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I love how that’s dudes first thought is “they should have cameras” instead of holding the criminals accountable. Although I do like his second suggestion of electrifying the thieves unless they have a double secret pass code.
Same concept as the ramcharger (picture of lightning with a generator in tow). Difference is appearance...
Cali and the like minded states who are requiring no more ICE sales by 2035 must think they are going to get about triple+ the current electricity generating capability by "wishing for it"... Cause' they sure as hell aren't going to authorize any new nuclear/coal/oil burning or N Gas powerplants.
Lithium is recyclable, so they don't have to constantly mine new lithium for batteries.
Yep it is, but read up about the amount that is being recycled currently, timeframes associated with recycling (2050... lol) and the costs associated. Nothing is free...
Probably because there aren't enough batteries that have died to get recycled yet. You know all the doom and gloom posts about most of battery replacements, that aren't common, even on some of the earlier EVs
Sort of, but we're still in the early stages of deployment. They'll have to mine lots. And then one or more of the recycling centers will catch fire and most of that won't be recoverable. And the recycling process isn't 100% anyway, so loss will have to be replaced with new. No sure what the equilibrium point is, but there will be lithium mining/extraction as long as there are lithium batteries.
Likely the mining will continue for decades so all of the environmental damage and freshwater usage will occur for at least the next 26 years. Thats a long time and a lot of “cost” to the environment. Its just so typical for supporters of whatever technology only look at the promised benefits without counting the actual costs.
Don't know if boats or jet skis would be a good application. Can you imagine getting stranded in the middle of a lake or, God forbid, ocean with a dead battery, just drifting with the currents. Granted people run out of gas all the time, but at least with a boat you can carry extra gas can
I mean just like fuel you have to be responsible and mange your battery life. I just think boating is a more practical use for battery powered vehicles.
So carry an extra battery then. I used to fish using a small boat powered by an electric trolling motor. My main battery was a 12v deep cycle truck battery. I carried a second battery in case I had issues with the main battery. It was a small car battery but it was capable of getting me back to the dock from anywhere on the lake. I can't speak to a jet ski/personal watercraft because I've never owned one. But I would think it's something that could be done, but I would think battery size would be a much bigger issue if you want the same performance you can get with gas powered versions. I wouldn't however recommend electric power on the ocean. But a hybrid system would and does work well.
That's what they should do! Fill up the truck bed with more batteries in case the main batteries run out.
It's all diminishing return, add more batteries, extra weight requires more energy to move, reducing the run time. But the same goes for carrying extra fuel. Easier to have someone bring you a jug of fuel than try to recharge on the water. I'm all for EVs. Wouldn't mind owning a Rivian R1T or a Tesla Plaid. But I also understand thier limitations.
It's more a case of practicality. At some point it becomes impractical based on space, weight, and cost to carry more than a certain number of batteries. Diminishing returns may come into play eventually, but it would take a lot of batteries before you'd start to see that happen.
TFL had a video recently about an all electric water sports boat looked really cool its battery was huge but gave them so much more space in other parts of the deck. Now the boat was prohibitively expensive but I feel like as time goes on they will be more in line with regular boat prices especially if states start banning ICE motors.
