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![]() ![]() There are nearly 30 Na-ion battery manufacturing plants currently operating, planned or under construction, for a combined capacity of over 100 GWh, almost all in China. This could make Na-ion relevant for urban vehicles with lower range, or for stationary storage, but could be more challenging to deploy in locations where consumers prioritise maximum range autonomy, or where charging is less accessible. ![]() Conversely, Na-ion batteries do not have the same energy density as their Li-ion counterpart (respectively 75 to 160 Wh/kg compared to 120 to 260 Wh/kg). The Na-ion battery developed by China’s CATL is estimated to cost 30% less than an LFP battery. It is currently the only viable chemistry that does not contain lithium. This battery chemistry has the dual advantage of relying on lower cost materials than Li-ion, leading to cheaper batteries, and of completely avoiding the need for critical minerals. In recent years, alternatives to Li-ion batteries have been emerging, notably sodium-ion (Na-ion). New alternatives to conventional lithium-ion are on the rise If all batteries today were LFP, they would account for nearly 1% of current agricultural phosphorus use by mass, suggesting that conflicting demands for phosphorus may arise in the future as battery demand increases. LFP batteries also contain phosphorus, which is used in food production. The downside of LFP is that the energy density tends to be lower than that of NMC. ![]() LFP batteries contrast with other chemistries in their use of iron and phosphorus rather than the nickel, manganese and cobalt found in NCA and NMC batteries. In total, only around 3% of electric cars with LFP batteries were manufactured in the United States in 2022. ![]() Around 85% of the cars with LFP batteries manufactured by Tesla were manufactured in China, with the remainder being manufactured in the United States with cells imported from China. Tesla accounted for 15%, and the share of LFP batteries used by Tesla increased from 20% in 2021 to 30% in 2022. Around 95% of the LFP batteries for electric LDVs went into vehicles produced in China, and BYD alone represents 50% of demand. This trend is driven mainly by the preferences of Chinese OEMs. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode chemistries have reached their highest share in the past decade. In 2022, lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) remained the dominant battery chemistry with a market share of 60%, followed by lithium iron phosphate (LFP) with a share of just under 30%, and nickel cobalt aluminium oxide (NCA) with a share of about 8%. Global sales of BEV and PHEV cars are outpacing sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), and as BEV and PHEV battery sizes are larger, battery demand further increases as a result. While the average battery size for battery electric cars in the United States only grew by about 7% in 2022, the average battery electric car battery size remains about 40% higher than the global average, due in part to the higher share of SUVs in US electric car sales relative to other major markets, 1 as well as manufacturers’ strategies to offer longer all-electric driving ranges. Battery demand for vehicles in the United States grew by around 80%, despite electric car sales only increasing by around 55% in 2022. In China, battery demand for vehicles grew over 70%, while electric car sales increased by 80% in 2022 relative to 2021, with growth in battery demand slightly tempered by an increasing share of PHEVs. Automotive lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery demand increased by about 65% to 550 GWh in 2022, from about 330 GWh in 2021, primarily as a result of growth in electric passenger car sales, with new registrations increasing by 55% in 2022 relative to 2021. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() An admirals son who they could use for propaganda. Many of his fellow POW’s have stated he was never even tortured, in fact far from it. There’s evidence that he cooperated with his captors from day one during his time in captivity in order to receive preferential treatment. And the fact he was shot down was due to his own incompetence. He only went to Vietnam in the first place to try and save his career. Once again the fact that his father was an admiral allowed him to avoid being cashiered out of the service. He wrecked three planes in succession, when having just one accident usually spelled the end of a naval fliers career. His service record was one of the worst in US navy history. According to fellow classmates he barely scraped through during his time at Annapolis he only graduated in the end due to the fact his father was a high ranking admiral. There’s been rumours for years that McCain is a complete fraud. There was laughter instead of anger as the elderly father sit and chatted away with a gay couple wearing their matching rainbow flag t-shirts. It's how one husband and wife felt comfortable bringing his Trump-red hat-wearing elderly father to a BBQ with a group that included people of all kinds of political perspectives. ![]() If they didn't, they wouldn't be part of my immediate social circle. Then again, most people I know well care more for people than a political party. I know those people too, and these people are not the same. Again, I realize these people don't represent the horrible people described in R95. These are people who volunteer and help those in need. Most of them were appalled, as I anticipated. Anyway, the separated immigrant families have been a huge topic of discussion among the group I'm referring to. I was replying to R89, and I didn't see the point in shaping an argument to being called a "whiny ass bitch."Īs a child, I was taught the importance of getting to know people different from me it's one of the ways we all understand ourselves better. In November your acquaintances will STILL vote Republican! by Anonymous They might have told YOU that they don't support Trump, but they haven't raised their voices or marched their feet or called their Reps against him, I'd bet Īnd finally, for all this Administration's evil (Trump, Pence, Mnuchin, Mulvaney, DeVos, Nielson, etc.) and the Republican Congress's votes (Ryan, McConnell) to make it permanent (Kavanaugh), and the increasing evidence that the Russians have corrupted more than Team Trump (Nunes et al.) They believe their own brands of Christianity (your acquaintances align themselves so, do they not?) and patriotism should be the standard even unto imposition They are siblings under the skin to the yahoos who think CNN is "Fake News" and so curse reporters who still chant "Lock her up!" who wore purple bandaids to mock John Kerry who cracked insulting jokes about a pre-teen Chelsea Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama (but God forfend even a mention of the MIA Barron or the nude-model past of Melania) and who are "birthers" about Obama but are okay with McCain and Panama and Romney and Mexico They might not have voted for Trump (liars), but they must have voted for McCain/Palin, Dubya/Cheney, etc. They favor overturning not only every accomplishment of Obama, but also the New Deal of FDR They are for a "Free Market" (Read: Privatization) in terms of healthcare, education, and everything else that benefits the citizenry They are against equity and fairness in the realms of taxation and civil rights The Republicans you know are nice to YOU.īut by definition (otherwise known as the Republican Party platform, principles, and passed laws), So when McCain is finally gone the press won't have much need to suck up and boost him. Then it's back to the worshipful coverage. Then gradual redemption as he filled the role of tame loser republican until Trump made probably his biggest mistake and made that dumb personal remark that McCain responded with vendetta. His closest allies like Colin Powell ran for the hills. But in 2008 when he was a possible threat to Obama the press went on full attack mode against insane and senile warmonger McCain. ![]() Then the golden age of "maverick" John McCain coverage as he became Bush's chief irritant, to the point Kerry wanted his as his VP in 2004. He coasted on that for years until the 2000 primaries when Maria Shriver gave him an opportunity to display his hatefulness unfiltered giving GW Bush the edge he needed to win the nomination. He mostly got a pass on his Keating Five culpability because he was the POW war hero. For years, the media has hyped up John McCain as a noble, decent maverick ![]() |
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