The Current : Weekly EV News Ep#24 August 18, 2024

Join Miss GoElectric for the latest episode of her weekly EV and electrification news series called "The Current". In this episode she will cover developments in the EV space including:

00:00 Introduction
00:19 DOE Battery Funding
01:32 Natron Sodium Ion Battery Factory
03:51 BMW in-app EV Education
05:30 BMW in Mexico
06:05 Polestar US Production
06:47 Monterey Car Week EVs
08:17 Rimac Nevera R Details
09:52 Barebones Tesla Model 3
10:33 How to Help The Current

RELEVANT LINKS:
@EnergyBattery & Conversion Grant Funding

Natron Energy's NC Sodium Ion GigaFactory

@BMW App Feature EV Education
BMW Mexico EV Charging
BMW Mexico plant expansion

@PolestarCars 3 Rolls of the line in South Carolina

@PebbleBeachConcours Livestream

@acura Performance EV Concept

@KarmaAutomotive Ivara

@Cadillac Concepts

@kindredmotorworks3323 EV Bronco

@RimacAutomobiliOfficial Nevera R

@tesla Model 3 in Mexico

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[Dive-Bar-Casanova]

We’d love to see Miss Go Electric give a TED talk. Perfect person

[richardmorin]

Yes I hope Tesla offers a bare bones version of the model y in the 🇺🇸 With the current EV credit (if qualified) would mean $27.5K

[renatomoresi]

Thanks for the up dated news on EV. Great job as usual.

[iggyfan]

Sodium batteries would be a great option for storage solutions for large solar systems perhaps municipalities could start using them to strengthen the grid

[richardmorin]

Great idea from BMW. Show people what they actually drive and show the EV savings. Most people are unaware

[jimthain]

I'm not really concerned about battery chemistry except in the way that there should be more than one.
The more useful chemistries we have, the more batteries we can produce, and this is important to the energy revolution.
The energy revolution is vital to the long term survival of civilization.
So yeah, this stuff is important.

[hermanmoreno]

Your doing a good job. Informed and direct! 😊

[guccisasha]

Gm miss GoElectric, nice video as usual. Have a nice day ma"am

[HoundStuff]

Another good episode! I'm glad the DOE and others are funding the battery research! Definitely need more and better options of it all...especially energy density, IMO. I hope we see more cheap EVs from Tesla and others, too.

[johneric]

Tesla should offer as an option to reduce the Tesla M3 cost by replacing the glass sunroof with a metal roof. This would also reduce the a/c load and the car insurance.

[wm.perrykillam]

"Let's move on to more affordable EV options, shall we? " Yes, please.

[keithjacobson]

I’d love to see a segment on purchasing an EV in Mexico and the charging infrastructure in Mexico. Road trip anyone?

[freetrailerpoor]

The Natron seemed great. I wish DOE would spend the battery research budget on this company until profitable.

[Theodore-tjjo]

We need this !! Great Video ! Oh yes we have a long way to go get our manufacturing and yes we really need to, not only because we have a big problem with China aggressive actions against Taiwan, and India, and also its totalitarian social model of no freedom, but also for the world we need to have new innovation and manufacturing around the globe and not just in one country. Distributed manufacturing means less global shipping and a new economic model of distributed rather than centralized operations, such as in Solar, food, etc.
The Sodium batteries will be the majority of batteries because sodium is so much more abundant on earth, far less processing and it is far safer.
Of Course Super cars are sexy ! but for the transition to all EV's we need the Aptera !! and other super efficient, inexpensive, oh did I say inexpensive ? Like ya, like 10, 000. like the Chinese are already doing, we need to get the "Bug" of ev's ( VW beetle ) which was only a couple thousand dollars in or the Model T ford, cheapest car, which created the car over horse boom !!

[johnpoldo]

I don’t see how DOE spending $10M on 12V lead acid batteries will enhance EV adoption. High voltage batteries need this funding to reduce cost or we never will be able to compete with Chinese.

[geneclarke]

Yes, back to reality, a simple, , affordable, practical, and easy to maintain, with a dealer located within a reasonable distance, EV please. Chevy Bolt EUV appeared to be on the right track. Hopefully, GM is serious about its return. Maybe a BYD Mexico plant can move cars into the US, but Tesal can't compete in the low cost market. It would be nice to know more about battery recycling and recycling of the entire car. Will we end up with toxic EV junk yards?

[rjv]

would like to hear your perspective on the best of the emerging chemistries. aluminum graphene sounds pretty good. but also some of the new polymer printed batteries seem to be game changers. IMO the chemistry development and also motor/powertrain development for EVs is constantly improving but is still not mature. so current models will depreciate quickly as the new chemistries and drivetrains come on line. during that time, EV values will be in flux. I am not sure how large battery manufacturing investments are stable will the continued innovation in the industry. maybe you have some opinion?

[IronmanV]

I'm REALLY charged up for sodium batteries for home storage. Especially with companies coming out with modular systems where capacity can be easily added as can be afforded and/or needed.

Now even lower income households would be able to add storage for arbitrage or to pair with solar now, or in the future.

Speaking of batteries and BMW, they partnered with Our Next Energy who made the 750 mile range Model S battery pack that was the same size as the stock pack. Imagine a base Leaf with 300 miles of range.

As for what kind of EVs to make, no goofy little clown cars.

This is a list of the best selling vehicles
www caranddriver com
No clown cars in there.

[MegaWilderness]

Forecasted is not a word. We use forecast even for past tense

[darkenergy]

I'm confused about one of the "Cons" for the sodium ion battery. You said that sodium ion had a shorter lifespan, yet the next chart shows up to 50, 000 charge cycles. Is the "lifespan" reference in regard to the lower energy density, instead of the number of charge cycles?