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Re:Ask HN: What startups are working on hard, technically ch... by semi-extrinsic on Saturday March 21, 2015 @06:57PM (#9244566)
Oh, FFS. Tesla has done a fine job at showing electric cars are feasible, for sure. But without real innovation and progress in emission-free baseload electricity generation (i.e. fission or fusion) it has negligible effect on reducing GHG emissions.
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Re:Ask HN: What startups are working on hard, technically ch... by semi-extrinsic on Sunday March 22, 2015 @07:26PM (#9248689)
Anyone care to explain why I get downvoted for stating an accepted fact? Take e.g. the IEA Blue Map scenario (50% reduction in GHG emissions by 2050), which depends heavily on electric vehicles. It also requires a 320% increase in nuclear power generation.
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