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Re:Cooling the Earth with a cloud of small spacecraft near t... by hueving on Saturday August 26, 2017 @02:32PM (#15106707)
>Long distance semi tractors drive 500-800 miles a day. That doesnt require a huge battery.

You're joking right? Do you realize how much weight they tow compared to the weight of a Tesla? On top of that most of the Tesla weight is the battery itself.

Battery powered semis for long haul is absolutely not a solution.

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Re:Cooling the Earth with a cloud of small spacecraft near t... by hwillis on Saturday August 26, 2017 @02:57PM (#15106825)
see my actual math on the subject: https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/4u0yci/why_i_w...

>On top of that most of the Tesla weight is the battery itself.

That is very, very wrong. According to wikipedia the Model S' battery weighs 540 kg, while the car weighs 2,200 kg.

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