Tesla with jet engines
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:28 pm
It's like Nos for EV, and he tested this in rush hour traffic. 
To be fair, Lithium has other problems that make a worse option that petroleum fueled cars. Yes fires are rare, but it's a fair point. I was hoping Sodium Ion would be a cheaper alternative, but I haven't seen it take off in the same way as lithium.
I think you are misunderstanding battery technology a little here. Any battery sufficiently energy dense to power an electric vehicle is going to be volatile and or explosive when mistreated. It doesn't matter the chemistry, once you pack that much energy into a small amount of material it is going to want to burn or explode when in an uncontrolled reaction. A completely stable and safe battery also wouldn't store any energy, the chemical reaction that makes a battery function requires highly reactive materials. Lithium wasn't chosen at random or by accident as the reactive material in high density energy applications, it had to be something that volatile and reactive to store as much energy in the first place.Isaac wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:12 pm To be fair, Lithium has other problems that make a worse option that petroleum fueled cars. Yes fires are rare, but it's a fair point. I was hoping Sodium Ion would be a cheaper alternative, but I haven't seen it take off in the same way as lithium.
The electric car itself is so much more durable than a regular car. The only problem with them is how to power them.
That's the main reason I'm not buying an EV as my next vehicle. I liked used cars and used EVs have expensive replacement batteries.Tunnelcat wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:53 pm Lithium prices have skyrocketed and lithium shortages are forecast by 2025. Some other technology will be needed for EV batteries going forward because what we have now is not sustainable long term. And a lot of EV buyers will get sticker shock when their batteries need replacement if they keep the car long enough for them to wear out.
https://apnews.com/article/technology-o ... 156dcc824f
I'm no expert, but an atomic battery could be safe and powerful. I strongly believe the batteries of the future will be self charging, using a safe radio active source, something like tritium or thorium, but with a direct conversion from radioactivity to electricity for a faster conversion. I bet the power density question is met with higher radioactivity, but without being "volatile and or explosive when mistreated".Krom wrote: ↑Sat Nov 19, 2022 6:43 amI think you are misunderstanding battery technology a little here. Any battery sufficiently energy dense to power an electric vehicle is going to be volatile and or explosive when mistreated. It doesn't matter the chemistry, once you pack that much energy into a small amount of material it is going to want to burn or explode when in an uncontrolled reaction. A completely stable and safe battery also wouldn't store any energy, the chemical reaction that makes a battery function requires highly reactive materials. Lithium wasn't chosen at random or by accident as the reactive material in high density energy applications, it had to be something that volatile and reactive to store as much energy in the first place.Isaac wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:12 pm To be fair, Lithium has other problems that make a worse option that petroleum fueled cars. Yes fires are rare, but it's a fair point. I was hoping Sodium Ion would be a cheaper alternative, but I haven't seen it take off in the same way as lithium.
The electric car itself is so much more durable than a regular car. The only problem with them is how to power them.
A battery that doesn't contain something highly reactive would be like filling your ICE vehicle gas tank with water and expecting it to perform the same. Water doesn't burn, so it can't be used to fuel a common internal combustion engine. But you can make practically any ICE engine run off of natural gas, or LP, or ethanol, or alcohol, or any number of other liquids/gasses but they all must share the common property of being highly flammable and or explosive.
Musk has really hurt the brand. It's really sad actually. While Tesla wasn't the only electric car out there they managed have enough models and enough features to make them stand out from the rest. And because electric cars are the future (whether anyone likes it or not), Tesla's PR helped an entire industry - enough that other manufacturers sold way more electric cars than Tesla ever could. Again this is a great thing. But now whenever someone looks at a Tesla all they are going to think is how the CEO is a weirdo man-baby. It happened to me today. just a few hours ago I saw a Tesla in my neighborhood (which isn't uncommon) and thought how gross it would be to drive one. However, what WAS uncommon is that the driver did a bunch of illegal ★■◆●, speeding, swerving around, and passing cars on a residential street right after school had just let out. It's burned into my brain. Are Tesla owners the new BMW dick-heads?
If waymo would sell me one of their self driving cars, I'd be in heaven. I'd buy it despite it being electric. An almost dependable self driving car? It destroys tesla's auto pilot.