Prius has a petrol engine, so you'll have to make sure the cooling is ok for the petrol engine. Also batteries don't like getting too hot but EV's require much less cooling for their batteries than petrol cars require.
Very good point! Once hydrogen is fully developed - and they are very close - electric powered anything will be virtually worthless. Who would want electric, given the cost, maintenance demands and potential hazards? Your electric boat may just become a “boat anchor”.
Many car parts (especially in trucks) are made of magnesium which is hotter, brighter, more reactive to water, and harder to put out than lithium. You'll be fine lmao
Flooded EV's are very susceptible to catching fire because the water can compromise the battery seals and you're going to put that technology on a boat ?
There are different type of Lithium batteries, if you go for the really expensive high energy ones then it's possible for them to catch fire. However if you go for the cheapest Lithium batteries they are called Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) they can't suddenly output massive amounts of energy so you can't use then in a sports car and they can't catch fire because they only output energy slowly. But you should be looking at the Sodium Iron Batteries. They have a fraction less capacity than LFP batteries but still close to LFP. However Sodium Iron Batteries are better in colder temperatures, and remember it's not the temperature on deck that matters it's the temperature where ever you installed your batteries which is important. So the data sheet for a Sodium battery might not look so impressive until you consider the temperature in the bilge.
The Future technology that is going to be the game changer is hydrogen fuel, not hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen fuel. Once we master and make it economical and more feasible to use hydrogen, the byproduct is water vapor. Batteries are not the way to go, because the way they are produced and the way they are charged cause industrial pollution.
I honestly don’t understand why you would even introduce the risk from an inextinguishable fire on a boat, on which, you may decide to transit an ocean, regardless of how small the risk is. What if you’re in the middle of the Atlantic, heading for the Mediterranean and this occurs? How does Amanda feel about the risk? I suspect she will rely solely on your judgement. Is it really fair to put her at risk? I’ll be completely candid, having watched your videos for more than four years now, I find this uncharacteristically suspect thinking from you, Bobbi.
The Future technology that is going to be the game changer is hydrogen fuel, not hydrogen fuel cells, hydrogen fuel. Once we master and make it economical and more feasible to use hydrogen, the byproduct is water vapor. Batteries are not the way to go, because the way they are produced and the way they are charged cause industrial pollution.
