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[–] SonarTaxLaw@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Pickles, or maybe pockets

MIT Study shows EV's reduce lifetime emissions by 40-60% after factoring in everything including mining and efficiency loss. in c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

[–] SonarTaxLaw@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (7 children)

How long do modern EV batteries last? I'm not sure we have any definitive answer yet but I can tell you as someone who recently purchased a used EV with 60k miles on it, I am amazed at how well the battery still performs. From what I can tell, I've lost maybe 10% of total battery capacity from brand new. I'm now at just over 70k and haven't noticed any material impact of battery degradation. I won't be surprised if I get to 120k or more miles before I need to think about a battery swap or rebuild.

And battery tech is only getting better.

The Pollution Being Churned Out by AI Data Centers Is So Severe That It's Almost Incomprehensible in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] SonarTaxLaw@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It's the "temporary" power plants that are stood up to feed the massive power demands. These are usually gas turbines that are not environmentally friendly at all.

Connections #1147 2026-08-01 in c/dailygames@lemmy.zip

[–] SonarTaxLaw@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

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Gas imports or solar panels? in c/climate@slrpnk.net

[–] SonarTaxLaw@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If only there was some way to store excess power generated during the day for use at night... Oh well, guess we'll just keep burning oil and destroying the climate.

And what car did you learn in? in c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

[–] SonarTaxLaw@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cvts usually use a torque converter (which is a type of clutch but distinct from what you think of as a clutch when talking about a manual transmission).