Lithium Price Plunge - No One Buying EVs

[Tom D]

Should we mention that ev catch on fire when under water. I wonder how many uv exploded with the current flooding, all of them

 

[Carnivore]

I think they don't catch fire if the battery case is not compromised. i.e as a result of a Collision.

Lithium-ion batteries in cars can be dangerous if damaged or improperly used, and can cause fires, explosions, and other hazards:

• Thermal runaway: When a lithium-ion battery is damaged, it can overheat and enter a self-heating state called thermal runaway. This can cause the battery to ignite and burn.
  
  dangers of lithium batteries in cars - Google Search

 

[Tom D]

The left news does not cover ev cars exploding when under water. Sometimes it does get out in the news

Also, it is very hard to put out a battery fire on the road, takes a lot of water and time.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

 

[Fernando]

The left news does not cover ev cars exploding when under water. Sometimes it does get out in the news

Also, it is very hard to put out a battery fire on the road, takes a lot of water and time.

Past week, there were two Teslas that crashed and had a fire.
One was driving real fast and slam into an apartment building.
The other crashed into a pole.
What's up?

 

[sputnam]

When EVs become capable of doing what gasoline vehicles can do and are priced competitively then, people will start buying them. As it stands today, the technology is not mature. I can't buy an EV that will allow me to drive coast to coast with out long stops to recharge. I can't take a back roads trip because there are no or very few charging stations along the way. As it stands to day, plug in hybrids can make sense.. but, the procurement and maintainences costs are higher than for gasoline cars.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

When EVs become capable of doing what gasoline vehicles can do and are priced competitively then, people will start buying them. As it stands today, the technology is not mature. I can't buy an EV that will allow me to drive coast to coast with out long stops to recharge. I can't take a back roads trip because there are no or very few charging stations along the way. As it stands to day, plug in hybrids can make sense.. but, the procurement and maintainences costs are higher than for gasoline cars.

Short commuter traffic - no problem. I see a lot of commercial lawn people who are switching to electric leaf blowers and weed eaters that are far more reliable and with 2 or 3 extra batteries can do the job. Anyone with a gas leaf blower knows how unreliable they are.

 

[Surf Cat]

Short commuter traffic - no problem. I see a lot of commercial lawn people who are switching to electric leaf blowers and weed eaters that are far more reliable and with 2 or 3 extra batteries can do the job. Anyone with a gas leaf blower knows how unreliable they are.

Gas leaf blowers are outlawed in So. Cal beach cities.

I'm with sputnam in regards to EV cars though. Until you can get away to remote nature without the worries of how you're going to get back home....or go on four to five hundred mile road trips without long stops to charge, its not something I'm interested in. Especially at the cost.

My last two cars have been hybrids. My next car will be a plug-in hybrid. Although we'll have to upgrade our electric panel for that.

We do have electric bikes and they're a blast! Go out to eat, no worries about parking or having a couple beers and driving. Super fun.

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

y last two cars have been hybrids.

Hybrids make sense. Straight EVs not so much.

Oil prices are low - falling below $70 again. This is not a supply issue. It is a demand issue. As the world economy falters, the amount of gas burned is much less. The rig count in the US is down about 10% from this time last year. More than half the rigs are running in the Permian Basin which is not a good thing because they cannot get rid of the associated natural gas and are simply wasting it by flaring and no matter how many pipelines they would build the feds and states are dragging their feet approving new lines. China's demand is down. India is buying Russian crude like mad and Russian production is holding up quite well. And Europe virtue signals but continues to buy natural gas and diesel from Russia, often by sleight of hand.

Cheap oil is keeping the economy afloat. But what happens when the economy recovers? It may be as slow as this recession was slow to develop as every increase in energy will depress the economy and every drop in economic activity lowers energy prices in a price roller coaster.

 

[OSU Beavers]