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By having a means of producing batteries you'll be able to rely on renewables won't you? I thought that was the whole idea?
by andy_ppp 9y ago
By having a means of producing batteries you'll be able to rely on renewables won't you? I thought that was the whole idea?
- vkou 9y agoUnless you have very limited supply of lithium, you will not be energy-independent. The real reason for it though is that, unlike what HN thinks, Tesla is also not the only company in the world capable of building a battery. That, and batteries are a terrible solution to long and medium-term energy storage.
- andy_ppp 9y agoYes, we could choose to solve a lot of these problems by pushing water higher.