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Why Tesla batteries SUCK!! (Patreon)

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2019-02-09 13:39:38
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You gotta admit Elon Musk fans are some of the most annoying fan-boys on the internet.  In my last video I showed how Elon Musks idea of putting cold gas thrusters on a car was kinda dumb.  Everywhere else the Musk fans were out cheering what a great idea this was, except on my video where they were saying 'cant you tell he was joking!?' and 'you got trolled by musk'. 

That was actually something new.  Normally when I debunk one of musks great ideas (  The hyperloop, the car underground, rocket travel so cheap it could be used for pizza delivery.... etc....  ) I get the response that Im just not as visionary as he is, or that Im jealous, or some other distraction from the fact that I just showed what a stupid idea it actually was. 

So this video was kinda fan service for the Musk fans.... cos they really are just that annoying! ;-)

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Why Tesla batteries SUCK!!

I've gotta admit a degree of frustration at Elon Musk fans.... so this one goes out to all you guys. Explaining in graphic detail why the Tesla Battery sucks!.... enjoy! :-) If you liked this video, you can support this channel directly here: https://www.patreon.com/Thunderf00t

Comments

Lee Salvemini

Ah well, I really like Elon. I support him in his great ideas and engineering skills. But I know for sure we need better battery tech. I wonder how long it will take! I'm selfish, I mostly just want to fly my drone for longer =P I'm curious about the tunnel cars. You could argue (as you always do well) that it was an inefficient prototype. But the normies have to get the hype I guess. In Adelaide here they had the O-Bahn, bus turns into rail wheels in a similar fashion. I just think of it as that but for cars. Takes the driving out of those times (LA gridlock being ridiculous), and could inspire the city to actually create a good system for it. I just can't agree with some of the points here, but dang did you kick ass with the solar roadways cheap experiment debunk :D I wonder if we will find a good balance between good science and ideal dream projects. Welp, I don't *think* I'm an Elon Musk fanboy, but maybe I will be proved wrong about it haha. Though cmon those reusable rockets and PayPal ainr bad :)

Leon Schutte

Hydrogen is scary. I once burned about 5l of hydrogen with oxygen in perfect ratio. The bang was really loud and a short bright flash. There is only one gas that scares me more and it is acetylene. Both gases are so energetic with oxygen

Anonymous

I'm a retired auto mechanic (hold the applause), and I saw a fellow try to 'fast' charge a lead acid battery in a car. He gave it about 30 min, cranked the engine and blew the fender off the car. My introduction to Hydrogen gas.

Anonymous

If you are going to cover carbon sequestration can you cover ideas around simply leaving it as CO2. There are mechanisms to concentrate CO2 from air that simply involved heating and cooling a compound. The min energy requirement to perform this purification this could likely be computed using statistical mechanics but should be certainly a fraction of the energy compared with trying to tackle the CO2 molecule chemically.

Anonymous

Why am I paying for this crap. I want a refund.

Jordfaar

A little meh, You usually do better - I suggest to ignore Elon for while and do some science.

Cataract Bumblesnatch

Thunderf00t, we love you man, but I don't care for Elon Musk one way or the other, so please consider keeping the Elon-bashing off the patreon-supported feed. I mean, I'm all for inserting scientific literacy everywhere mainstream journalism forgot to, but a few weeks ago you made a 20 minute video bashing Musk that could have been summarized as "stated construction costs did not include constructing rails or subway stations, just the tunnel." I know one can only capture solvated electrons on film for the first time so many times, and doing proper science takes lots of time and funding, the latter of which I'm happy to keep sending you, but I'd much rather support a status update on what you're working on every now and then than this... one-sided feud you seem to be waging.

Tien Boonen

Hey Phil, unlike some other people here I do enjoy the Elon-bashing, there is just one thing about this video that itched me the wrong way and it's the title. The title didn't really capture what this video is about and it was also very clickbait-ish. Just my 2 cents :)

Anonymous

Hey Phil, I enjoyed this video including your point that the fuel tank gets lighter while the half ton of batteries do not. I would appreciate a video from you comparing all aspects of electric vehicles to their fossil fuel counterparts. For example, it has been known for some time that the drive-train hardware situated between the gasoline engine and wheels is responsible for 30-40% loss of energy. I have often wondered about the energy losses associated with waste heat. Also, how does the mass of both cars compare? (do gasoline engines and transmissions have more mass than the sum of 4 electric wheels along with the batteries?). The reasons I ask these questions is this: GM has closed one manufacturing plant in Canada and four in the US claiming they want to focus on manufacturing greener technology (controversial since green tech could have been manufactured anywhere, but I digress ). In one interview a GM exec claimed that the reason why they discontinued the VOLT is that many of them are carrying around a smallish backup gasoline engine (to drive a generator) which was rarely used (or caused problems when it was used because the owner did not add the requisite fuel stabilizer). So they intend to push forward with the BOLT (an all-electric car without the added mass of the backup engine). Heck, the name BOLT is so close to VOLT, it makes me wonder if GM decided to confuse the two names for marketing purposes. Thanks for your videos!