Mr Timmy's Hot Rod Garage

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This is a Tesla model Y battery. It takes up all of the space under the passenger compartment of the car.

To manufacture it you need:
--12 tons of rock for Lithium (can also be extracted from sea water)
-- 5 tons of cobalt minerals (Most cobalt is made as a byproduct of the processing of copper and nickel ores. It is the most difficult material to obtain for a battery and the most expensive.)
-- 3 tons nickel ore
-- 12 tons of copper ore

You must move 250 tons of soil to obtain:
-- 26.5 pounds of Lithium
-- 30 pounds of nickel
-- 48.5 pounds of manganese
-- 15 pounds of cobalt

To manufacture the battery also requires:
-- 441 pounds of aluminum, steel and/or plastic
-- 112 pounds of graphite

The Caterpillar 994A is used for earthmoving to obtain the essential minerals. It consumes 264 gallons of diesel in 12 hours.

Finally you get a “zero emissions” car.

Presently, the bulk of the necessary minerals for manufacturing the batteries come from China or Africa. Much of the labor for getting the minerals in Africa is done by children! If we buy electric cars, it's China who profits most!

BTW, this 2021 Tesla Model Y OEM battery (the cheapest Tesla battery) is currently for sale on the Internet for $4,999 not including shipping or installation. The battery weighs 1,000 pounds (you can imagine the shipping cost). The cost of Tesla batteries is:

Model 3 -- $14,000+ (Car MSRP $38,990)
Model Y -- $5,000–$5,500 (Car MSRP $47,740)
Model S -- $13,000–$20,000 (Car MSRP $74,990)
Model X -- $13,000+ (Car MSRP $79,990)

It takes SEVEN years for an electric car to reach net-zero CO2. The life expectancy of the batteries is 10 years (average). Only in the last three years do you begin to reduce your carbon footprint. Then the batteries have to be replaced and you lose all the gains you made in those three years

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69 SSRS Camaro ready for the paint shop...

Thunderbird ready to go home..😁😁😁

Video: The Complete Chevy Truck Line For 1961 In the ’60s, Chevrolet was a major player in the commercial truck market with a complete lineup of haulers, from Corvair vans to Tilt Cab semis. See them in action here.

1953 Ford uses the airbag for the first time in a concept car.
The system only needs to be further developed, and will later no longer be mounted on the person, but on the steering wheel

Back luck Leno...sorry...get well soon 🙏🙏

Jay Leno breaks several bones in 1940 Indian motorcycle crash - Hagerty Media Jay Leno had unfortunate off while test-riding one of his vintage motorcycles, leaving him in the hospital with several broken bones.

Should have figured that out first...😂😂😂😂

Steering Wheel repair is complete...😎

Always remember your first..first one I've seen in person let alone have the chance to work on it...55 Mercury Montclair Sun Valley with the glass roof..beautiful car...

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