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Electric Propulsion's Dirty Secret: Why Lithium Can't Fly (Or Float) Profitably


tldr: There's a lot of bullshit going on right now about Lithium propulsion boats and planes, don't trust the energy return on investment or viability of its profitability...it's fundamentally a net negative energy return on investment. [AQOVD-MrzScEr6...

The hexagonal nodes represent six critical stages: material acquisition (requiring 500,000 gallons of water per ton of extracted minerals), manufacturing, operations, grid integration, financial analysis (with lifecycle costs of $245-380/kWh), and end-of-life considerations. Arrows between components demonstrate the cyclical nature of sustainable system design, highlighting how decisions at each stage impact environmental footprint, operational efficiency, and economic viability throughout the entire lifecycle. The numbers don't lie—lithium propulsion for aircraft and boats is some montauk VC pension hot potato bullshit that has no viable conspiracy to overcome its fundamental atomic limitations.

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