Brooklyn to midtown.
FSD and hand free driving on the motorway. I thought I’d keep the Volvo for long trips but after two trips to Biloxi, and Orlando with the Tesla there is no need for a ICE vehicle when it takes 15 min every 3 to 3.5 hours to top up at a supercharger, take a leak and drink a beer or snack. Personally I don’t care one way or the other I’m not emotionally invested in ICE it served it’s propose for my needs until I found something better far better I routinely drive to Ft Worth that’s over 100 miles round trip far further than the average daily drive for 99% of Americans and never once have I had to.worry about charging my Tesla it’s full on the morning when I walk up too it and if I go to cowtown when I get back it still have nearly 2/3 left and it takes 25 seconds to plug it up to the wall and walk inside it will be full again in a few hours I’ll be sleeping snoring with the beagles while it does it’s thing overnight. The other day I took it to Addison 45 miles round trip it took 70 min to go back to full once I got home and used 12.6 kWh my Volvo would have used 1.6 gal of 93 and cost me over five bucks for that instead it was zero $$ since my panels charged the car for free they run my A.C. At 67F for free too and still export juice to the grid. Love LOVE my panels best prepper investment ever. No one can turn off the giant thermonuclear fireball in the sky and we get 220+ days of glorious nuclear fireshine in these parts per year.
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The world is changing get on board or get left behind. Exciting times power cells are now getting dense enough for motorcycles without noise ,heat or exhaust just raw zoom zoom. Ebikes you never have to break a sweat going up hill on the trails, even air taxis in NYC density cities no more 2.5
Some day why not post you current best advice for a 2025 solar panel installation. Ping me when you post it as time allows. Thanks.