Thread by @ScienceNotDogma, 1/12 This is an updated #EV #ElectricVehicle thread for 2020.It includes current [...]

1/12 This is an updated #EV #ElectricVehicle thread for 2020.

It includes current info on initiatives to create #SustainableSolutions using electric cars, trucks, buses, trains, bicycles and more for #transportation.

It also looks at #battery technology updates to support same.

2/12 First, let's clear up some pervasive #disinformation about #EV vs #ICE vehicles in terms of total environmental impacts:

This simple chart examines ALL the aspects of ICE vs EV from mining minerals to manufacture to lifespan, and EV wins hands-down: https://cleantechnica.com/2020/06/10/this-stunning-chart-shows-why-battery-electric-vehicles-win/

This Stunning Chart Shows Why Battery Electric Vehicles Win

The following chart from Transport & Environment is a gem. It's a great chart to explain that battery electric vehicles are, by far, our most efficient automobile option, and clearly the future of...

https://cleantechnica.com/2020/06/10/this-stunning-chart-shows-why-battery-electric-vehicles-win/

3/12 Fighting #climatechange is a key reason to switch from ICE to EV:

https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-how-electric-vehicles-help-to-tackle-climate-change

The Underestimated Potential of Battery Electric Vehicles to Reduce Emissions:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435119302715

https://blog.ucsusa.org/rachael-nealer/gasoline-vs-electric-global-warming-emissions-953

#RenewableEnergy and EV's are the perfect match!

Gasoline vs Electric—Who Wins on Lifetime Global Warming Emissions? We Found Out

[UPDATE 4/13/2018: Here you will find updated data and information.] I’m excited to introduce our newest analysis on electric cars, titled: Cleaner Cars from Cradle to Grave: How Electric Cars Beat...

https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-how-electric-vehicles-help-to-tackle-climate-change

4/12 Detractors often rant about 'How Bad Batteries Are: Mining Is Terrible!" without anything more than images of open mines and suffering faces: it's manipulation, folks.

Read about the facts of EV life-cycle analysis and raw material availability here:
https://www.transportenvironment.org/sites/te/files/publications/2017_10_EV_LCA_briefing_final.pdf

5/12 Public transportation is a key part of helping solve the #ClimateEmergency by moving away from #FossilFuels. Vancouver's leading the way with #EV buses that charge in a mere 5 minutes:

https://twitter.com/ErikSolheim/status/1311542620167036930

This idea is even BETTER than a bus:
https://phys.org/news/2018-09-trackless-trams-ready-rail.html

https://twitter.com/ErikSolheim/status/1311542620167036930

6/12 #Retrofitting current ICE vehicles is also a great way to reduce the cost of EVs and keep usable, expensive cars on the road with no direct pollution AND increased reliability:

https://www.popsci.com/classic-cars-get-an-electric-upgrade-from-e-drive-retro/

https://amp.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/oct/23/retro-electric-making-petrol-guzzling-cars-eco-friendly

Me, I would *love* an #EV Delorean to drive!

Classic Cars Get An Electric Upgrade From e-Drive Retro

E-Drive Retro in Helsinki, Finland, converts vintage internal combustion engine cars to electric drive and adds sensors and wireless communications.

https://www.popsci.com/classic-cars-get-an-electric-upgrade-from-e-drive-retro/

7/12 EV planes are also here as of 2019:

https://electrek.co/2019/12/10/world-first-electric-seaplane-takes-flight/

I'd love to see lighter-than-airships return to the sky en masse, and #EV tech is giving them a new lease on life:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191107-how-airships-could-return-to-our-crowded-skies

More EV aircraft:

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2020-09-23/heart-unveils-electric-propulsion-system-es-19-airliner https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/electric-aircraft/index.html

7 electric aircraft you could be flying in soon

As the post-oil era approaches, here are seven electric and light aircrafts that you could be flying in soon.

https://electrek.co/2019/12/10/world-first-electric-seaplane-takes-flight/

8/12 #BatteryTech is improving at a rapid pace today, after stagnating for decades. We're now looking at multiple lifecycles, from performance to grid energy storage to extend their lifespan.

Even new 'Million mile' batteries are ready for market now: https://grist.org/energy/million-mile-batteries-are-coming-are-they-really-a-revolution/

‘Million-mile’ batteries are coming. Are they a revolution? - Grist

True million-mile batteries are likely to outlast whatever cars they’re built for, meaning their arrival could dramatically impact both second-use markets and battery recycling.

https://grist.org/energy/million-mile-batteries-are-coming-are-they-really-a-revolution/

9/12 Rapidly advancing #BatteryTech is testing all sorts of new ways to store more energy with less weight, and THIS one looks to be a true game-changer:

https://twitter.com/AkshatRathi/status/1301618565838233602

Batteries have worked the same way for over a century and it's LONG past time to move things ahead.

https://twitter.com/AkshatRathi/status/1301618565838233602

10/12 New #BatteryTech also lessens environmental impacts, and these are truly innovative:

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/research/2019/12/heavy-metal-free-battery/

https://cen.acs.org/materials/energy-storage/Making-lithium-ion-batteries-environmentally/98/i17

https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/06/sodium-ion-breakthrough-could-lower-environmental-impact-of-batteries/

Reducing (or eliminating) the need for rare elements will only lower cost and speed up adoption of the new tech.

Sodium-ion breakthrough could lower environmental impact of batteries

A sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery that is claimed to be able to store as much energy as commonplace lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, but with a much-reduced environmental cost, has been developed by...

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/research/2019/12/heavy-metal-free-battery/

11/12 "Over the last decade a surge in lithium-ion battery production has led to an 85% decline in prices, making electric vehicles and energy storage commercially viable for the first time in history."

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/12/30/battery-developments-in-the-last-decade-created-a-seismic-shift-that-will-play-out-in-the-next-10-years.html

Lighter and smaller smartphones are only a start!

The battery decade: How energy storage could revolutionize industries in the next 10 years

Batteries hold the key ingredient for transitioning away from fossil fuel dependence, and the next decade could prove transformational.

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/12/30/battery-developments-in-the-last-decade-created-a-seismic-shift-that-will-play-out-in-the-next-10-years.html

12/12 All about the different types of batteries, costs, environmental impacts and future outlook:

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/energy/shopping-guide/batteries

Well, that's it for this thread. for now.

Please add any more related articles you think will help further public understanding of how great #EVs are!

Batteries | Ethical Consumer

In this guide we investigate, score and rank the ethical and environmental record of 13 rechargeable and non-rechargeable battery brands. We also look at toxic pollution, recycling old batteries and...

https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/energy/shopping-guide/batteries

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