Mike S
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Not to mention the power plants that make the electricity that fuels electric cars still mostly use fossil fuels.
We’re not fully there yet but at least we’re moving in that direction.
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We’re not fully there yet but at least we’re moving in that direction.
Colonel Angus
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Holy off topic Batman! Maybe make an EV thread in the community forum (if there is one). It’s quite the topic yes, but we’re talking about a Disney ride here.
lots of resources indeed but thats also very true for current oil based industry as well
EricsBiscuit
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There’s not enough lithium/copper/rare earths production globally just for the US to go all electric and that’s if it all goes to EVs alone (no copper for wires, phones, etc.). It’s a pipe dream. It’s never going to happen. Car makers are realizing this now. They’re already slashing production. The only reason we have gotten this far is because of misguided government subsidies. The ICE is the only viable engine in the future. Gas is increasingly cheap and clean.
BagOfGroceries
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Wow, who knew people knew so much about EVs here?
ZachPL
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Yes, what makes the biggest difference is that electric vehicle engines are around 90% efficient, where gas is like 30%. I'd prefer my money goes towards moving the vehicle rather than sprayed into the air.
I don't think there is really much doubt that test track isn't going the electric or other alternative fuel route for the remodel.
I don't know where you get your news but ok...
Haymarket2008
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I really wonder how they’re going to schedule this closure. Are they going to do this before, during or after Spaceship Earth eventually goes down? Should be interesting. “Future World” still needs all the capacity help it can get.
strictfoo
Member
For sure. Guardians has a large indoor queue that's mostly unused now. Could hold lots of people in nice air conditioned comfort.
That's true... depending on where you live. However, due to the inherent efficiency of electric cars, and the almost complete lack of drivetrain loss, an EV that's running on 100% electricity generate from oil still uses it far FAR much more efficiently than a comparable ICE car.
That MPGe rating that EVs get is in the US intended for you to compare it to ICE cars.
I'm not an expert on the subject, other than having spent most of the past 15 years working as an engineering drafter for a major tier 1 supplier to automakers, as a designer for a major automaker in the EV space, a marketing senior manager for that same automaker's EV brands, and subsequently as a brand manager of several product lines for an EV aftermarket supplier. (career pro tip: show enthusiasm and a versatile skillset when working in automotive)
Oh, and I'm onto my fourth EV that I've personally owned, plus I've driven dozens of different EVs from different automakers, including models that aren't offered in North America.
But I might know a thing or two about them.
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Mike S
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I was more making the point of finding another source for the power plants.
From what little I know, I say nuclear.
I don't disagree, but the safety standards and regulatory oversight need to be rock solid.
SilentWindODoom
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It's weird. Given that I was following the Tron thread through construction, I saw it break out at least thrice now. It feels like the same ten users have been doing this whenever electric vehicles are brought up, continuing the discourse. I did not have such a strong overlap happening.
And here I thought we may have heard SOMETHING about this.
It's especially good to note the exceptions lest an urban myth develops that all EVs are significantly and monstrously heavier than combustion cars. The average EV weighs less than the average combustion SUV (tho, of course, the average EV SUV weighs more than the average combustion SUV).
The weighty issue of electric cars [Part 1]
The average EV is heavier than the average gasoline car, but lighter than many gasoline SUVs.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com
The weighty issue of electric cars [Part 2]
The battery makes electric cars heavier than equivalent petrol cars. But the weight of EVs can come down.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com
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SilentWindODoom
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Op! It's still going.
JMcMahonEsq
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Not to mention getting alot more companies familiar/comfortable with building the damn things and competing for construction. The two new reactors that were just built and went online in GA has absolutely unsustainable overruns in construction. Part of that could be blamed on contractor error but a lot of it is just not having a lot of well qualified people who are familiar with actually building these facilities anymore.