The best battery on earth is a full tank of gas. I simply don't trust EVs to not go the way of my laptop or phone and just decide that they are out of a charge
The best battery on earth is a full tank of gas. I simply don't trust EVs to not go the way of my laptop or phone and just decide that they are out of a charge
Indeed, that is the great advantage of fossil fuels and nuclear. They are stored, concentrated energy. Hydro even is stored, concentrated energy of water, although at a much lower energy density than fossil/nuclear. Geothermal is stored concentrated nuclear energy also but like hydro at a much lower energy density. That is why only hydro & geothermal are practical renewable energy. Wind and solar, being diffuse, non-stored energy are impractical except for odd niche applications.
They're good for off-grid homes or an emergency BEV charger/power supply, they are good in areas on diesel generation if there is a good wind/solar resource (since diesel fuel is so expensive and may have to be flown in), in areas with lots of reservoir hydro and a good resource since the hydro can buffer some solar & wind, and of course solar is good on satellites and space probes <= Mars orbit or on the poles of the Moon.
That may be but you will pay 6X as much to run on that battery with much lower performance except for range. And maximum range you can get is with a series hybrid EV, which is just an EV with an added small hyper-efficient one speed engine/generator.
Fossils are currently the source of 82% of world energy, but for transportation they are not used efficiently. Essentially you can view the series hybrid as a much more efficient fossil fueled vehicle. Similarly you can view a pure BEV as a much more efficient fossil fueled vehicle, a series hybrid vehicle with the generator at a coal or gas powered plant. Herein you see the advantage. Natural gas is right now 10X cheaper per unit energy than gasoline or diesel. CCGT runs at ~4X the average efficiency of a ICE vehicle engine. So theoretically you should be paying 40X less to run an EV on a gas grid. Unfortunately grid distribution costs have skyrocketed due to all the idiotic wind & solar they have foisted on the grid to maximize the inefficiency of the grid as well as corrupt mismanaged utilities i.e. FERC, CISO, ERCOT & ISO-NE.
The best battery on earth is a full tank of gas. I simply don't trust EVs to not go the way of my laptop or phone and just decide that they are out of a charge
Its a natural battery.
Indeed, that is the great advantage of fossil fuels and nuclear. They are stored, concentrated energy. Hydro even is stored, concentrated energy of water, although at a much lower energy density than fossil/nuclear. Geothermal is stored concentrated nuclear energy also but like hydro at a much lower energy density. That is why only hydro & geothermal are practical renewable energy. Wind and solar, being diffuse, non-stored energy are impractical except for odd niche applications.
You think wind and solar are impractical except for odd niche applications? What niche applications are you referring to?
They're good for off-grid homes or an emergency BEV charger/power supply, they are good in areas on diesel generation if there is a good wind/solar resource (since diesel fuel is so expensive and may have to be flown in), in areas with lots of reservoir hydro and a good resource since the hydro can buffer some solar & wind, and of course solar is good on satellites and space probes <= Mars orbit or on the poles of the Moon.
That may be but you will pay 6X as much to run on that battery with much lower performance except for range. And maximum range you can get is with a series hybrid EV, which is just an EV with an added small hyper-efficient one speed engine/generator.
Hybrids are closer to the source of energy.
Fossil fuels.
Fossils are currently the source of 82% of world energy, but for transportation they are not used efficiently. Essentially you can view the series hybrid as a much more efficient fossil fueled vehicle. Similarly you can view a pure BEV as a much more efficient fossil fueled vehicle, a series hybrid vehicle with the generator at a coal or gas powered plant. Herein you see the advantage. Natural gas is right now 10X cheaper per unit energy than gasoline or diesel. CCGT runs at ~4X the average efficiency of a ICE vehicle engine. So theoretically you should be paying 40X less to run an EV on a gas grid. Unfortunately grid distribution costs have skyrocketed due to all the idiotic wind & solar they have foisted on the grid to maximize the inefficiency of the grid as well as corrupt mismanaged utilities i.e. FERC, CISO, ERCOT & ISO-NE.