Each to their own.
Lithium use is on the way out. There are other supposedly better materials on the horizon that will replace it. Batteries are the biggest drawback or item that has to progress/change in order for electric to be viable.Yes. I think that the battery pack is the biggest achilles heel of the whole EV and EV conversion thing. The size and weight of the battery packs make retrofitting ICE vehicles very limited. Look at the K5 example in your article. A normally 5 passenger - plus lots of gear - utility vehicle, is transformed into basically a battery carrier for a useless 2 seat behemoth, which now weighs 1000 pounds more and carries a lot less. And the notion that EV’s are being pushed as these “earth saving” green machines of the future, is just a huge lie. This, of course, is my opinion but I’m sure to get an earful to set me straight.
Yes that one does look better. However, its basically the same GM prototype kit that uses a Bolt motor and sits the battery in the cargo box/bed. The production kit will HAVE to have a battery that goes somewhere under the floor/cargo area.
If you think for one second that I'm too good to pull over, whip it out and take a piss into a hole to get more range..you are wrong..https://www.pocket-lint.com/gadgets...in-seconds-last-months-and-power-over-the-air
Adams favorite battery replacement:
Yes, all mining is devastating and changes are needed. At first I thought that image of a tarsands site might have been taken during week one of operation. On second glance, I see it‘s likely a site in Saskatchewan.Yes. I think that the battery pack is the biggest achilles heel of the whole EV and EV conversion thing. The size and weight of the battery packs make retrofitting ICE vehicles very limited. Look at the K5 example in your article. A normally 5 passenger - plus lots of gear - utility vehicle, is transformed into basically a battery carrier for a useless 2 seat behemoth, which now weighs 1000 pounds more and carries a lot less. And the notion that EV’s are being pushed as these “earth saving” green machines of the future, is just a huge lie. This, of course, is my opinion but I’m sure to get an earful to set me straight.
Well, they can’t mine asbestos anymore, so, you know…?for the amount of oil that the tar sands pulls out, it's not a really large area overall. you can see the 20km scale on the lower right.
https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/publications/18740
pictures of reclaimed sites are abundant on the internet, and include the tar sands as well as many other extraction sites dotted across the provinces.
I have no doubts that we can effectively get the natural resources we need, and wean ourselves off of it with improved technologies and processes, including how we burn it into other energies, without having to throw every world economy into a tailspin to make Greta and Al Gore happy.
Just look at what are beloved Prime Sinister Justin Trudeau promised at this recent environmental gathering. he's literally shutting Canada down. But run with that lithium mine in Quebec eh Justin?
I don't doubt we have a global warming issue, but it cant be fixed in our generation. it will take as much time to reverse it, than it took to create it if not longer. But if everyone can do their part, it will be less painful overall for everyone concerned. So we lose a few toads and frogs along the way, evolution will create new creatures more accustomed to hot weather.
Scorpions will be common place in Winnipeg. I wont have to travel to Florida in January for warm weather. I'm cool with that.
