Tesla Masterplan Three 2023
Tesla vision part 3 is to be announced on March 1st, 2023 at Investor Day. How will this differ from Part 1 or Part 2. What is the “Path to a Fully Sustainable World”
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Ten Reasons Hydrogen for Transportation is Dead, Including Cars
Hydrogen fuel cell cars are still promoted but they will be dead within 2 years due to emissions as bad as petrol cars, poor infrastructure and rapid improving charging and range with battery electric cars.
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Toyota No-EV Strategy Risks Japan’s Economy
Cars are a major contributor to Japans economy with 5.5m or 24% of employees, and contribute 14% of all exports. Toyota’s no-ev strategy could mean Japan loses 14% of its GDP and $700 billion of exports as other EV makers overtake Toyota globally.
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Batteries win the Transport Race
It is becoming clear that batteries will drive the electrification of transport. Batteries are demonstrating that hydrogen and synthetic fuels are losing ground to the 22% learning curve of batteries. Biofuels may be the only transition fuel for long range aircraft.
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Grid-Scale Batteries from Tesla
Grid-scale batteries are an integral requirement to firm renewable energy, stabililise the grid with battery, wind and solar now the cheapest electricity.
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EV Adoption Increased in 2022 Globally
EV adoption is increasing and Bloomberg NEF has data showing nearly 50% of buses sold in 2022 were electric. Motorcycles are even higher.
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Tesla Semi Compelling Economics
The Tesla Semi large truck will be at least 84% cheaper for fuel costs than equivalent large diesel trucks. Combined with more torque, regenerative braking increased purchase costs suggest less than a 2 year payback.
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Combination New Battery Innovation
Using a long lasting LFP battery in combination with an anode free battery with shorter lifespan is the approach taken by Our Next Energy. Like a petrol battery hybrid, the combination provides 1000 km of range, and long life.
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Tesla Grid and Home Batteries
Tesla has led innovation into grid, industrial and home storage with their range of batteries. The lines are blurred with home batteries now providing grid virtual power plant services.
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CO2 Battery Technology
Batteries made from CO2 compression and expansion have moved from lab to deployment. Offering low cost, longer term storage utilising standard equipment.
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Killing Our Earth
Governments try to pick winners and provide subsidies. The subsidies for fossil fuel industry is enormous and is over $5.9 trillion or more than 6.8% globally. In Australia direct and indirect subsidies are over $44 billion and 3.2% of GDP
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End of ICE Cars in California
The passing Advanced Clean Cars II proposal in California spells the end of ICE cars in the USA with over 40% of all new cars subject to reduction of new light cars and pickups from 35% in 2026 phasing to 100% by 2035
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Agromining Minerals from Plants
Agromining using hyperaccumulator plants would be a very profitable crop in the tropics. Research from University of Queensland shows promise from nickel.
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Green Steel Technology and Costs
Steel accounts for 6% of global emissions. With a small number of iron ore miners and steel producers – what are technologies to de carbonise the industry?
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Green Aluminium is an Easy Technology
Making aluminum green is easy with renewable energy. While there are some more substantial technologies to make sure that aluminum is even lower emissions, an easy start is to contract for renewable energy and storage.
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100% Renewable Energy in 145 Countries in 6 Years
100% Renewable energy in 134 countries with a payback of less than 6 years by replacing the costs of existing fossil fuel, nuclear electricity and using wind water and solar along with storage.
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Nuclear Waste Problem Exaggerated say Nuclear Proponents
Waste from nuclear is trivialised by nuclear proponents. There currently is no cost effective method of removal of the next 45,000 radioactive life of spent nuclear fuel. Arguments include not much, not dangerous, not my problem.
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Shipping Emissions Halve With Fossil Fuel Collapse
With the reduction in coal mines and gas fields, will shipping emissions fall? Explore how much shipping there is, and what the phase out of fossil fuels will do to shipping.
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Mine Numbers Collapse by 2040 by 70%
With the exit of coal mines, use of green hydrogen and renewable energy for steel making, and full deployment will the number of mines crash?
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Uranium Mining for Nuclear Power
Uranium mining for nuclear power and for nuclear weapons continues to have geopolitical implications along with the energy needed to refine the uranium to be used. there are 15 nuclear myths including SMR, waste, and subsidies. The availability of uranium drives the future of the nuclear energy industry;
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