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Cars on batteries: adoption forecasts, what drag and weight cost, and what they do to oil demand.

What people on korrents have said about electric vehicles, newest first — 15 positions from 10 people.

FilterEveryone, all time
Who Everyone AVAustin Vernon 5 DMDavid MacKay 2 DWDan Wang 1 HRHannah Ritchie 1 MGMichael Grunwald 1 NFNicole Forsgren 1 NSNoah Smith 1 PLPieter Levels 1 RBRodney Brooks 1 TLTobias Lütke 1
When All time Past 1 yearPast 3 yearsPast 5 years
  1. NS

    Noah Smith quoted

    Our readingChina leapfrogged the West on cars by treating internal combustion as obsolete and mastering the technology that replaces it.

    Their wordsTechnological leapfrogging in action. China realized that internal combustion cars are largely obsolete, and mastered the he technology of the future. We didn't.

    ↗@Noahpinion on Xx.com

    China

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  2. 4 days earlier
  3. TL

    Tobias Lütke quoted

    Our readingRequiring two parallel agent instruction files in a monorepo is a complexity tax that leaves some developers working with a lobotomised agent.

    Their wordsWith thousands of developed in a mono repo, it just does happen that one directory is missing one of the two files and this means that a subset of devs work with lobotomy. We fix this with automation but it’s a stupid complexity tax that shouldn’t have to be paid.

    ↗@tobi on Xx.com

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  4. 5 weeks earlier
  5. PL

    Pieter Levels quoted

    Our readingFrance and Germany will ban Tesla's full self-driving to protect their own car industry.

    Their wordsThe French and Germans will ban Tesla FSD to protect their car industry that's being decimated by Chinese EVs and Tesla Allowing Tesla full self driving would make it so popular that it'd probably the end of their car industry Because no French or German car has self driving like Tesla, many customers would probably flock to Tesla

    ↗The French and Germans will ban Tesla FSD to protect their car industrylevels.io

    self-driving cars

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  6. 4 months earlier
  7. NF

    Nicole Forsgren quoted

    Our readingAdoption is worth measuring first despite being a bad metric, because developers are cranky enough not to use a tool that is awful.

    Their wordsI I will say I tend to start with adoption. I am not a fan of an adoption metric. I don't like it, but also devs are like a gloriously cranky bunch.

    ↗Nicole Forsgren: Leading high-performing engineering teams in the age of AI - The Pragmatic Summityoutube.com 13th of 18 in this recording

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  8. 15 months earlier
  9. RB

    Rodney Brooks quoted

    Our readingElectric cars will not reach 30% of US sales by 2027; the forecasts that looked pessimistic in 2018 were still too optimistic.

    Their wordsQ3 2024 had the rate 8.9% so there is no way it can reach 30% in 2027. I was way too optimistic at a time when EV enthusiasts thought I was horribly pessimistic.

    ↗Predictions Scorecard, 2025 January 01rodneybrooks.com 4th of 4 in this piece

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  10. 8 months earlier
  11. AV

    Austin Vernon quoted

    Our readingOff-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.

    Their wordsEfforts to improve efficiency and remove vestigial features pay off handsomely.

    ↗How to Make Off Grid Data Centers Affordableaustinvernon.site 8th of 9 in this piece

    data centers

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  12. 3 months earlier
  13. DW

    Dan Wang quoted

    Our readingChina's industrial lead was manufactured by deliberate state industrial policy rather than by market forces alone.

    Their wordsThe foundations of China’s success in EVs were built a decade ago, when the state decided to bet on batteries, and then bought up a lot of the mines for these metals.

    ↗2023 letterdanwang.co 3rd of 10 in this piece

    Chinabatteries

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  14. 5 months earlier
  15. HR

    Hannah Ritchie quoted

    Our readingAn acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel.

    Their wordsYou can drive about 150 times as far from a solar-powered electric car compared to using corn bioethanol.

    ↗Biofuels: the US could switch to electric cars and solar power on just a fraction of the landhannahritchie.substack.com 3rd of 5 in this piece

    solar

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  16. 3 months earlier
  17. MG

    Michael Grunwald quoted

    Our readingAn acre of solar panels powering electric cars carries you orders of magnitude further than an acre of crops grown for fuel.

    Their wordsan acre of solar panels generates as much energy as 100 acres of corn grown for ethanol.

    ↗A Climate Killer Disguised as a Climate Solutionmichaelgrunwald.substack.com 3rd of 5 in this piece

    solarenergy

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  18. 9 months earlier
  19. AV

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    Austin Vernon quoted

    Our readingCutting drag is worth far more in an electric vehicle than in a combustion one, because carrying the energy is so much more expensive.

    Their wordsDrag and tire friction dominate energy expenditure. Engineering effort to improve drag is worth so much more with electric vehicles.

    ↗Electric Trucks are Ready for the Roadaustinvernon.site

    energy

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  20. 6 months earlier
  21. AV

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    Austin Vernon quoted

    Our readingElectrifying high-mileage vehicles — trucks and vans — cuts oil demand more than electrifying private cars does.

    Their wordsTrucks, vans, and other high mileage vehicles promise to impact oil demand more than EVs.

    ↗The Electric Car's Shrinking Role in Reducing Oil Demandaustinvernon.site 1st of 2 in this piece

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  23. AV

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    Austin Vernon quoted

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

    Their wordsFalling consumer oil demand looks much more like driving the Camry 6000 miles per year instead of 12,000 miles rather than a shiny new electric car in every garage or robot taxis swarming everywhere.

    ↗The Electric Car's Shrinking Role in Reducing Oil Demandaustinvernon.site 2nd of 2 in this piece

    robotics

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  24. 4 months earlier
  25. AV

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    Austin Vernon quoted

    Our readingA hybrid is a poor machine because it carries two complete powertrains, and most e-bikes repeat the same mistake.

    Their wordsHybrid-electric cars are an engineering abomination. They have both gas and electric powertrains, ensuring they are more expensive and complicated than their competitors.

    ↗The Future of E-Bikesaustinvernon.site 2nd of 2 in this piece

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  26. 13 years earlier
  27. DM

    David MacKay quoted

    Our readingSwitching to electric cars is already a good idea, even before the electricity supply is greened.

    Their wordsSo I conclude that switching to electric cars is already a good idea, even before we green our electricity supply.

    ↗Sustainable Energy — without the hot airinference.org.uk 14th of 27 in this piece

    energy

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  29. DM

    David MacKay quoted

    Our readingRamping up electric vehicles alongside wind power, roughly 3,000 vehicles per 3 MW turbine, with smart charging, would go a long way to solving the problem of wind fluctuations.

    Their wordsIf we ramp up electric vehicles at the same time as ramping up wind power, roughly 3000 new vehicles for every 3 MW wind turbine, and if we ensure that the charging systems for the vehicles are smart, this synergy would go a long way to solving the problem of wind fluctuations.

    ↗Sustainable Energy — without the hot airinference.org.uk 20th of 27 in this piece

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