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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: BrerBear   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Fun with EV's
Date: 01/16/24 2:24 PM
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Cold weather! So it works well EXCEPT when cold hits? Might kind of limit the market for the machines in the world to drivers who live within ~~~35 degrees of the equator??? It doesn't help that trips exceeding 300 miles will likely demand that drivers stop for an hour or two while they 'tank up'. Hopefully their wait for their turn at the 'pump' won't make them too angry.

Cold and the nasty elements of manufacturing and disposing of batteries should be a part of the economics of driving EV's. There is more. Energy. Energy is what is needed to do work. Whether measured in Joules, BTU, Kilowatt-hours, or furlongs per fortnight. Energy is what is needed to do work. Whether that's fueling earth moving equipment or propelling trucks and passenger vehicles down the highway or lighting light bulbs or ???. There is more to the energy rub, but one can get the idea.

There is a useful Wiki article on the topic of Energy Density. In particular, refer to the paragraph "In energy storage and fuels".

en.wikipedia.org - Energy density
In energy storage and fuels

Refer to the chart titled "Selected Energy Densities"

Batteries of various descriptions: ~~~5 MJoules/Liter

Gasoline/Diesel: ~35 MJoules/Liter

A 7:1 disadvantage ratio. Not too good for batteries.

There are some readers who might not be able to make the connection. It takes some above average critical thinking to find the right dots and then connect them.

(I find it a puzzle that Musk is completely immersed in the EV scam; being the [recoverable] rocket man and starlink man and boring man and all that.)
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