To Slow Global Warming, We Need Nuclear Power (Op-Ed)

Re:To Slow Global Warming, We Need Nuclear Power (Op-Ed) by spangry on Thursday December 22, 2016 @06:06AM (#13236470)

I couldn't agree more with your point about electricity car take-up. I've made the same point in the past but it's always gotten a lukewarm reception. In my mind, it's probably our best chance of achieving sufficient scale grid energy storage. It's also kinda brilliant on Elon Musk's part: he's selling people these 'mobile grid batteries' while also being super long solar.

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Re:To Slow Global Warming, We Need Nuclear Power (Op-Ed) by lorenzhs on Thursday December 22, 2016 @11:41AM (#13238386)

I think the problem is that it would create a new form of range anxiety: what if you want to take a spontaneous trip and your car is at 20%? The other problem is fear of degrading battery capacity through lots of cycles. In time, both of these could be solved, but for now, they're valid concerns that haven't been disproven.

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Re:To Slow Global Warming, We Need Nuclear Power (Op-Ed) by jsilence on Thursday December 22, 2016 @06:46AM (#13236624)

And the cars are anything but boring golf carts. A stigma electric cars have had for a long time. These might even get you laid.

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Re:To Slow Global Warming, We Need Nuclear Power (Op-Ed) by dexterdog on Thursday December 22, 2016 @08:47AM (#13237202)

For the price they better not be anything close to a golf cart.

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Re:To Slow Global Warming, We Need Nuclear Power (Op-Ed) by jsilence on Thursday December 22, 2016 @11:22AM (#13238247)

More like a gold cart.

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