Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

[sd455dan]

It sounds like this could free us from using fossil fuels for making electricity and save them for other needs that will be long lasting.

They have also been working on a Molten Salt Nuclear Battery/reactor process at University of Idaho and Idaho Nuclear Lab, Idaho Falls
progress being made as of November 2020

News and events — Engineering | University of Idaho

Get the latest news and events from the College of Engineering (ENGR). Explore research, student achievements and upcoming events.

www.uidaho.edu

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Definitely help with China's world image, not to mention reducing air pollution. I bet they'll start selling reactors to other countries and staff them with Chinese.

India also has loads of thorium and no uranium deposits. They are also not signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, so can build as many reactors as they like. There are a lot of reasons why thorium salt reactors are safer, but not being able to make bombs is not one of them. A thorium fast breeder creates U233, which fissions even easier than U235. It's almost impossible to melt down a thorium reactor, because the reaction cross section is thermally dependent. If the reactor vessel gets too hot, a plug in the bottom melts and drains the liquid salt, so the reaction stops before causing any damage to the reactor. Somebody smart enough could probably sabotage one, but if an operator just falls asleep, not much harm done.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Solid State Update: Chinese Company Has Massive Breakthrough | Torque News

At some point this will happen I expect.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Electric cars have much lower life cycle emissions, new study confirms

Fake news only dies with it's source.

 

[txdon]

Solid State Update: Chinese Company Has Massive Breakthrough | Torque News

At some point this will happen I expect.

Additional information - it was from a University not a company.

Chinese university develops new material to accelerate solid state battery production

A team at University of Science and Technology of China has developed a new material that could potentially help lower the production costs of solid state lithium batteries and accelerate thei…

china-environment-news.com

"Here, a cost-effective chloride solid electrolyte, Li2ZrCl6, is reported. Its raw materials are several orders of magnitude cheaper than those for the state-of-the-art chloride solid electrolytes, but high ionic conductivity (0.81 mS cm–1 at room temperature), deformability, and compatibility with 4V-class cathodes are still simultaneously achieved in Li2ZrCl6."

A cost-effective and humidity-tolerant chloride solid electrolyte for lithium batteries - Nature Communications

Stable inorganic solid electrolytes are instrumental in developing high-voltage Li metal batteries. Here, the authors present the synthesis and electrochemical energy storage properties of a cost-effective and humidity-tolerant chloride solid electrolyte.

www.nature.com

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Eccentric electric: Citroën DS EV conversion translates a French icon

I read VW is already selling a drop in electric motor for the old VW Beetle.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Additional information - it was from a University not a company.

Chinese university develops new material to accelerate solid state battery production

A team at University of Science and Technology of China has developed a new material that could potentially help lower the production costs of solid state lithium batteries and accelerate thei…

china-environment-news.com

"Here, a cost-effective chloride solid electrolyte, Li2ZrCl6, is reported. Its raw materials are several orders of magnitude cheaper than those for the state-of-the-art chloride solid electrolytes, but high ionic conductivity (0.81 mS cm–1 at room temperature), deformability, and compatibility with 4V-class cathodes are still simultaneously achieved in Li2ZrCl6."

A cost-effective and humidity-tolerant chloride solid electrolyte for lithium batteries - Nature Communications

Stable inorganic solid electrolytes are instrumental in developing high-voltage Li metal batteries. Here, the authors present the synthesis and electrochemical energy storage properties of a cost-effective and humidity-tolerant chloride solid electrolyte.

www.nature.com

Good point. Currently Tesla gets break through Lithium Ion battery technology from a Canadian University. Universities can generate funding income by licensing technology they patent and secure jobs for their graduates in companies like Tesla, etc.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

‘Mobility As A Service’ Concept Promises To Revolutionize Transport Accessibility

MaaS (Mobility as a Service) is projected to become a major cash cow in EV industry. Tesla is talking about collecting an extra $100,000 per car sold for Robotaxi service with their FSD 7/24/365 solution which would be a huge labor savings over a 10 year period.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Towns Trying to Ban Natural Gas Face Resistance in Their Push for All-Electric Homes - News07trends

Since a big chunk of the USA lives on the East/West coasts like with EV adoption these changes may come much later inland.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Ford Moving toward Build-to-Order, Away from Packed Dealer Lots

'I know we're wasting money on incentives,' says CEO Jim Farley, acknowledging the way people buy cars and trucks is changing.

www.caranddriver.com

"...In Mexico, there's the Ford Digital Store, which lets people buy a new vehicle 100 percent online."

I think Ford is waking up to the fact that if they don't start doing things more like Tesla they may not be around for the long term.

Today's 13 year olds will have Zero in haggling with a stranger on a new car lot in 2041. Like the burgers they order today they will just get a new car built to order at an established price that everyone else is paying.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

TuSimple's self-driving truck network takes shape with Ryder partnership | TechCrunch

TuSimple, the self-driving truck company that went public earlier this year, has partnered with Ryder as part of its plan to build out a freight network

techcrunch.com

 

[Jstpssng]

Towns Trying to Ban Natural Gas Face Resistance in Their Push for All-Electric Homes - News07trends

Since a big chunk of the USA lives on the East/West coasts like with EV adoption these changes may come much later inland.

It's pretty hard to heat your house during a power outage... which on occasion can last for weeks. I know, I know, everyone except me is getting a big A generator yet that defeats the purpose. Then again the only things I really NEED to keep running are my freezers... not an issue during a blizzard.

 

[3930dave]

Towns Trying to Ban Natural Gas Face Resistance in Their Push for All-Electric Homes - News07trends

Since a big chunk of the USA lives on the East/West coasts like with EV adoption these changes may come much later inland.

Confusing article.

Starts off talking about banning natgas. Later in the article "In New England, most houses are heated with gasoline oil or pure gasoline, and gasoline or propane is used broadly for cooking.

If I just saw the last part of the article only, I'd be guessing it was talking about some Outback station, or some remote part of Canada.

Heating and cooking with gasoline, in 2021 New England ?

Rgds, D.

 

[Citydude]

Confusing article.

Starts off talking about banning natgas. Later in the article "In New England, most houses are heated with gasoline oil or pure gasoline, and gasoline or propane is used broadly for cooking.

If I just saw the last part of the article only, I'd be guessing it was talking about some Outback station, or some remote part of Canada.

Heating and cooking with gasoline, in 2021 New England ?

Rgds, D.

I think it was written by a clueless hack that doesn't know fuel oil from gasoline.

 

[txdon]

Towns Trying to Ban Natural Gas Face Resistance in Their Push for All-Electric Homes - News07trends

Since a big chunk of the USA lives on the East/West coasts like with EV adoption these changes may come much later inland.

Banning natural gas is outlawed in Texas.

Texas bars city climate plans from banning natural gas as fuel source

House Bill 17 is a response to a trend in California, where cities have passed energy efficiency plans that prohibit new subdivisions from offering natural gas heating in order to reduce emissions.

www.texastribune.org

 

[Gale Hawkins]

At $10K+ and meeting USA min safety regs this class should find their niche.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Confusing article.

Starts off talking about banning natgas. Later in the article "In New England, most houses are heated with gasoline oil or pure gasoline, and gasoline or propane is used broadly for cooking.

If I just saw the last part of the article only, I'd be guessing it was talking about some Outback station, or some remote part of Canada.

Heating and cooking with gasoline, in 2021 New England ?

Rgds, D.

Knowledge and understanding is optional in all areas today. Without a well developed built-in nonsense detector reading can be harmful to one's health and wealth.

 

[3930dave]

Knowledge and understanding is optional in all areas today. Without a well developed built-in nonsense detector reading can be harmful to one's health and wealth.

I have a naptha cookstove. My Dad's Coleman camp stove. Overhauled it once (pushrod was bent), but worked fine the last time I used it.

I like having it around as a backup plan C (normal life), and for camping, but I can't imagine many New Englanders "cooking with gasoline" in 2021.....

Hard to decide with that article. The writer is poorly educated in general, or just enviro indoctrinated to the point that all they know is Hydrocarbon = Evil ?????

If they switched off natgas here, even more Canucks would be left choosing between Heat, or Food.....

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

Banning natural gas is outlawed in Texas.

Texas bars city climate plans from banning natural gas as fuel source

House Bill 17 is a response to a trend in California, where cities have passed energy efficiency plans that prohibit new subdivisions from offering natural gas heating in order to reduce emissions.

www.texastribune.org

Does TX accept Canadian refugees ?

Rgds, D.

 

[airbiscuit]

The better question is, Does Canada accept Texan refugees?