Battery based vehicles of today and tomorrow pt 2

[Eagle1]

Best I can find is from 2024
Global cobalt reserves by country 2023 | Statista

 

[Eagle1]

Then there is is this nugget from a few days ago.....

American Rare Earths Find Comes up Short

"The report requires close reading but it makes clear that the eventual extraction of REEs will be much smaller than the reported 2.34 billion tonnes. When REEs are discovered, the in-situ deposits are estimated based on grades of parts per million (ppm). In this case, the Halleck Creek site is estimated to have an average grade of 3195 ppm. With some relatively simple math, the report makes clear that total rare earth oxides contained in the deposit are estimated to be 7.5 million tonnes. That is still a significant find, but certainly not enough to make the United States a leader in the REE market."

 

[Gale Hawkins]

163,000 reasons for FSD commercial trucks in just USA before 2025.

163K drivers risk losing their CDL when license downgrades start in November

Truck drivers with a “prohibited” status in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse have just a few months to act before state licensing agencies begin removing their commercial driving privileges in November.

cdllife.com

 

[Gale Hawkins]

EV subject came up yesterday and the adult kids of co workers are definitely onboard.

My administrator has 3 adult children... 2 youngest are elementary school teachers and the oldest teaches at Stanford.

The grade school Bolt and Tesla and University Toyota.

All schools offer preferred parking and free or low cost charging.

It starts young...

The USA leadership in New Energy technology is lagging the world in many areas. Notice the source of this article .

Energy experts predict ‘next-level’ renewables boom, rude awakening for gas

Solar and wind investments reach tipping point in electricity supply, spelling doom for coal and gas, says think tank.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Germany began dropping government incentives for EVs. Not surprising, sales dropped significantly.

When you pay people off, it's amazing what you can accomplish.

 

[tradosaurus]

Remember to tip your fuel pump!

I hope that is photoshopped. If not I would try to put a negative $2.00 tip in the custom tip and see if it would work.

 

[fatjay]

163,000 reasons for FSD commercial trucks in just USA before 2025.

163K drivers risk losing their CDL when license downgrades start in November

Truck drivers with a “prohibited” status in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse have just a few months to act before state licensing agencies begin removing their commercial driving privileges in November.

cdllife.com

More like a million people out of a job.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

One factor for full functional $25K Teslas is the Tesla humanoid robots that will soon be in production. China is years ahead when it comes to Humanoid robotics.

Chinese humanoid factory video plunges back into the uncanny valley

A 20-second video from inside a Chinese humanoid robot factory is causing some consternation today around social media. It shows a range of highly realistic-looking, partially skinned humanoids under construction.

newatlas.com

 

[Gale Hawkins]

More like a million people out of a job.

Will not downsizing Amazon and Walmart be even more severe?

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Germany began dropping government incentives for EVs. Not surprising, sales dropped significantly.

When you pay people off, it's amazing what you can accomplish.

It's good to see you and Elon Musk in agreement on this point.