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by kieranmaine 2y ago
In the linked PDF, where does it say you can't discuss using drugs?
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
The associated https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/topics/in-depth/air-pollution/a... has country specific data which includes "crop yield losses due to ozone exposure at national level in 2022".
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
I'm already an avid cyclist throughout the year, but there's a real drop in the number of people cycling during the winter months. If we can get people in AVs I think this will be a real positive for cyclist for the following reas
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
That is very unfortunate. I'm confused why they wouldn't want to get involved in trials and investigate all the benefits. Do you know the rationale behind the decision?
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
Removing the driver does allow for single occupant models that could be significantly cheaper (reduced materials, smaller battery - assuming they'll all be EVS). It will be interesting to see how things develop once the driver is no lo
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
This seems much more scaleable. Car share services (eg. Evo in Vancouver) seem like good partners as they already have the fleet management services and a recognizable (and hopefully trusted) brand. I'm not sure about other car share s
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
Stats on wind and solar curtailment on the Texas grid - https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=57100 "In 2022, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the grid manager for most of Texas, curtai
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
The CAISO (California Independent System Operator) grid is a good example of large scale battery use (1). Texas is also seeing a ramp up of battery storage (2). Whilst battery demand will increase it's expected costs will continue to d
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China's emissions peak in sight as solar and electric cars boom(ft.com)
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
In a recent No Priors podcast with the Waymo Co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov, he talks about how they evaluated just driving with cameras and how it isn't good enough for full autonomy and doesn't meet their bar for safety [1]. 1: https:&#x
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Volvo Cars partners with OVO to deliver ultra-low charging rates for EV drivers(media.volvocars.com)
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Desalination system adjusts itself to work with renewable power(arstechnica.com)
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
I have no in-depth knowledge in this area and can't offer any answers. However, I listened to the podcast a few months back and it seemed relevant to your original question. I hope you find it useful.
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
In this podcast (1) Jigar Shah (head of DOE’s Loan Programs Office) said: "...the first one will be more expensive, the second will be cheaper, the third one is cheaper, the fourth one's cheaper. So it is objectively the case that
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
From "Most electric-car batteries could soon be made by recycling old ones" - https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/09/19/... Apologies for the paywalled article. The following
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
A counterpoint to your last sentence: From "Indonesia’s coal producers diversify as money for mining dries up" - https://www.ft.com/content/9546f590-2fb0-4939-a090-8bac7ba6a... "In recent years, foreign
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
One obstacle to increasing the amount of bikes lanes isn't money, but opposition to reducing the amount of curbside space for parking. My hope is AVs will reduce car ownership, which in turn reduces the amount of curbside space for req
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Germany – Coal generation at low during Q2 2024(smard.de)
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
The blog post it is from provides a more complete picture. https://blog.gridstatus.io/caiso-batteries-apr-2024/ My understanding of the graphs is they show April for each year.
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has a large amount of battery storage providing electricity during the evening peak. See https://www.gridstatus.io/live/caiso?date=2024-06-23 The amount of storage is
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
Octopus and OVO also offer EV tariffs where you get a cheaper kWh price if you let them control when your EV is charged. You can always override the smart charging but you pay the standard rate. * https://octopus.energy/smar
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Orsted to install Tesla battery for UK offshore wind farm(reuters.com)
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Tesla may be in trouble, but other EVs are selling just fine(arstechnica.com)
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New recycling method makes solar cells even more environmentally friendly(arstechnica.com)
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
This syste exists in the UK and is available to consumers. See https://www.ovoenergy.com/electric-cars/charge-anytime
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Wind and solar displace a fifth of EU fossil generation since 2019(ember-climate.org)
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
I want to add to your second question by asking why nuclear + renewables + storage isn't a feasible solution? The CAISO grid makes use of all 3, with solar and storage being used more and more, as shown here (I just picked todays date,
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by kieranmaine 2y ago
Take a look at the Euro NCAP safety ratings - https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/latest-safety-ra... For 2023 there are a number of Chinese models in the top 10.
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Electricity generated by fossil fuels in Great Britain drops to record low(theguardian.com)
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Wall Street turns to 'solar grazing' sheep in its push to go green(ft.com)
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