Good one. They are burning the coal to make OUR stuff and still produce less CO2 per capita than Australians 😄
https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-per-capita/
Fantastic! Then I don't even have to talk to some surly little punk who doesn't care 😄
I'll hold off for a bit though. It's for something I'm making. If it's too much hassle finishing it properly, I'll just paint it satin black to hide the flaws 😀
Hopefully the paint colour will be enough. Ford H3 triple yellow. I'll see what's around. I work in a light industrial area hopefully there's some retail outlet. I am pretty lazy though so if it's too much hassle then Supercheap it is 😄
I'm sure I've seen SOMEWHERE that you can get a colour mixed and put in a pressure pack. Is this a thing? I know the colour I want, which is automotive.
This is pretty cool. Not directly Ev, but does concern mains storage. Fun to learn about new/unknown technology 🙂
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/09/a-vanadium-redux-flow-battery-you-can-build/
None of you who are excited about big 4wd and utes etc can seriously be concerned about particulate pollution.
Good news though! Toyota are getting concerned 🙂
https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/toyota-has-spoken-diesel-is-done-for-in-australia-as-new-petrol-powered-prado-and-hilux
Regenerative braking makes up a lot of the braking in an EV, so I'm not sure why they are using up brake pads faster than regular cars 🤔
For instance on the EDVs we ride at work, you are really aware of it because it's a simpler system. The manual brake only works if you squeeze the brake lever. I touch the brake lever maybe ONCE a day delivering mail. All other braking is purely regenerative.
I have to call BS on at least the brake component of that story. Big problem with ev brakes is they hardly get used and there's a danger of them seizing up. Although I don't see any reason why they can't be automatically used from time to time to keep them from seizing.
Increased particulates from tyres is definitely plausible. Average car would be heavier with EVs. Funny how all those dodge ram drivers seem concerned about it though 😄
Extra rubber particulates will not change the climate though. I don't think they can travel too far. Diesel particulates however...
Now THIS pollution, well that's another matter...
https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/porsche-sued-after-electric-car-allegedly-sparked-cargo-ship-blaze
It's more about low hanging fruit with early technology. We were lucky to find the lead/lead oxide/ sulfuric acid combo early on. I'm a fan of lead acid. It's virtually 100% recyclable. Did you know the world car speed record was held by a lead acid powered car in about 1900? Just on 100km/h. But for power density there was only tiny incremental gains to be made for that tech.
But I got your sulfur for ya in another form 😀
https://spectrum-ieee-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/spectrum.ieee.org/amp/ev-batteries-environment-2667374124?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From %1%24s&aoh=17095231469707&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fspectrum.ieee.org%2Fev-batteries-environment
I bought my sidchrome set in 1990. They were still made in Australia and chrome vanadium. I left them with my sister and partner when I moved interstate. Otherwise I'd still have them 😀
I have 3/8" sidchrome socket set, which is fine but I don't think it's made in Australia 😞