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tmellon2

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    Comment #48642785

    Totally unnecessary : I did the Math to cross-verify - Elon Musk is 100 % right ! Just ONE square mile of batteries and a TOTAL of 100 x 100 square miles of Solar can power the ent…

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    Comment #47964337

    Oil is totally cooked. Bloomberg reports an automobile that Fast charges 700 km in 9 minutes flat that is available today. One can imagine that charging can be done during the day …

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    Comment #47964266

    Oil is cooked. BYD is filing 52 patents every single day and has a 700 km in 9 minutes vehicle available TODAY ! Charging by Solar is going to be the norm. Watch : https://www.yout…

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    Comment #47156101

    Thank you. I was not aware of prior references especially that it could be done with 10K square miles, until media reports of Elon's speech at Davos recently.

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    Comment #47155464

    Elon Musk mentioned that just a 100 square mile grid of Solar can power the entire USA. I did not believe it; a simple calculation later, I was convinced. The USA of yesteryear wou…

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    Comment #43567878

    The De Minimis loophole is highly significant with FOUR Million packages per day (What ???). The clause to address this loophole needs to be stated more accurately - It should be c…

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    Comment #43565452

    The De Minimis loophole is highly significant with 4 Million packages per day (What ?). The clause to address this loophole needs to be stated more accurately - It should clearly d…

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    Comment #42896325

    There is sufficient scholarly published work but the script lacks the equivalent of a Rosetta stone. A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze…

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    Comment #42326300

    1) EVs are not significantly heavier https://thedriven.io/2024/05/03/are-evs-really-much-heavier-... 2) One must also factor in the vast surface fleet that moves Gas and crude oil …

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    Comment #42324976

    Not necessarily in this scenario - if net manufacturing and battery costs were to fall - given the IC engine requires so many parts. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11…

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    Comment #42324968

    Every EV that is used to replace personal transport of individuals with long (necessary), regular commutes each day will help in alleviating global warming : https://www.bloomberg.…

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    Comment #40066856

    Could Elon pay the 10 % of his staff by taking a personal paycut from 56 Billion to One Billion USD ?

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    Comment #39927542

    Incredible. If all governments are serious about global warming, they would move all public transport buses to this battery (and hook it up to Solar farms directly, when parked in …

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    Comment #39882015

    If planting two billion trees has so many challenges in a sparsely populated country (considering Canada's land area) - how is the One Trillion trees project supported by the likes…

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    Comment #39511284

    It is because you are using your dominant hand. Try switching the mouse with your non-dominant hand.

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    Comment #39356899

    Data would not get automatically contributed to research unless you explicitly gave informed consent for research studies. All researchers now require to maintain official records …

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    Comment #39250315

    So be it, if Germans want to continue to be dependent on dictators and kings for their energy.

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    Comment #38316849

    If people can connect small scale renewable power grids (think solar powered grids of a few acres) present alongside highways to charging facilities the revolution would truly happ…

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    Comment #38316779

    You could request your city council to attach a magnet to the ends of their sweep trucks. This would remove all nails and sharp ferromagnetic debris from the bike paths at no addit…

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    Comment #38008923

    I will be interested in results of a control group which did 90 minutes of weight training and cardio under similar conditions.

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    Comment #34387983

    I'm perplexed how come the larger CA reservoirs are nowhere close to their storage capacity : https://cdec.water.ca.gov/resapp/RescondMain