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ELB2001 t1_j4vvvua wrote

Reply to comment by MarkRclim in Toyota to Convert Older Cars to Eco-Friendly Models to Curb Emissions by renome

The amount of rare earth minerals needed for the current batteries and where they come from. The current Solid State batteries that are being worked on will need much less of those. This plays a big part in the high cost of the current tech.

the high weight it adds to the vehicle will also become a problem for the roads.

A high speed loading infrastructure will also become a problem because the net isnt really up to it in most countries. Atm the companies that own the power net is kinda waiting with the big investment into their networks hoping someone else will pay for it.

The recycling still is a problem, Tesla for example is just recommending old ones for other uses like storage, which they arent really perfect for.

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cityshepherd t1_j4vvskr wrote

Reply to African immigrants drive French-speaking renaissance in Maine by FragWall

Eww. I am officially no longer considering Maine as a potential state to move to. Also to be clear, this is because of the French language thing not the African immigrants. I briefly worked at a bakery in Tucson (Arizonia) that employed a bunch of Sudanese immigrants, like straight off the boat. They were so fascinating and so much fun to work with.

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Vol_Jbolaz t1_j4vsona wrote

Reply to comment by Writerro in Toyota to Convert Older Cars to Eco-Friendly Models to Curb Emissions by renome

There are a few reasons why I think motorsport will (and should) change:

  • The differences between different EVs will be reduced in any balance of power to basically make it all a one-make series. You won't have a front-engine straight six all-wheel drive car, racing against a front-engine V8 rear-wheel drive, against a mid-engine V10 and so on. There won't be multiple solutions to solve a problem, it will just be different manufacturers making the same solution. (This is better for showing off which driver is better, but in that case, you could just do sim racing)
  • Endurance racing will be over. You can't recharge fast enough to make it reasonable. And since there will be fewer parts to fail, there won't really be any endurance.
  • F1 today is just a few teams that do everything they can to break the rules even though they have clearly better cars than the rest of the also-rans. It is too much money, and too much special dispensation given to Ferrari. It is too corrupt and isn't good racing. It will easily change over to EVs and people will think things are great, but F1 is a mess today that isn't worth watching. It will still be a disgraceful mess later.
  • Grassroots will be dead. Today you can buy a car that one of the race cars is based off of. You can modify your street car in different ways. You can go to track days or enter little MX-5, Rallycross, or TCR races with cars that you've modified and tuned. You can't change much about an EV. They will all be pretty much the same.

We do need to move beyond fossil fuels and polluting hydrocarbons (renewable ethanol). But it will be sad to see motorsport fall into an obscure little hobby that will never recapture its old glory.

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Alternative-Sock-444 t1_j4vrcbf wrote

Reply to comment by EagleLeft5225 in Toyota to Convert Older Cars to Eco-Friendly Models to Curb Emissions by renome

I'm a technician at a dealership that has had EV and hybrid models for years. We don't replace the whole battery pack, only the cell module that's faulty. And when we do, they get shipped back to the manufacturer to be recycled. Every manufacturer that makes EVs does the same as the infrastructure for recycling is already in place. We're not out here taking out entire battery units and throwing them in the dumpster out back lmao. And you can say it's not environmentally friendly all you want, but the math has already been done and proven otherwise. Through the entire life of the vehicle, with lithium mining and manufacturing emissions included, EVs are more environmentally friendly than ICE cars.

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ncc74656m t1_j4vr27b wrote

Reply to Dad donates kidney to stranger after daughter's transplant by Roshanrapha

I've signed up following my uncle's need for one. Turned out I was a.match but an older woman was also a match, and it seemed they wanted to go in that direction since I was younger. Not sure if there was an assumption that she would be less likely to have issues in life requiring their own transplant.

Don't forget there are other good options for donation too, I have been on the bone marrow registry since I was like 25 because my boss's son got leukemia (sadly he didn't survive, but left an amazing legacy).

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oneMadRssn t1_j4vp6bl wrote

Reply to comment by broyoyoyoyo in Toyota to Convert Older Cars to Eco-Friendly Models to Curb Emissions by renome

I don't really understand this reasoning. Both hydrogen fuel-cell cars and EVs ultimately use an electric motor as the drivetrain. The difference is energy storage. Of course in-house designed batteries would be optimal, but generally lithium batteries and controllers are available off-the-shelf. So at least some of Toyota's investment into electric motors and the related controllers would still bear fruit with an EV, and they have the cash to go get batteries on the market until they can spin-up their own in-house solution.

So what is the problem?

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ItsFckinSarah t1_j4voc99 wrote

Reply to comment by SassiesSoiledPanties in Toyota to Convert Older Cars to Eco-Friendly Models to Curb Emissions by renome

Yes. The government should force major corporations (34 percent paid 0 in federal taxes last year btw) to pay for it

We can literally rebuild sections of cities at a time and make a big improvement as quick as we can make a new strip mall.

Edit: no you rebuild the other parts. Not the people's houses. The point of a walkable city is you can walk from your house to anywhere you need. And if you do need to drive it will be shorter, and more scenic

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