EV Surges 2023 Q1
Electric battery vehicles (BEV) continue their exponentional growth in Q1 2023 with some countries (Norway) over 90% and China, the largest car market globally over 30% new sales BEV
Electric battery vehicles (BEV) continue their exponentional growth in Q1 2023 with some countries (Norway) over 90% and China, the largest car market globally over 30% new sales BEV
Toyota argues that for emissions reduction hybrids are more effective than battery electric vehicle as more can be manufactured as batteries are constrained. Greenwashing.
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The top 20 Chinese EV manufactures incresased sales by 82% from 2021 to 2022 and most of these sales were domestic. As the domestic market increases, more of these will be exported to other countries
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The Pipistrel electric plane is the first certified electric plane for pilot training with 80km range and 50 minutes flying time.
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Nuclear Renaissance v4.0 is sweeping the USA and UK. Even in Australia, some are pushing the barrow. Yet the data is unambiguous. Nuclear is 6-8 times more costly than renewables. Uninsurable. Old technology.
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At the Fully Charged show in UK, the Chinese cars are coming. BYD, Geely, Great Wall, and SAIC all demonstrated new models addressing different market segments. Korean cars are already annouced.
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Hydrogen for transportation won’t die, and the big 4 Japanese motorcycle manufacturers have joined together to develop hydrogen engines for motorcycles. But Why?
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Is Hydrogen like a cult? Hydrogen cult madness? Proponents claim that H2 will solve the renewable energy transition challenges but the science evidence it wont.
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DAC is at best unproven and more likely a strategy by major oil companies to delay meaningful reduction in green house gas emissions
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The race with AI is continuing to run with Google releasing Bard in May 2023 competing with Microsoft Bing and Open AI ChatGPT4. Bard provides integration with Gmail and Google Docs and enhances programming support
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The innovative toroid propeller design for drones from MIT and for boats by Sharrow Marine show R&D continues to improve efficiency and will have a major impact on drones and shipping.
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Is ethanol worse than gasoline for global warming? Turns out it is worse! A recent publication showed that corn ethanol compared with petroleum products increased: So while it is clear ethanol mixtures for gasoline is bad policy, ethanol continues to be used in transportation due to the large influence of agriculture in energy policy. In
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Gravity batteries using heavy blocks has moved from pilot phase to the first 2 demonstration plans in China (100MWh) and in USA. Watch their progress.
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The latest figures from Tesla show a rapid increase in the amount of grid storage deployed globally in the first quarter of 2023. Over 160GWh backlog in Tesla orders and over 300GWh projects announced for all batteries
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SAF or Sustainable Aircraft fuels are unrealistic. Used cooking oils are as expensive. Agriculture is challenges. Synthetic fuel is expensive. What are some of the options
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The top 10 vehicles sales in the USA are driven by pick-up trucks – large vehicles that are perculiar to the USA markets. SUV are the more common vehicle in the rest of the world.
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Electric motor scooter uptake is rapid in China and India and expected t be as rapid in other countries with high numbers of scooters such as Indonesia and Vietnam. Cheaper. Easy to charge and zero emissions are reasons Govt are keen to see the change.
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Nano silicon for the battery anode is a recent development leading to a 15% increase in energy density and avoiding the use of graphite in the batteries. Sila Technologies is ramping up production to 150GWh per year over then next 5 years.
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Carbon Capture and storage is a strategy for reducing carbon emissions but the evidence is that it is a scam for fossil fuel companies to use government subsidies while at the same time increasing carbon emissions. Even worse, taxpayers will be responsible for end of life projects.
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ChatGPT has burst on the scene in late 2022 from OpenAI. It was not unexpected by those in the AI field. Suddenly many are now realising how many areas that LLMs will be valuable in. And how cheap they have become.
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