Gasoline vs Battery Energy Density Explained
I thought Engineering Explained did a good job of explaining energy density of both gasoline and battery capacity. This video also gives a good insight of the technical and the economics challenges E...
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FishOnOne wrote:Lantley wrote:
You guys are beating a dead horse. EV's are the future like it or not.
The ICE is just too inefficient and complex by comparison.
Yes there are lots of challenges and logistics but I think Tesla has shown it can be done.
No every vehicle cannot be replaced by an EV .................yet!
But in time 90% of vehicles will be EV.
The debate at this point is not about technology but about money.
Mobil Exxon is not going down without a fight.
Global Warming is not about the environment, It's about the money,mindset and desire to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
EV's vs.ICE. is just one front of the energy battle.
The energy revolution is upon us.
I'm an electrical engineer and design underwater data acquisition systems and acoustic sensors and we use lithium ion battery technology for our under water acquisition nodes and battery technology for the last 30 years to date has always been a challenge for packaging and operations so what I see for the auto industry is the battery technology is still the gating item.
I don't dispute that battery tech is a limiting factor.
I just believe it's a minor problem in the grand scheme of things.
Elon has effectively upset the apple cart all on his own.
Many naysayers never thought Tesla would get this far.
Finally the Big 3 and others have seen the viability of EV's and are ready to join the EV world.
GM,Ford Toyota and others will overcome the battery challenges once they focus their energies and $$$$ on the issue.
Until Elon showed the world EV could be done and was not a pipe dream from a science fiction book the old guard industries were reluctant to fully participate.
The old guard really doesn't want EV to succeed. They are content with the status quo ICE and the cash it brings to the existing iconic companies.
They don't want the apple cart upset, consequently that haven't given battery research or anything else their full commitment when it comes to EV.
The battle is more about desire than technology hence the global warming mantra was created to convince the world we need EV and renewable energy
