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Comment · 3 years ago
Ok, 25% of 27.5q BTU = ~ 7q BTU

So we need extra 7q BTU of electricity, right? Which is about 18% of 37.8!

So, not 7, not 9, we would need at least 18% extra electricity.

TLDR: Your math was wrong!

Comment · 3 years ago
Unless you show us data on how much %age of total energy usage is electricity, there is no relation between the two!

According to some sources, electricity accounts for about 20% of total energy usage. So with your numbers, we would need extra 6.75% of total energy used. 6.75% of 20% is an extra 33.5% of electricity.

Comment · 3 years ago
> We know how many BTU equivalent are used for electricity generation vs gasoline for transportation. And how much BTU equivalent is needed to power electric cars.

Show us the data.

> There is.

There is literally no relation.

"Cars use 27% of total energy in US. And 25% of 27% is equal to 7% of electricity generated." HOW??

Comment · 3 years ago
Not all of us are lucky enough to have an year round sunlight supply.
Comment · 3 years ago
> Petroleum for transportation currently accounts for 27% of US energy usage

> 25% * 27% = 7% more electricity

There is no relation between amount of petroleum used and amount of electricity generated in the data provided by you. All you can say is we need the equivalent amount of 7% extra of total energy used today. You did not provide any data about how much of total energy used is electricity . If electricity is 7% of total energy usage, then we need 100% extra to charge all the cars.

TLDR: your math is wrong.

Comment · 3 years ago
Amazon basics landing gear.
Comment · 3 years ago
Terrible terrible analogy. It would be correct if EU was asking apple to make their phones be able to use Intel processors.

A correct analogy would be if BMW was taking a 30% cut from anyone selling seat covers for for BMW cars and EU telling them to not do that.

Comment · 3 years ago
What kind of linty clothes are you guys wearing? I have had usb-c phones for what seems like forever now.. Never had any issues or had to clean it even once.
Comment · 3 years ago
Imagine your child taken away from you just on the basis of some assumptions. This makes my blood boil. I have never had murderous thoughts even when I have been wronged really bad. I just forget and move on with life. But I don't think I can do that if my child is taken from me for something I didn't do. I'll definitely go postal. Land of "Freedom".
Comment · 3 years ago
Other countries "armies" are still walking right across the border and into the US.
Comment · 3 years ago
>> Total cholesterol and mortality by sex and age:

They should have done the study based on gender, rather than sex. This study is discriminatory against trans people so its inherently anti-trans.

Comment · 3 years ago
I wish there was a viable alternative to everything Google (search, youtube, android, maps to name a few). I can't wait for Elon to buy Google and end this BS.

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