Not mentioned are the precious metals like rhodium and platinum in the catalytic converter. All this metal, manufacturing effort, and regulatory attention to create these systems will evaporate when we fully adopt EVs as our mode of transportation as will the gasoline tanks and evaporative emission systems needed to make the use of fossil fuels tolerable. EVs will have their own hurdles to deal with, but I'm one who's excited for the EV technology.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment! You’re absolutely right-precious metals like rhodium and platinum play a major role in catalytic converters. They are shown in the animation at 1:45, but briefly and without explanation - thank you for pointing that out! Our goal was to create a short video covering exhaust systems as a whole, with plans to delve deeper into specific components, like catalytic converters, in future episodes. As for EVs, you’re also right that they introduce a whole new set of challenges. While they eliminate tailpipe emissions, the entire production process for electric cars, especially their batteries, still has a significant environmental impact-from lithium mining to recycling. On top of that, issues like the increased weight of EVs (which accelerates tire wear and generates more brake dust), limited charging infrastructure in many countries, and overloaded power grids requiring limits on fast charging all add to the complexity. It’s a multifaceted topic-thanks for bringing it up!
EV as of now is actually a dinasour level when talking about the technology advancement. The weak side is clumsy battery that makes EV concept not practical at all. But given time and real advances in batteries electric motors are better than combustion engines.
Not mentioned are the precious metals like rhodium and platinum in the catalytic converter. All this metal, manufacturing effort, and regulatory attention to create these systems will evaporate when we fully adopt EVs as our mode of transportation as will the gasoline tanks and evaporative emission systems needed to make the use of fossil fuels tolerable. EVs will have their own hurdles to deal with, but I'm one who's excited for the EV technology.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment! You’re absolutely right-precious metals like rhodium and platinum play a major role in catalytic converters. They are shown in the animation at 1:45, but briefly and without explanation - thank you for pointing that out! Our goal was to create a short video covering exhaust systems as a whole, with plans to delve deeper into specific components, like catalytic converters, in future episodes.
As for EVs, you’re also right that they introduce a whole new set of challenges. While they eliminate tailpipe emissions, the entire production process for electric cars, especially their batteries, still has a significant environmental impact-from lithium mining to recycling. On top of that, issues like the increased weight of EVs (which accelerates tire wear and generates more brake dust), limited charging infrastructure in many countries, and overloaded power grids requiring limits on fast charging all add to the complexity. It’s a multifaceted topic-thanks for bringing it up!
EV as of now is actually a dinasour level when talking about the technology advancement. The weak side is clumsy battery that makes EV concept not practical at all. But given time and real advances in batteries electric motors are better than combustion engines.