Electric vehicles....

cptlo said:
www.autoblog.com

Next-gen Ford Mustang hybrid and AWD reportedly dead - Autoblog

The goalposts for the coming seventh-generation Ford Mustang have been moving for years. Plans for hybrid and AWD versions of the Mustang are now dead.
www.autoblog.com www.autoblog.com



Sounds like the new 2024 Mustang, which will be introduced in a week or so, will be around with an ICE for a few more years. Maybe a 2024 Mustang GT would be better than a 2023 Challenger next year....
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Mark my words, Challenger and Charger will have gas engines available for awhile.
 
Guard Dad said:
Interesting

fuelcellsworks.com

S. Korean Scientists Develop New Material That Produces 20 Times More Hydrogen Than Traditional Methods

South Korean researchers have found a way to produce hydrogen more cheaply using materials for the electrolysis process that cost a lot less than the standard
fuelcellsworks.com fuelcellsworks.com
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I can't tell if they are trying to be misleading or just very poor writers.

It take energy to break the H2 and O bonds of the water. Energy that is later retrieved when the H2 is burned with O2 to get water again. The material is not going to make a difference in how much is generated. Now the amount of gas made available to collect, yes that could be true. If the electrode interacts with the generated gas, such as the O2 and say an aluminum electrode, then there will be less gas collected. (You end up with a lot of Alum Oxide in the water)

Also, the material of the electrode doesn't determine the gas released, the polarity of the current does. Bubbles of oxygen gas (O2) form at the anode, and bubbles of hydrogen gas (H2) form at the cathode. Yes, you will want different materials on each electrode, because you must have something that won't react with the molecules being released, or some of each gas will used up before you can collect it.

Now, it may be that they are just saying that the material will last longer in operation and make 20 times as much H2 before it wears out.

Or they might be saying that the you can get 20 times more gas from the same metal amount.

Not sure because it's really not written well.
 
California this week....:drink::rofl:

California's electric Grid is about to go dark- threats of rolling black outs... and yet doofy Newsom wants everyone to have an electric car by 2030 ... reallly?

Many are saying Florida has the same hot temperatures all summer, and no rolling black outs there... it's as if all these Dem leaders have ruined the Once Great State of California!

When you realize a battery is a storage unit instead of a power source, you realize EVs run on coal and "fossil fuels" anyway.

It seems inefficient to use a gas powered generator to charge an electric car. If only there was someway to put a gas tank INSIDE the car.:facepalm:

What a strange cycle: drive electric car to gas station, bring gas home to fill generator, to charge electric car, to drive to gas station.


Gas powered Tesla.
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www.cnet.com

Surprising number of EV owners switch back to gas power, study says

The study looked at owners in California specifically and found home charging was a huge factor in people dropping the EV lifestyle.
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I spoke with my brother last night in Lodi, Cal and we had to laugh. Ca has now shut down all but one nuclear plant, and because of the drought in northern Cal they have almost completely stopped hydro power, so northern Cal is buying power from Utah, which is almost completely coal fired power plants. Cal residents can no longer buy new gasoline powered lawn tools,,, and we wracked our brains trying to figure out how a total electric generator could/would work!!!
 
I'm hearing Buick is going all EV. A risky gamble, in my opinion, but looks like their collective mind is made up.

carbuzz.com

Buick Will Buy Out Dealers That Refuse To Sell EVs

These days, Buick is barely a shadow of its former self. The brand sells boring crossovers like the Enclave and is no longer the pantheon of luxury greatness that it once was, but that is all set to change as the manufacturer makes the change to electric vehicles. Its first EV will be the...
carbuzz.com carbuzz.com
 
Guard Dad said:
I'm hearing Buick is going all EV. A risky gamble, in my opinion, but looks like their collective mind is made up.

carbuzz.com

Buick Will Buy Out Dealers That Refuse To Sell EVs

These days, Buick is barely a shadow of its former self. The brand sells boring crossovers like the Enclave and is no longer the pantheon of luxury greatness that it once was, but that is all set to change as the manufacturer makes the change to electric vehicles. Its first EV will be the...
carbuzz.com carbuzz.com
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Buick still exists?
 
cptlo said:
Buick still exists?
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Barely. After doing really well for awhile, they went back to making boring grandma cars.

You would think they would have learned from the 80s when they were riding high with the Grand National and GNX performance cars. But no, right back to zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Edit: They had a good run in the late 60s and 70s with performance cars too. They had some screamers!
 
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