Battery based electric vehicles of today and tomorrow.

[kenmbz]

We have 2 cans, one for recycle and one for everything else here.
We used to have a lot of "deposits" for glass, bottles etc. but that is loosely followed.
Every Gov and local entity does something different when it comes to recycling, mostly left to the sanitation firms (private).

With Gas prices going up, the working poor and middle class, who can't afford EV gets hit the hardest.
In my area over $4.00 for 89 octane, tolls raised. Not helping anyone but the state who spend like kids in a candy store.

We do have core and environment charges for tires and batteries. Which has led to less tire dumps.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/43065/korea-is-airlifting-thousands-of-gallons-of-urea-to-keep-its-diesel-engines-going.

No coal equals no diesel powered vehicles on the road it seems?

 

[Jstpssng]

Major electric rate increases scheduled in my state... up to 80%. The time’s going to be when only the elite can afford to drive.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maine/articles/2021-11-10/maine-residents-brace-for-power-rate-hikes-over-60

 

[txdon]

Major electric rate increases scheduled in my state... up to 80%. The time’s going to be when only the elite can afford to drive.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maine/articles/2021-11-10/maine-residents-brace-for-power-rate-hikes-over-60

How can you afford it

“the cost of power would climb about $20 to nearly $53 per month for a typical household, the Press Herald reported.”

 

[txdon]

November 2021, there is now a new electric company in Texas called Elon Musk Energy Co.

Elon Musk energy company officially licensed to sell electricity in Texas

The approval is Musk's latest move in bringing his business ventures to the Lone Star State.

www.kvue.com

 

[Jstpssng]

How can you afford it

“the cost of power would climb about $20 to nearly $53 per month for a typical household, the Press Herald reported.”

That's before plugging in your Tesla. We don't have the power grid now; how are we going to power all of those cars?
Putting the carriage before the horse isn't going to solve a thing... all that it's going to do is stagnate.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Congress mandates anti-drunk driving technology for cars

Congress is making its biggest push ever to stop drunk driving with President Biden's huge infrastructure bill.

www.engadget.com

Full Self Driving mandate will save us from killing each other perhaps some day.

 

[txdon]

That's before plugging in your Tesla. We don't have the power grid now; how are we going to power all of those cars?
Putting the carriage before the horse isn't going to solve a thing... all that it's going to do is stagnate.

Before plugging in a Tesla, the Texas average electric bill is $140 - it sounds about right. Another site said Maine's average electric bill was $70 not $50. Does that sound right?

 

[Jstpssng]

Before plugging in a Tesla, the Texas average electric bill is $140 - it sounds about right. Another site said Maine's average electric bill was $70 not $50. Does that sound right?

Probably. Mine generally runs around 30, but I'm cheap. The most expensive thing that I run is om refrigerator... I don't notice much difference when I plug my two freezers in.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Solar Farms in the UK

Ignore the ads unless you live in the UK.

I found the need of 25 acres to power 1500 homes as well as the pros and cons interesting.

Can smaller reactors make nuclear power economic?

Rolls-Royce—and Britain’s government—hope so

www.economist.com

I have heard of this concept for years. Hope Rolls Royce can pull it off.