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just a few notes. this by no means a system entirely based around battery EV technology. there is still time for ample replacements of traditional combustion en
by Shivetya 9y ago
just a few notes. this by no means a system entirely based around battery EV technology. there is still time for ample replacements of traditional combustion engines with fuel cells or similar. In many industries it is a near requirement.
I am still not a fan of battery technology with regards to transportation in its current state. nearly a half ton in weight to go less than three hundred miles, usually a lot less, in optimal conditions. Coupled with charge times that even the best are only down to an hour for a full charge.
the other initiatives he mentioned likely will get smacked by the WTO unless it morphs into some kind of environmental policy with ever changing rules about what is sustainable or not with regards to harvesting of crops. if anything it would require subsidies to nations who crops are deemed unacceptable.
- unknown_apostle 9y agoPlatinum is a nice speculative play on your first note. "Replace diesels with batteries on timeline x-y-z. Bam, just like that. Problem solved." The platinum price has been dropping for many years, because Mr Market is thinking 5 steps ahead of where we actually stand with this. With above ground reserves likely dwindling, platinum has still managed to drop below gold again (and rhodium has dropped below platinum). But batteries are not yet ready to take over everything. Diesels or at least combustion engines will keep improving for some time to come. In the meantime, plenty of room for alternatives like the discredited fuel cell, which can also use loads of platinum. (And on the supply side, you have the vulnerability that the country supplying 70% of the world's platinum is looking increasingly unstable.) And for the record: I totally agree we should get rid of the combustion engine as soon as possible.