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Originally Posted by Hersbird
I agree on nuclear but not for transportation, even a tiny reactor that only produced 100 hp would weigh 10 tons or more. I stand by nothing is better than a tank of gasoline for transportation. I guess I should stipulate transportation on earth. Transportation without gravity or atmosphere would be well suited for nuclear.
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I should have included a
in my post. I meant that in jest.
Battery is a fine fuel tank for some transportation uses. In certain cases, the Tesla trucks will likely be the right solution concerning total cost of operation, reliability, etc.
Same with EVs for commuting purposes. My parents don't need 2+ gassers for their almost exclusive around town trips. A Nissan Leaf will cover 99% of their trips at 2 cents per mile in electricity.
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Originally Posted by freebeard
Wow, that slipped right past me. Easier said than done.
Think of all the effort being poured into fusion reactors, on the assumption that all the energy boiling off the surface of the Sun comes from beneath the Chromosphere rather than through plasma interactions with the planets and galax[y/ies].
Then think of that effort being put into Thorium reactors.  |
See what I do; depriving people of their sarcasm and not signaling when I'm being facetious?
Of course there are more promising technologies we should be exploring, but when have the masses been good at employing "common" sense or reason?