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  • #676
    Originally posted by All-American View Post
    A fusion-power company called Helion putting money on the line. It signed a contract with Microsoft to deliver fusion-power electricity by 2028, or pay penalties.

    https://newatlas.com/energy/helion-m...t-fusion-2028/

    Will they make it? Probably not, says University of Chicago physicist Robert Rosner ("I will never say never. But it would be astonishing if they succeed.")

    https://singularityhub.com/2023/05/1...actor-by-2028/

    But, if they don't, maybe the goal line will move, and fusion power will now only always be FIVE years away.
    "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
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    • #677
      Toyota claims to have made a giant breakthrough in battery design. A solid state lithium battery that will go 1200KM (750 mi) and charge in 10 minutes. Says they will begin delivering in 2027.

      https://www.ft.com/content/87cb8e92-...3-2943f8f63e1d
      "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
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      • #678
        Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
        Toyota claims to have made a giant breakthrough in battery design. A solid state lithium battery that will go 1200KM (750 mi) and charge in 10 minutes. Says they will begin delivering in 2027.

        https://www.ft.com/content/87cb8e92-...3-2943f8f63e1d
        That sounds pretty incredible. I wonder if there's enough lithium to scale it.
        Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.

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        • #679
          Originally posted by Green Monstah View Post

          That sounds pretty incredible. I wonder if there's enough lithium to scale it.
          Time to start mining those deep-sea nodules.

          https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...g-nodules.html
          "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
          "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
          "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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          • #680
            Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
            Toyota claims to have made a giant breakthrough in battery design. A solid state lithium battery that will go 1200KM (750 mi) and charge in 10 minutes. Says they will begin delivering in 2027.

            https://www.ft.com/content/87cb8e92-...3-2943f8f63e1d
            I might consider getting an EV if they can pull it off
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            • #681
              Originally posted by Moliere View Post

              I might consider getting an EV if they can pull it off
              It is tough to overstate what a game-changer that would be. There would be no reason to own an ICE car after that.

              This would also be a game-changer for my son's electric taxi (EVTOL) company. They would have greater range and/or higher payload. And as luck would have it, Toyota is their biggest investor.

              Hopefully, this isn't yet another breakthrough announcement that doesn't pan out.
              "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
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              • #682
                Originally posted by Moliere View Post

                I might consider getting an EV if they can pull it off
                If I got one, would I have to drive like other Toyota drivers.
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                • #683
                  Well maybe I'll hold off on the Rivian for a couple of more years then.
                  "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
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                  • #684
                    Originally posted by Northwestcoug View Post
                    Well maybe I'll hold off on the Rivian for a couple of more years then.
                    If you like Rivians, you may want to buy it while you still can. I doubt they'll be around in a couple of years.
                    Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.

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                    • #685
                      Originally posted by Green Monstah View Post

                      If you like Rivians, you may want to buy it while you still can. I doubt they'll be around in a couple of years.
                      Not the way they are proliferating in town. I see a ton of them.

                      Probably won't get one anyways. Mrs. NWC will likely never get over her short stature complex and will always want a big truck. Not enough room in the garage for 2 trucks
                      "...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
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                      • #686
                        Originally posted by Green Monstah View Post

                        If you like Rivians, you may want to buy it while you still can. I doubt they'll be around in a couple of years.
                        I’ve only seen a couple of them in Houston but their Amazon delivery trucks are everywhere by my house.
                        "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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                        • #687
                          Originally posted by Green Monstah View Post

                          If you like Rivians, you may want to buy it while you still can. I doubt they'll be around in a couple of years.
                          Tons of Rivians on the mean streets of Provo.
                          "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                          "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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                          • #688
                            Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post

                            Tons of Rivians on the mean streets of Provo.
                            Yeah. And operating at a loss of $7B. Seems unsustainable. You
                            Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.

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                            • #689
                              Originally posted by Green Monstah View Post

                              Yeah. And operating at a loss of $7B. Seems unsustainable. You
                              You forgot to type "Love" before your last word...
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                              • #690
                                Originally posted by Clark Addison View Post

                                You forgot to type "Love" before your last word...
                                That reminds me how sometimes when I'm talking to one of my buddies on the phone, I'll close with, "Love you too..." for the benefit of the missus.

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