Engineering Rosie Coming to the Defense of EVs

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Electric vehicles are taking the world by storm, sparking conversations and controversies alike. Are they the green champions of the road or hidden culprits of environmental harm? Can they truly replace the roar of petrol engines without missing a beat? And is our infrastructure ready to support this electric revolution, or will it buckle under the pressure?

In this video, we’re plugging into the heart of these debates.
We’ll explore what happens when innovation meets the open road, and whether the journey towards electric mobility is as smooth as the ride in an EV itself. Join me as we navigate through the electric landscape, separating fact from fiction with solid evidence and expert insights. It’s time to discover the real story behind electric vehicles. Let’s roll out!

Bookmarks:
00:00 Intro
00:36 We are running out of critical minerals
01:27 EVs will end the weekend
02:24 Join me at Everything Electric Australia
02:36 EV batteries can’t be recycled
03:49 EVs will crash the power grid
04:57 Mining for battery minerals will destroy the environment

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[blog.google] – Meet Rosie Barnes

Northvolt Sodium-Ion Battery

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Northvolt, a Swedish battery company, claims to have achieved a breakthrough with its new sodium-ion battery technology. Northvolt has recently announced a this game-changing technology in its research and development, and it plans to start mass production soon. What makes this technology so special? And how soon can we expect to see these batteries in action? Join us as we take a look at Northvolt’s new sodium-ion battery.

[wikipedia.org] – Northvolt
[wikipedia.org] – Sodium-ion battery
[deepresource] – Our Sodium-Ion posts

EverVenue and Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries

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What do you do if a satellite runs out of batteries? It’s prohibitively expensive to send a team into orbit and pop in some new AAs, and as a result many satellites use very efficient, reliable and long-lived nickel-hydrogen batteries. We’re talking about batteries that last decades. That sounds like the sort of battery that could revolutionize grid-scale energy storage and really help out renewables back here on Earth, which is why EnerVenue is backing nickel hydrogen batteries as the next step forward! But if batteries rugged and powerful enough for spacecraft already exist, then why haven’t we used it back here on Earth until now?

Northvolt Presents Natrium-Ion-Battery

[manager-magazin.de] – Northvolt präsentiert Natrium-Ionen-Batterie

Why This NASA Battery May Be The Future of Energy Storage

[wikipedia.org] – Nickel–hydrogen battery
[enervenue.com] – Corporate site

Vehicle2Grid

[wikipedia.org] – Vehicle-to-grid
[virta.global] – Vehicle-2-grid – everything you need to know
[rtlnieuws.nl] – ‘Bidirectioneel laden’ in opkomst: elektrische auto wordt thuisbatterij

Using Different Battery Types in Parallel

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There is no perfect energy storage. Every one of them has pros and cons. One might be perfect for electric vehicles, but horrible for another use case because of cost, longevity, power output, etc. But what if you combined two separate technologies into one package? Better yet, what if you could pair two very different batteries together, so they could cover each other’s weaknesses? Well, one company is trying to do just that, and has developed a battery that can achieve incredible ranges for something like an EV, all at a lower price than you might think. So, are two batteries really better than one?

[one.ai] – Corporate site
[prnewswire.com] – Our Next Energy (ONE) Begins Pilot Production of LFP Battery Cells at 20 GWh Michigan Factory
[reuters.com] – EV battery startup ONE names Paul Humphries as CEO, replacing founder

Germany’s New Solid-State Battery

[wikipedia.org] – Solid-state battery
[highperformancebattery.ch] – Corporate site

AquaBattery

Norwegian power giant StatKraft will financially back the Dutch startup AquaBattery, that has been working on a salt water battery for some time.

[rechargenews.com] – New saltwater battery could ‘revolutionise’ green energy storage: Statkraft

[deepresource] – Energy Island in Zeeland with AquaBattery
[deepresource] – More on Salt Water Batteries
[deepresource] – Salt Water Battery

Nanowire Silicon Battery Energy Density Breakthrough

Amprius specs:

– High Energy Density
Up to 450 Wh/kg and 1,150 Wh/L

– High Power Density
Up to 10C

– Fast Charge Rate Capability
80% charge in <6 minutes

– Wide Operating Temperature
-30°C to 55°C

[wikipedia.org] – Nanowire battery
[amprius.com] – Amprius Technology