Electric vehicles
this is long, and I put it under "towing" since there is an interest in electric towing vehicles and they may impact our futures. I've been following the many threads and topics surrounding the su...
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Wet acid batteries don't like cold, and are oversized to start an ICE.
Lithium batteries HATE cold. Using energy to keep them warm, especially if plugged in helps a lot.
Driving an electric vehicle requires some driving behavior changes, but people have to be aware it is different.
There's a huge move to electric. Given the current technology, there is not enough raw materials to produce the demand that is being created. Rare earth materials are strip mined in China, which is the biggest source. Limited amounts of material are available elsewhere in the globe. This is the first limiting factor. Second limiting factor, the grid can't sustain much of an increase in electric vehicles. Third factor, an electric vehicle costs more to produce, a lot more. Govt subsidies have masked it until now. That is changing, and customers are voting with their pocket book.
Lithium batteries HATE cold. Using energy to keep them warm, especially if plugged in helps a lot.
Driving an electric vehicle requires some driving behavior changes, but people have to be aware it is different.
There's a huge move to electric. Given the current technology, there is not enough raw materials to produce the demand that is being created. Rare earth materials are strip mined in China, which is the biggest source. Limited amounts of material are available elsewhere in the globe. This is the first limiting factor. Second limiting factor, the grid can't sustain much of an increase in electric vehicles. Third factor, an electric vehicle costs more to produce, a lot more. Govt subsidies have masked it until now. That is changing, and customers are voting with their pocket book.
