And, of course, any pollution from the source of electricity necessary to recharge the thing is discounted.
Technology Review, eh?
The key problem is Lithium is a fairly rare element. Recycling will help but demand will in 50 years way outstrip supply.
Battery technology is a good example of “All the easy things have already been done”
Several well-funded Chinese companies are trying to achieve this breakthrough, too. And don’t dismiss them—most as attached to major universities in the Beijing and Shanghai metro areas, places with a lot of very smart people that know things like graphene sheets could become vital in dramatically increasing the storage density of lithium-ion batteries.
Wanting a battery to be capable of storing huge amounts of energy and sustaining multiple charges and discharges doesn’t make it true.
For every chemical process (reaction), there is a specific maximum amount of energy that can be stored and released. To increase the amount, you have to find a new chemical process.
Not unlike the transistor. Silicon is an insulator, but add just a tiny bit of arsenic, and you have a semiconductor.
The laws of physics trump political correctness.
The laws of physics trump political correctness.
I think that technology has asymptotic limits... during the period of growth when it seems exponential, people start to think there is no limit to what technology can produce.
Thus you get stuff like Star Trek, transporters, warp drive, etc. The truth is that EVERYTHING has limits. The only thing that seems to have no limit is human arrogance and stupidity, which is yet another limiting factor on technology.
Another fluke job.
“Why We Don’t Have Battery Breakthroughs?”
See: ‘Law of Thermodynamics”.
Given our set conditions on earth ... I.E the basics like gravity, earth rotations and what have you, It takes the same amount of energy to move a given mass no matter what form of energy you use.
So if you’re using electricity generated by fossil fuels then an electric car saves you nothing.
“And, of course, electric vehicles avoid the pollution associated with conventional cars, including emissions of carbon dioxide from burning gasoline.”
Electricity is like government money to leftists. They think both appear out of nowhere.
I would love to see an EV that would tow a camper or a 23’ foot boat that will carry a family of 6. When Ford do that, I’ll buy it. :-)
I would love to see an EV that would tow a camper or a 23’ foot boat that will carry a family of 6. When Ford do that, I’ll buy it. :-)
Driving range is just one problem with electric cars. Recharging time is also an issue for consumers. Instead of a 10 minute fill up at a gas station, electric cars would require hours of recharging. This might not be a problem if you are driving to work and can recharge there, but consider driving your electric car on vacation, making deliveries or even a weekend trip. Long recharge times could be a nightmare on the road. Imagine pulling into a recharge station and waiting hours in line for your hours long recharge.
My flashlight is powered by the 18650 battery.
I have been told that the Tesla is powered by the very same battery, but several hundred of them.
If they can put a man on the moon, why can't they invent a cheap, sustainable car battery with a 500+ mile-range that can also go faster than the speed of light?
Liberals are so accustomed to breaking mankind’s laws they believe they should be able to break natural law with the same ease.
And, of course, electric vehicles avoid the pollution associated with conventional cars, including emissions of carbon dioxide from burning gasoline.
