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Read this korrent: Electrifying high-mileage vehicles — trucks and vans — cuts oil demand more than electrifying private cars does.
Electrifying high-mileage vehicles — trucks and vans — cuts oil demand more than electrifying private cars does.
Last stated 4 years ago
by 22 Mar 2022
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2022-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake. — tap to centre the map on it
A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake.
Last stated 5 years ago
by 9 Nov 2021
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2021-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel. — tap to centre the map on it
An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel.
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Sept 2023
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone. — tap to centre the map on it
China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone.
Last stated a month ago
29 Jul 2026
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Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are
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Adam Tooze — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cutting drag is worth far more in an electric vehicle than in a combustion one, because carrying the energy is so much more expensive. — tap to centre the map on it
Cutting drag is worth far more in an electric vehicle than in a combustion one, because carrying the energy is so much more expensive.
Last stated 4 years ago
by 19 Sept 2022
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2022-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Electric cars will not reach 30% of US sales by 2027; the forecasts that looked pessimistic in 2018 were still too optimistic. — tap to centre the map on it
Electric cars will not reach 30% of US sales by 2027; the forecasts that looked pessimistic in 2018 were still too optimistic.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Jan 2025
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Rodney Brooks — holds since 2025-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: France and Germany will ban Tesla's full self-driving to protect their own car industry. — tap to centre the map on it
France and Germany will ban Tesla's full self-driving to protect their own car industry.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Off-grid data centres will win the way electric cars did, by redesigning the machine around the new power source instead of swapping the power source in. — tap to centre the map on it
Off-grid data centres will win the way electric cars did, by redesigning the machine around the new power source instead of swapping the power source in.
Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Oil demand will fall mainly because petrol cars get driven less, not because they are replaced by electric ones. — tap to centre the map on it
Oil demand will fall mainly because petrol cars get driven less, not because they are replaced by electric ones.
Last stated 4 years ago
by 22 Mar 2022
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2022-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. — tap to centre the map on it
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one.
Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A five-year-old's vision is already good enough to drive a car, on a tiny and strikingly undiverse amount of data. — tap to centre the map on it
A five-year-old's vision is already good enough to drive a car, on a tiny and strikingly undiverse amount of data.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good robotaxi demonstration in one city does not mean the company is ready to scale the service. — tap to centre the map on it
A good robotaxi demonstration in one city does not mean the company is ready to scale the service.
Last stated a year ago
8 Jul 2025
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Timothy B. Lee — holds since 2025-07-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A huge fleet collecting driving data is not a silver bullet for self-driving, because the data arrives unlabelled. — tap to centre the map on it
A huge fleet collecting driving data is not a silver bullet for self-driving, because the data arrives unlabelled.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 May 2024
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Timothy B. Lee — holds since 2024-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. — tap to centre the map on it
A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather.
Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack. — tap to centre the map on it
AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack.
Last stated 3 days ago
4 Sept 2026
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Bruce Schneier — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
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Electrifying high-mileage vehicles — trucks and vans — cuts oil demand more than electrifying private cars does.
Last stated by 22 Mar 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds AV Austin Vernon
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Same subject: electric vehicles
A hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake.
Last stated by 9 Nov 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Same subject: electric vehicles
An acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel.
Last stated 5 Sept 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds HR Hannah RitchieMG Michael Grunwald
Same subject: electric vehicles
China's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone.
Last stated 29 Jul 2026 · a month ago
Holds DW Dan WangAT Adam Tooze
Same subject: electric vehicles
Cutting drag is worth far more in an electric vehicle than in a combustion one, because carrying the energy is so much more expensive.
Last stated by 19 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Same subject: electric vehicles
Electric cars will not reach 30% of US sales by 2027; the forecasts that looked pessimistic in 2018 were still too optimistic.
Last stated 1 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds RB Rodney Brooks
Same subject: electric vehicles
France and Germany will ban Tesla's full self-driving to protect their own car industry.
Last stated 22 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Same subject: electric vehicles
Off-grid data centres will win the way electric cars did, by redesigning the machine around the new power source instead of swapping the power source in.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Same subject: electric vehicles
Oil demand will fall mainly because petrol cars get driven less, not because they are replaced by electric ones.
Last stated by 22 Mar 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Same subject: batteries
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Same subject: batteries
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Last stated 13 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds DP Dylan Patel
Same subject: batteries
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Same subject: self-driving cars
A five-year-old's vision is already good enough to drive a car, on a tiny and strikingly undiverse amount of data.
Last stated 25 Nov 2025 · 9 months ago
Holds IS Ilya Sutskever
Same subject: self-driving cars
A good robotaxi demonstration in one city does not mean the company is ready to scale the service.
Last stated 8 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds TL Timothy B. Lee
Same subject: self-driving cars
A huge fleet collecting driving data is not a silver bullet for self-driving, because the data arrives unlabelled.
Last stated 21 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds TL Timothy B. Lee
Same subject: solar
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Last stated 9 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Same subject: solar
A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather.
Last stated 15 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Same subject: solar
AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack.
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · 3 days ago
Holds BS Bruce Schneier