Recent progress with Sodium-Ion batteries makes them suitable for electric vehicles, with decisive advantages over existing technology. Production of EVs with these new batteries has started in China.
That's all very well. Or isn't. What's the good of it when there won't be enough electricity to charge the things and the "energy transition" is just another wealth-transfer scam?
And still burning fossil fuels to acquire/transport the materials, operate the plants to build the components/vehicles, ship to destination, charge, and eventually haul the dead batteries off.
Your Model S may be less expensive but not enough to make them affordable/viable for the masses worldwide. It’s a neat experiment that is destined to become extinct. EV’s are bankrupting automakers, it won’t be much longer before Tesla is the last man standing...and for how long?
That's all very well. Or isn't. What's the good of it when there won't be enough electricity to charge the things and the "energy transition" is just another wealth-transfer scam?
Nope, Sodium metal is not like the salt in your kitchen, Sodium in pure form is a highly reactive alkaline metal, just like Lithium.
And still burning fossil fuels to acquire/transport the materials, operate the plants to build the components/vehicles, ship to destination, charge, and eventually haul the dead batteries off.
Your Model S may be less expensive but not enough to make them affordable/viable for the masses worldwide. It’s a neat experiment that is destined to become extinct. EV’s are bankrupting automakers, it won’t be much longer before Tesla is the last man standing...and for how long?