That was a selling point not that long ago. People pitched bitcoin as the "Wild West", where fortunes could be made quickly using just your wits and some luck.
Most people don't realize that life in the actual wild west sucked. Banks failed all the time, losing people's life savings. People shot each other over mining claims, horses, or just drunken bar fights.
We've been spending limited R&D budgets pursuing other types of energy production that show more promise in the near to medium term- and don't require spending 80 billion freakin dollars before they can maybe accomplish anything useful.
Unfortunately, other electric car manufacturers have been thinking "eco freeks in their underpowered compact and mini cars" and building underpowered electric powertrains.
I know. And since the Model S is as heavy as a Sherman Tank, it makes a terrible race car. But calling a car that can dust a 911 in a drag race "prissy" is just stupid.
People have known for a long time that putting enormous turbochargers into a small light car can make it go very fast. I like the Venom GT and read about it on/r/cars this week- but this isn't the right crowd.
Have you ever seen a golf cart do a quarter mile in 12.5 seconds? I haven't.
the fact that electric cars are no greener than what the energy company uses to generate and transport electricity.
An electric vehicle powered entirely by coal generated electricity creates less pollution and CO2 than a Prius. Coal plants are rapidly being replaced by natural gas, which is far cleaner. West of the Mississippi, a much larger percentage of our power comes from nuclear and hydroelectric.
The current process of creating lithium ion batteries isn't as clean as we'd like. That's not a problem with electric vehicles. That's a problem with how we currently make those batteries.
The Leaf and both Teslas use constant ratio transmissions. Electric motors provide maximum torque at all RPMs. The Leaf isn't going to win any drag races, but it has plenty of pickup to merge into any traffic.
Besides being more pleasant to drive, a constant ratio transmission has a lot fewer parts that can break.
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Their new battery factory is trying to drop the price significantly.
the range is diminishing over time with battery age (I'm now down 30 miles on a full recharge)
Holy shit. How old is your car? Since at least the 2013 model year, the battery warranty has covered loss of charge below 9 bars for 60k miles.
The torque curve is completely different in electric cars. It will push you back in your seat and easily allow you to merge into any traffic.
Horsepower only affects top speed. The Leaf's top speed of 93 is plenty for normal people.
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Bitcoin has none of that. You are on your own.
That was a selling point not that long ago. People pitched bitcoin as the "Wild West", where fortunes could be made quickly using just your wits and some luck.
Most people don't realize that life in the actual wild west sucked. Banks failed all the time, losing people's life savings. People shot each other over mining claims, horses, or just drunken bar fights.
We've been spending limited R&D budgets pursuing other types of energy production that show more promise in the near to medium term- and don't require spending 80 billion freakin dollars before they can maybe accomplish anything useful.
Wow. You can name two sports cars with slightly better 0-60 times than a 4,600 pound four door luxury sedan. That's very impressive.
Unfortunately, other electric car manufacturers have been thinking "eco freeks in their underpowered compact and mini cars" and building underpowered electric powertrains.
Like who? My Nissan Leaf has excellent pick up.
I know. And since the Model S is as heavy as a Sherman Tank, it makes a terrible race car. But calling a car that can dust a 911 in a drag race "prissy" is just stupid.
But you just said that the only thing holding back fusion from being completed in a decade was funding.
Europe, Korea, Japan, and China are ramping up research efforts.
Great. So we should have fusion reactors on the grid any day now, right?
Why are only Americans capable of doing fusion research?
People have known for a long time that putting enormous turbochargers into a small light car can make it go very fast. I like the Venom GT and read about it on /r/cars this week- but this isn't the right crowd.
Have you ever seen a golf cart do a quarter mile in 12.5 seconds? I haven't.
the fact that electric cars are no greener than what the energy company uses to generate and transport electricity.
An electric vehicle powered entirely by coal generated electricity creates less pollution and CO2 than a Prius. Coal plants are rapidly being replaced by natural gas, which is far cleaner. West of the Mississippi, a much larger percentage of our power comes from nuclear and hydroelectric.
The current process of creating lithium ion batteries isn't as clean as we'd like. That's not a problem with electric vehicles. That's a problem with how we currently make those batteries.
That "prissy pedal" makes the Model S go from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds and do a quarter mile in 12.5s. That's faster than a Porsche 911.
You think the government cared enough about Andrew Breitbart to kill him? That's hilarious.
Or did the evil government force him to drink like a fish and sniff cocaine into his 40s?
"Demise" like "losing a bunch of active users" or "demise" like "cease to exist"? If it's the second one, those are the worst researchers ever.
You know that's definitely not going to happen, right?
When has that happened?
Did you miss the part where the banks gave it all back? We call that a "loan".
I would be shocked if the other exchanges even have enough cash/BTC available to bail out Gox.
But if you're 17 and have no grasp of history, it sounds fantastic.
Now get to the part where people are provided with food and shelter. Is that magically free too?
You think Facebook will cease to exist in 2 years?
The Leaf and both Teslas use constant ratio transmissions. Electric motors provide maximum torque at all RPMs. The Leaf isn't going to win any drag races, but it has plenty of pickup to merge into any traffic.
Besides being more pleasant to drive, a constant ratio transmission has a lot fewer parts that can break.