Funny that all we hear about is the "mining", and are told, "well, but as soon as the mining rigs run on ReNeWaBlEs™, that won't count any more!"
Except the real power-gobbler is the 'blockchain' that uses, for each transaction...
... roughly 707.6 kilowatt-hours of electrical energy–equivalent to the power consumed by an average U.S. household over 24 days, according to Digiconomist. source
[ - ] Scyber [op] 1 point 1.5 yearsApr 17, 2023 19:58:28 ago (+1/-0)
And those issues are being addressed with new energy efficient cryptos like Nano,XRP, ALGORAND, Internet Computer Protocol and even Litecoin (LTC is the "silver" version if Bitcoin is "Gold").
[ - ] Prairie 1 point 1.5 yearsApr 18, 2023 06:39:47 ago (+1/-0)
LTC is the "silver" version if Bitcoin is "Gold")
Actual silver has a higher premium ("transaction cost") than gold. Checking current prices a gold eagle goes for ~10% over spot price, while a silver eagle goes for 87% over spot price.
1 - Takes longer than 5min to fully recharge 2 - Can't drive very far without recharging
The way I see it electric, autonomous vehicles are perfect to replace public transportation. Instead of having trams, trains, busses etc. drive back and forth all the time regardless of how many people there are at any given time, have autonomous electric vehicles come to pick people up and drive them where they need to go.
If you need to go farther, just switch vehicles along your route.
[ + ] winners_history
[ - ] winners_history 0 points 1.5 yearsApr 17, 2023 19:31:49 ago (+0/-0)
Except the real power-gobbler is the 'blockchain' that uses, for each transaction...
[ + ] Scyber
[ - ] Scyber [op] 1 point 1.5 yearsApr 17, 2023 19:58:28 ago (+1/-0)
[ + ] Prairie
[ - ] Prairie 1 point 1.5 yearsApr 18, 2023 06:39:47 ago (+1/-0)
Actual silver has a higher premium ("transaction cost") than gold. Checking current prices a gold eagle goes for ~10% over spot price, while a silver eagle goes for 87% over spot price.
[ + ] JoesLegHair
[ - ] JoesLegHair 0 points 1.5 yearsApr 17, 2023 21:43:30 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] zr855
[ - ] zr855 0 points 1.5 yearsApr 17, 2023 22:24:31 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] HeyJames
[ - ] HeyJames 0 points 1.5 yearsApr 17, 2023 20:44:23 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] Deplorablepoetry
[ - ] Deplorablepoetry 1 point 1.5 yearsApr 17, 2023 21:42:31 ago (+1/-0)
I know a bit about electric vehicles. Truth is electric vehicles are the future.
Problem is we don’t live in the future, we dwell in the present, and presently the technology is nowhere near what some dream of.
[ + ] GoatsAdvocate
[ - ] GoatsAdvocate 2 points 1.5 yearsApr 17, 2023 22:52:39 ago (+2/-0)
Yes, the stored energy of a vehicle (at the current time) is a battery mined from limited resources.
What do you dream of that isn’t possible?
[ + ] Deplorablepoetry
[ - ] Deplorablepoetry 0 points 1.5 yearsApr 18, 2023 00:03:00 ago (+0/-0)
Society is far too fractured to allow advancement in technology that today seems dangerous.
Future folk might have the freedom to exploit the unlimited power of water H2O
[ + ] GoatsAdvocate
[ - ] GoatsAdvocate 2 points 1.5 yearsApr 18, 2023 00:16:40 ago (+2/-0)
[ + ] Prairie
[ - ] Prairie 0 points 1.5 yearsApr 18, 2023 06:35:11 ago (+0/-0)
[ + ] mikenigger
[ - ] mikenigger -1 points 1.5 yearsApr 18, 2023 08:54:24 ago (+0/-1)
there is nothing unlimited about hydrogen, it's a shitty fuel source
[ + ] PotatoWhisperer2
[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 1 point 1.5 yearsApr 17, 2023 22:27:46 ago (+1/-0)
Not if we don't fix the energy storage issues.
[ + ] GoatsAdvocate
[ - ] GoatsAdvocate 0 points 1.5 yearsApr 18, 2023 00:11:49 ago (+0/-0)
Yes, the stored energy of a vehicle (at the current time) is a battery mined from limited resources.
What do you dream of that isn’t possible?
[ + ] Wahaha
[ - ] Wahaha 0 points 1.5 yearsApr 18, 2023 06:45:44 ago (+0/-0)
1 - Takes longer than 5min to fully recharge
2 - Can't drive very far without recharging
The way I see it electric, autonomous vehicles are perfect to replace public transportation. Instead of having trams, trains, busses etc. drive back and forth all the time regardless of how many people there are at any given time, have autonomous electric vehicles come to pick people up and drive them where they need to go.
If you need to go farther, just switch vehicles along your route.