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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1431729)1/5/2024 9:12:21 PM
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How many class 8 semis are at gross weight going down the road percentage wise?

Tesla is already proving diesels make no sense today.

(and I've worked on a lot of diesels in my lifetime)

10 Hp thru 1,500 Hp

Thermodynamic efficiency tops 50% at best. (Ahhh, the limitations of heat engines: Heat engine

en.wikipedia.org

EM drives around 90%. Plus electrons are cheaper than Number 2 fuel oil.

And getting cheaper with renewables!

Not to mention vastly cleaner and sustainable.

Do you seriously think we will be using diesel engines a hundred years from now?
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