Electric vehicles

52weekbreak said:

Haha. Some of these posts seem like they are written by Eeyore. If there is a downside, that is what I will focus on. I will ignore the places where electric vehicles will work better that anything used now (urban use regardless of temperature). A provincial government must be solely responsible for low world oil prices and the fact that others don't want a pipeline across their land.

I hope you can get out of this funk and enjoy Christmas and the holiday season an d work on developing a bit more positive attitude.

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A complainer complaining about complainers. Lol. Brilliant.

This will lighten this thread up a bit

I know in Alberta there is some Lithium in the produced water, but is there any potential mine sites?

Or where does the world's lithium come from?

Not complaining about the complainers - Laughing at them.

takethebounce said:

A complainer complaining about complainers. Lol. Brilliant.

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52weekbreak said:

Haha. Some of these posts seem like they are written by Eeyore. If there is a downside, that is what I will focus on. I will ignore the places where electric vehicles will work better that anything used now (urban use regardless of temperature). A provincial government must be solely responsible for low world oil prices and the fact that others don't want a pipeline across their land.

I hope you can get out of this funk and enjoy Christmas and the holiday season an d work on developing a bit more positive attitude.

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electric cars don't work anywhere better than a conventional vehicle. If you're honest with yourself after you factor in all the costs they're way more expensive over the lifespan of the car vs a gas powered econobox. They make the buyer feel feel good about themselves environmentally as they pay to beta test a developing technology. And debating the merits of a technology isn't complaining, its a discussion of differing opinions. Because someone has a differing opinion to you doesn't mean they're in a funk or don't have a positive attitude. Hopefully this Christmas season you'll become more accepting of others.

skegpro said:

I know in Alberta there is some Lithium in the produced water, but is there any potential mine sites?

Or where does the world's lithium come from?

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Google would answer that for you but since I just read it recently I believe I have the answer lol, Australia, Chile, Argentina and Brazil currently are the largest producers but China has large deposits, the US and Canada has some deposits but it isn't currently being mined to the degree the rest of the world is. Also under the ocean are large deposits but the cost of mining it is very high. Canada has a lot of Nickel deposits which are widely used in EV batteries which is likely more valuable to Canada than the Lithium. Then there is the Cobalt which mostly comes from the Congo, which also has child labor so companies are trying to reduce the Cobalt needed for their batteries.

Cdnfireman said:

electric cars don't work anywhere better than a conventional vehicle. If you're honest with yourself after you factor in all the costs they're way more expensive over the lifespan of the car vs a gas powered econobox. They make the buyer feel feel good about themselves environmentally as they pay to beta test a developing technology. And debating the merits of a technology isn't complaining, its a discussion of differing opinions. Because someone has a differing opinion to you doesn't mean they're in a funk or don't have a positive attitude. Hopefully this Christmas season you'll become more accepting of others.

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I am not sure the life cost of a EV vehicle is higher than a comparable ICE vehicle for many examples. Many intercity commuters who work a m-f job basically anywhere South of the 49th parallel who drive short distance in major metropolitan areas would already benefit from reduced maintenance, stop and go traffic, idling, and so on.

We have used electric vehicles in my work place for at least the last 15+ years. While not new tech, and not using Lithium packs, but 80 volt wet cell applications with 500-600 Amp Hour ratings, I have watched that industry hit a plateau and likely is why I have my reservations about the current EV on the market. I have watched them start with AC, then go to DC and then back to AC, improvements always seemed to not solve the problem of battery storage and battery charging though. I am sure there is still much for the EV manufactures to learn and the next several years will continue to be interesting.

takethebounce said:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=66bNu-grzlI

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Great motor crappy chassis. I hope they just sell the electric motor and the go fast switch. I’ll figure the rest out.

niner said:

Great motor crappy chassis. I hope they just sell the electric motor and the go fast switch. I’ll figure the rest out.

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So it’s a Skidoo? Lol

niner said:

Great motor crappy chassis. I hope they just sell the electric motor and the go fast switch. I’ll figure the rest out.

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https://www.electricmotorsport.com

jhurkot said:

https://www.electricmotorsport.com

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Sent them a email, will see what they send back. Thanks.

Good to see the EV making a come back. Apparently there was thousands of these things on the streets of New York city over 100 years ago.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhnjMdzGusc&t=686s&list=WL&index=65

Recent article on EV's in Canada crossed my desktop.
Sales are behind projections, but were we not supposed to be flying our vehicles around by now ?
Based on the last century predictions.

https://www.plant.ca/general/electr...rce=474&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=190104E