Hopefully, this will prove to be successful.
Then we can go to lots of electric cars.
Oops, that’s after we improve our grid.
And get reliable generating capacity (e.g., NOT solar & wind).
And harden the grid against solar (and Chinese) EMP.
Hmmmm, too bad we don’t have a government containing any folks who are actually capable of understanding science instead of screaming that we should ‘follow it’.
Don’t worry, Pete Buttigieg is on the case.
if we improve transmission (ie, wireless transmission) then new opportunities for generation (ie, hydro) become realistic...and with bitcoin mining at the source (ie, hydro), that operation becomes instantly profitable (ie, midstream and all of its infrastructure is eliminated), and new uses will move closer to the source of power generation (ie, data centers?)
and, if those new/better batteries become more mobile, then coupled with wireless transmission....we have something like a “mobile grid”....
perhaps the national security solution will eventually come with “micro grids”....not big vulnerable grids that need improving to your point
in any event....there’s a lot going on in the world and real possibilities
(at least I think so lol)
Aren’t most polymers made from crude oil? Crude oil is evil. We can’t use it or we all will die. /s
“Part of 2-part request.”
What about emissions. Are the electric power plants less polluting per kwh than cars? I don’t mean nuclear.
An earlier post mentioned the pollution resulting from the manufacture of batteries. The cars’ emission footprint needs to be added to that.