Larry GarfieldPriorities...
fuminghumanist@Crell Melon Tusk, the 'green tech innovator' of electric cars, solar roofs, and batteries solved the AI draining the grid problem by illegally running a bunch of heavy polluting gas generators. Everything is ok now.
firstprimateNot the first time.
https://www.vehiclesuggest.com/the-diesel-secret-behind-teslas-largest-supercharger/
Green or Not So Green? The Diesel Secret Behind Tesla's Largest Supercharger - Vehiclesuggest
Tesla is setting the gold standard for innovation, performance, and most notably, sustainability. Tesla’s Supercharger network is often cited as a testament to its commitment to making green technology accessible and convenient. However, a recent revelation has cast a shadow over Tesla’s eco-friendly image. One of the company’s largest and most celebrated Supercharger stations located […]
PixeKnight@firstprimate @fuminghumanist @Crell OMG, yeah, I always suspected that just switching to EVs doesn't actually help all that much (BY ITSELF).
Like, we also need to shut down most of fossil power plants, only then does it make a dramatic difference.
Not to say switching to EVs bad, just that it feels like an excuse for governments to not invest in green energy, while we need to do BOTH.
Mathias HasselmannAnalyses' of the full production chain have shown, that producing six liters of diesel consumes about 45 kWh of electricity.
Six liters of diesel power the most efficient combustion cars for something like 100 km.
The energy just needed to produce these six liters of diesel would power most recent battery electric cars for up to 300 km.
Go figure.