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← Oil demand will fall mainly because petrol cars get driven less, not because they are replaced by electric ones.

17 connected korrents · 19 moments from 2 Apr 2021 to 1 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about electric vehicles.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under batteries batteries Everything filed under robotics robotics Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under optimism optimism Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Oil demand will fall mainly because petrol cars get driven less, not because they are replaced by electric ones. Oil demand will fall mainly because petrolcars get driven less, not because they arereplaced by electric ones. Last stated 5 years ago by 22 Mar 2022 AV 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 becauseit carries two complete powertrains,and most e-bikes repeat the samemistake. Last stated 5 years ago by 9 Nov 2021 AV 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 poweringelectric cars carries you orders ofmagnitude further than an acre ofcrops grown for fuel. Last stated 3 years ago 5 Sept 2023 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are MG 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 wasmanufactured by deliberate stateindustrial policy rather than bymarket forces alone. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 DW Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are AT 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 anelectric vehicle than in acombustion one, because carrying theenergy is so much more expensive. Last stated 4 years ago by 19 Sept 2022 AV 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% ofUS sales by 2027; the forecasts thatlooked pessimistic in 2018 werestill too optimistic. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Jan 2025 RB Rodney Brooks — holds since 2025-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Electric vehicles can control power on each individual wheel with millisecond response time — tap to centre the map on it Electric vehicles can control poweron each individual wheel withmillisecond response time Last stated 3 years ago 31 Oct 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-10-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Electrifying high-mileage vehicles — trucks and vans — cuts oil demand more than electrifying private cars does. — tap to centre the map on it Electrifying high-mileage vehicles —trucks and vans — cuts oil demandmore than electrifying private carsdoes. Last stated 5 years ago by 22 Mar 2022 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2022-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Elon Musk's political backing of anti-EV, anti-clean-energy politics has undone far more good than his earlier advocacy for electric vehicles did. — tap to centre the map on it Elon Musk's political backing ofanti-EV, anti-clean-energy politicshas undone far more good than hisearlier advocacy for electricvehicles did. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 BM Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A highly dynamic economy that cheaply mass-produces robots may increase rather than decrease the risk of Malthusian resource dilemmas. — tap to centre the map on it A highly dynamic economy thatcheaply mass-produces robots mayincrease rather than decrease therisk of Malthusian resourcedilemmas. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A humanoid robot is the wrong tool on a factory floor, because a machine specialised in the task beats it. — tap to centre the map on it A humanoid robot is the wrong toolon a factory floor, because amachine specialised in the taskbeats it. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Apr 2025 MH Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A physical AI agent has to be safe on day one, because you cannot ship something merely good enough and let users find the edge cases. — tap to centre the map on it A physical AI agent has to be safeon day one, because you cannot shipsomething merely good enough and letusers find the edge cases. Last stated 3 months ago 3 Aug 2026 DD Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — 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 andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — 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 manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to servicesatellites is also a weapon, becausethe same robotic arm that refuelsone can disable one. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Mar 2024 BC Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — 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 couldbe freed for data centres just bycovering the yearly peak withbatteries or peaker plants. Last stated 7 months ago 13 Mar 2026 DP Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. — tap to centre the map on it Apple's risk is being reduced tohardware: people keep buying thebest phone while everything they doon it comes from someone else'smodel. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do notwork even on optimistic assumptions,and the arithmetic said so beforeanyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago 2 Apr 2021 BF Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
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At the centre 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 · 5 years ago Holds Austin Vernon Read this korrent →