[Lekooks] Hybrid vs EV

[Rat Things]

Yes, you have to do a fair comparison. It’s also true that Tesla’s/EV’s are
a disruptor for many industries, this is why they’re being attacked
unfairly.

US Electric Vehicle Sales Increased by 81% in 2018
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/us-electric-vehicle-sales-increase-by-81-in-2018#gs.k7ap5h


It’s easier to bash an innovative product and try to win a media war than
to innovate yourself. Notice no one’s like this in other countries.

https://evannex.com/blogs/news/tesla-s-enemies-are-perfecting-the-fud-machine



“It’s not paranoia if they’re really out to get you.”

Liz



On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 10:17 AM, Gerald Flakas via Lekooks <
lekooks at lekook.org> wrote:

> An interesting perspective, focusing on incremental gasoline savings
> rather than the big picture. Of course you get the biggest incremental
> savings of gasoline going from an internal combustion car to a Prius, just
> as you get even more incremental savings going from a Huvee to a Corolla.
> But nobody seriously suggests stopping at the Corolla.
>
> And the arguments about limited resources such as lithium and rare earths
> ignore ongoing technological developments. Already the Internet is abuzz
> with articles about the (lithium-free) "Jesus battery" and the (rare
> earth-free) "niron" permanent magnet (being developed at the Univ. of
> Minn.). Also, energy storage could be with "ultra capacitors" rather than
> batteries, and motors could be induction motors rather than permanent
> magnet motors.
>
> And finally, the article ignores the future trend toward autonomous
> electric vehicles that Ford and GM are betting million$ on, where a ride is
> just a commodity; when we want a ride, we just call it up and an autonomous
> vehicle will pick us up and take us there; same when we want to return. For
> long trips; when we have gone our 400 or so miles on a charge, we just swap
> vehicles (like the old Pony Express) and go on our way. Sure, there are
> very few charging and no car-swap stations, but there were very few gas
> stations back in 1915 before the demand for automobiles took off. The
> supply will rise to the demand.
>
> And don't forget the maintenance savings with an EV: no oil changes,
> tune-ups, complicated transmission and drive trains, and on and on. Will
> put the car service folks out of business.
>
> The future is coming, like it or not.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bcpeske via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
> To: John Kuhn <kuhnjohnb at gmail.com>; lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
> Sent: Thu, Jun 20, 2019 6:57 pm
> Subject: Re: [Lekooks] Hybrid vs EV
>
> Compelling argument, but doesn't take into consideration the evolution of
> battery technology.  He also shorts tesla stock which means he has a vested
> interest in seeing the electric car, and in particular Tesla, fail.
> Although I have vested interest in seeing them succeed, since I own a tesla
> and some tesla stock.
> My 2 cents
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: John Kuhn via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
> Date: 6/20/19 5:29 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: 'LCUUC GroupEmail' <lekooks at lekook.org>
> Subject: [Lekooks] Hybrid vs EV
>
> Food for thought, nothing is as easy as it looks.  Long-Range EVs Are The
> Antithesis Of Efficiency And Sustainability
> <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4271072-long-range-evs-antithesis-efficiency-sustainability&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioUMTQ1MzAwMjcwMzg3NzQ3NjU4NjkyGmE2ZWMxNzA4MTc3Y2Y1ZTk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFYqhc8I-d__MNH7qjJQ01eiHdHhA>
>
>
>
> Although the article is written from the standpoint of an investor, it
> raises a lot of valid points.  I really have to wonder about the ability
> of the planet to support wide scale EV conversion, at least with existing
> technology and material requirements.
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