It's sad. But at least EV batteries are a progression in technology. If we can push the technology further and develop new ways to store energy, that's good for the world in the long run and the private sector is the most likely place to find that.
On the other hand, wind turbines are demonstrably a net loss on the environment. There's not much that can be enhanced about them. You will always need strong and resistant materials that are actually light enough to be moved by wind.
But in the process of this technology, many birds die which will concentrate and spread disease, and it takes up a lot of real estate..and is set up in places that would be good for additional farming or housing.
At least with solar, it's expensive and inefficient and not 100% recyclable, but it's not directly and immediately killing the birds around it. And you can get a few panels and have a small amount of energy in case of a power outage.
Privately owned turbines? Hah. Good luck with the paper work, the clean up and the hard to use power.
Batteries are growing in technology by leaps and bounds. Lithium Carbonate, Lithium Peroxide, with Toyota coming out with their prototype of a solid state lithium based battery (think SOLID chunk of ceramic, with about 240% charge density of current tech) and Tesla announcing a Lithium - Sulphur Battery with a life cycle measured around 4 Million miles.
These newer technologies will likely give ~1,000 miles/charge. And the R&D is being done by CAPITALISM.
There are also some very new revolutionary changes coming in the mining industry - in how we GET these minerals. The way we got Gold in the 1800's is not the same way we get Gold today. The way we get Lithium, Manganese, Graphene, Cobalt and Nickel is going to change. Northern Nevada has enough Lithium trapped in the clay deposits to meet the US needs through the year 2050 - just in Nevada.
There is a reason why every single car manufacturer is moving to EV.
Wind farms are a total failure. Maintenance costs are way too high.
Wait until people "find out" about EV batteries.
It's sad. But at least EV batteries are a progression in technology. If we can push the technology further and develop new ways to store energy, that's good for the world in the long run and the private sector is the most likely place to find that.
On the other hand, wind turbines are demonstrably a net loss on the environment. There's not much that can be enhanced about them. You will always need strong and resistant materials that are actually light enough to be moved by wind.
But in the process of this technology, many birds die which will concentrate and spread disease, and it takes up a lot of real estate..and is set up in places that would be good for additional farming or housing.
At least with solar, it's expensive and inefficient and not 100% recyclable, but it's not directly and immediately killing the birds around it. And you can get a few panels and have a small amount of energy in case of a power outage.
Privately owned turbines? Hah. Good luck with the paper work, the clean up and the hard to use power.
Batteries are growing in technology by leaps and bounds. Lithium Carbonate, Lithium Peroxide, with Toyota coming out with their prototype of a solid state lithium based battery (think SOLID chunk of ceramic, with about 240% charge density of current tech) and Tesla announcing a Lithium - Sulphur Battery with a life cycle measured around 4 Million miles.
These newer technologies will likely give ~1,000 miles/charge. And the R&D is being done by CAPITALISM.
There are also some very new revolutionary changes coming in the mining industry - in how we GET these minerals. The way we got Gold in the 1800's is not the same way we get Gold today. The way we get Lithium, Manganese, Graphene, Cobalt and Nickel is going to change. Northern Nevada has enough Lithium trapped in the clay deposits to meet the US needs through the year 2050 - just in Nevada.
There is a reason why every single car manufacturer is moving to EV.