Solar panel waste may not be nearly as bad as we once thought

Re:Solar panel waste may not be nearly as bad as we once tho... by lolinder on Sunday November 13, 2022 @02:42PM (#33586572)

Burning fuel at a single power station that is reasonably distant from populated areas is far better from a health perspective than tens of thousands of small, poorly-regulated engines burning fuel within 10 yards of people's homes. I would take electric over ICE even if it were 1-to-1 on fuel consumption, just to feel like I can safely breath outside again.

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Re:Solar panel waste may not be nearly as bad as we once tho... by 8note on Sunday November 13, 2022 @04:45PM (#33587679)

As long as they're still cars, you should keep holding your breath. Tires and breaks still give off the polluting dust, not to mention the noise

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Re:Solar panel waste may not be nearly as bad as we once tho... by lolinder on Sunday November 13, 2022 @06:13PM (#33588381)

Noise from electric cars is practically non-existent compared to cars (particularly trucks, SUVs, and motorcycles). I'm sure the pollution from tires and brakes isn't great, but that's like saying that if we cured cancer people would still die. Duh, but we should still cure cancer.

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Re:Solar panel waste may not be nearly as bad as we once tho... by acdha on Sunday November 13, 2022 @09:54PM (#33589745)

I agree with the general point, but the answer for livable cities still has to be fewer cars. Lower speed limits help a lot: there's a point around 30mph where the greatest source of noise goes from being the engine to the tires, so we have a lot of room to make cities better by getting people onto e-bikes or into smaller low-speed vehicles which use orders of magnitude less energy.

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Re:Solar panel waste may not be nearly as bad as we once tho... by ajuc on Monday November 14, 2022 @07:13AM (#33592931)

Regenerative breaking significantly decreases break pads use.

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