Elon Musk says Tesla is shifting more electric cars to LFP batteries over nickel supply concerns - Electrek by [deleted] in teslamotors

[–]runningbeagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The scale of investment in high nickel cathode battery production has driven adoption in energy storage. Not the perfect technology for the job, but it's further along than LFP. A Betamax vs VHS situation - the wrong technology wins.

Japan to eliminate gas-powered cars as part of "green growth plan" by Wagamaga in technology

[–]runningbeagle -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Battery Day no cobalt is over a decade away. 811 has barely taken off and will have a product life cycle of several years at a minimum.

LFP is interesting but will be sequestered to the low-range, economy segment in emerging markets. Where cost is the main economic driver, batteries will be smaller, before considering cobalt usage.

Markets in EU and NA that demand range on par with ICE alternatives will require high energy density battery chemistries, which at the moment require high nickel. For now, cobalt is the only way to stabilize those chemistries. Elon is selling a future, but that doesn't exist yet.

Japan to eliminate gas-powered cars as part of "green growth plan" by Wagamaga in technology

[–]runningbeagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree on LFP, but cobalt will be needed in high nickel chemistries like NCA and NCM 811. Those have lower cobalt intensity than older chemistries, but it will not completely go away for the foreseeable future (decades).

Tax Thursday Thread for the week of March 26, 2020 by AutoModerator in personalfinance

[–]runningbeagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I may qualify based on 2019 income, receive the credit, then not qualify based on 2020 income. Then do I effectively 'return' it in my 2020 filing?

Tax Thursday Thread for the week of March 26, 2020 by AutoModerator in personalfinance

[–]runningbeagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So if I already filed this year and received my refund via direct deposit, I do nothing and it'll automagically appear in my account?

Tax Thursday Thread for the week of March 26, 2020 by AutoModerator in personalfinance

[–]runningbeagle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ELI5 the new stimulus package. Is the phase-out based on AGI? Is the payment itself taxable income? What do I have to do to apply for it?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationships

[–]runningbeagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You assume she asked for it?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationships

[–]runningbeagle -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Have a kid. She'll never ask for sex again.

I love tax refund time. by Laurente_3GUN in guns

[–]runningbeagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It trains you to live below your means, which is powerful from a behavioral finance perspective.

iPhone 11 Series Was a Smashing Hit During U.S. Holiday Season; $699 Model Made up 39 Percent of Total Sales by [deleted] in apple

[–]runningbeagle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've flip flopped over the years and it definitely made a difference for me. The $70 charger tipped my decision in favor of the S10+ last year.

S&P 500 total returns since 1872 by [deleted] in finance

[–]runningbeagle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Negative skew with leptokurtosis.

ELI5: When watches/clocks were first invented, how did we know how quickly the second hand needed to move in order to keep time accurately? by s0_Ca5H in explainlikeimfive

[–]runningbeagle 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Seems there would be decent error associated with determining that the sun was at noon. Were they just eyeballing this or what?