27 Jun 2023 1:07 pm
Thirty years ago when I was Republican I was against electric vehicles.Skans » 27 Jun 2023, 7:07 am » wrote: ↑ Not only that, but consider the following:
- The very best lithium ion batteries have a top efficiency of only up to 78% within 3500 cycles. That means, that when they are new or functioning within specifications, 22% of the energy that goes into charging the battery is lost. Every charge wastes 22% of the electricity for charging. AT BEST!
- More energy is lost in the transmission of electricity to the charging station
- Even more energy is lost in the creation of the energy needed for charging EV's.
Even ten years ago, I didn’t think they’d ever replace gasoline cars.
And like each and every other “conservative” position I’ve ever held, in my entire life, wouldn’t you know it I was dead wrong about electric vehicles.
What changed my mind was electrics use three cents per mile “fuel” costs opposed to fifteen cents or more per mile for gasoline cars.
With a five times or ore cheaper cost to run, the MAGA Republicans couldn’t stop electrics if they could. Simple economics has doomed the gasoline car, and it’s doom is within ten years, maybe less.
How did that happen?
First and foremost, those car batteries are fully ten times cheaper (and far better) than a decade ago.
Second, I’m honestly shocked to discover wind turbines produce juice for two cents a kilowatt (that sells retail for ten cents) so there will be more than enough electricity to charge the electrics.
And third, I’d not considered it, but a simple electric motor hung on an axle not only eliminates an expensive, complicated gas engine and transmission, the electric has two or three times more power, and is vastly more efficient.
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Energy efficiency refers to the amount of energy from the fuel source that is converted into actual energy for powering the wheels of a vehicle. AEVs like offerings from Tesla are far more efficient than conventional gas-powered vehicles: AEV batteries convert 59 to 62 percent of energy into vehicle movement while gas powered vehicles only convert between 17 and 21 percent. This means that charging an AEV’s battery puts more towards actually powering the vehicle than filling a gas tank.
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I should have known better than to side with folks who still wonder if Obama’s birth certificate was a forgery.
I keep hoping that just one conservative talking point is true, but they never are.