Posted on 12/10/2023 1:06:58 PM PST by Pontiac
Regardless it does not change the fact that with government’s war on electricity that there will be little chance that electric cars will ever be able to replace Internal Combustion engines as the motive force for personal transportation.
Even if it’s true the batteries can be charged that quickly, there is still the considerable problem of power. It takes hundreds of millions or maybe a billion joules to drive a hundred miles, so for that energy to enter the battery in a few minutes means you need megawatts of charging power, which not many places have, and they won’t be cheap.
Hmmmm? A fire starter?
“And this time we’re really, really telling the truth. Cross our hearts.”
> The makers do not reveal any of their technology or materials used… <
That statement worries me a bit. Maybe I’m just a cranky old cynic, but I’ve seen this movie before.
Step 1: Announce an amazing new technology. Be light on details.
Step 2: Attract millions of investor dollars.
Step 3: Quietly go bankrupt a year later.
Now, had this breakthrough been announced by the MIT Department of Engineering, I’d feel a lot more confident.
EV battery breakthrough stories have been a staple story topic for years. It gives hope enough to keep the investment money flowing.
“Even if it’s true the batteries can be charged that quickly, there is still the considerable problem of power. It takes hundreds of millions or maybe a billion joules to drive a hundred miles, so for that energy to enter the battery in a few minutes means you need megawatts of charging power, which not many places have, and they won’t be cheap.”
Another issue is that generally, the greater the charging speed of a battery/capacitor technology, the greater the self-discharge rate. When one of these “game changer” technologies comes up, not talking about that is an automatic alarm bell.
Let’s say it’s true, that leaves a dozen major problems with these things one of which you alluded to
Another EV scam.
Chief engineer of the secret battery project....
At least once a week we get one of these stories. No one bothers to do the underlying calculations to show it’s pie in the sky.
If they ever do a remake of Back to the Future will they use a failed EV ? They’ll never do a remake though
Gasoline works better.
Isn’t a golf cart a Sports Car in function?
Lemme guess: And it’s only two years away from commercial appliclatons?
a current Tesla when using the recently introduced 350KH charger charges at the speed of 140 miles per 6 minutes. The CyberTruck can take at that rate.
Tesla superchargers also support a ~600 KH charge rate, and 1000 KH (1 Megawatt) charge rate. That 600 KH will eventually be used for roadster and newer tesla vehicles (perhaps the Cybertuck as well). the 1M Watt is for the Tesla Semi.
On the other hand, these guys could very well just be trying to farm government incentives over the short run, and want to grab everything they can from R&D grants to manufacturing subsidies. Happens in the “renewable energy” industry all the time. A new company pops up and farms subsidies, then declares bankruptcy just as the subsidies run out, only to reappear under a new name and start the cycle anew.
Maybe it just sucks the amps out of the charger like a big sump pump /sarc
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