Many thanks to Doug Nichols for his outstanding presentation at the October 30, 2021 Owl
& Ibis - A Confluence. Doug called his talk "Will Electric
Vehicles Serve a Major Role in Reaching Net Zero Carbon Emissions by
2050?"
Doug's comprehensive coverage
of electric vehicles (EVs) focused mainly on passenger cars. Here is
a link to his Apple Keynote slideshow. It takes a few minutes to open on a PC
but it and the videos it contains will open and play.
During his talk Doug
covered the following topics and much more. Most of the information contained
in his narration is contained in his slides.
- Battery life,
safety, recycling, and recharging at home and on the road.
- Ongoing battery
research & development and information about component minerals and
mining industry providers.
- EV cost by
vehicle and manufacturer, and the steady downward trend in cost to
consumers.
- EV operating and
maintenance costs.
- Comparison of EV
and ICE (internal combustion) emissions.
- Speed,
acceleration, comfort, and towing capacity of EVs.
- Types of EVs: Battery
EV (BEV); Hybrid EV (HEV); Plug-In Hybrid EV (PHEV); and Fuel Cell EV
(FEV).
- Currently EVs
have 5% of the new car sales market.
- EV - A
Disruptive Technology:
1.
Electric motors are fundamentally more efficient.
2.
Even with a dirty coal power plant, an EV is cleaner than an ICE.
3.
Electric motors have full torque at zero RPM.
4.
EVs are far cheaper to maintain and fuel.
A link to Doug's presenter notes is here. In his notes Doug answers the question in his title....
Here are some links recommended by Doug:
Electric Vehicles
Best
overall EV information summaries by model:
https://evadoption.com/ev-models/
List of
EVs available in the U.S (Feb 2021).:
https://www.caranddriver.com/shopping-advice/g32463239/new-ev-models-us/
Hydrogen Powered Toyota Mirai:
Terms BEV HEV PHEV FCEV:
https://openroadautogroup.com/blog/bev-phev-hev-fcev-key-differences-between-electric-car-options
EVs are not presently net zero — Forbes:
Forbes overview:
Charging Apps:
Plugshare: https://www.plugshare.com
Chargeway: https://www.chargeway.net/easy-to-use/
EVgo: https://www.evgo.com
ChargeHub: https://chargehub.com/en/charging-stations-map.html
Chargepoint: https://www.chargepoint.com/drivers/mobile/
Open Charge: https://openchargemap.org/site
Blink: https://blinkcharging.com/drivers/ev-drivers/
SemaConnect: https://semaconnect.com/resources/station-locator/
Environmental Side
COP26:
President of COP 26, Alok Sharma, TED Talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FCPLlF6P4g
UNEP 2021 Emissions Gap Report Fact Sheet:
https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/37001/EGR21_HOEN.pdf
The role of equitable low carbon lifestyles:
https://wedocs.unep.org/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/34432/EGR20ch6.pdf?sequence=3
How the fossil fuel industry deliberately mislead on climate change:
https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/America_Misled.pdf
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Again, great presentation, Doug. My next car will be an EV!
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