More media information on Airbus' Exit on Battery-powered Airplanes as it Moves to Hydrogen

CNN recently published Airbus' vision on future aircraft. Visually it is appealing.

This report adds to the previous reports. It is long and will let you read it and only quote this one paragraph, and several from another story from two weeks ago.

From the CNN story

The three ZEROe concepts program include a 120-200 passenger turbofan with a range of 2,000+ nautical miles, capable of operating transcontinentally and powered by a modified gas-turbine engine running on hydrogen. The liquid hydrogen will be stored and distributed via tanks located behind the rear pressure bulkhead.

Previously from flightglobal.com

Airbus is backing away from battery power in favour of pursuing hydrogen as a primary propulsion source for future aircraft development, over concerns that battery technology will not advance quickly enough to adapt to large airliners.

The airframer has unveiled three conceptual designs – two based on conventional turboprop and twinjet airframes, plus a third featuring a blended-wing fuselage design – as it commits to exploring a hydrogen-based zero-emission aircraft for potential service entry in 2035.

Speaking during a 21 September briefing, Airbus head of zero-emission aircraft Glen Llewellyn said that the airframer has seen a "decoupling" between the speed of battery technology progression and this 15-year timeframe.

 

 

 

Connecticut debuts first electric buses (#cnn)

Story via KVIA

Gov. Ned Lamont and state officials in Bridgeport Monday unveiled Connecticut’s first two battery-electric buses.

They entered service under the state Department of Transportation’s (DOT) electric bus initiative and feature zero tailpipe emissions and will use 125 kilowatt-hour (kWh) electric bus chargers installed ...

The two buses displayed at Monday’s unveiling are the first of up to five, 40-foot battery electric buses and associated charging infrastructure that will be deployed at GBT. All of the buses will include quiet operation, carbon-fiber reinforced composite bodies ...

More Evidence that China Cannot Sustain Their Technology Lurch

The article in evidence is from an opinion from India, which is most likely a paid propaganda piece. But the raw numbers alone in this article show that China cannot sustain what they are doing -- especially if they are cut off from the US. It is likely that officials in California have seen these programs and do not realized this is a disaster.

I've quote two sections from the piece on PHOTOVOLTAIC & ELECTRIC VEHICLES. Emphasis in quotes added.

PHOTOVOLTAIC

 ++ including refunds for interest on loans

China also offered many forms of support to photovoltaic manufacturers. For example, producers could access cash grants of between ¥200,000 and ¥300,000 ($30,900 to $46,300) available to high-tech startups that are less than three years old with no more than 3,000 employees. Large “demonstration projects” by manufacturers get grants of up to ¥1 million. The China Development Bank, offered low-interest loans of several billion dollars for major production plants. The bank reportedly provided $30 billion in low-cost loans to photovoltaic manufacturers in 2010. A number of Chinese provinces offered further incentives, including refunds for interest on loans and electricity costs, 10-year tax holidays, loan guarantees, and refunds of value-added taxes. To open its production plant in China, Massachusetts-based Evergreen Solar was reported to have received $21 million in cash grants, a $15 million property tax break, a subsidized lease worth $2.7 million, and $13 million worth of infrastructure such as roads.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

++ aimed to have 100 million EV by 2020

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology hasalready invested around ¥100 billion ($15.2 billion) by 2020 in subsidies and incentives over the past 10 years to support new-energy vehicle production. The government had set a target of selling 1 million electric vehicles a year by 2015 and aimed to have 100 million by 2020. The government also offered a $9,036 subsidy to buyers of electric cars and subsidized fleet operations in 25 cities. By 2018, China was manufacturing 1.2 million electric vehicles.

NOTE: It is unlikely they have met their 100 million EV goal.

The National Development and Reform Commission also identified lithium-ion cells and batteries as strategic industries, and several government programs subsidize China’s industry through investment and tax credits, loans, and research grants. To give its domestic industry an extra edge, the government essentially requires foreign battery companies to manufacture in China if they wish to sell there. Another major “Atmanirbhar” policy of China.

  

The Story Of China’s Rise To Technological And Economic Leadership
https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/opinion-the-story-of-chinas-rise-to-technological-and-economic-leadership/361065
28 September 2020
 

 

From: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/07/wireless-power-through-4-inch-concrete/?icid=eng_latest_art

Japanese group transmits electricity through 4-inch concrete block, could power cars on roads

The decision to invest in an electric vehicle would be much easier to justify if the car in question offered unlimited range. That appears to be the concept behind a Toyohashi University research group's wireless power prototype, which can successfully transmit electricity through a 10 centimeter-thick concrete block. During a demonstration in Yokohama, Japan, the team sent between 50 and 60 watts of power through a pair of concrete blocks to two tires, which then juiced up a light bulb (you can see the rig just above). The project is called EVER (Electric Vehicle on Electrified Roadway), and could someday be used to keep cars moving along a highway without any need to pull over for a recharge, thanks to a constant stream of electricity coming from below the road. There are some serious obstacles to overcome before EVER can get some wheels turning -- namely, a need to pump nearly 100 times the current maximum load through concrete that's twice as thick as what they've managed today, not to mention improving undisclosed efficiency levels -- but the group reportedly said that it's up to the task, making us fairly optimistic that such a solution could one day get us from A to B without petrol. Until then, you'll probably want to plan out a pit stop or two before you leave the garage.

New Automotive Fuel Standards

Today the Federal Government and the automotive industry announced new fuel efficiency standards to be implemented by 2025. The new standard will be 54.5 mpg, if that makes sense in the coming era of alternative fuel cars.

The agreement includes 13 automakers including the Detroit big 3. Part of the deal allows automakers to sue if California "attempts to enact its own tougher rules, if the federal government opts to lower the requirements in the final years"