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Tesla's coal-powered cars and trucks
November 28, 2017 John Paul Hampstead, staff writer


EVs just move their carbon emissions upstream

Tesla’s mission is “to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport by bringing compelling mass market electric cars to market as soon as possible,” wrote Elon Musk in The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan. The large-scale shift from internal combustion engine powered automobiles to electric vehicles (EVs) is a crucial part of this ‘sustainability’ mission. Governments around the world have bought into electric cars as a way to lower their countries’ carbon emissions and have coughed up the generous subsidies electric car makers need to make themselves competitive (but note: the current versions of the U.S. Senate and House tax bills end these subsidies).

But in many countries, internal combustion engine-powered compact cars like the Mitsubishi Mirage have a smaller total carbon footprint than electric cars. How is this possible?

There are two main sources of EVs’ hidden carbon footprint:
first, carbon-intensive manufacturing processes including aluminum and copper extraction and refinement and
second, the dirty electric grids charging the cars’ batteries.

Electric carmakers prefer lightweight aluminum over steel to maximize range: Tesla builds the body and chassis of its Model S almost entirely from about 410 lbs (190 kg) of aluminum.  Average total aluminum content per car is expected to grow from roughly 397 lbs per car in 2015 to 565 lbs by 2028. The highly energy-intensive processes involved in aluminum production mean that a car’s worth of aluminum costs about 30% more in emitted CO2 than a car’s worth of steel. In China, the world’s leading manufacturer of EVs, 14 tons of CO2 is emitted for every ton of aluminum produced, three times more than the CO2 emitted by Alcoa, the U.S.’s largest aluminum producer.

China now worries that their dirty smelting operations mean that switching to electric cars will actually make their smog problem worse.

“If the USA had 10% more petrol cars by 2020, air pollution would claim 870 more lives. A similar increase in electric ones would cause 1,617 more deaths a year, mostly because of the coal burned,” said Danish researcher Bjorn Lomborg.

EVs’ intensive copper use—an electric car uses about 6 km of copper wire weighing 45 kg, compared to a conventional auto’s 20 kg of copper—also poses a carbon emissions problem. In the mid-1800s, copper ore contained about 10% usable copper, but over the course of the twentieth century, that purity has decreased to less than 1%, making the mining and production of copper extremely energy- and carbon-intensive. The energy used to smelt copper increases exponentially as the ore grade falls below 1%. The new copper mines being constructed to meet increased demand have to be factored into the carbon footprint of electric vehicles—and in general, new copper ore stocks being developed are deeper and require more energy to exploit than currently productive reserves.

What about the power grids that charge EVs’ batteries? Energy sources vary wildly by country. Globally, in 2014, 66% of global energy came from coal (29%), oil (22%), and gas (5%). China, the country with the largest number of EVs on the road, got 72% of its energy from coal alone in 2014; the USA produced 68% of its energy from fossil fuels, including coal (38%) and gas (30%) in 2014. Coal use in the USA is trending downward as a proportion of overall energy use, partially due to the new shale gas deposits being exploited by fracking.

Shifting the energy burden of the American transportation industry from gas and diesel fuels to the power grid will result in enormous increases in electricity demand. In temperate places like San Francisco, plugging an electric car into a dedicated circuit like Tesla’s PowerWall is the equivalent of adding between 5 and 10 houses to the grid. The supercharging stations required to charge Tesla’s Semis will require surge capacities far beyond anything the American grid was designed to handle. Finally, to get EVs closer to being considered ‘carbon-neutral’—because of their raw materials they never truly will be—the American energy system will have to go green.

But it’s an open question as to whether solar and wind plants can generate enough power to not only replace fossil fuel plants but also match the increased demand for electricity as hundreds of millions of vehicles start plugging in. The largest, most powerful solar plant in the United States is the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in the Mojave Desert, which generates 392 MW; the largest wind plant in the USA is the Alta Wind Energy Center in California’s Tehachapi Pass, which generates 1,547 MW; by comparison, the largest coal plant in the United States, Plant Scherer in Georgia, generates 3,389 MW.

Ironically, Tesla’s EV cars and trucks may end up prolonging America’s reliance on fossil fuels to generate electricity, because renewable sources can't yet meet rising demand.

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5899e78b1b10e35238fba886/t/5a1c594ee2c483...

The thick as a brick impaired troll is shocked to vaguely learn the truth. And the dumb coot even puts one of those silly YouTube videos up that nobody ever looks at.

Bet the silly coot wishes he/she could understand all those big words that intelligent well educated adults with adult brains use.

Now the frustration the overheated by Global Warming dumb troll feels at being unable to understand the big words adults use swells up into a profane tirade at his/her HERO who just does not recognize troll trash. A standard pretend Greeny response.


Tesla uses ‘dangerous batteries’, whistle-blower says as Elon Musk derides him as ‘horrible’
The Washington Post PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 July, 2018, 1:51am UPDATED : Thursday, 12 July, 2018, 3:35am

A fired Tesla technician whom Musk called a ‘horrible human being’ tells a US agency the carmaker has used dangerous batteries.


What Tesla will look like in a few years time. Experience the thrill of a crash - ride in a Tesla!!!

The US flag flies over Chinese shipping containers at the Port of Long Beach in Los Angeles County on September 29, 2018. American companies including Boeing, Dow, General Motors, GE, Ford and Tesla together made up the third-largest congregation of exhibitors at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai from November 5 to 8, 018. Photo: AFP

Martin Tripp, the fired Tesla technician fighting a corporate legal battle and a war of words with chief Elon Musk, has formally filed a tip with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging the carmaker lied to investors and used dangerous batteries in its electric cars, his lawyer said.

Tripp told the SEC on Friday that the Silicon Valley car company, whose US$53 billion value rivals that of General Motors, had pushed for a number of potentially damaging measures to meet production quotas, including placing batteries with puncture holes into vehicles and reusing scrapped parts.

The company, Tripp said, had also inflated the number of Model 3 sedans it was making each week by as much as 44 per cent, skewing the figure that investors and buyers had for months watched closely for clues to Tesla’s performance.


Tesla lights up a smoke

Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The company has in the past repeatedly denied Tripp’s claims, saying no batteries with puncture holes had been used in cars, that Tripp was wrong about the scrap materials, and that the company’s production numbers were accurate. The SEC declined to comment.

Tesla fired Tripp last month and sued him for allegedly hacking the company’s computer systems, leaking false and damaging information to the press, and stealing valuable secrets, which Tripp denies.

In emails, Musk told Tripp he should be “ashamed” of himself and was “a horrible human being”.

The company also said it received a phone call from a friend of Tripp after his firing, suggesting Tripp would go to Tesla’s battery-producing Gigafactory in Nevada, where Tripp had worked, and “shoot the place up”.

Tripp said the claim was “absurd”, and law enforcement authorities who investigated the call said “there was no credible threat.”

Tripp has retained Stuart Meissner, a New York lawyer who represented the anonymous whistle-blower in a 2016 case against agriculture-chemical giant Monsanto.

The whistle-blower won US$22 million in the case, one of the largest payouts since the SEC began offering awards in 2012 to encourage more internal reporting of potential violations.

Meissner said Tesla has sought to ruin Tripp’s reputation as a way to protect its image and intimidate other potential whistle-blowers from coming forward.

Battery of Tesla in 185km/h explosive crash ‘reignited twice’
“Tesla and Mr. Musk have poured petrol on the fire of Tesla supporters,” Meissner said. Tripp “is not a public figure, like Elon Musk, and yet he’s been just tossed out there into the public realm and trashed.”

Tripp has yet to retain a lawyer for his legal defence against Tesla, which is seeking at least US$1 million in damages.

https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2154894/ex-tesla-employee-steps-...

Now the frustration the overheated by Global Warming dumb troll feels at being unable to understand the big words adults use swells up into a desperate cry for help. A standard pretend Greeny response.

Now yet another unsafe dangerous Tesla crashes and kills bloke this time.



Tesla driver dies after car crashes through fence, then plunges into pond in California
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 22 May, 2018, 2:17am UPDATED : Tuesday, 22 May, 2018, 9:12pm

It’s too soon to know if the Tesla’s semi-autonomous autopilot mode was engaged when the crash occurred, authorities said.


A Tesla Model S is shown after being pulled out of a pond on Monday near San Ramon, California. The driver, who was killed, veered off the road, crashed through a fence and into the pond, authorities said. Photo: KNTV via AP

Authorities in the San Francisco Bay area in northern California are investigating the death of a man after a Tesla he was driving veered off a road, crashed through a fence and plunged into a pond. It is unknown if the vehicle was in autopilot mode.

Read the rest of this funeral plunge here.

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2147174/driver-dies...

I don't know why u post about a china start-up when there r already some well established EV makers out there BYD is about as big as Tesla and Siac is big as well, the article u posted might still be vapourware…..
However the post does show that more and more companies r making electric vehicles and that's good for us all , thanks Jules

https://insideevs.com/tesla-model-3-winter-weather/
Aside from range, Andy is impressed with how well the Model 3 handles in the snow. It’s important to note that he’s driving a rear-wheel-drive Model 3 with stock tires (not winter tires). In terms of the complaints about frozen door handles and windows, Andy says he really doesn’t believe that the Model 3 is a bad winter car and points out that these are common issues in many cars. Cold weather is just not friendly to our vehicles and having things freeze up can happen to anyone with any car.
healsoshowsthwe door handles workingfine and talkes about hislast car freezing up,, u leave a car out for the night inthe snowandhinges will freeze up.... Ohhh JJ try again

Totally ignoring the Greeny lying rubbish from the silly little dumb troll with the frozen child's mind that nature forgot.
These Globally Warmed Greeny style Tesla lovers cough up such ludicrous trash because they are so ignorant of any practical technical details.

Now get the FACTS about Tesla 3 big freeze up. Another albatross from conman Musky.


Tesla Model 3 is starting to show some important flaws in cold weather
Fred Lambert - Nov. 14th 2018 6:42 pm ET


Tesla Model 3 is going to see its first serious winter in the next few months and some owners are already reporting a few important issues in cold weather. 

While Tesla officially started deliveries of Model 3 last year, the first few months of deliveries were in sunny California and it took a while for Model 3 to make it to colder climates.

There were some vehicles that made it up north during the last winter, but it could be argued that Model 3 is only now going to see its first full winter – at least for many owners.

Over the past few days, there’s been a wave of cold in Quebec and the temperature went below freezing.

Tesla Model 3 cold weather issues
Electrek received several reports from local Model 3 owners having issues with their door handles, windows, and charge ports over the last few days.

The door handles of the Model 3 are embedded inside the door and you need to press on one side for it to pop out and pull on it.

Once you pull, the window slides down slightly and enables you to open the door.

With the cold, several owners are reporting that the door handles are extremely hard to pop out and when they do, the window doesn’t always come down.

After reading the reports, I decided to film myself trying to open my Model 3 after it sat outside all day. Sure enough, I experienced the exact same problems:

Tesla Model 3 cold weather issues - Electrek

My front driver window did come down enough to open the door, but it doesn’t go up and down properly anymore.

For context, it was about -7℃ outside and my Tesla app was showing 1℃ inside the vehicle when I started pre-heating it to 22℃.



Preheating was on for about 10 minutes before I walked up to the car, which is generally more than enough for the heating system to reach the preset temperature, which in this case was 22℃.

It wasn’t even cold enough to activate the battery pre-heating feature.

We received a dozen reports of Model 3 owners having similar issues in the Northeast following the recent cold temperature. Several of them are also experience issue opening and closing the charge port door.

Electrek contacted Tesla about the issue and the company said that they are looking into it. We will update if we get further details.

Electrek’s Take
It’s worrying because I don’t see an easy fix for this and the temperature is just starting to get cold right now.

In the next few months, it will get much colder around here and there hasn’t been any snow or ice yet.

If people are having issues right now, I can’t imagine what will happen when we hit -15℃, -20℃, -25℃, which is not unusual around here.

The issues we are seeing right now are unusual for Tesla vehicles because they acquired a good reputation in cold climates. Tesla likes to say that Norway, where they have tough winters, is their biggest market per capita.

I spent the whole last winter in Quebec with a Model S and I had no issue with it:

https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/IMG_0910-e1542235151566.jpgquality=82&strip=all

Driving in snowy conditions has been great and I had no issues with the windows or handles. I would pre-heat the car at least 10 minutes before using it and would give it more time the colder it got.

I actually thought it would be even easier with the Model 3 because the handles are not robotized like the Model S, but it’s not off to a good start.

The only silver lining is that Tesla has been generally fairly good at addressing flaws like that when they are found.

In the meantime, the best solution is likely to overheat the cabin for a longer period of time before trying to unlock the Model 3. Of course, it’s not really convenient or efficient, but it’s the best I can think of for now.

We will keep a close eye on the issue and we will report back soon.

https://electrek.co/2018/11/14/tesla-model-3-cold-weather-flaws/