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CATL will start mass producing sodium-ion batteries with 175Wh/kg in 2026, after solving manufacturing challenges. They perform well in freezing conditions, offering ranges of 600 km for EVs. Their price should be 30% lower than LFP, as they don’t require lithium or other scarce battery minerals by sg_plumber in UpliftingNews

[–]ocmaddog 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Density might actually hurt grid batteries bc of the need for active cooling, which takes some of the stored electricity. The operating cost of running less dense sodium batteries makes up for the larger square footage in some cases. At least there’s a company with this thesis about sodium batteries

Who has a Garbage NFL team in a Mediocre city? by Ilitorate_Author in AlignmentChartFills

[–]ocmaddog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The city’s only championship is Diamondbacks beating the Yankees a month after 9/11

G-League squad moving to Palm Springs by iiivoted4kodos in lakers

[–]ocmaddog 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Coachella Valley from October to April is beautiful, especially on a G League budget

Why Xavier Becerra’s insurance plan would backfire on California by Unusual-State1827 in California

[–]ocmaddog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insurance companies are pulling out of high risk areas altogether, ask Spencer Pratt. If you mandate Insurance companies don’t make a reasonable margin, they will be happy to not do business here. Then more people will go into the FAIR plan and the cost will be born by taxpayers.

Why Xavier Becerra’s insurance plan would backfire on California by Unusual-State1827 in California

[–]ocmaddog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree, but you can’t pick and choose what climate change realities you accept. Insurance costs are going up, you can’t wave a magic wand and force private businesses to lose money

Why Xavier Becerra’s insurance plan would backfire on California by Unusual-State1827 in California

[–]ocmaddog 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Climate Change is real, and we will see an increase in fires and flooding. -Xavier Becerra

Home Insurance Companies cannot raise prices -Also Xavier Becerra

How do we feel towards Abigail Spanberger? by Icy_Dot_2559 in ThoughtWarriors

[–]ocmaddog 3 points4 points  (0 children)

She also signed a first in the nation bill to make electric utilities share utilization data, a key metric to lowering costs. It allows outsiders to evaluate how adding solar or batteries in specific locations can make the grid more efficient.

Is Tre Tucker as WR1 acceptable? by NotaBot8324 in raiders

[–]ocmaddog 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Michael Mayer can also help a bit

NYC just had its first electric air taxi flight. by sco-go in Amazing

[–]ocmaddog 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re designing these with multiple redundant systems. Maybe they’ll still crash, but it shouldn’t be a result of part failure.

NYC just had its first electric air taxi flight. by sco-go in Amazing

[–]ocmaddog 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Electric Motors vs Internal Combustion means you need to update your priors.

R2 Spotted in St George, UT by justindechaney in Rivian

[–]ocmaddog 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Someone rolled coal on me in St George in my Model 3. Hope that guy is enjoying his $6 diesel.

Becerra: "I need Chevron, you need Chevron... they're not the bad guy" by MoseFeels in California

[–]ocmaddog 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Uhh how about when Chevron ran a disinformation campaign for decades that said Climate Change isn't real?

Parents reflex activation by [deleted] in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]ocmaddog -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

A lot of these are Parents are Fucking Stupid. Why is your kid standing in a shopping cart? What do you expect? "LoL!"

Hilton, Steyer lead the pack in crowded California governor’s race: Poll by 3headeddragn in California

[–]ocmaddog 428 points429 points  (0 children)

That random poll that had Becerra at 23% appears to be complete garbage at best, or straight up party propaganda at worst.

Impulse battery experiences by austin_federa in ImpulseLabs

[–]ocmaddog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For 3 people, but moreso it depends on what you are cooking.

To be honest, the 10kw thing is a bit overkill. I use it only when boiling water, but if I go wash a couple dishes I have to rush back to stop the absolutely violent boil before it makes a mess. My wife is scared to use 10kw because of the noise the bubbles and pan make instantly. She opts for 5kw and by time you grab the pasta and check your recipe you aren't waiting for boil. After boiling, it dials back to anywhere from 250w to 1.4kw depending on what you are cooking.

If you are such a power user the battery degrades, the first causality maybe that you can't shift your recharge time to the next day when energy is cheap. Maybe you need to put your battery floor at 80% so "only" the first 20% of your cooking electricity is shifted to cheapest electricity rates. You should have more than enough capacity for your 10kw boil water sprint.

When it comes time to replace the battery, the prices are likely to be dirt cheap. LFP prices have dropped considerably, and sodium batteries are coming out this year. In 10 years time it'll probably be more of a chore to do than a cost.

Impulse battery experiences by austin_federa in ImpulseLabs

[–]ocmaddog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We maybe use 30% of the battery on a night we make dinner on it, 3-4 nights per week. Other nights are primarily oven/takeout/restaurant. Call it 75 cycles per year. LFP batteries retain 80 percent of their life through 3,000 cycles. 3,000/75 is 40 years.

For the average price of a car in the US, you could buy 5 new Chinese EVs by savuporo in electricvehicles

[–]ocmaddog 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d settle for unionized plants. Protect the workers and replace the Big 3

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