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Electrification of the transport sector - battery power (22/12/21 17:17:35) | Reply |
https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/is-your-electric-car-eco-friendly-you-thought-2021-11-10/ High-speed charging limits the useful life of the battery. So the technologies for recycling an end-of-life battery need to be up to demands. https://www.anl.gov/article/doe-launches-its-first-lithiumion-battery-recycling-rd-center-recell The nasty and so far unanswered question is the overall lifetime of an electric car owned by a private person. If median lifetime is less than 10 years,I think it willhave to lead to a complete rethink of personal transportation. Will the culture associated with private cars survive 20 more years? |
Grids and standalones (24/01/22 10:16:27) | Reply |
This model would require a radical rethink of some heavy industries, including industrial methods. For development, implementation and running of such facilities would be needed an army of STEM-educated people and practical technicians - at best educated together and friendly. The next task would be to keep the administrative and economic leeches away. For that we would need a return of STEM and labour-type of people into the corridors of power. Not in my lifetime, of course - but now would be a good time to start. |
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