MW1515
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- First Name
- Matt
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- Nov 11, 2021
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I'm TOTALLY open to any new technology that lessens the impact humans are having on our planet. Right now IMO batteries are a much better option than gas for cars, and those are the 2 real world options we have now. If that air fuel car is ready by the time i buy my next car ill get it. My point is that comparing the 2 right now is not really fair since ICE for cars have been in development for 100 years and the development of batteries for transportation is still in its infancy. The few advantages that gas has now (density, convenience, etc) could be mostly gone in 20 years.There's also research being done on e-fuel by Porsche and a Canadian company that makes fuel from air both of which would take all existing ICE vehicles and make them burn carbon neutral fuels. Additionally, there's also things like the zero emission turbine engines which are being worked on. Unfortunately, people are stuck on electricity, batteries and solar as the great savior. It's sad that so many people have electrical tunnel vision. People need to wake up to all alternatives.
Solar is becoming the "nuclear waste" of our time (recent article). Solving atmospheric problems with more toxic ground problems isn't a win in my books.
Recycling of solar panels and batteries is also an industry that is still in its infancy so I think its very premature to assume that solar inevitably leads to toxic waste piling up at the dump.
The amount of solar energy that hits the US every hour is enough to power the country for a year so there is obviously a ton of untapped potential out there.
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