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Why Gas Engines Are Far From Dead - Biggest EV Problems

Engineering Explained1 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
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Engineering Explained argues that internal combustion engines are far from dead, and discusses the continued development of ICEs and the problems facing electric vehicles.

Cited as a balanced engineering view of improvements in both ICE and EV technology.

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@brownbat2020 · in “Porsche found a way to 3D-print lightweight pistons that add more horsepower”

Engineering Explained[0] on Youtube does a good job talking about improvements across both technologies. He says he gets this question a lot when he talks about conventional engine improvements, whether or not they are going to be irrelevant soon. In one video (which I frustratingly I can't find at the moment) he lists a series of use cases that are going to rely on conventional, maybe diesel, for a long time, especially heavy hauls across remote areas. [LINK] EDIT: This is probably the video: [VIDEO]

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@olivermarks2021 · in “Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investments in hybrids, hydrogen”

'According to the US Department of Energy, less than 5 per cent of lithium-ion batteries — demand for which is set to boom as carmakers such as Mercedes lay out goals to go “all-electric” — are currently recycled.' [LINK] Unless battery reuse is made viable there is no path forward for any future mass market in EV's. [LINK] Given that gasoline continues to easily provide the most bang for the buck/weight/volume IMO hybrids are the logical way forward until grids are recreated to cater to Small Nuclear Reactors and rewired to handle volume electrical delivery. [VIDEO]

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@djhn2022 · in “The Idiocy of Tiny Houses and Electric Vehicles”

Though not a write up per se, Engineering Explained has made several videos with reasonable estimates: [LINK] [LINK] [VIDEO]

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