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

BMW to be the First with Solid State Batteries?

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BMW has just received its first solid-state cells from Solid Power, and it wants to put it in a vehicle straight away. This is very exciting news, and BMW could be among the first premium automotive brands to have Solid State Battery technology in its production electric cars.

BYD Launches Cheap Sodium-Ion E-Car

Chinese car manufacturer BYD has launched a cheap e-vehicle with a sodium-ion battery. Sodium-ion has many advantages over lithium-ion:

– not inflammable
– cheaper
– no mining polution
– no scarcity problem
– charging to 80% in 15 minutes

[wikipedia.org] – Sodium-ion battery
[wikipedia.org] – BYD Company

The Dutch Cycling Revolution

What if the car isn’t here to stay forever? What if the coming fuel squeeze in Europe, prompted by the Ukraine war, will herald in something more permanent?

[deepresource] – By 2030 You Won’t Own a Car

26 Ton DAF e-Truck Overcomes High Alpine Road

DAF CF Electric drives from Salzburg to Kärnten, via the Großglockner-Hochalpenstraß detour. Max. 12% slope, 3550 m altitude, 326 HP, energy consumption increases from 1.77 kWh/km to 2.7 kWh/km high in the mountains, but on the way down, a lot of electricity is recuperated. Conclusion of the trip: no problems driving a heavy e-truck through the mountains.

[spiegel.de] – Elektrischer 26-Tonnen-Lkw überwindet Hochalpenstraße

The entire Alpine mountain pass in Austria.

Tour de France

Met de opbrengst van 1 zonnepaneel in 23 dagen kunt u het parcours van de Tour de France rijden op een elektrische fiets. Voor een pedelc heeft u twee panelen nodig. Zijn de volgauto's eigenlijk al elektrisch? #grafiekvandedag pic.twitter.com/AMqHBO3omJ

— Martien Visser (@BM_Visser) June 27, 2022

Tour de France, about 4000 km in 23 days. The electricity yield of 1 solar panel over 23 days (35 kWh) would suffice to power an e-bike for that course. The graph compares results for a pedelec, e-motor-bike, e-train and e-car.

Toyota Brings a New Hydrogen Engine to the Market

Of all major car manufacturers, Toyota is the one that consistency stayed loyal to its belief that hydrogen could play a major role in future automobility. I believed that too, but recently so much progress has been achieved on both the battery and the electrolyzer front, that I now tend to believe that batteries and hydrogen will coexist, just like diesel and gasoline do today.

E-Buses on Fire in Paris and Elsewhere

What’s 1 kWh? That’s the kinetic energy of a car, falling from the top of the Eiffel Tower:

[deepresource] – One Kilowatthour

An e-bus can have a battery with an energy content of 350 kWh, that’s a lot of energy. You can imagine that quite a firework can be generated from that amount of energy.

This could keep a lot of people, including me, to have reservations about installing a home battery inside your (paid-off) home.

[ionenergy.co] – Battery Safety : Top 5 Reasons Why Lithium-Ion Batteries Catch Fire
[cfpa-e.eu] – Batteries and fire hazards making their way into our buildings
[de.euronews.com] – Paris zieht 149 Elektrobusse vorübergehend aus dem Verkehr
[abc.net.au] – Warning about maintaining solar panel batteries after Adelaide house badly damaged in fire

Why Don’t We Have Solar Powered Cars?

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Electric vehicles are gaining in popularity, but there are aspects of the user experience holding some people back. One of the big things is how long it takes to charge electric cars and access to plug in charging. If you live in an apartment building or the city, plug in charging can get a bit challenging. But what if you didn’t have to use a charger? Some companies have a solar powered car available for pre-order today, but what’s the reality behind these solar cars? Can they really provide enough power to fit the bill, and at a cost that won’t break the bank?

[deepresource] – LightYear Solar One Goes in Production

Do We Really Need Electric Cars?

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The truth about biofuels. Electric cars are off to a strong start when it comes to getting renewable energy out on the road. Still, not everyone is sold yet, which is why electric vehicles are facing a familiar-looking contender: synthetic fuel and biofuel. Companies like Porsche and BMW are investing a lot of money into biofuels. With synthetic and biofuels, it might be possible to make your existing gasoline car carbon neutral… but will it actually work?