| SpokenTruth said: Lithium is getting its ass kicked in the battery research department. |
Not really ...
Hydrocarbons are still very much the king with nuclear fission being second and lithium batteries at a distant third. All the replacement solutions to energy storage either have issues such as low energy per volumetric density, whether their rechargeable/expendable, safety, material problems, and etc ...
It's hard enough for the world to make ends meet on hydrocarbons but can you imagine sustaining the many industries created in the modern world with just lithium batteries ?
Nobody is going to stand for austerity if it means worse living conditions. Heck, the likes of China would rather take their chances on lung cancer, smog, acid rain, or tons of sources of other air pollution if it means not facing the pre-industrial age ...
It's not the best life but using hydrocarbons shouldn't be socially stigmatized since over the decades it's proven itself to be very fruitful like we see in combating world wide poverty ...
The entire world's way of life is monopolized by the very precious black golds that are extracted. Could you imagine the look on people's faces here when they when your gaming time is limited because you're forced to ration as much electricity as possible ?
