Post AV7q3ssmP0ozf9XQnI by Newpa_Hasai@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AV7pDgSfL59s54Qsoy by izaya@social.shadowkat.net
       2023-04-28T22:54:36.713118Z
       
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       electric vehicles have something like the rocket equation, huhthe more batteries you cram in, the more energy you need to move it
       
 (DIR) Post #AV7q3ssmP0ozf9XQnI by Newpa_Hasai@mastodon.social
       2023-04-28T22:59:42Z
       
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       @izaya I mean, you can sort of apply it to any internally powered ground vehicle. But in practice you're in a basically linear regime.
       
 (DIR) Post #AV7q4D3nNlW6F6qVk0 by dequbed@mastodon.chaosfield.at
       2023-04-28T22:57:44Z
       
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       @izaya just a linear weight one because empty batteries and full ones weigh close to enough the exact same that it doesn't matter
       
 (DIR) Post #AV8GA6aMxuQQhwYPOS by SOUP@im-in.space
       2023-04-29T03:31:07Z
       
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       @izaya yea its another part of the reason they're not really any better for the climate, aside from mining lithium they end up doing more damage to roads