Adrian Hargrave, CEO of SEEEN, explains how the new funds will accelerate customer growth Watch the video here.
@Ericthered,
National Grid:
Myth 2
https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/journey-to-net-zero/electric-vehicles-myths-misconceptions#:~:text=Myth%207%3A%20Electric%20cars%20break,longer%20due%20to%20regenerative%20braking.
Not there yet @MB, on the move in the next eighteen months at the outside so I won't see the benefit, the new location will face in the right direction - I was contemplating ground solar but didn't have the agreement from the decision maker, that would have needed more area than roof solar due to shadows/trees blocking etc.
And of course the next nugget of doubt:
Do the electricity grid's wires have enough capacity for charging EVs?
The simple answer is yes. The highest peak electricity demand in the UK in recent years was 62GW in 2002. Since then, the nation’s peak demand has fallen by roughly 16% due to improvements in energy efficiency.
Even if we all switched to EVs overnight, we estimate demand would only increase by around 10%. So we’d still be using less power as a nation than we did in 2002, and this is well within the range the grid can capably handle.
Indeed, one day soon the probability of a car fire being an EV will be much more likely, ICE has 110 year head start and hopefully by then a lot more people living to see the news once the air pollution killing thousands of people yearly in the UK alone diminishes.
Easy to forget if it's not affecting you personally!
but is it?
3:48PM
Fire service confirm initial vehicle in Luton Airport fire was diesel car
In an update posted at 3.30pm, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said:
Yes but diesel does ignite under pressure or immense heat - it becomes more like an explosive gas, I think the blast area of a tank of diesel or petrol exploding under immense heat or pressure would be significantly wider than an EV battery, that would explain why the fire service couldn't contain the fire even though they were there within ten minutes, petrol and diesel tanks EXPLODING --
EV's don't do this:
https://youtu.be/RSZUBvdo1bw?si=Q5X5mi8b-UofYLAS
EV - caused by a manufacturing issue (two fires)
Urgent recall for hundreds of popular electric cars because the battery could explode into flames More than 230 Porsche Taycan electric vehicles recalled The recall comes after two battery fires occured in Australia
'Due to a manufacturing issue, there is a possibility of insufficient sealing between the high-voltage battery casing and battery cover,' the recall said.
ICE
Porsche is recalling 24,467 Panameras from the 2017-2022 model years due to a defective cooling pump that could lead to a fire. In Canada, 1,638 vehicles are affected.
In documents it submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the equivalent of Transport Canada, Porsche says the problem occurs when moisture enters the external coolant pump of the climate control system.
I think I'll be buying a BYD EV
Bedfordshire fire chief Andy Hopkinson has said it is believed the fire started with a diesel car, and then spread through the car park.
And BYD:
The Blade Battery has undergone the most rigorous safety testing and exceeds the requirements of the Nail Penetration Test, the most rigorous way to test battery thermal runaway. This test simulates the consequences of a serious traffic accident and is considered 'The Mount Everest' among battery tests.
During the Nail Penetration Test, the Blade Battery gave off no smoke or fire and the surface temperature only reached 30 to 60 degrees Celsius. It also withstood other extreme test conditions, such as being crushed, bent, heated in an oven to 300 degrees Celsius and overloaded by 260%. None of these resulted in a fire or explosion, making BYD Blade Battery a safety leader for the burgeoning EV market.
I'm not so sure the US will be behind A_L.O shafting Ganfeng, thinking back to the three Amigos where two of them have massive investment in Lithium and batteries and growing - spot the odd one out!
Of course World events - the US China relationship has been stretched under Trump and the Biden IRA looked to be restricting Chinese grab on EV's in NA - The Taiwan visit by Nancy Pelosi didn't go down well, I don't see China supporting Russia to any degree that would suggest a threat to US trade (a surprise from the early days of the Ukraine conflict)
Perhaps there's some damage limitations underway:
BEIJING, Oct 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday there had been "serious engagement" during a meeting between a visiting U.S. bipartisan congressional delegation and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The visit aims to advance U.S. economic and national security interests ahead of a potential summit between Xi and U.S. President Joe Biden next month.
The World is changing the waning reliance on oil is going to shape the next few years unlike the last fifty or so!
Well, by my reckoning we are two years or thereabouts into the A_L.O saga and it must be evident that they have very little chance of producing on a commercial scale without the private sector and know how.
October 11th 2021
https://capital.com/mexico-s-president-lithium-for-state-not-private-industry
Additionally, even if the bill does pass, Mexico lacks the ability to extract lithium.
During his weekly press conference Thursday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was asked about the proposal’s slim chance of becoming law. The socialist president promised he’ll continue his battle to make lithium “the property of the nation".
I would hope the law revisions are deemed illegal for the way in which the vote took place as well as being unconstitutional.
Remember Ganfeng had the finances on the table to go into production without subsidies as far as I'm aware, we've yet to see what card the Chinese gov play, no battery gigafactories planned for Mexico, they must be the only country on the Americas without one and don’t seem to be able to compete against other countries with big subsidies.
plenty of battery plants going up:
https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/16/tracking-the-ev-battery-factory-construction-boom-across-north-america/
@Zoom56, agree with you on that,
Total disruption before our eyes:
https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3237416/chinas-byd-steps-globalisation-strategy-electric-car-plant-uzbekistan-targeting-central-asia
“BYD’s go-global strategy is accelerating due to its manufacturing heft and high-quality batteries,” said Chen Jinzhu, CEO of consultancy Shanghai Mingliang Auto Service. “Emerging markets like Central Asia and Southeast Asia are its main targets for now.”
https://brazilian.report/liveblog/politics-insider/2023/10/09/electric-vehicle-byd-building-factory/
Surpassing American giant Ford, BYD clinched the fourth spot in global car sales in August, as per TrendForce statistics. In August, the global car sales in 37 principal markets hit 5.55 million units.29 Sept 2023
For those who invested fir lithium, there's no stopping the inevitable:
BYD exec:
The growth of EVs is a revolution that many people don't understand, but once you share the data and the reality, they realize there is nothing to be challenged, a BYD executive said.
So much positive news, 18% of world car sales now EV.
Link:
https://www.mining.com/mexican-president-exhorts-american-company-to-settle-after-mine-closure/
It's going to be an eventful final year for A_.LO in mining related disputes:
Vulcan, on the other hand, has said that it has the necessary permits to operate and intends to vigorously pursue all lawful avenues available in order to protect its rights and resume normal operations.
Vulcan, on the other hand, has said that it has the necessary permits to operate and intends to vigorously pursue all lawful avenues available in order to protect its rights and resume normal operations.
LTR further interest
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/iron-ore-billionaire-s-lithium-raid-leaves-investors-guessing-1.1981467
Could be a sign of where EG1 might end up.
Https://www.dossierpolitico.com/vernoticias.php?artid=288335&relacion=&tipo=Principal&categoria=2
Cancelling the concessions to the Chinese company Ganfeng Lithium, for the development and exploitation of lithium in Mexico, “is a violation of the Constitution that generates uncertainty in the sector,” said Luis Humberto Vázquez, president of the Association of Mining Engineers. .
In a conference, he said that the company could be protected at any time, which will allow it to maintain the permits in the long term, since, despite the approval of the Mining Law, these are projects that were delivered before the regulations changed. .
“It is a violation, it is not possible, surely this company is going to protect itself and it is almost a fact that it is going to win.”
Still Durazo is doing the rounds:
https://www.expreso.com.mx/noticias/sonora/adm-se-reune-con-amlo-para-hablar-del-plan-sonora/193386
He noted that he soon has an invitation to meet with the president of the European Union in Brussels in mid-December to promote the virtues of the Sonora Plan and the benefit it represents for foreign industries.
https://www.atalayar.com/en/articulo/economy-and-business/global-gateway-interests-mexico-and-latin-america/20230817120336189654.html
According to Gautier Mignot, the EU ambassador to Mexico, "Plan Sonora is one of the investment projects that the EU will support and promote, and this has been contemplated within the framework of the meeting in Brussels with the authorities present".
What does Plan Sonora consist of? It consists of promoting a series of new industries in the north of Mexico based on principles of sustainability and dedicated to the generation of clean energy, the promotion of photovoltaic plants and the production of lithium.
"The Sonora Plan is one of the main projects of President López Obrador's government for the sustainable development and generation of renewable energies in Mexico, which includes the extraction of lithium and the largest photovoltaic plant in Latin America," said Bárcena.