Sujet : Re: Copper can't be mined fast enough to electrify the US
De : liz (at) *nospam* poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham)
Groupes : sci.electronics.designDate : 17. May 2024, 22:46:52
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John Larkin <
jjSNIPlarkin@highNONOlandtechnology.com> wrote:
On Fri, 17 May 2024 19:58:01 +0100, liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid
(Liz Tuddenham) wrote:
John Larkin <jjSNIPlarkin@highNONOlandtechnology.com> wrote:
>
[...]
Car power, worst to best, roughly:
Rubber bands.
Springs.
Animals (humans included)
Sails.
Compressed gas.
Steam engines.
Solar cells.
Batteries.
Electric trolleys.
Cable cars.
Funiculars.
Fuel cells.
Gasoline turbines.
Coal dust turbines.
Hydrogen turbines.
Gasoline piston engines.
Did I miss any?
>
Diesel piston engines - far more fuel-efficient.
I see very few diesel cars here in California. Lots of Teslas.
Diesel peaked above the price of gasoline a few years ago, but it's
down below regular gas now.
That's probably due to market forces and taxes, the diesel engine is
still the most efficient because it has the highest compression ratio.
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