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Well, Norway's electricity is 99% from renewables. In this case, hydropower. As for Germany, I have no idea where you get your nonsense from Renewables cover 50% of German electricity consumption in first quarter 2022 https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/renewables-cover-50-german-electricity-consumption-first-quarter-2022 https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germanys-renewable-power-share-climbs-46-percent-2020-preliminary-data Wind is now the biggest single contributor followed by biomass.

Got any links to prove your ridiculous claims?

I get it. You mean that they should have lied but more plausibly.

Tell me something. What percentage of these countries' electricity now comes from solar and wind. How does that compare to 10 years ago? Do you see a trend there?

First off, asserting "You've got nothing" isn't name calling. I'm arguing you have nothing because you never respond to points I've raised with facts but only name calling and unbacked accusations. And because you keep on raising new points rather than answer my replies. And now you've done it again. Can't you ever produce anything that's written? Are videos all you've got? Find me something in writing from this Graham Conway person and I'll read it. All I know of him is that he's an engineer and works for a company whose clients are from the oil and gas industry.

Now you're reverting to name calling and evidence-free accusations against scientists. The only evidence your text provides is evidence that you've got nothing. And such ridiculous hyperbole as "BS claims that they are saving the planet" shows how much nothing you've got. And your bank analogy is ridiculous. It doesn't even make sense. How is reducing a liability by 8 percent equivalent to a bank keeping 92 percent of your assets? Not surprising that you trust a car salesman via video to explain science to you.

"The fight over Snake Island reveals something that seems to be a pattern in this war," tweeted Philips P. O'Brien, Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of St Andrews. "If the Russians can’t rely on overwhelming artillery firepower, they struggle (to) accomplish anything. In any engagement requiring initiative and adaptability, the Ukrainians seem to prevail." https://www.euronews.com/2022/06/30/ukraine-to-regain-control-of-snake-island-after-russians-withdraw

And you believe that why? Have the Russians announced that they are removing their mines from the Black Sea? Or do you find their denials that they have laid any believable?

I addressed virtually every point you made in your post and debunked all the claims you raised made by that person. You addressed not one of those points of mine. Instead, you raised a new point. That tells me you're running on nothing but faith and hero worship. You've got nothing. But I did enjoy the irony of a person who couldn't be bothered to lift a finger to refute any point I raised but instead accuses me of laziness. On that score, you might want to look a little closer to home. But to address that new point of yours, 8% reduction is a lot from one source. What's more, there's a huge benefit to public health via big reductions in air pollution. Particularly in cities. https://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/74715/E86650.pdf

Racist much?

No. Recycling means reducing the components to their basic state. Like taking all the metals and refining them back into usability. But it's true there is beginning to be a use for reconditioned batteries. As EV's get older and need a replacement battery, using a reconditioned battery would make more sense. I think it's Nissan in Japan that charges $12000 for a new battery but only $3000 for a recondtioned one.

I can't speak for Khun LA's particular MG battery, but yes, the batteries in an MG come with thermal cooling.

Actually I did watch one where he predicted the imminent demise of Tesla. From what I understand, he's done a lot of those.

As was obvious, you haven't fact checked him. (Not surprising given that the way the information is presented (I peeked) would make it virtually impossible to do so.) If you had, you would know that EV battery recycling is already a profitable business with lots of room for growth. "Much like Tesla was years ago, Redwood is entering into relatively uncharted territory, and it will spend a great deal of time growing and reinvesting. However, Straubel says the actual operation of recycling the batteries is already a money maker" https://insideevs.com/news/564366/jb-straubel-battery-recycling-profitability/#:~:text=Much like Tesla was years,is already a money maker. In fact, the recycled lithium portion of the battery is actually superior in performance to the freshly mined stuff the 2nd time around. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2542435121004335 What's more, when the charge falls below 70%, the batteries increasingly aren't immediately disassembled and recycled but instead can be used for industrial energy storage systems. So not only is this usefu in itself, but it allows time for the recycling industry to ramp up. Old Electric-Vehicle Batteries Are Getting a Second Life Auto makers like Nissan and Renault are using retired batteries to build large-scale energy-storage systems https://www.wsj.com/articles/old-electric-vehicle-batteries-are-getting-a-second-life-11655114401 As for getting their power from fossil fueled power plants, most of the new power plants being built today are solar or wind. Renewables Take Lion’s Share of Global Power Additions in 2021 Renewable energy continued to expand steadily and well above the long-term trend, with share in total capacity expansion reaching new record of 81% last year https://www.irena.org/newsroom/pressreleases/2022/Apr/Renewables-Take-Lions-Share-of-Global-Power-Additions-in-2021 Of course, since the installed base goes back years, there's still a lot of power plants that are fossil fueled. But that balance is shifting. So, over time EV's will contribute less and less to CO2. And unless a country's electricity comes mostly from coal, EVs still produce less CO2 than do ICE vehicles. "A new study by the universities of Exeter and Cambridge in the UK and Nijmegen in the Netherlands has concluded that electric cars lead to lower carbon emissions overall, even if electricity generation still relies on fossil fuels. The results are reported in the journal Nature Sustainability. Under current conditions, driving an electric car is better for the climate than conventional petrol cars in 95% of the world, the study finds. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikescott/2020/03/30/yes-electric-cars-are-cleaner-even-when-the-power-comes-from-coal/?sh=21855d362320 So, in conclusion, that car salesman is either an willfully ignorant or massively dishonest. I guess it could be both.

If you read the article from the link you'll note that early Nissan Leaf batteries, which don't have thermal cooling systems also hold up extremely well. MG batteries are manufactured via a consortium of SAIC and CATL. CATL is the company that just came out with the longest range battery to date. It's also the largest battery manufacturer in the world. Let's just say it's very unlikely that given the state of battery manufacturing today, that a battery that lasts 8 years or 100,000 miles is suddenly going to die shortly after that limit has been reached.

Thank you for sharing with us so many verifiable facts in such a short comment.

So, after you saw the video did you fact check his claims?

Maybe if Caitlin Johnson's post contained some evidence and a rational argument, you'd have a better point. But it clearly is relevant that her paycheck comes from the Russian govt.

Even if so, why should I care what a car dealer from Australia says? And why should I have to spend a half hour of my life watching a video. If he or anyone else has something worthy to say , put it in writing where it's far easier to fact-check and analyze what is being claimed. Or maybe that's the point of only disseminating videos?

A Jewish congregation in Florida sooner or later is going to put the Supreme Court on the spot. They are claiming that they believe that abortion is in accordance with their religious beliefs and that Florida's prohibition interfere with their religious freedom. The Supremes have twisted Freedom of religion to keep the government from discriminating against religion to discriminating in discriminating in their favor. What this should mean is that anyone should be able to claim that they want an abortion on religious grounds. And it doesn't have to be this particular version of Judaism. Someone could even claim that in their religion practice abortion is holy and forbidding it interferes with the free exercise of their religion. To reject that claim, the justices would have to pronounce on the validity or sincerity of the plaintiffs' religious beliefs. Something that would inevitably entangle the Supremes in refereeing religions. Not really constitutionally justifiable. But I'm sure they'll find a way. Like when the conservatives claimed that a monument built in the shape of a cross was not inherently a Christian symbol.

As the NY Times pointed out, it was only a week ago that Russia boasted about repelling a Ukrainian attack on the island. Apparently, the new weapons are beginning to make a difference according to the NY Times. ( I linked to the article in another thread)

Well, the point is that the powertrain on an ICE vehicle typically lasts a lot longer than 5 years or 60,000 miles. Despite which, that's what most manufacturers offer. So, it's no proof that just because EV batteries are insured for 8 years or 100000 miles, that they won't typically last a lot longer.

Well, it has other industrial uses. And, it is much prized for its beauty. Anyway, it actually has uses other than as a token.

Hallelujah anyone? Ukraine drives Russian forces from Snake Island, a setback for Moscow. Russian troops have withdrawn from Snake Island in the Black Sea after repeated assaults by Ukrainian forces, a move that is a setback for Moscow’s forces and possibly undermines their control over vital shipping lanes. The retreat came after sustained Ukrainian attacks — including with powerful, newly arrived Western weapons — made it impossible for Russian forces to hold the island, a small speck of land 20 miles off the coast of Odesa that has played an outsized role throughout the war. Coming only a week after the Kremlin bragged about repelling a Ukrainian attempt to retake the island, the Russian withdrawal appeared to be another instance of Moscow’s scaling down its military ambitions in the face of Ukrainian resistance. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-russian-forces-have-withdrawn-snake-island-2022-06-30/ Russia Withdraws Troops From Ukraine’s Snake Island Russia’s withdrawal from Snake Island could open the door again for Ukraine to export grain from its southern port of Odesa, according to military analyst Rob Lee — an important step for the Ukrainian economy that has been crippled by the war. “The most significant aspect is that this could open the door to Ukrainian grain exports from Odesa, which is critical for Ukraine's economy and for the global food supply,” Lee wrote in a Twitter post. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/06/30/russia-withdraws-troops-from-ukraines-snake-island-a78158

Actually, not. Gold is much in demand in the electronics industry.