Comments on: Solid-state batteries do not catch fire when they malfunction

By: Mike in Boston

Mike in Boston — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:26:44 +0000

“Modern gasoline/diesel vehicles are good for 200,000 miles. And much longer with repairs.” Unless you're in New England and the brine they spray on the roads in winter makes your car's unibody rust right through. Now I undercoat all my vehicles with Fluid Film.

By: Bomag

Bomag — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:50:05 +0000

Also,

“Modern gasoline/diesel vehicles are good for 200,000 miles.”

And much longer with repairs.

And an order of magnitude more years of service.

By: Bomag

Bomag — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:46:10 +0000

What Borepatch said.

By: Borepatch

Borepatch — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:22:18 +0000

I remember learning about solid state batteries back in Electrical Engineering school in the 1980s. This may be something (like fusion) that’s always 8 years in the future.

By: Michael Towns

Michael Towns — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 23:50:33 +0000

What Bob said.

By: Bob Sykes

Bob Sykes — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 23:48:15 +0000

Lithium ion batteries have only one-tenth the energy density of gasoline/diesel, so their utility in vehicles of all sorts (other than golf carts, 7200 yards) is very limited. If the SABERS do not exceed that density by a huge margin, they have no future.

The safety of lithium ion batteries is a major concern. They also have a very limited service life, less than 100,000 miles. Replacement costs are 10’s of thousands of dollars, so EV’s have essentially zero resale value.

Modern gasoline/diesel vehicles are good for 200,000 miles. EV’s at less than 100,000 miles are outright fraud.

All persons pushing solar/wind/renewables are engaged in fraud, whther they know it or not (most advocates, utterly gullible as they are).