“You mean that the toxic materials that make up the Zero Emission Pipe Dream have to be manufactured and mined?!” - slow dawning horror for some, others will never get it.
“Break” dust?
Are all the editors out with the virus?
I’m so frustrated, I want to brake something.
Because the electricity to recharge those cars .... but you know.
Filled up my Caddy for 1.66/gal today.
Even though the weather was bad I was smiling.
Numberless fear mongering in this article.
The only relevant point was battery recycling, and even that will not be a problem once enough money gets wind of the returns available.
Already, Musk’s designs have made recycling mainly a non-starter since the battery packs now last so long.
The truth of the matter is that end to end, electric vehicles are still much more efficient.
And everyday is a day that Musk continues to improve the technology and reduce the reliance on rare minerals.
“As the increased workload on braking systems of EVs became a known problem, however, some electric cars have developed regenerative braking systems to curb the increase of air pollutants” - cue that the author is just pursuing anti-EV bigotry.
EVs try to retain energy as much as possible, so regenerative braking is an obvious & critical development to capture otherwise wasted energy - NOT as some scheme to reduce particulate emissions (brake dust being a pathetically trivial issue).
Article starting with such idiocy, I’m not interested in reading the rest of it.
If someone really wants to start trouble for you, just one well placed shot by a handgun bullet to the (very large) battery compartment and you have a raging electric fire that the fire dept will have a very difficult time putting out!
Good luck on disposing of the hazardous waste afterwards.
Conversely, standard gasoline or diesel powered cars dont have that weakness or hazard.
What kind of fuel do they propose to use to generate the electricity for their electric cars? Except for the small amount of power generated by wind and solar, fuel is needed to generate electricity and there are losses associated with the transmission of electricity. Sounds to me like electric cars are not the answer.
What kind of fuel do they propose to use to generate the electricity for their electric cars? Except for the small amount of power generated by wind and solar, fuel is needed to generate electricity and there are losses associated with the transmission of electricity. Sounds to me like electric cars are not the answer.
Every article about electric vehicles should start out with this disclosure.
I might be fuzzy on my laws of physics but the conversion of energy from one to another experiences some loss. The more efficient use of an energy source is in the native form. Am I wrong?
I’m actually considering a Ford Mustang electric SUV.
They are going to have a financing deal where they promise to buy the car back at a specific price after 3 years. Since they are new to the electric car biz buyers get a $7,500 tax CREDIT the year it is bought. Since I have my own business I can write off the entire price in one year (thanks new tax law). For a $50K to $60K car my cost of ownership comes down to about $3K per year, most of which I will make up in gasoline savings.
Ditch it in 3 years and I don’t have to worry about the battery life.