Investing in EV Batteries
Further discussion on this ridiculous call for investment into EV batteries:
(Sarcastic) Reader A: I am sure all of the used up batteries will provide an awesome effect on our environment after they are discarded.
Me: You may not be aware that car batteries are by far the most recycled item in our civilization (97%).
(Merely incorrect) Reader B: If everybody had an electric car there wouldn’t be enough infrastructure (generating plants) to charge them.
Me: You may be surprised to learn that we could electrify every vehicle on Earth, and only increase the total electrical load by 14%. That’s because of the extremely high efficiency of charging and discharging batteries (over 80%) vs. the horribly low efficiency of internal combustions engines (under 25%).
