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With some exceptions, increased efficiency has historically been used to increase capabilities rather than reduce consumption. It’s by no means ridiculous to a

With some exceptions, increased efficiency has historically been used to increase capabilities rather than reduce consumption. It’s by no means ridiculous to assume that this might happen here too, and in fact publishing analyses that make the assumption might be exactly what helps make conservation a priority and breaks those same assumptions.

Animats 4y ago
> It’s by no means ridiculous to assume that this might happen here too, and in fact publishing analyses that make the assumption might be exactly what helps make conservation a priority and breaks those same assumptions. Power consumption has become a serious problem with auto "infotainment" systems. There are cars running Unreal Engine in the dashboard. There's a noticeable reduction in EV range. (Also a tendency to have too much electronics running while the vehicle is parked. Teslas are noted for this. There's "sentry mode", and "summon mode", and WiFi, and remote updates, and telemetry, and apps phoning home...[1] This can be a worse problem than power consumption for the electronics while driving, since most vehicles are driven a small number of hours per day.) [1] https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/battery-drain-while-parked.209938/ https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/battery-drain-while-...