▲ 571 ▼ Burning Gas Pollutes So Much, Dirty EV Battery Manufacturing Evens Out In About 2 Years (www.jalopnik.com) submitted 3 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 180 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 5 points 3 months ago (6 children) Tell that to datacenters permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev -3 points 3 months ago (5 children) AFAIK many datacenters try to build their own generators/powerplants. Also datacenters are at one location, not sparsely around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] stoy@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago (2 children) What do the datacenter's generators/powerplants run on? In all probability diesel or natural gas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev -1 points 3 months ago (1 child) Or even nuclear (in case of Three Mile Island NPP). Regardless of what they run, they don't require extensive energy grid since they are located nearby. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] stoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago My point is that EVs is supposed to reduce pollution, not just just move the pollution to a DC instead of a car. permalink fedilink source parent [–] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) That makes it worse. Feeding a little more electricity spread across many locations puts a much smaller strain on the grid than trying to feed a huge amount to one location. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago You have only one line to upgrade if you feed it from energy grid. If they have their own PP, it's even less of a problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mihies@programming.dev -3 points 3 months ago (5 children) AFAIK many datacenters try to build their own generators/powerplants. Also datacenters are at one location, not sparsely around. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] stoy@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago (2 children) What do the datacenter's generators/powerplants run on? In all probability diesel or natural gas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev -1 points 3 months ago (1 child) Or even nuclear (in case of Three Mile Island NPP). Regardless of what they run, they don't require extensive energy grid since they are located nearby. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] stoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago My point is that EVs is supposed to reduce pollution, not just just move the pollution to a DC instead of a car. permalink fedilink source parent [–] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) That makes it worse. Feeding a little more electricity spread across many locations puts a much smaller strain on the grid than trying to feed a huge amount to one location. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago You have only one line to upgrade if you feed it from energy grid. If they have their own PP, it's even less of a problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago (2 children) What do the datacenter's generators/powerplants run on? In all probability diesel or natural gas. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev -1 points 3 months ago (1 child) Or even nuclear (in case of Three Mile Island NPP). Regardless of what they run, they don't require extensive energy grid since they are located nearby. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] stoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago My point is that EVs is supposed to reduce pollution, not just just move the pollution to a DC instead of a car. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mihies@programming.dev -1 points 3 months ago (1 child) Or even nuclear (in case of Three Mile Island NPP). Regardless of what they run, they don't require extensive energy grid since they are located nearby. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] stoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago My point is that EVs is supposed to reduce pollution, not just just move the pollution to a DC instead of a car. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago My point is that EVs is supposed to reduce pollution, not just just move the pollution to a DC instead of a car. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) That makes it worse. Feeding a little more electricity spread across many locations puts a much smaller strain on the grid than trying to feed a huge amount to one location. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Mihies@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago You have only one line to upgrade if you feed it from energy grid. If they have their own PP, it's even less of a problem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mihies@programming.dev 0 points 3 months ago You have only one line to upgrade if you feed it from energy grid. If they have their own PP, it's even less of a problem. permalink fedilink source parent