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It's difficult not get conspiratorial when it comes to incumbents protecting their empires; it's a lot easier call-in a favour with a politician than to build b
by nelsonic 5y ago
It's difficult not get conspiratorial when it comes to incumbents protecting their empires; it's a lot easier call-in a favour with a politician than to build better electric cars ... But Tesla did try to rush the process so this is fairly expected. However you would really think that the environmental ministry could fast-track this considering how much (Net) positive impact it will have.
- fileeditview 5y agoNet positive impact including the "usage" of 372000 liters of water per hour [1]. [1] https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/372-000-liter-pro-stunde-wofuer-braucht-teslas-gigafactory-in-gruenheide-so-viel-wasser/25530750.html https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/372-000-liter-pro-stu...
- nelsonic 5y agoGreat read, thanks for sharing. Water use is a bit of a misnomer though. It's not like agriculture where the water gets "fed" to plants and mostly evaporates. Tesla plans to recycle/reuse most of the water at the Giga Berlin plant: https://insideevs.com/news/526187/tesla-minimizes-water-use-gigaberlin/ https://insideevs.com/news/526187/tesla-minimizes-water-use-... And yes, the positive impact of electric cars even considering all raw materials and water is unequivocal.