pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 个月前TIL putting solar panels on land currently used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electricourworldindata.orgexternal-linkmessage-square115linkfedilinkarrow-up1844arrow-down112file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.worldelectricvehicles@slrpnk.netclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1832arrow-down1external-linkTIL putting solar panels on land currently used for biofuels would produce enough electricity for all cars and trucks to go electricourworldindata.orgpdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 个月前message-square115linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmy.worldelectricvehicles@slrpnk.netclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 个月前It was a metaphor, no one is thinking of replacing farmland with solar panels. And this whole thread ignores inclement weather. A few years ago Texas had 35MW of solar panels destroyed in minutes by hail. Hurricanes and tornadoes will do the same thing.
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 个月前Hurricanes and Tornados can, and do, do the same to refineries too.
minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 个月前 It was a metaphor, no one is thinking of replacing farmland with solar panels. Fair point. It’s just the idea of using perfectly good farmland to fuel cars feels like a fucked up priority to me.
It was a metaphor, no one is thinking of replacing farmland with solar panels.
And this whole thread ignores inclement weather. A few years ago Texas had 35MW of solar panels destroyed in minutes by hail. Hurricanes and tornadoes will do the same thing.
Hurricanes and Tornados can, and do, do the same to refineries too.
Fair point. It’s just the idea of using perfectly good farmland to fuel cars feels like a fucked up priority to me.