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The irony of lithium

| June 13, 2024 | 31 Comments
The irony of lithium

  Well, we know that one of the great needs of the grand and glorious EV revolution is lithium. Can’t have an electric car without either a bloody long extension cord or a pretty sizable battery, right? Old-style lead-acid batteries don’t hold enough of a charge for their weight – so the current front running […]

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Saturday weather, or climate, or something

| March 9, 2024 | 34 Comments
Saturday weather, or climate, or something

Well, let’s start by beating up on EVs a little. Almost too easy. But we’re going to look at a different aspect first – tire pollution. Not disposing of used tires, but the particular stuff that gets ground off tires. This is directly proportional to softness of the compounds used in the tires, the weights […]

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