• Zink@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    It’s the capability for green energy use, in a very energy-intense application. That possibility is not there with combustion engines.

    We cannot have a green energy economy unless all the usage endpoints consume clean energy rather than hydrocarbons.

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      1 year ago

      most things that use energy are capable of using green energy, you wouldnt call an investment in a coffee machine company a green energy investment. We need the green energy first.

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        1 year ago

        Anything that already runs on electricity isn’t really part of the discussion then, because there’s no need to change anything at the point of use.

        A better analogy to the car thing might be investing in (or subsidizing) heat pump production over natural gas furnaces.