> Brian F wrote:
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> > pat splat wrote:
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> > Also energy just doesnt come from nowhere. Say electricity in the
> walls
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> > come from power plants, mostly fossil fuels, mostly nuclear and small
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> > percentage renewables. This is the fallacy of the "environmental
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> > friendly" battery powered vehicle...
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> There's truth in this, but it depends entirely on one's local
> conditions. Seattle, for example, gets 90% of its power from hydro, and
> has for decades. We have a solar installation on our house that could
> charge an EV if we had one.
So it looks like washington electrical 75 hydro n 25 non renewable. Your top tier cuz of natural water flow and plenty plenty of sunshine, what 60 days?
Anyways can you even imagine how many tons of shit has to be moved and sifted, chemixed , and packaged for one lithium battery? Upon death in a few years Just toss it great just dig a hole? Gotta step back and look at the whole picture.
Diesel is the most efficient way to move material. Trains move something like 50 tons a mile per gallon. (edited)