Comment Re: But they're also still building coal plants (Score 1) 184
This. Thanks you beat me to it.
Comment Re: China? Not just half (Score 2) 184
China is sadly also world leader in bringing new coal power online. This completely dwarfs their renewables. China needs more power, they absolutely do not let climate concerns get in the way.
Comment Re: Cool that someone still stands for freedom (Score 1) 549
[citation needed]
Comment Nonsense words, ignorant reader base? (Score 2) 31
I question the article ars article. Quoting: "a protein called importin-7 acts to shuttle the memory-triggering signal into the nucleus with its top-level clearance to the restricted area". "Top-level clearance" is just ridiculous in describing this biological process. Was the ars Technica article adapted to a computer knowing, but otherwise ignorant reader base?
Submission + - Inexpensive Electric Cars May Arrive Sooner Than You Think
catchblue22 writes: According to an article in MIT Technology Review, a new peer reviewed study suggests that battery-powered vehicles are close to being cost-effective for most people:
Electric cars may seem like a niche product that only wealthy people can afford, but a new analysis suggests that they may be close to competing with or even beating gas cars on cost. The authors of the new study concluded that the battery packs used by market-leading EV manufacturers like Tesla and Nissan cost as little as $300 per kilowatt-hour of energy in 2014. That’s lower than the most optimistic published projections for 2015, and even below the average published projection for 2020. The authors found that batteries appear on track to reach $230 per kilowatt-hour by 2018. The authors found that batteries appear on track to reach $230 per kilowatt-hour by 2018. If that’s true, it would push EVs across a meaningful threshold.
Electric cars may seem like a niche product that only wealthy people can afford, but a new analysis suggests that they may be close to competing with or even beating gas cars on cost. The authors of the new study concluded that the battery packs used by market-leading EV manufacturers like Tesla and Nissan cost as little as $300 per kilowatt-hour of energy in 2014. That’s lower than the most optimistic published projections for 2015, and even below the average published projection for 2020. The authors found that batteries appear on track to reach $230 per kilowatt-hour by 2018. The authors found that batteries appear on track to reach $230 per kilowatt-hour by 2018. If that’s true, it would push EVs across a meaningful threshold.
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