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I hope Toyota's solid state batteries will actually be sold someday but it's hard not to be suspicious that the automaker that's probably the farthest behind in current EV tech is going to leap frog everyone. What better way to sell more ICE engines then to tell everyone EVs aren't good enough...

Not sure about resources but they are supposed to be more energy dense so less weight per kwh. But it depends on the dressing

All of that plus aerodynamics and battery chemistry which determines energy density. Current LFP batteries are less dense but are cheaper vs Lion which are denser but pricer. All of this is gonna change in the next few years though.

Basically the size of a Golf. I love that an EV for 28K will be for sale, but I don't expect it will do much volume here in the US. VW stopped selling regular Golfs cause no one was interested in them, they only sell the GTI and Rs now. Don't think it would ever happen but if Kia/Hyundai put...

More forbidden fruit. 500+ miles of range for 34K.

Not quite 1.21 "Jiggawatts" but it's a real possibility https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/08/climate/nuclear-fusion-energy-milestone-climate/index.html

This dude doesn't even attempt to ask why or break down the numbers. What % of total oil consumption did personal vehicles even make up, and within each size segment? How does that segment % consumption change over time? Would not hire.

I stand corrected about combustion, it works similar to a battery, but the efficiency is still not that great at 40-60%: https://www.plugpower.com/fuel-cell-power/fuel-cell-benefits/#:~:text=3.,the U.S. Department of Energy. EVs get over 77% where ICE gets 12-30%, and that's just during...

The problem with Hydrogen is you need Hydrogen. It's not just floating around somewhere so you need to use electrolysis to convert water (which is already becoming a scarce resource in parts of the world). There are various numbers out there depending on the implementation but it's not a...

Ahh yes, the company with the absolute worst EV on the market doesn't think they are future...

Should have finished my thought on NIO, but they are releasing semi solid state batteries that should double EV ranges, and already have battery swapping stations in production https://electrek.co/2024/04/05/nio-begins-mass-production-semi-solid-state-batteriesev-use-q2/...

I could go point by point down this list and my response would be the same - "Yes this absolutely true, but if the Chinese government wants to subsidize the transition to clean energy we shouldn't let this unrelated issue stop them". The CCP is a terrible dictatorship, I still think the good of...

I don't disagree with you, but the habitability of the planet should take precedence over protecting Detroit while it pushes out yet another gas guzzler, and our heavily subsidized oil industry.

The Seagull gets all the headlines due to its 11k price point but looking at it next to those F150s you can see why it would never sell here in the US The Sea Lion is much more interesting Sadly Biden announced today that we're going to increase tariffs on Chinese solar panels, batteries and...

Did anyone actually see this? It's been too cloudy and bright here in Essex County the last few nights.

Not sure I'm following your comment our how the EV thread ended up in here, but I definitely get the value prop of Platty. That's why I drive farther then the 3 other Catskills options to go there, and with the partner network it's an even better proposition. That doesn't change the math...

Europe is almost 2/3 CO2 free now: https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/6/24062192/power-grid-pollution-fossil-fuels-eu-ember-report We could do it too if the will was there. Edit - Nuclear does make up a large part of the EU's power, which you can argue about how green it is.

When did that go in? Last time I was at Jiminy was like 12 years ago.

I think it's because he has to considering he's closed mid week. I guess the original calculation was: 1. We have a dedicated core skier base who own (or rent) in the area, and we don't want to give them much of a discount because they get the value prop and are going to buy anyway 2. To make...

I might be a small edge case though. If I were to guess most Platty season pass holders are long time customers, many of whom have property in the area. These people are going to renew anyway and the loss of $100 per established pass holders > the loss of a few people on the bubble like...