EPA LCA study lithium-ion battery environmental impact, energy used,...
The future of both electric vehicles and utility-scale energy storage are depending on lithium-ion batteries because of their high energy-density (which is not important for energy storage, and there...
View ArticleWhat is the life span of a vehicle Lithium-ion Battery?
How long a lithium-ion battery will last depends on many factors Lithium-ion battery life is defined in studies as beyond its useful life when its capacity falls by 20 percent or more. Lithium-ion...
View ArticleAll Electric Trucks. Probably not going to happen. Ever. Why not?
There are “forms of transport that cannot be electrified — heavy-duty trucks and planes… Even if the electricity problem can be solved, it won’t address the needs of planes, trucks, ships and some...
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Making the most energy dense battery from the palette of the periodic table
There hasn’t been much progress in batteries the past 200 years, not enough for affordable cars, let alone far more essential freight vehicles. The very heavy, 4,647 pound Tesla Model S gets most of...
View ArticleWould Tesla, li-ion batteries, SolarCity or SpaceX exist without $4.9 billion...
Hirsch, J. May 31, 2015. Elon Musk’s growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies. Los Angeles Times. Tesla, SolarCity and SpaceX have collected or received a commitment for $4.9...
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Anyone who whines about airplanes should have to take the Oregon Trail
Source: Book cover of “Oregon Or Bust: True Short Stories from the Descendants of Oregon Trail Pioneers, Prospectors, Trappers, and Settlers in the Great Northwest Hardcover” by Gentry Ward Cutsforth...
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Given the laws of physics, can the Tesla Semi really go 500 miles, and what...
Preface: Most people think that electric truck makers need to tell us the specs — the battery kWh, price, performance, and so on — before we can possibly know anything about their truck. But that’s...
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Can Zinc batteries save us?
Preface: The New York Times had two articles about zinc air batteries in September 2018. Right now, finite natural gas is the dominant way of balancing unreliable, outright missing, or intermittent...
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EV cars only go half as far in freezing weather
Preface. Below freezing, li-ion batteries don’t perform as well. Consumer reports found that about half the driving range was lost. Perhaps this is why nearly half of PHEV/BEV vehicles are sold...
View ArticleMIT: Why the electric-car revolution may take a lot longer than expected
Preface. This study from MIT explains why price parity of electric and gasoline vehicles is likely to take a lot longer than 5 years, and perhaps never if cars continue to depend on lithium-ion...
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