Electric vehicles

Just a suggestion, why doesn't IBM create a new Electric Vehicle? I suggest they call it the IBM Selectric, have a little ball with little letters all over it dancing around at high speed under the hood. Further suggest the first model be dubbed the Dan Rather edition

 

IBM used to build computers and were acquired by Lenovo. Today Lenovo partakes in anti-consumer practices such as encrypting firmware and vendor locking processors. So I can see how their EVs would go.

EV companies are already firmware locking parts and making features a subscription service. What we need is an EV company that's open to backyard mechanics, independent third party customization, and user serviceable standardized parts.

 

Unfortunately, that's the way cars are going, nothing user serviceable other than tires, brakes (maybe), wiper blades - there aren't light bulbs anymore, so when your LED tail light croaks, it's a dealer only part - the whole assembly....

I rue the day I have to give up my wood-fired easy to fix and service cars. I don't think people realize what it will cost to repair that touch screen that controls EVERYTHING. Once that thing pukes from baking in the sun all day, it's a $3000+ repair.

 

Just waiting for the winter's day when all the EV's on the interstate that only retain maybe 5% of their power at zero degrees all go dead, and a few hundred people freeze to death

 

While your suggestion of IBM creating an electric vehicle with a unique design and branding is imaginative, it's important to note that IBM is primarily a technology and consulting company with a focus on areas such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and enterprise solutions. As of my knowledge cutoff in September 2021, IBM is not known for manufacturing or producing automobiles.
The electric vehicle industry is highly competitive and requires extensive expertise in automotive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain management. Companies that venture into the electric vehicle market typically have experience and resources dedicated to automotive production.
However, it's worth mentioning that various technology companies have entered the electric vehicle space in recent years, including Tesla, Apple, and Google's parent company Alphabet through its subsidiary Waymo. These companies have brought their expertise in software, hardware, and autonomous systems to develop electric and self-driving vehicle technologies.
If IBM were to consider entering the electric vehicle market, it would require significant investments, research and development efforts, and partnerships with automotive manufacturers or suppliers. Ultimately, the decision to venture into a new industry would depend on IBM's strategic goals, market opportunities, and alignment with its core competencies.
While the concept you suggested is imaginative and creative, it is unlikely to be pursued by IBM given its current business focus.

 

After Xiaomi and Apple launch their EVs I believe that IBM will possibly make their electric vehicle too.

 

IBM. Please. They've puked out any and everything that has to do with any manufacturing.

 

Unless the electricity to charge and re charge EVs is furnished by vast arrays of solar panels----coal and oil will still be heavily in play. I think hydrogen vehicles will eventually be the way to go with their by products being only water.

 

Hydrogen has its own set of woes. You have to expend that much energy to separate it from the oxygen. Beyond it's explosive nature, hydrogen is a slippery gas....it finds leaks and makes some metals brittle. Fuel cells were a great idea until big oil bought up all the patents...funny how that works.

 

There was a man in Springfield that was converting regular cars to hydrogen. He seemed to have quite a few customers , but he has either closed up or moved his shop.

 

I guess I can eventually settle on a battery lawn mower...but I want to give batteries a few more years to get their capacity up there. I don't have that much grass and this 35 year old two-stroke Toro belches out about as much pollution as my car does in months...

 

Hydrogen sounds like a good idea, both burnt in an ICE or used to power a fuel cell. But their is a problem, since it does not liquify when compressed at room temperature. We either have to live at minus 200 degrees, or compress the gas to enormous pressures. This would result in twice as much energy being used to compress the gas than it delivers. Imagine the tank cracking in an accident, metal shards would travel half a mile.

During WW2, hydrogen (in the form of coal gas) was used to power local delivery vans in the UK. A gas bladder was fitted on the roof, almost the size of the vehicle, with a weight on top to produce the pressure. The range of these vehicles was about 20 miles. They worked extremely well though.

 

Almost all electric vehicles, use the technology and motors designed and manufactured by Siemens for the railways.
Even the 720 line voltage is in line with the tracks. With the huge saving made by the use of AC motors and inverters, the railways must have enough spare 720volt DC power to run thousands of fast charging points.
Unfortunately, the nitwit governments have not got the first clue on how anything works. At Putney (London UK) they are suggesting spending millions on electric power for the busses. Meanwhile, less than a mile away, the substation producing megawatts of DC power at their substation for the underground is sitting idle all night.

One nitwit, even suggested putting megawatts of energy through Ariel's to power the EV's He did not realise that it would kill everyone in the area within less than 5 seconds. It would be the worlds largest microwave oven.

 

Oh, no worries, they can redirect that substation power. All the idle capacity will be fired up at night now for charging...with maybe an incentive to charge at night.

 

With a electric car the biggest problem is cooling all the batteries..............energy/waste/resources/ect......nice shortterm sollution but......

Hydrogen cars are already here.But just trials(wich work fine),but very little loadpoints and no interest from industry/goverment to invest further(investment/profit)..................doesnt make enough shortterm money, like so many other sollutions



Mzzls

 

Was a man in salem had a great fusion idea

 

Was a movie abt that

 

I just bought some stock in a company that is not using natural gas, oil, coal, etc to make hydrogen---they are using sea water, fresh water or wastewater to make it. I still believe hydrogen will be the energy of the future .First, "they" will suck all of the money out of consumers for electric vehicles.

 

I have never seen it in a movie, but my late father who was born in 1887 and retired during WW2, fitted the coal gas bladders and set up the supply.

With the problems of the pressure due to hydrogen not liquifying at room temperature, I think the people working on hydrogen as a viable transport are either suffering from brainworm, or expecting Google to solve the problems.
Google could help in solving global warming by simply closing down, since worldwide, their servers consume more electricity than the output of a nuclear power station.

This is one row out of 200 at one of their hundreds of server farms.
They are totally funded by advertising and the complexity is mind boggling.
Along with the type of video, advertisers can give a time period during the day, along with specifying the maximum distance from one of their branches.
As a result, If I am watching a you tube video in the office and Jane is watching the same video at the same time from home, although we are less than 7 mile apart, the adverts will often be different.

 

That certainly sounds promising, particularly if they are not using electricity to separate the hydrogen from any oxygen.
While it could be piped to replace natural gas both in industry and domestic, since it still would not liquify when compressed, I cannot see it being viable as a road fuel.
Do you have any information on that subject.?