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magiccupcake

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  • Here’s how EVs could get 200 miles per gallon | A new report says that electric vehicles could double in efficiency in the next decades — if automakers make the right moves

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  • Weird how they don't mention another huge factor, aerodynamics: drag coefficient and cross sectional area.

    Current evs mimic ICE car styles with a grill at the front, which is can be very detrimental to the efficiency at high speeds.

  • Global Warming Acceleration: Hope vs Hopium

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  • I have a feeling we'll blow past that one too, probably 20 years earlier than expected.

  • Facebook ate and then ignored the news industry

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  • True journalism seems to be on its way out. Why pay journalists to research and investigate when you can pump out tons of ai generated garbage for nearly free.

  • Electric cars will be cheaper to make than gas vehicles but with much higher repair and insurance costs

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  • I put down a deposit recently, like last month, but I have a similar outlook. I wanna see how they do after a few years to see how they hold up first. But if they look good and start selling like hotcakes I might be glad I put a deposit down early. Otherwise I'll cancel and get a Chevy bolt begrudgingly.

    I wanna be optimistic because I do want Aptera to at least push the whole industry towards more repairable efficient and cheep evs.

  • Electric cars will be cheaper to make than gas vehicles but with much higher repair and insurance costs

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  • I think I heard mentioned that they expect the wrap to last 5-10 years, which isn't great, but not terrible.

    I don't think they have a choice with right to repair, as changing their stance would be detrimental to their following.

  • Electric cars will be cheaper to make than gas vehicles but with much higher repair and insurance costs

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  • It looks very modular, with company claiming a right to repair philosophy.

    The painting seems to be aiming for a lower emissions vehicle, cheaper costs. Given that the body is not metal replacing panels should be easier if they get damaged.

    Not to mention battery size doesn't need to be as large, so replacing it should be viable.

    I'm hopeful but still got see how everything shakes out.

  • A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.

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  • Actually maintained rail shouldn't have this problem, but the private companies like Norfolk Southern spend the minimum amount to keep them operational.

    With a budget just a fraction of highway upkeep and expansion they should be able to be kept in good repair.

  • A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.

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  • So much of that freight should be moved by rail.

    Tax based on weight to 4th power would work if we nationalized railways like roads.

  • The Comet Strike Theory That Just Won’t Die | Mainstream science has done its best to debunk the notion, but a belief in a world-changing series of prehistoric impacts continues to gain momentum.

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  • I really dislike how it's become a conspiracy, because now it's hard to pin out the good science from it.

    Other fringe theories are fun to think about and debate, like the planet 9 hypothesis, which is becoming increasingly unlikely, and to a lesser effect modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND). Fringe theories are important to push forward the boundary of knowledge, even if most of them are wrong.