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by ppf 5y ago
In some ways, it sounds like you didn't pay enough, if the cost is subsidised by data collection and advertising.
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by ppf 5y ago
I'm always amused by calls for the breakup of the "unbearable monopoly" of Google, when it is itself the epitome of the Silicon Valley "monopolies need disrupting!" business model.
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by ppf 5y ago
Exactly, and what could be better for all than equality and diversity? Obviously what's best for all isn't best for everyone. /s
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by ppf 5y ago
The text below the graph does give a total for US emissions of CO2 equivalent, but it's not clear if that's what the graph actually shows.
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by ppf 5y ago
As a slight tangent - if the greenhouse effect of CO2 is so catastrophic that we need to mandate the destruction of (Western) energy companies, as well as enormous lifestyle changes in the near future, then why aren't we as worried abo
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by ppf 5y ago
Sure, except that rulings like the one in this article hinder western countries from being able to do the same (that is, manufacture their own solar panels and other energy-intensive "renewable" products).
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by ppf 5y ago
How is it a hypothetical? You've already said that China has slipped on its carbon neutrality goals, all while we continue to import ever more manufactured goods from that country. Now would be the time to start taxing those, which as
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by ppf 5y ago
Why would we tax imports from China, when they make 90% of our solar modules?
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by ppf 5y ago
Oddly enough, I don't see a "carbon-neutral" lifecycle assesment done for all the solar panels on the market. Or on an EV, discounting the ridiculous "carbon exchange" system.
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by ppf 5y ago
The relative emissions of China and the developed world are linked. Every time we mandate some new energy-intensive technology (eg, EVs, solar, etc), and also ban the methods of manufacture in the developed world, it's China that gladl
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by ppf 5y ago
>What is this "free pass" of which you speak? We gladly buy almost everything from China (lithium batteries, electronics, wind turbines, solar panels, all of which take a tremendous amount of energy to manufacture), without eve
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by ppf 5y ago
Every time we mandate that some product can't be produced in the West, China gladly fills the gap, burning huge amounts of brown coal in the process. Why do you think they have a global monopoly on solar cell and lithium battery produc
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by ppf 5y ago
Yep - just looking at the reception my comment has recieved, you are absolutely correct about "running away or shouting down". It's not just "China is burning coal", it's "China is burning coal to make all
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by ppf 5y ago
> Coal, oil and gas need to stay in the ground. People around the world are demanding climate justice I look forward to seeing an EV battery manufactured entirely using renewable energy, instead of the current situation where developing
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by ppf 5y ago
I don't understand how BMW hold on to their reputation for making cars that run reliably for years. In recent years, their cars are largely shiny toys for the lease market, with an excess of gadgets and value engineering.
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by ppf 5y ago
Conceptually, one less derailleur is simpler. However, the design and manufacturing of 12-speed full-range rear shifting systems is pretty darn complicated. I run 2x9 on my main MTB, and love the simplicity of the parts.
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by ppf 5y ago
The contents of said battery pack? I suppose they are relatively inert, if you just dumped it into landfill. But then that's still much worse than ICE engines, which can be very easily recycled.
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by ppf 5y ago
An end-of-life EV = an end-of-life ICE - a block of metal + a large lithium battery pack.
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by ppf 5y ago
I'm not sure which part of my previous comment you are actually objecting to. Your article also ignores the manufacturing energy cost of an EV, which is considerable. 88 mpg equivalent for an EV, that requires a huge amount of extra mi
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by ppf 5y ago
The ECU is an integral part of the drivetrain.
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by ppf 5y ago
From a well-to-wheels standpoint, EVs are barely more efficient when you take into account power generation, transmission, and storage losses. Obviously, we want our EVs powered from renewable energy. In that case, unless we go nuclear, in
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by ppf 5y ago
Those are all relatively inert parts, and scrap steel and aluminium is relatively easily extracted. I didn't set out to argue that ICE vehicles are much better (although, honestly, I think it might be a defensible position), but the wa
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by ppf 5y ago
I'm not sure of the numbers on that, but even if so, it's much easier to mandate the recycling of a product that has net value at the end of its life. Currently, lithium batteries do not. If you are waiting on a rising cost in raw
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by ppf 5y ago
It is absurd on its face to have developing countries burn oil and (usually low-grade) coal to manufacture huge battery packs (and all the other electronic items that our Western lives dictate), all so we can claim we live CO2-neutral lives
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by ppf 5y ago
The existing system with lead-acid batteries is based on the fact that they are easy to recycle, and the lead has significant value.
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by ppf 5y ago
Old oil is processed and re-used (as cheaper oil, or for heating). Lead-acid batteries have practically all of the lead re-used. I'm not sure where the acid itself, nor coolant, goes, but they're not the most damaging of pollutant
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by ppf 5y ago
>It sounds like a problem that encompasses all of global trade, manufacturing and modern technology. It is, which is why it is absurd on its face that supposedly more "sustainable" solutions to transport and electricity generat
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by ppf 5y ago
If we're talking about the size of the holes in a mask compared to a virus, then it would be more like wearing a "bulletproof" vest full of holes 10x bigger than a bullet.
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by ppf 5y ago
Personally I don't think the market has yet caught up to the fact that today's new cars will make horrible purchases as the 3rd or so owner. All the financiers have to do is make sure someone buys it for a good price after 3 years
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by ppf 5y ago
>car makers are incentivised to try to ensure their vehicles have decent resale value Why? They are only incentivised to make more profit, and selling high-tech expensive cars that break after 10 years is great for that. The ones that wi

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