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All modern cars have tons of electronics already. My new (medium class) ICE car has a bunch more than a small second-car EV I recently drove (Renault Twingo).
by senko 4y ago
All modern cars have tons of electronics already.
My new (medium class) ICE car has a bunch more than a small second-car EV I recently drove (Renault Twingo).
Car batteries meanwhile, are likely to be recycled as much as possible, as they are the priciest single component of the car.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoTons? The Tesla Model 3 has over half a ton of electronics. Just the battery is 1000+ lbs.
- senko 4y agoAs in "a lot". Modulo the battery (which I mentioned separately), I don't think Model 3 has much more electronics than modern ICE cars in its class. A modern car isn't even a computer on wheels, it's network of many computers, on wheels.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoI'm aware. Saying a gas vehicle and an electric vehicle have practically the same amount of electronics if you ignore the battery is silly though. I just have to ignore the 1000+ lb battery. > they are the priciest single component of the car. What's the lifespan on that battery?
- Tagbert 4y agoIt is not silly. The recyclability story is different for batteries vs general electronics. Electronics in general are not well recycled. The batteries can be once the programs are setup.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoThe future programs are what I'm worried about. I worry that it'll in practice just end up being trash barges of e-waste going to China "recyclers". I truly hope they materialize because one way or another gas vehicles are a huge source of pollution we need to deal with.
- senko 4y agoBattery is an electric component, not an electronic one: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/5699/electronic-vs-electric/5705#5705 https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/5699/electronic-...
- rsj_hn 4y agoThere are tons of non-native english speakers on this site, so as a PSA "tons" is an idiom that means "lots". It has other meanings than weight. Variants include "tonnage", "metric tons", and "fuckton(s)"
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoI'm a native English speaker. I thought it was funny they used the word tons when there is a literal half a ton of battery in a Tesla Model 3.