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Old 03-23-2023, 12:51 PM   #29 (permalink)
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'combustion'

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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Maybe internal combustion is not the problem, but the crank and rod?

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It's the products of combustion.
If a cost-effective means can be effected, which captures and sequesters all methane and carbon dioxide, plus remove all the extant methane and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, back down to pre-industrial levels; then it would be less of an issue.
The fly in the ointment though, is the superior efficiency of the electric motor, compared to internal combustion.
There is a downward trending curve for any compelling arguments suggesting that in a capitalistic nation, anyone could justify the use of internal combustion for any longer than absolutely necessary, in the transition to electrified transport, or anything else which would benefit from electrification.
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