The general idea is that the production of fuel from biological sources captures carbon from the air, canceling out the later emissions created by burning it.
So, similar emissions.
Cool, cool
The futility of the Prius and the end of the world as we know it
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So, similar emissions.
Cool, cool
new zealand needs a population boom of atleast 15 million people....
its so nice there and they do not let nearly enough people in....besides the rich whites...
There was a story yesterday that French Total also know about global warming all the way back to the 70s. Also an interesting speech by Margaret Thatcher where she complained about this and how we were polluting the earth this was back in the 80s. What I am trying to say is a lot of companies knew and should really be forced to help solve the problem but it will be difficult to draw the line regarding who could be forced to help or maybe just start from the top with the big offenders before they divest fortunes and can't be held accountable. It's still shocking that so many people knew and the world is so slow to react. I even had a professor in 91 who said he would not buy houses near the ocean due to the effect of climate change and this was in business school. All of this does not give me much hope that we will solve any of this.
History clearly backs this up.
Oh noes... what will the tweakers steal when catalytic converters are no longer around?!?!
“It’s a disruption that people cannot appreciate,” said Paul Eichenberg, managing director of Paul Eichenberg Strategic Consulting. “Truly the engine and transmission becomes the buggy whip of the 21st century. But if you look at the other industries, it will have a huge impact.”
“It’s a disruption that people cannot appreciate,” said Paul Eichenberg, managing director of Paul Eichenberg Strategic Consulting. “Truly the engine and transmission becomes the buggy whip of the 21st century. But if you look at the other industries, it will have a huge impact.”
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got to ride where alta left off today with ohio
holy shit it's depressing that that thing is just sitting there, unbested, unimproved
cuz what they did 4 years ago is pretty damn impressive
holy shit it's depressing that that thing is just sitting there, unbested, unimproved
cuz what they did 4 years ago is pretty damn impressive
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Cybertruck should be able to roll right through there. Plus in 3-5 years when it finally hits the market, it'll be all dried up!
I wonder if you plugged it in if you could get it to arc with that powerline overhead
Nope.
From one perspective it’s good: incremental improvement even on mixed current grids, and a substantial lifetime carbon reduction with clean grids.
From the other perspective it’s at most a 2 fold reduction in carbon, and that’s probably not enough a la this thread.
Assumption is of 200,000 km service life, for the record.
200k seems to be a typical car lifespan but unsure if that is just "natural causes" or includes retirement via accident.
As long as it works in the aggregate. I mentioned this to distinguish it from the 10 years old (? hmm) crap study on the Prius vs Hummer where the lifespans were assumed to be 100k and 300k miles, respectively, or something like that.
those are miles or km?
My subie is around 123k miles, and about 2 months shy of the 10 year mark.
Subaru: 24 years, 205K miles
Honda: 20 years, 245K miles
Ford: 7 years, 135K miles
Mazda: 5 years, 50K miles
I need to get rid of some vehicles...
Honda: 20 years, 245K miles
Ford: 7 years, 135K miles
Mazda: 5 years, 50K miles
I need to get rid of some vehicles...
I think 200K is a pretty good estimate. You might not own a car for 200k, but the car will likely give around 200K before it's junked/scrapped, passing through multiple owners. Not every car will make it that far and some will make it much longer, but that's probably a good overall estimate.
The problem isn't vehicle lifespan. The problem is dipshits that get new vehicles every 2-3 years like clockwork.
But those aren’t scrapped. They go to the next driver. I don’t see how this changes the equation.
while that's true, what i'm getting at is the # of cars a person owns during their lifetime.
i'm getting close to 40, and still on vehicle #2.I've owned 4 total, two of which I still own.
Okay Toshi, now your turn
hmmm...47. personally, on #6 since age 16. i put probably 20k-25k miles per year on a car. current one is the first one i've bought new since my '02 civic, which got totaled in '05 when i got rear ended at speed on i95.
again, why does this number matter as long as it’s still in service?I've owned 4 total, two of which I still own.
Okay Toshi, now your turn
Anyway, the rough count of those actually mine (not primarily the wife’s) and not just borrowed for a bit
300ZX
Pathfinder
WRX
RX-8
MP3
Versys
Fit
CL-S
Land Cruiser
RAV4 EV
XC40
Model 3
same Land Cruiser another time
damn dude, the rest of us just give a number
just reading those model names cost me 4 grand
Now this is no longer true I think we have a solid window out of this mess but it is fucking far from guaranteed.Toshi’s original post that started this entire thread said:
As part of my job I get to see a lot of stuff that lots of really big corporations are doing that is really cool, I have hope, and I am increasingly convinced that the ‘it’s gonna take all of the above’ idea is absolutely correct in even more ways than it was originally intended. Industry has to (and is) decarbonising, governments are pushing to greater or lesser degrees, and individuals need to as well, including voting with their wallets and taking a bit of pain or even worse mild inconvenience.
We’ll need everyone doing everything. We’ll need all the different tech. We’ll need good luck and buy-in. We’ll need shit we’ve never done before. But it’s possible.
#StopBurningShit
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Samesies, although my next EV may break this streak.