Comment on Detroit's newest road can charge electric cars as they drive on it
NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 10 months agoSounds like the next step is to power it using renewables so that we reduce that inefficiency as low as possible
Comment on Detroit's newest road can charge electric cars as they drive on it
NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 10 months agoSounds like the next step is to power it using renewables so that we reduce that inefficiency as low as possible
RGB3x3@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It didn’t reduce the inefficiency though. You still have 50% of that power being lost, which means you need 50% more renewable generation. It’s wasteful.
NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 10 months ago
That’s the good thing about renewable energy, we can waste some without it being a big deal.
Efficiency was the wrong word, but I can’t find the right one.
HubertManne@kbin.social 10 months ago
um not really. Renewables aren't completely free. Solar panels, turbines, etc. They have to be replaced. with 50% efficiency loss your talking about twice as much mining and manufacturing of the renewable infrastructure. That produces carbon and waste like anything else and more use of limited materials.
NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 10 months ago
Baby steps friend. We try things incrementally