I see a constant flow of this kind of stuff as I guess social media finds them entertaining.
Twitter and Facebook are just riddled with videos of people showing scary flaws in their Tesla's https://twitter.com/Trumpery45/status/1 ... 1411209216
Windows 10 just came out with a major update that just got released. And maybe all that spying of Microsoft on Windows 10 users has paid off, as they have finally offered a "built-in" dark-mode for the "Windows File Explorer" Before, the only way to make this happen was to use very dodgy hacks on Wi...
I still on some level root for Tesla, I just feel that its important to have some kind of critical opinion instead of turning every social media site into some kind of Tesla lovers fanboi site, seems foolish to be that way. Only thing I really don't like about Tesla car is the crushing hazard potent...
News on Elon Musk's fight with gov SEC fraud investigators https://youtu.be/IN6xeqdvJrI?t=9m46s CNBC upload their complete NBR - Nightly Business Report TV show nightly on Youtube in full quality. Also in the very same episode, they had a thing about how much the US tariffs are pushing up the cost o...
I think i am inclined to believe the photos of actual plants actively being constructed, than take the reported word of some random Chinese official about targets for 2030 ! And they need the power now..259 GW of it , night and day, ! That would be the equivalent of over 1000GW nameplate of solar.....
But, but, I thought supercaps didn't explode or burn...? http://forums.aeva.asn.au/viewtopic.php?p=69713#p69713 :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: Wow. Yeah was a great thread that one, totally destroyed the argument, including if those baloney supercap modules we pure supercap in the first place. To ...
Just use Windows 10, the latest versions allow the "Start Menu" back more or less https://www.howtogeek.com/197836/8-ways-to-customize-the-windows-10-start-menu/ Or you use free opensource http://www.classicshell.net/ to bring back the Start Menu.. With Windows 10 its easy to download from MS direct...
I have been trying for a year now to help him understand the relationship between energy/ economy/ population. Which for our purposes of discussion can generally be stated as being around 1:1:1. There is a slight decoupling of energy as we move more into a service economy, and slight efficiency gai...
Solid state batteries by 2019? wow. https://electrek.co/2018/09/11/solid-state-battery-startup-bmw-hyundai-samsung-breakthrough-electric-vehicles/ In a press release, the company listed a bunch of advantages that they claim their technology has over current batteries: 2 – 3X higher energy vs. curre...
Thought I would wake up this old thread, https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpekspbU4AEBQ3N.jpg I have come up with 5 things I have realized that might help make the fuel-cell argument. (1) When using natural gas as your hydrogen energy source it's quite efficient, according to this article https://www.ene...
Looks like Elon has gone a bit nuts lately, I refer to these articles. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/07/tesla-sinks-8percent-after-bizarre-musk-podcast-appearance-cao-exit.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/07/elon-musk-smokes-weed-on-joe-rogan-podcast.html Tesla stock dropped a bit on open because he...
Everyone should know that wind turbine manufacturing is responsible for the vast majority of radioactive sludge that exists in purpose-built tailings dam lakes, some lakes as big as 10km2 in size. Luckily for the green pro-renewable folks, most are in northern China, but the cost is total hypocrisy....
Probably because electric trucks are easier to drive than diesel trucks with 15 gears or whatever it probably made more economic sense because its easier to find drivers that can drive them like a simple car.
Does any kind of power plant operate for 50 years without "major rebuilds and upgrades"? :? The Hazelwood ran for 53 years without any major upgrades or rebuilds, it had a license to run till 2030. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazelwood_Power_Station The only reason it was shut down was due to the...
New Heinberg essay. . https://undark.org/article/ted-nordhaus-carrying-capacity-ecology/ . "Optimism is essential; it draws us toward the best possible futures. But when it turns into wishful thinking, it can blind us to the consequences of our present actions. In the worst potential case, the resu...
Some of the output variability must be weather and maintenance issues. Desert Sunlight farm has actually posted increases every year 2014-16. up to 28% CF. Too bad none of these big farms in Cali posted output for 2017. . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Sunlight_Solar_Farm . So it looks like t...
SolarStar used crystalline panels on trackers with an automated wash system on 13 km2 of prime desert and makes 1.664 TWh per year. Germany's capacity factor of 11% for solar is barely more than 1/3 of what the SolarStar farm averages. . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Star . We are blowing thr...
A lot of these energy models like EROEI and LCOE seem to be popular with the pro-renewables camp. But a lot of these models have flaws and seem dated. These energy models were created before wind/solar renewables came around, including RE in them really is comparing "Apples and oranges" and shouldn'...
So the fact I believe is that if people are happy with the waste of Lithium battery EVs then I think Hydrogen fuel cells will eventually be the future. Whether its the kids digging up the cobalt (Tesla lovers seem to say things a long the lines "its great to give 5 yo kids a job" etc). Runing out of...
Here is another technique where the tower is made from concrete (and even more diesel fuel) instead of steel. . https://youtu.be/qXN1UAv1anQ . Wow, says its a total of 1,200 tons in weight, for 2.5MW max capacity. That is just so much materials and waste for such little power-return. When I was thi...
One thing I have frequently seen claims on TV is that "one kilogram of Hydrogen can make a car go 500km", this seems to be a bit exaggerated, the real world examples of Hydrogen cars seem to be around 100km per 1 kilo of Hydrogen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Mirai#Fuel_economy_and_range But...
I frequently have seen crap on TV saying Hydrogen cars can go 500km on just 1 kilogram of Hydrogen, but all the real-world ones go about 100KM on 1 kilo of Hydrogen, which is still pretty good. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Mirai#Fuel_economy_and_range So I looked around and sure enough, ther...
So when sabotage occurs in Film/TV it's about someone trying to move ahead by making someone or something fail. I wonder what this is really about. But I'd say the statement that it PROVES the guy shouldn't be promoted is quite right: http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/19/technology/tesla-fire-musk-note/...
Tesla goes up in flames out of the blue, driver only knew about it after others flagged his attention and told him to pull over..
So there ya go, I think we all wondered about this, in that it goes off just like a giant lipo pack. https://youtu.be/aCEsq44kDTw
As far as I am concerned Denmark is another great example of failed wind renewables. Despite being a small country with a huge sea front that is probably one of the best in Europe for wind aside from England, Denmark still burn a lot of coal and get a huge amount of their energy from Norway's/Sweden...