Electric cars.

Hi,

Just give it time shiney.

It's already a huge health hazard for those in The Congo. Slave labour hasn't been abolished and is supported by those buying EV's.



Kind regards, Colin.

 

No but the absence of this sort of winter since the 70's could be due, in part, to petrol/diesel vehicles.

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is not a major supplier of lithium (not in top 10 world suppliers).
DRC is a major supplier of cobalt, tantalum, copper, tin and diamonds. There is substantial amount of smuggling of coltan, casserite and diamonds.
These materials are used in all modern electronics including EV's, ordinary cars, phones, modern power supplies and electric motors etc etc.

On a brighter note there are useful amounts of lithium in Cornwall and these are being developed see Projects - Cornish Lithium Plc. hopefully this will be more successful than the recent attempts to exploit tungsten near Plymouth Drakelands Mine - Wikipedia
The current owners have recently halved the workforce.

 

Hi,

I've started something haven't I. There's lots of YouTube videos covering EV via ICE. My choice is not to own an EV and I'd feel unsafe being a passenger in an EV; not only are EV fires virtually impossible to extinguish but what about electrocution; recessed door handles that cannot be opened from outside and massive depreciation.

Interesting to see the blanket being pulled over the EV fire; will these blankets replace spare wheels and be supplied with new EV's.

My wife and I are doing more to save the planet by keeping our Yeti unlike all those who now take out a brand new EV on contract then hand them back when the contract expires; we used to trade in our ICE cars at less than three years but we own our car outright and now our Yeti at 7 years old costs us virtually nothing but recently used ICE's have been increasing in value whereas EV's are bombing.

There are two groups; the "Evangelists" as often referred to EV owners and we who prefer our ICE's

What's going to happen when EV's reach say fifteen years old and their battery is dead or dying; we watched a YouTube video showing a ten year old Nissan Note where a full battery charge took it 18 miles; about a decent trip out on a cycle?

Will our government in a few years treat EV owners as they now treat diesel owners.

Time I got cracking and strim the meadow using my polluting two stroke petrol strimmer.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

At close on Friday the share price was $15.40, which resulted in the companies valuation being halved in its first week.

 

Did you see the pictures of just small batteries being put into the general recycling and exploding on the belt as people were sorting it.

 

Doubt many new electric Corsas are sold as a cash purchases, the majority of all new cars seem to be on the PCP type of deals.

The AA were just saying to other week that they have loads of s/h electric corsas for sale, 12-18 months old with typically 10k miles on the clock but selling for literally half price, £17k
Looks an attractive deal but with the manufacturers rated Average range of just 180-200 miles when new its really is just a city car.



Used Vauxhall Corsa Electric for Sale, Second Hand Electric Vauxhall Corsa | AA Cars

 

Ahhh, but if you remember correctly, first they made us all buy those useless coiled types that were dim and not up to the job, it was only after we had all spent loads on them that they came up with LED ones.

 

There was a fire on a ship carrying vehicles (new Mercedes) in the North Sea the other week, it is suspected this was due to an EV battery problem. If that was the case that will be the second fire caused by this on a vessel carrying vehicles this year. Could mean that insurers get very wary about shipping EVs with power packs fitted.
See Fremantle Highway: Disaster averted as burnt car carrier reaches port