F150 Lightning Road Trip & Ike Gauntlet Pull

way2roll wrote:

Lantley wrote:
I don't know if its the cure for cancer. But zero external heat is why EV will take over.
We can debate the enviroment and batteries as though oil refining and coal have zero impact. We can debate battery technology and the grid but at the end of the day the EV gives impressive performance with minimal heat/energy wasted.
No exhaust heat and no radiators or fans trying to cool the engine.
That efficiency makes EV a game changer. Tesla has shown it can be done.
Now that we can propel something with zero/minmal heat loss the world is going to change.
Note all auto makers have proclaimed they will be converting to EV sometime in the near future. By All I mean: VW, Ford. Chevy , BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Honda.

EV batteries and power production produces a great deal of heat. All EV's have cooling systems to keep the batteries from overheating. Internal heat vs external, it's still heat production that requires cooling.

First Law of Thermodynamics: Energy can be changed from one form to another, but it cannot be created or destroyed. The total amount of energy and matter in the Universe remains constant, merely changing from one form to another.

Don't forget that Lake Mead is running out of water, so that heat free power may be running out.

You can argue a power plant can implement better pollution control but actual heat...never heard that suggested as the primary reason for converting to EVs.