Dear Diary,
I just had a wonderful day creating economic development and protecting the people of our good state.
The day started normally with a power company’s chief lobbyist showing up at my office with Starbucks, a bouquet of flowers, and a box of chocolates. He is such a good friend. He says he even thinks of me as a father figure!
The latest stack of consumer complaints was on my desk, and we spent awhile laughing at them. People can be so silly!
Then I got down to business. A man who gave $250 to my election campaign wants electricity for his fishing shack down on the river. He and his drinking buddies spend a few weekends there a year. The power company says it will take more than $50,000 to run power through the swamp, and they want him to pay for it.…
Continue Reading“Based on calculations using the Swedish study’s various battery CO2 emissions estimates, as well as the methodology described by the EPA, I estimate that the carbon emissions sinkhole would equal between three and 5.4 years of driving an ICE car.”
Sweden just released a study that explores the carbon emissions associated with the Life Cycle of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, with a focus on the emissions associated with their manufacture. Its key conclusion: Manufacture of lithium-ion batteries (preferred battery chemistry) emits a significant volume of greenhouse gases, and that volume is directly related to the size of the battery.
A longer term aspect of battery CO2 emissions is how the manufacturing plants are powered – more environmentally friendly power sources would reduce somewhat the emissions from the manufacturing process.…
Continue Reading” … since the cost of battery packs represents a significant percentage of the initial EV purchase price, the older the battery or the more mileage on the vehicle, the greater the erosion in the car’s trade-in value.”
“‘… you can drive a Chevy Bolt the advertised 238 miles on a charge, if you can drive 60 mph.’”
“Without a very extensive and dense charging station network, when we get a large number of EVs on the road, unless they all charge at home overnight, there could be really extended waits to access charging stations. This challenge, coupled with the continuing high cost for EV battery packs for vehicles that can overcome buyer ‘range anxiety’ fears, are merely assumed away in the optimistic EV forecasts.”
The greatest drawback for the public’s acceptance of electric vehicles (EV) is “range anxiety” – running out of battery charge before reaching a charging station. …
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