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Re:The Devil's Hair Dryer: Hell is other people, with leaf b... by quickthrower2 on Saturday November 24, 2018 @08:27PM (#18524886)
Your coal fired power station would like to have a word.
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Re:The Devil's Hair Dryer: Hell is other people, with leaf b... by llukas on Saturday November 24, 2018 @08:32PM (#18524907)
Your physics teacher would like to have a word about efficiency of two-stroke ICE vs electric engine + power station.
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Re:The Devil's Hair Dryer: Hell is other people, with leaf b... by pmarreck on Sunday November 25, 2018 @06:11PM (#18529705)
Fact: A completely coal-fired Tesla releases less emissions than an ICE car.
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Re:The Devil's Hair Dryer: Hell is other people, with leaf b... by r00fus on Sunday November 25, 2018 @06:56PM (#18529887)
Not to mention an inefficient handheld 2-stroke motor
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Re:The Devil's Hair Dryer: Hell is other people, with leaf b... by brokenmachine on Sunday November 25, 2018 @10:11PM (#18530758)
What's the ratio? How much better?
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Re:The Devil's Hair Dryer: Hell is other people, with leaf b... by pmarreck on Monday November 26, 2018 @12:56AM (#18531413)
I can't find my own calculations but it was about 50% of an ICE car, even accounting for coal.
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