Solid-state EV batteries now face "production hell"

Re:Solid-state EV batteries now face "production hell" by dmurray on Sunday January 28, 2024 @06:39AM (#39164703)

> (extracting oil -> refining fuel -> burning fuel -> sequestering carbon -> storing said carbon underground), the whole cycle probably provides negative energy

Very straightforwardly true. But if you add some steps: having an industrial revolution -> developing technology -> manufacturing solar panels or other renewables on a massive scale -> collecting energy for the carbon sequestration - you could imagine the human race coming out ahead.

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Re:Solid-state EV batteries now face "production hell" by mike_hock on Sunday January 28, 2024 @08:30AM (#39165544)

Renewables can replace fossil fuels as an energy source. To undo a century plus of burning fossil fuels, you'll need a revolutionary energy source that outputs an order of magnitude more power. Maybe fusion, or maybe something that we cannot yet fathom. You can imagine this all coming to a happy ending, but at this point it's all up in the air. Both the CO2 and whether it'll ever come down again.

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