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Now to see how much it drives down the battery prices.
Pretty exciting. Ford is declaring that they think electric cars will outsell gas cars in just 15 years.
That is one huge factory....AZ lost out on it...
Now to see how much it drives down the battery prices.
Pretty exciting. Ford is declaring that they think electric cars will outsell gas cars in just 15 years.
Now to see how much it drives down the battery prices.
Pretty exciting. Ford is declaring that they think electric cars will outsell gas cars in just 15 years.
As for performance, the FF 91 can go 378 miles (EPA adjusted) without a charge — the equivalent of a drive from Los Angeles to Silicon Valley with some miles left to spare. “No other electric vehicle can do that,” said Peter Savagian, Faraday’s vice president of propulsion engineering. The car’s battery pack offers 130 kilowatt hours of energy, and the vehicle presents 1,050 horsepower — “an insane amount.”
The company declined to specify the MSRP.
One wonders how this technology will effect the nuclear Middle East. They will not be pleased and surely see the writing on the wall.
Could be that electric cars are the future of driving. Consider the FF 91:
an "insane amount" that takes the vehicle 0 to 60 in 2.4 seconds.
The biggest problem:
If you have to ask, you can't afford it.
But, maybe a "gigafactory" producing batteries just might make the price competitive with gasoline powered cars.
I once drove my '90 Accord 500+ miles. Driving through Nevada gas stations can be pretty far apart. I was relieved to find an actual town instead of an off ramp marked "no services". The tank only held 15 gallons or so.I don't know, people have been saying electric cars are the future of driving for over 150 years, they predate gas engines and both then and now had issues. At one point in time electric cars outsold gas cars, but then this model T thing came along and electric cars have ran behind since.
Oh my 84 dodge has better range than that, with a full tank it can get about 500 miles with a v8 engine and a 900 cfm carb jetted down, but I am not at liberty to discuss how many gallons that tank holds. Prices going down is a good thing for batteries for electric cars, problem is though mass production does not affect supply costs, which would be needed. If they could both ramp up production and find cheaper ways to make equally powerful batteries, they might make a dent in the market.
Now to see how much it drives down the battery prices.
Pretty exciting. Ford is declaring that they think electric cars will outsell gas cars in just 15 years.
Gasoline will still be required for much of the world. And cheaper for them as well
Gasoline will still be required for much of the world. And cheaper for them as well
I Think Hybrids have a big future, but they need to be series Hybrids.
Series vs Parallel vs Series/Parallel Drivetrains | Union of Concerned Scientists
I could see the energy source for the hybrid being a fuel cell rather than a heat engine, but the energy
would still be carried in a high density hydrocarbon format.
It is easy to carry around hydrogen as a hydrocarbon fuel. and fairly easy to strip off the hydrogen as needed.I see that over time, improvements in batteries will eliminate the need for hybrids.... although advancements in fuel cells are intriguing also. I think it will be a long time before the internal combustion engine goes away though. The main issue with going to a hydrogen fuel cell is hydrogen production, it currently is not economical.
It is easy to carry around hydrogen as a hydrocarbon fuel. and fairly easy to strip off the hydrogen as needed.
As to the economics of making hydrogen, it is not as far off as you think.
sunfire supplies Boeing with reversible solid oxide electrolyser/fuel cell system - Renewable Energy Focus
I think it helps to think of man made hydrocarbons in the same way as we think of batteries,
simply an energy storage device.
it does not "charge" at 100% efficiency, but if the alternative is throwing the energy away,
the efficiency becomes less of an issue.
The shelve life is also a very big advantage, the ability to store energy when seasonal supplies are high,
for use when seasonal supplies are low.
The trouble with 'not as far off as I might think' is a lot of these new technologies are not up to commercialization yet, and that is what is needed. With the new nanotechnologies and such, we are getting tantalizing glimpses on what could be.. but until someone manages to actually be able to put it in production, it's just vaporware. I am rooting for it, but there comes a time you have to go and jump in with the technology we have now.... and that is what tesla is doing with the factory. There are so many things that are 'on the verge', that I hope SOME of them come to fruition. The new superconductor technology and better computer controls is making fusion power be closer than ever, but it's not here yet also. I am also interested in seeing ion-flow batteries too , which would be good for storage for stationary batteries (not vehicles), because of the reusablity and storage capacity. The next 5 to 10 years will be very interesting in the energy generation/battery field. It will be interesting to see which technology gets to market first.
I realize 1000 metric tons a year, is not a lot, but it sound like the process is well on it's way.The Audi e-gas plant produces about 1,000 metric tons of e-gas per year
Now to see how much it drives down the battery prices.
Pretty exciting. Ford is declaring that they think electric cars will outsell gas cars in just 15 years.
It is not vaporware if Sunfire is shipping devices.
P2G-BioCat » BioCat project visits Audi e-gas plant in Werlte
I realize 1000 metric tons a year, is not a lot, but it sound like the process is well on it's way.
I Have heard about plants in New Mexico, and Ice Land as well.
No one will have to build any of those plants, they already exists in the form of modern oil refineries.While very interesting, and hopeful for the future, it is not yet cost effective to do on a large scale. It is a nice 'proof of concept', but alas, the current price of oil is a cheaper alternative. Until such time as either the price of oil goes up again, or the cost of production goes down drastically, you won't see many more of those plants built.
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